President Mahama signs five new laws: reinstates the name of BNI and reduces mining levy

President John Dramani Mahama has assented to five bills passed by Parliament, covering national security, higher education, mining taxation, deposit protection and education regulation.

The signing ceremony, held at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, was attended by Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson, and Attorney General Dominic Ayine, among other senior officials.

One of the laws, the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2026, abolishes the Office of the Minister of National Security and gives the President the authority to assign oversight of the country’s security agencies to any minister.

The Act also restores the name of the National Intelligence Bureau to its former designation, the Bureau of National Intelligence.

President Mahama said the change would address confusion between the agency and the National Investment Bank.

Source: GraphicOnline