Economist, Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey has attributed the successful issuance of the country’s first local dollar denominated bond to better incentives it provides to investors. Government last week raised a total of 94.6 million dollars at a rate of 6.0 percent with a maturity term of two years. Even though government targeted 50 million dollars, total ...

Political parties and politicians, during election years, dole out huge amounts of money on billboards across the country as part of election campaign methods. Checks by Citi Business News show that it cost as much as 6,500 cedis to obtain a license from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), to mount a billboard in the Greater ...

The New Patriotic (NPP) Member of Parliament for Madina constituency, Boniface Abubakar Saddique has discredited the campaign launch of the incumbent National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament, Alhaji Amadu Sorogho, describing it as ‘tickling themselves’ over . He said the outcome of the campaign event was an indication the Member of Parliament had lost the Parliamentary seat. ...

Police have commenced investigations into the death of host of Kessben FM’s ‘Breaking News’ programme, Confidence Eric Kwadwo Baah. General Manager of the radio station, Andrew Danso Aninkora revealed this on the Citi Breakfast Show. Confidence who has been hosting other flagship programmes both on Kessben TV and Radio died over the weekend. Mr. Aninkora was ...

The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has agreed to a possible tariff review in the future with the government of Ghana to enable reliable gas supply. The Minister of Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah recently criticized WAPCo for its unrelenting stands on charging Ghana high tariff before it supplies gas for power generation. Mr. Buah ...

Middle-aged trader, Veronica Kumako, who underwent a facial tumor surgery courtesy of Vodafone’s Healthline programme, has expressed her profound gratitude to the telecommunications giant, revealing that her life is more than beautiful now. Following a decade of misery, the cheerful Veronica said she is now empowered to socialize, laugh and work to provide for herself ...

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has received approval from the National Accreditation Board to begin a postgraduate programme in Public Health this academic year. The University is also awaiting approval from the Board to start a Master of Philosophy programme in Applied Epidemiology, Professor John Gyapong, Vice Chancellor of UHAS, said at ...

David Oyelowo expects to share “lots of backstage banter” about James Bond with Daniel Craig when the pair co-star in Othello in New York. The British stars are due to start rehearsals for the off-Broadway Shakespeare production next week. James Bond actor Craig will play Iago with Oyelowo in the title role. Previews for the ...

The social network now allows you to stream video from your smartphone to your television using Apple TV or Chromecast, Facebook announced Thursday. The functionality is available now for iPhone users and coming “soon” to Android. The feature works for all of Facebook’s video, including its live videos. The company notes that if you do ...

At least 25 inmates have been killed in clashes between two rival factions in an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil, local media report. Seven of the dead were beheaded and six others burned to death, a police official reportedly said. The incident in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, happened during visiting hours. Some ...

At least 4000 creditors of DKM Microfinance are expected to be paid their locked up deposits today, as the Official Liquidator commences payments. According to the Official Liquidator, each of the eight designated branches of GCB Bank is expected to attend up to 500 customers every day till all the payments are concluded. “The eight ...

President John Dramani Mahama will today begin a five day campaign tour of the Volta Region to canvass votes for the 2016 general elections. He will tour more than ten constituencies in the region and introduce the various National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidates to the residents. President Mahama, who is seeking reelection last Thursday ended ...

The Catholic Bishops Conference has commended the country’s Electoral Commission (EC) for the stringent measures it has put in place to ensure a free, fair and credible election. The Conference said the EC is doing what is right to ensure a peaceful election come December. This comes about a week after the EC disqualified some ...

Edami foundation a Non-governmental organization (NGO) working to improving quality education of children has launched a reading project in Anfoega in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region. As part of the project, reading clubs would be established in schools and teachers would be engaged to assist facilitate the activities. At the launch, pupils ...

The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in collaboration with the AO Alliance Foundation, an NGO has launched a project dubbed: “ Paediatric Fracture Solutions for Ghana,” to reduce disability from paediatric musculoskeletal fracture. The aim of the project is to reduce morbidity and mortality from paediatric fracture through prevention education and by improving the ...

The Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho has expressed the need for consensus building among all the Arms of Government, and cautioned that one constitutional body should never be allowed to attack another. Mr Adjaho also reminded Members of Parliament to uphold the dignity of House. Equally, the nation must do more to identify its ...

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to give him the chance to lead the country and he would relieve them from the current economic hardship. He said he wants Ghanaians to try him, by voting massively for him in the upcoming general elections with the assurance that he ...

Disqualified presidential nominee of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP),  Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey has filed an injunction suit seeking to stop all electoral processes ahead of the December elections. Dr. Henry Lartey was disqualified by the Commission, alongside 12 other aspirants, for not providing the personal records of his running mate among other things. ...

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has accused the state-owned media, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation of favoring the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the allocation of airtime and space for political party campaigning ahead of this year’s election. The anti-corruption campaigners said its report on the abuse of incumbency and electoral corruption revealed the NDC ...