On day three of the petrol shortage which has hit Accra and many parts of the country Citi FM brings you a situational report from Airport Shell fuel station in Accra. The fuel shortage  has resulted in a mad rush for petrol in the few stations with some of the product in Accra. Citi News’ ...

Renowned sports analyst and coach, Nana Kweku Agyemang, believes the blame for the Black Stars poor showing at the World Cup in Brazil should largely be put on the Ghana Football Association. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday morning, Nana Agyemang said he believes the current administration of the GFA doesn’t “know how ...

The President has ordered the release of its strategic fuel reserves onto the market. The Information Minister, Mahama Ayariga on Eyewitness News denied claims that there are no strategic reserves in Ghana. “It’s not true that we don’t have strategic reserves in the system…and as at the early part of this day [Friday], the President ...

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the country’s senior players at the World Cup that the squad will be paid their bonus money. The president’s guarantee comes a day after after the Super Eagles players boycotted training on Thursday. BBC Sport understands Nigeria’s players fear they will not be paid after the tournament – a ...

Sierra Leone has warned it is a serious crime to shelter patients infected with the Ebola virus who are in hiding. The Health Ministry said several patients had discharged themselves from hospital in Kenema district, the heart of the country’s outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for “drastic action” to contain the Ebola ...

In Russian police force, uniform modifies you! Or at least the public’s perception of you. That is the principal argument behind the Russian Interior Ministry’s recent ban on short skirts and other uniform modifications, the Moscow Times reports. “When you meet people, the first thing you see is their clothing, and for a police officer fulfilling ...

Fifa has revealed it was ready to pay Ghana’s players their World Cup bonuses directly and deduct it from the Ghana Football Association’s prize money. After Ghana’s players boycotted training in protest at not receiving their money, the country’s government flew $3m in cash in a plane to Brazil. Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke described the situation ...

He is ranked 3rd on the current PWC list of “Ghana’s Most Respected CEO’s. This is a summation of a man who inspires thousands of young Ghanaians who are in the workforce ‘jungle’ hoping to climb to the top. Mr. Mensah climaxed Citi FM’s month-long Management Development Month series which grabbed the attention of any ...

The Ghana Black Stars failed to make it past the first round at 2014 World Cup after they were defeated by Portugal in their final group game. The show focused on the factors that led to the defeat. A Sports Journalist, Nana Agyemang Badu also gave reasons as to why the team did not make ...

Some commercial drivers in Cape Coast are livid over what they describe as preferential treatment by fuel attendants who served vehicles in the convoy of Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. The Vice President  is in Cape Coast for his father’s funeral and the drivers say his convoy keeps returning to fuel stations with the vice president’s ...

The Kumasi-based prophet, Stephen Adom Kyei-Duah, who had predicted that the Black Stars were going to qualify for the Round of 16 at the ongoing World Cup in Brazil, has asked for a probe on Ghana’s campaign at the competition. He said even though he had prophesied Ghana was going to proceed to the next ...

The Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President John Mahama, has pledged the support of the sub-regional groups to the government and people of Mali in their post-crisis era. Mali, which has been faced with political and security instability over the last few years, elected a new President in 2013. ...

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has criticized government’s decision to airlift $3 million cash to the Black Stars players. Government airlifted $ 3 million cash to pay the appearance fee of the Black Stars players after the team threatened a boycott of Thursday’s match. A press statement issued by the GBA noted that “government’s decision ...

Inadequate technical staff is a major setback facing District Assemblies in their bid to undertake the street naming and property addressing exercise in the Upper West Region. President John Dramani Mahama in April 2013 tasked Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to embark on the Street Naming and Property Addressing System and complete it by September ...

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is warning government that there is a limit to how much workers can bare with the increasing taxes in the country. Government has come under severe criticism over the implementation of new tax regimes with the latest being the yet to be implemented 17.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on some ...

The Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) is asking government to publsh the specific amount generated since the implementation of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) debt recovery levy in 2003. According to the PEF, more than GHC 1.1 billion has been generated since the introduction of the levy and should be able to prevent recurrent fuel shortages. The Chief Executive ...

The Executive Director of the Consumer Potection Agency, Mr. Kofi  Kapito says consumers will be unable to pay the full cost of petroleum products if government totally scraps the subsidies on them. According to Mr. Kapito, Ghanaians cannot bear the full cost of petroleum products since most of them are low income earners. Government spent ...

The Executive Director of the Consumer Protection Agency(CPA), Mr. Kofi  Kapito says consumers will be unable to pay the full cost of petroleum products if government totally scraps the subsidies on them. According to Mr. Kapito, Ghanaians cannot bear the full cost of petroleum products since most of them are low income earners. Government spent ...

The French have long been known for their less-than-cuddly attitudes toward foreigners and now the country is owning up to it. Last week, Innovation Minister Fleur Pellerin admitted France needs to change in order to be more welcoming toward tourists. “We must rediscover the meaning of hospitality,” she said at a tourism conference. “Everyone recognizes we can do ...