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Ayariga pledges fully digital revenue system to stop Assembly funds being diverted

The Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has pledged to introduce a fully digital system for the revenue mobilisation, payment and disbursement of revenue collected by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to make it harder for funds to be diverted.

Watch live: Vetting of Mahama Ayariga

 The Appointments Committee of Parliament has begun the vetting of Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, who has been nominated as the Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.

Mahama Ayariga, Zanetor to be vetted today

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is scheduled to vet Klottey-Korle MP, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, and the Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, today, Thursday, August 27, 2026.

Mahama signs 10 Bills into law

President John Dramani Mahama has assented to ten Bills, formally giving them legal effect as part of efforts to strengthen governance, public administration, national security and economic management.

US threatens sanctions on countries doing business with Iran

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday warned countries to cut their business ties with Iran or face secondary sanctions as part of what it billed as an "economic D-Day," but the Treasury Department stopped short of actually imposing penalties.