Resource-rich African countries are facing significant economic headwinds. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, depends on oil for over 90% of its foreign exchange earnings and three-quarters of government revenue. The slump in oil prices has adversely affected Nigeria’s economic prospects, pushing GDP growth into negative territory to -1.5% in 2016. Zambia, the second largest producer ...
The Judicial Service has been ranked the most corrupt public institution in the Atwima-Nwabiagya District by the people in the area. Fifty-six (56) percent of respondents of a survey conducted by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) Consortium, grouping the GII, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) and SEND Ghana, said the service was corrupt. The survey is ...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been served with the petition seeking the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei. Citi News on Wednesday published a petition in which a section of the EC staff known as concerned staff of the Electoral Commission accused the EC boss of breaching public procurement ...
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as abysmal, the performance of the Akufo-Addo government in its first 6 months. According to the NDC, the party has failed on many fronts, especially in the fight against corruption since it assumed office on January 7. Addressing a press conference in response to the President’s press ...
Residents and pedestrians in and around Korle Gonno in Accra are now able to breathe fresh air without the regular smell of faeces. This is according to the managers of the new Lavender Hill Faecal Treatment Plant which is now fully operational. The troubling situation had existed for decades because of the poor disposal of faecal ...
On the day of the celebration of the World Youth Skills Day, the Takoradi Technical University in the Western Region opened up its various departments to Secondary and Technical Schools in the region. The move was to expose the students to programs and courses the university offers and to guide them make relevant choices in ...
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations is hoping to operationalize a new system to track and provide labour data in the country before the end of 2017. The program dubbed the Ghana Labour Market Information System (GLMIS) the program will serve as a resourceful hub for job seekers as well as provide government with ...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Bongo constituency, Edward Bawa has said the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was not given proper briefing on the contaminated fuel scandal that hit the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST). President Akufo-Addo for the first time spoke on the BOST issue during ...
Chelsea fans will be “punching the air” after the club agreed a deal to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, says former Blues winger Pat Nevin. Morata, 24, will discuss personal terms and have a medical after Real accepted an offer of about £60m for him. Chelsea had previously tried to re-sign Romelu Lukaku, but the Belgium striker instead ...
In just six months of governance, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration has unveiled commitments totaling over $2.5 billion to propel the establishment and revival of private sector led initiatives aimed at creating the much needed jobs for the teeming unemployed Ghanaians to kick start an industrial revolution. In recognition of the World Bank data ...
MGM Television and Zynga are partnering to develop a new television game show based on “Words With Friends,” the companies announced Wednesday. Since launching in 2009, “Words With Friends” has been installed more than 200 million times and is one of the App Store’s Top 10 free games of all time. An estimated 55 million Words With Friends ...
An Accra High Court General Jurisdiction 5 has dismissed an application brought to it by Nana Obiri Boahen, Abronye and David Asante to dismiss a defamation suit brought before it by the National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Adams. The presiding judge dismissed their application and slapped them with a cost ...
Beyoncé’s first picture of twins Rumi and Sir Carter has over 9,000,000 likes and counting but a mother from County Cork is giving her a run for her money. Sharon Kellaway, from Kilworth, recreated the look with five-month-old-twins Senan and Zoe, in less salubrious surroundings – her own back garden. Sharon told the BBC: “I saw the ...
Small scale miners whose operations were suspended following the rise in illegal mining activities may have to wait a little longer before resuming work. It follows plans by the government to intensify some oversight roles by the Minerals Commission. Speaking to Citi Business News on the possible time for the resumption of work by the small scale ...
John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. A brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was removed from McCain along with a blood clot in a surgery at the Mayo Clinic on Friday, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. McCain’s office had only previously announced that the blood ...
Some economists are positive Ghana will attain single digit inflation by next year. According to them, key indicators such as declining inflation and other fiscal conditions as well as the stable currency regime, could help attain single digit inflation in the future. The Bank of Ghana is optimistic of achieving a single digit inflation of 8 ...
A one-day sensitization seminar on breast oncology for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in the Ashanti region has ended in the capital, Kumasi. In attendance was Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, the Deputy regional minister, Elizabeth Agyemang and the MMDCEs in the region. The seminar, which was under the auspices of Breast Care International, ...
The Minister for Information, Mustapha Hamid has hinted government may have to accept the 43 vehicles ordered by the erstwhile Mahama regime, if it is established that there was a proper contract. Currently in transit in Dubai, the vehicles were ordered a few days before the then government left office. Speaking on the Point Blank ...
Google is adding a personalised Facebook-style news feed to its homepage – Google.com -to show users content they may be interested in before they search. It will display news stories, features, videos and music chosen on the basis of previous searches by the same user. Users will also be able to click a “follow” button ...
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