Video-sharing app TikTok is giving £5m to a British nursing fund, to help it during the coronavirus outbreak. The Royal College of Nursing Foundation will use the money to provide support to frontline nurses facing hardship. It is the biggest donation made by a social media company to date to a British organisation involved in […] The post Coronavirus: TikTok

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments around the world to tighten restrictions on access to alcohol during the lockdown, saying consumption can increase the risk of catching the coronavirus and worsen chances of recovery once contracted. The WHO Europe in a publication said alcohol consumption was associated with a number of communicable and […] The post COVID-19:

The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, an initiative set up to support the government to combat the novel coronavirus in the country says it has begun setting up a 100-bed infectious diseases isolation and treatment facility. The project, dubbed the ‘Facility 100 Project’, will be used for the treatment of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases […] The post COVID-19

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has denied claims by some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the distribution of hot meals to residents in some deprived communities in Accra is being done on partisan lines. Describing the claims are “blatant lies,” the Communications Director of NADMO, George Ayisi told Citi News’ […] The post Our

In this edition of About Town, Caleb Kudah visited some parts of Accra to see what they looked like on Easter Friday during the lockdown. The post How did Accra look like on Easter Friday during the lockdown? appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana

Ace broadcaster, Paul Adom-Otchere has defended his decision to rebuke the Member of Parliament for the Korle Klottey Constituency, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings. Adom-Otchere said he rebuked the legislator because her comments had the tendency of creating social unrest in the country. The broadcaster had taken on Dr. Zanetor for claiming that some food items meant […] The post Zanetor’s

In this edition of About Town, Caleb Kudah visits Ofankor and its environs to check out what is happening there during the lockdown. The post How does Ofankor look like during the lockdown? appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics,

A pastor and two others have been fined a total of GH¢36,000 by the Kpando Circuit Court in the Volta Region for breaching the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012). They were arrested for holding a service at the Church of Pure Christ in Peki despite the ban on public gatherings. The Peki Divisional […] The post Ban on gatherings:

Vivian Kai Lokko looks at the reports of stigmatisation against people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The post Vivian’s View: Stop the stigma; COVID-19 can infect anybody appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment,

Residents of Adenta are resisting the proposal that some parts of their fences be destroyed for the construction of a storm drain. The post Adentan residents resist demolition of their walls for construction of storm drain appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs,

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has closed down some shops in Adum. According to the assembly, this is done to make sure that human traffic in the metropolis will reduce. The post KMA closes down shops in Adum to reduce human traffic appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business

The Bank of Ghana has donated an amount of GHS10 million to the COVID-19 Trust Fund. President Nana Akufo-Addo last month established the COVID-19 Trust Fund to solicit support from Ghanaians as the country fights the Coronavirus disease. The Bank of Ghana made this known through a statement it issued on Friday, April 17, 2020. […] The post Bank of Ghana donates GHS10m to