Economy

Sammy Gyamfi’s claim Ghana has the highest food inflation among its neighbours false

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has said Ghana has the highest food inflation among its neighbours. He made the claim on February 28, 2024, when he appeared on...

Has Bawumia imposed over 40 new taxes on Ghanaians?

On Saturday, February 10 2024, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi said on TV3's The Key Point that over 40 new taxes have been slapped on Ghanaians by...

Mobile Money Interoperability: NPP or NDC initiative? Here are the facts

At the recent public lecture where he presented his vision for the country, Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, boasted that his government introduced Mobile Money Interoperability...

#BawumiaSpeaks: Claim that Ghana ranked 4th in Africa in E-governance index false

In his national address on February 8, 2024, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party and Vice President of Ghana, highlighted digitization as a key focus area of the government. He...

Has the NPP introduced less than 10 new taxes and abolished 17 taxes?

On January 31, 2024, a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) communication team, Awal Mohammed, said on TV3’s New Day Show that the government has moved Ghana from taxation to production. He...

Ghana is not the world’s most indebted. Mahama’s claim misleading

On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, Former President John Dramani Mahama alleged that Ghana is the most indebted country in the world citing a viral flyer making rounds on social media. The Former President and Flagbearer...

Lithium deal: NPP communicator’s claim about local content in Nigeria’s oil and gas false

On December 12, 2023, a member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) communication team, Kingsley Amoakwa-Boadu said the local content in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is 90 percent. He made this claim as a...

5% rent tax? Here’s what we found

On December 11, 2023, some users on X (formerly Twitter) circulated an artwork suggesting that Ghanaians will pay a 5% VAT flat rate on rent beginning in 2024. God bless us all. pic.twitter.com/TGbIdUoTR5 — KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii)...

Does Ghana have the cheapest passport in West Africa?

On November 28, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration hinted of a likely upward adjustment in the application fees for obtaining a passport in Ghana. Addressing the press on the operation of...