The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reopened the offices of Glo Ghana for business after two months of closure over non-tax payment. Glo’s operations were shut down in July for failing to pay taxes since 2016. This also came despite numerous reminders and cautions from the GRA to do so. But the Head of the ...

Thomas Partey scored a hat-trick as the Black Stars kept their hopes of securing a place at the 2018 World Cup alive with a 5-1 win over Congo in Brazzaville on Tuesday. Richmond Boakye-Yiadom also chipped in with two goals as the Black Stars cruised to their first win of World Cup Qualifying. With World Cup Qualification ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has denied he contravened best practices in approving a credit facility of GHc10,459,500 from the Agricultural Development Bank (adb). His denial comes after accusations from the Minority in Parliament that he [Ken Ofori-Atta] usurped the authority and functions of the Bank and its Board of Directors in approving the facility. ...

About seventy graduates from the various technical universities in the country today [Tuesday], took to the streets of Accra in a protest to demand the immediate constitution of governing councils for their respective institutions. Spokesperson for the graduates, Alfred Kumah Brown said the absence of governing councils is hampering the smooth running of technical universities. ...

The Minority in Parliament has said it is waiting for “expert advice” before it makes public comment on the recent scandal that hit SSNIT. It said it will restrain itself from rushing to speak on the matter although it has held various meetings on the subject. SSNIT is being investigated by the Economic and Organized ...

Some parents and Junior High School (JHS) graduates rushed to the Ring Road office of NIIT on Tuesday in Accra to complete their registration for placement in the Senior High Schools before the deadline. The Education Ministry had stated on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the company to offer assistance to the ...

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has said that he will not take part in the presidential election re-run slated for 17 October “without legal and constitutional guarantees”. Last week, the Supreme Court annulled August’s election result saying the electoral commission (IEBC) had not followed the constitution. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner by ...

An 11-year-old pupil of Roman Ridge School in Accra, has donated his savings of more than 2 years to Citi FM’s ‘Citi Opportunity Project on Education (COPE)’ initiative. Kekeli Eni, who heard about the initiative through his father, donated GH¢453.20; coins he had saved from pocket money received from his parents and other relatives. COPE is ...

The Pharmacy Council has lifted a ban on registration of new Over-the-Counter Medicine Sellers also known as Licensed Chemical Sellers. Although it is unclear when the ban took effect and reasons for it, the Council in a statement said the ban “is lifted forthwith.” “The Pharmacy Council wishes to inform the general public that the ...

Actress Meghan Markle has spoken about her love for Prince Harry in public for the first time, saying: “Personally, I love a great love story.” The star of US drama Suits told Vanity Fair the pair are enjoying “special” time together. “We’re two people who are really happy and in love,” the 36-year-old said. Markle revealed she and the ...

Thomas Partey scored a hat-trick as the Black Stars kept their hopes of securing a place at the 2018 World Cup alive with a shocking 5-1 win over Congo in Brazzaville on Tuesday. Richmond Boakye Yiadom, starting in place of the injured Asamoah Gyan, put the Black Stars ahead after good work on the left ...

GCB Bank has been adjudged the best compliant bank in Africa at the just ended Compliance Awards held in Accra over the weekend. GCB beat competition from other intuitions in this category like First National Bank Ghana, Afriland First Bank of Liberia, Swaziland Building Society and Al Baraka Bank ,South Africa. In all, 10 awards were picked up ...

Controversial hiplife musician and New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus has not canceled his company’s contract with the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) despite claims that he would do so last week. Citi News checks from BOST indicate that the artiste is yet to submit a letter canceling ...

An Obama-era scheme to protect young undocumented immigrants is to be scrapped, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) programme was introduced five years ago. It guards some 800,000 so-called “Dreamers”, mostly from Latin American countries, against deportation, providing work and study permits. But critics say it amounts to ...

The Volta Regional Representative to the Council of State, Francis Nyonyo Agboada, has donated some educational materials to schools in the region to support the smooth take-off of the Free Senior High School policy in the Volta Region. About 13,000 pieces of Exercise and Note Books are to be presented to the all 25 Municipal ...

Small scale miners in the Ashanti Region are threatening to hit the streets soon if the temporary ban placed on tsmall scale mining activities is not lifted immediately. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources imposed the six-month ban as part of efforts to rid the mining sector of illegal miners. Although the six months ...

Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson, has announced her intention to petition the government for the seemingly collapse of Ghana’s movie industry. The actor-cum-producer made this announcement this on her Instagram page. “Hello everyone, this is a call in the right direction, With Unity and team work, the dream will always come true. For God and country, ...

The Minority in Parliament believes the government’s approval of a credit facility of GHc10,459,500 from the Agricultural Development Bank (adb) for McDan Shipping Company was politically motivated. Aside from alleging procurement infractions, the Minority also said the “selection of the beneficiary company in the award of this contract raises serious conflict of interest issues.” Addressing the ...

The Minority in Parliament believes the government’s approval of a credit facility of GHc10,459,500 from the Agricultural Development Bank (adb) for MacDan Shipping Company was politically motivated. Aside from alleging procurement infractions, the Minority also said the “selection of the beneficiary company in the award of this contract raises serious conflict of interest issues.” Addressing the ...

Facebook is finally looking into cashing in on WhatsApp’s massive $22 billion acquisition deal. The Facebook-owned messaging service is planning to eventually start invoicing companies for recently introduced features that help bridge the gap between businesses and consumers, WhatsApp COO Matt Idema told Fox Business. “We want to put a basic foundation in place to ...