The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) would begin on Monday, September 14, 2020, and end on Friday, September 18, 2020, nationwide for all Junior High School (JHS) final year students. The candidates will write the English Language, and Religious and Moral Education (RME) on Monday, Integrated Science, and Basic Design and Technology (BDT) on Tuesday. […] The post WAEC releases

The Receiver of the defunct 347 Micro Finance Companies, 23 Savings and Loans and Finance House Companies, Eric Nana Nipah, says he is unable to undertake a detailed asset tracing of 35 resolved companies to enable him validate and settle claims of depositors under the Depositor Payment Scheme. According to him, he is still working […] The post Receiver

Citi FM has launched its exclusive radio coverage of the 2020/2021 Premier League season in Ghana. The launch, witnessed by over a hundred football fans, took place at the Head Office of Multichoice at Abelemkpe in Accra. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the fans present were in their face masks and observed the necessary […] The post Citi FM launches

Some Persons With Disability (PWD) in the Ashaiman Municipality have lamented over the two-year delay in the disbursement of their share of the District Assembly Common Fund. The aggrieved PWDs numbering about 30 said for some time now, they had not been able to access their three percent share as stipulated by the laws of […] The post PWDs in Ashaiman lament over

A private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong says the Agyapa Royalties Limited agreement is not cast in stone, hence any future government can abrogate it. Speaking on Citi TV‘s weekend current affairs programme, The Big Issue, Mr. Oppong said: “Any stabilisation agreement that says there will be no judicial, no legislative, no executive power or authority […] The post Agyapa

The Kodie District Police Command in the Afigya-Kwabre South in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday night arrested a man suspected of being on an armed robbery mission. Martin Agyei was arrested together with a taxi cab loaded with arms and ammunition at about 2345 hours on the outskirts of Kodie. A source, who asked not […] The post Kodie Police arrests man with AK-47 rifle appeared

An international relations analyst, Dr. Yaw Gebeh has called on the Economic Community of West African States to intervene in the current trade impasse between Ghana and Nigeria. His comments follow a strong warning the Federal Government of Nigeria gave the Government of Ghana on Friday, August 28, 2020. The Government of Nigeria had claimed […] The post ECOWAS

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that government is set to announce a bailout package for clients of the 53 defunct Fund Management Companies (FMCs). According to SEC, the package will be given in phases with the first phase covering clients of the twenty-two (22) companies currently under official liquidation. This announcement comes […] The post Government

Over one hundred residents of Dome Faase in the Obom Domeabra constituency who were rounded up by the military over land boundary-related clashes have been released. Their release followed a request by the elders of the community. The elders made the request during a meeting with the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey, yesterday, Friday, […] The post 100

Samia Nkrumah, the daughter of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is set to contest as an independent candidate in the 2020 parliamentary elections in the Jomoro constituency. The former Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) made this known in a Citi News interview. She said her comeback is not a selfish ambition but to get Jomoro the […] The post Samia

Policy think-tank, IMANI Africa has presented a detailed justification for its opposition to the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal. In a 17-paged document, IMANI Africa among other things cited the level of what it calls information-hiding, of the 4-month timeline to the IPO, and the claim that dividends will seamlessly substitute for royalties. The Agyapa Royalties […] The post IMANI

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) is expressing its displeasure over a decision by the government to reserve 30% of slots in ‘Category A’ Senior High Schools for students from public Junior High Schools. According to GNACOPS, the move will deprive many students of private Junior High Schools placement in Senior High Schools. […] The post Reserving

CSOs slam government again over lack of consultation on Agyapa deal The Alliance of CSOs working on Extractive, Anti-Corruption and Good Governance has accused the government of sidelining its concerns about the Agyapa Royalties agreement. The leader of the Alliance, Dr. Steve Mantaew on Eyewitness News said the government had refused to take into consideration […] The post CSOs

A Deputy Minister for Health, Bernard Okoe Boye is urging the public not to renege on their efforts to maintain the gains the country has made in its fight against COVID-19. He said since there is yet to be a cure for COVID-19, the outlined preventive measures are the only lifeline available to stop the […] The post Continue wearing face masks to sustain

The leader of the Coalition of Independent Political Aspirants, Kofi Koranteng, spared no punches when assessing the work of the Akufo-Addo administration. He described President Akufo-Addo as “delusional” for rating his government’s output favourably over the last three years. Speaking on the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News, Mr. Koranteng, for example, criticised the size […] The post Independent

The National Democratic Congress will today, Saturday, August 29, 2020, hold the final phase of its parliamentary primaries in five constituencies in the Eastern Region. The Nkawkaw, Mpraeso, Atiwa East, Fanteakwa South and New Juaben North constituencies are currently without parliamentary candidates. A special acclamation will also be carried out at the Kade, Akropong, Akyem […] The post Eastern

The first part of this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) was held on Friday, August 28, 2020, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre. 13 awards were given out at the event. The rest of the awards will be given out on Saturday, August 29, 2020. The 21st Annual Vodafone Ghana Music […] The post Full list of winners at 2020 VGMA (Part 1) appeared

US actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise, has died of cancer aged 43. He died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side, a statement posted on social media said. Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago but had […] The post Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer