The Bank of Ghana has released the list of authorised foreign exchange (FX) brokers permitted to operate on the Ghana Interbank FX Market for the calendar year 2025. 

Choosing the Speaker of Parliament, head of the second branch of the State, is a constitutional duty and prerogative of the Members of an incoming Parliament voting individually by sacret ballot.

It is to be expected that the President, being head of Government, would have a strong interest and influence in the choice of Speaker, as the occupant of the Speaker's chair must work closely with the President and his Ministers to ensure the smooth running of government.

Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, is set to be sworn in as the country’s leader on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the iconic Black Star Square in Accra. 

This feature allows users to add a virtual home button on their device's screen, ensuring seamless navigation and functionality.

Apple ditched the home button on the iPhone with iPhone X in 2018. On the iPad also it is on the wane. Yet, there are old iPhones and iPads which have the home button and many times it may become unresponsive or malfunctions.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has reiterated that the licenses of banks revoked during the 2017-2019 financial sector reforms will not be reinstated as long as he remains in office.

In a television interview with JoyNews aired on January 2, 2025, Dr Addison responded to appeals for the reinstatement of revoked licenses, saying, “as long as I remain Governor, none of those licenses will be reinstated.”

Sheikh Abdul Rahman Zakaria has been inaugurated as the new Ashanti Regional Chief Imam at a ceremony supervised by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu in Kumasi.  

The Wenchi West District of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) of the Mid-West Ghana Conference in the Bono Region at the weekend honoured 20 girls for keeping and preserving their virginity.

The government was yet to meet its full financial obligations to Euroget De-Invest, the Egyptian investment company awarded the contract to build nine hospitals across the country, including the Ashanti Regional Hospital situated at Sewua in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti, which was commissioned on Saturday by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The President at a ceremony commissioned the 250-Bed Ashanti Regional Hospital and a 50-Bed Infectious Disease Centre in Sewua in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti.

The Methodist Church Ghana has launched the 190th anniversary of its existence in Ghana. 

The launching ceremony coincided with what in Methodist circles is known as, Covenant Sunday, where Methodists make a Covenant with God on the first Sunday of the beginning of a new year.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidates Ebi Bright and Baba Sadiq have lost their bids after the Electoral Commission announced the results of the outstanding polling stations in the Tema Central and Okaikwei Central constituencies. 

With the disputes on outstanding parliamentary election results almost cleared by the Electoral Commission (EC) with the completion of the collation for those constituencies, and the results declared, with the exception of the Ablekuma North seat which is still outstanding, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) now has the overwhelming majority in Parliament with 183 seats.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has 88 seats. There are four independent members of Parliament-elect.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the collation process for parliamentary election results at the Ablekuma North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region due to authentication issues with 20 out of the 62 outstanding polling station results.

The results [pink sheets] presented by the political parties, according to Vincent Obeng, the Returning Officer for the constituency need to be verified before the winner can be declared.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that it will not accept the collation and declaration of results for the four outstanding constituencies, labeling the process as "illegal and unlawful." 

According to Rashid Tanko Computer, the NDC Deputy Director of Elections and IT, the party has filed an appeal and stay of execution against the Accra High Court ruling that ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to complete the collation of the results.

The current Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin has been re-nominated for consideration as Speaker in the 9th Parliament. The life of 9th Parliament will start on January 7, 2025, and end on January 6, 2029.

The President-elect, John Dramani Mahama in consultation with the national executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and their Parliamentary leadership has mandated the caucus to nominate Mr Bagbin for consideration as Speaker in the next Parliament.

NPP's Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah declared winner of Techiman South parliamentary election after addition of outstanding polling stations

Patrick Yaw Boamah, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central constituency has been declared winner of the December 7, 2O24 parliamentary election.

A former city councillor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she had removed from her office after losing a bid for re-election.

Footage of one of Janaína Lima's employees hauling away the facilities was posted online as her tenure as Sao Paulo councilwoman ended.

The Electoral Commission has declared Charles Forson of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the Member of Parliament-elect for the Tema Central Constituency. 

Francis Twum, the Deputy EC Return Officer for Tema Central, made the declaration on Sunday, January 5, 2025.

This was after the Electoral Commission had added two outstanding polling station results to the collation.

The President of Zambia has sacked the country's High Commissioner to South Africa for misconduct.

President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia took the decision after the High Commissioner, Ms. Mazuba Monze reportedly asked a male staff to shave her.

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says there are currently no outstanding claims as it has disbursed GH¢270 million to healthcare providers across the country to cover claims submitted and vetted up to October 2024 and part of November 2024.

The police have tightened security at the Greater Accra Regional office of the Electoral Commission as the EC was scheduled to complete the collation in four disputed constituencies and declare the winners of the parliamentary elections today, Sunday, January 5, 2025. 

There is a significant security presence around the office on Sunday, with heavy deployment of personnel from the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana National Fire Service and the Ghana Immigration Service.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has scheduled to complete the collation in four outstanding constituencies and declare the winners of the parliamentary elections today, Sunday, January 5, 2025. 

The move follows the Accra High Court order directing the EC to complete the collation of results in the four outstanding constituencies and declare the winners by Monday, January 6.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in parliament has called on Ghanaians to be vigilant and report any suspicious or violent activity to the police and other relevant security agencies after the swearing-in of President-elect, John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday.

According to the NPP Members of Parliament (MPs), they have received information suggesting plans to intensify violent acts, such as the one which characterised the aftermath of the December 7 polls, which they claim were being orchestrated by alleged National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters.

A wood market at Kwadaso in Kumasi on Saturday caught fire destroying property.

All is set for the inauguration of President-Elect John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the Black Star Square in Accra.

The planning committee has announced sitting and security arrangements for the event.

Event layout and security