The Ghana Institute of Journalism is calling on authors to submit chapters for consideration in an upcoming book titled: “Handbook of election news coverage and communication in Ghana”. The book seeks to provide insights and reflections on the just ended 2020 general election in the country. GIJ’s Director of Research Innovation and Development (DRID), Dr […] The post GIJ
Online image theft has become a common practice. One should know that image theft is everywhere, and today anyone who uploads his/her images is at the risk of image plagiarism. Many people are even going through an identity crisis because of image theft. You can see many accounts on social media using images of celebrities […] The post Identity crisis: Protecting yourself
The Executive Director for Afrobarometer, Prof. Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi has given a gloomy description of the state of democracy in Ghana, describing it as largely flawed. According to him, the kind of democracy Ghana prides itself in has been declining in quality for some time now although its democratic foundation started quite impressively. Speaking on Citi […] The post Ghana
mPharma, a Ghanaian health tech startup that manages prescription drug inventory for pharmacies and their suppliers, today announced its expansion to Ethiopia. The company was founded by Daniel Shoukimas, Gregory Rockson and James Finucane in 2013. It specializes in vendor-managed inventory, retail pharmacy operations and market intelligence serving hospitals, pharmacies and patients. In Africa, the pharmaceutical market worth $50 billion faces challenges […] The post
Unions in Nigeria have started nationwide protests over a proposed change in the minimum wage. In 2018, the unions reached an agreement with the Nigerian government on a minimum wage of 30,000 naira ($65; £45) a month. But some state governments say they can’t afford to pay this and want to introduce a separate, lower […] The post Nigerian unions stage protests over minimum
Frontline health workers at the Tamale COVID-19 treatment centre have threatened to lay down their tools by Friday 12th March over the government’s failure to pay them the 50 percent basic salary allowance which has been in arrears since last year. In a statement sighted by Citi News, they highlighted some other concerns including the […] The post Tamale
Some elderly persons in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region who were left unattended to at some COVID-19 vaccination centres after joining long queues want health authorities to make the process less stressful to encourage more people to take the vaccine. Speaking to Citi News, the elderly appealed to authorities to set up more vaccination centers […] The post A/R: Elderly
The Gomoa West Security Council has disclosed that a burial service will be held next week Tuesday for 12 teenagers who drowned in the sea at Apam on Sunday. “Bodies will be given to individual families. We are not going to have a mass burial as we had earlier suggested,” the District Chief Executive for […] The post Apam: Burial service for drowned teens
The General Secretary of the Financial Business and Services Employees Union, Benjamin Mingle, says the leadership of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and the labour union, have made progress on arrangements for payment of outstanding wins NLA is yet to pay. This announcement comes on the back of the second appearance of the National Lottery […] The post NLA, staff union
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor is courting the support of Regional Minister-designate to tackle the menace of illegal small scale mining. Mr. Jinapor says Regional Ministers as representatives of the President in the Regions have an important role to play in the fight hence his engagement with them. Speaking at a […] The post Abu
The Public Services Workers’ Union of the Trades Union Congress wants the government to ensure that base pay negotiations factor into the 2021 budget. The union, which has expressed its disappointment over the government’s inability to agree on the 2021 base pay, had called for the engagement on their salary negotiations for the year 2021 […] The post Public
South African police have fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse students at the University of Witwatersrand, who are demanding changes to registration and financial aid policies. One person was killed, but it’s unclear if it was a student or passer-by. The students, in Johannesburg, have been protesting since Monday, blocking roads and causing […] The post South Africa
The co-founder and Executive Director of Afrobarometer, Prof. Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi has described as unsurprising, the Supreme Court’s judgment in the 2020 Election Petition case filed by former President, John Dramani Mahama. Mr. Gyimah-Boadi on Citi TV’s Point of View argued that it was expected that Mr. Mahama’s case will be dismissed, given that it lacked merit […] The post Election
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