Some education technology experts have urged the government to consider a policy on the use of open educational resources (OERs) for teaching and learning in Ghana. Speaking on how Ghana can harness OERs to extend access as part of the EdTech Monday segment on the Citi Breakfast Show, Dr Josephine Larbi-Apau, an Instructional Technologist, said […] The post Technologists
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked all Ghanaians to cooperate with census officials who will visit their homes for the 2021 Population and Housing Census. The President says without the needed cooperation, the exercise will not achieve the intended purpose. Speaking to journalists at his Nima residence after being counted with his household […] The post ‘Cooperate
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) says the country will experience a few more days of rain before the end of the rainy season. Tettey Portuphy, the Head of Forecasting at the agency in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show said while the volume of rains this year would most likely be lower than last year’s […] The post ‘We’re not out of
Since the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in December 2019, the COVID-19 has spread throughout the world and has been described as occurring in several peaks in waves. The term “wave” as used in infectious disease cycles, is generally used to describe the […] The post Understanding
Officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), in the Ashanti Region, have put the death toll recorded from recent floods in the region at seven. Two more bodies have been recovered at Aboabo in the Asokore Mampong Municipality and Sokoban in the Kumasi Metropolis. The Aboabo incident is the body of an unidentified man […] The post Two more
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and its partners have launched the Social Welfare Information Management System (SWIMS) as well as the Social Service Directory (SSD) and the Inter-Sectoral Standard Operating Procedure (ISSOP) to improve upon the Ministry’s operations and service delivery. The three tools were launched on Friday, June 25, 2021, in […] The post Gender
Singer and rapper Malcolm Nuna, has released visuals for his song “Chop Your House Matter”. The song which features Deadpeepol was produced by Swaty beats. The music video which was directed by Kojo Myles was released on Friday, June 25, 2021. Malcolm Nuna in an interview with Citi News expressed his happiness for the video and urged […] The post Malcolm
Chiefs within the Eastern Nzema Traditional Council have denied supporting any politician to be nominated as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembele in the Western Region. At a press briefing at Atuabo, the Paramount Chief of the Eastern Nzema Traditional Council, Awulae Amihere Panyile, said a group of chiefs who earlier addressed the media […] The post ‘We’ve
The Paramount Chief of Eastern Nzema Traditional Council, Awulae Amihere Panyile, has denied supporting any politician to be nominated as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembele. Awulae Amihere Panyile at a press briefing at Atuabo said the group of Chiefs who earlier had at a press conference and declared their support for Kwasi Bonzo […] The post ‘I’ve
A sports journalist in the Eastern Region, Adam Shaibu of Obourba FM, has been reported dead after the vehicle he was traveling in got involved in an accident on Sunday, June 27, 2021, on the Nkawkaw-New Abirem road. Baba Kankani, as he is affectionately called, was in the company of three others who were returning […] The post Sports journalist dies in accident
Four persons are in critical condition and receiving treatment at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital in the Central Region following a car crash on Sunday, June 27, 2021. The crash, which involved a Toyota Fortuna vehicle and a Mitsubishi pickup, occurred at the Mustapha Plus Junction, near Gomoa Okyereko on the Accra Cape Coast […] The post 4 in critical
The Citi Business Festival continues this week with conversations on Made-in-Ghana products. Made-in-Ghana products seem to play second fiddle to imported products in various categories. Data on imports from the Ministry of Trade show that millions of dollars are spent annually importing both fresh and processed food, clothing, cosmetics, and machinery. While Ghana is still developing […] The post Citi
The Citi Business Festival continues this week with conversations on Made-in-Ghana products. Made-in-Ghana products seem to play second fiddle to imported products in various categories. Import data from the Ministry of Trade show that millions of dollars are spent annually importing both fresh and processed food, clothing, cosmetics and machinery. While Ghana is still developing its […] The post Citi
The Enterprise Group PLC recorded a profit after tax of GHS146.7 million in its 2020 financial year despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group’s net income over the period reached GHS847.7 million, indicating a growth rate of 18% over the prior year. This was disclosed at the 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of […] The post Enterprise Group
With the coming of the rains, the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) is admonishing road users to be cautious as they commute. Sunday’s downpour flooded some parts of Accra while submerging major roads in the capital city. Heavy rains in parts of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region last week also caused havoc. The Ghana Meteorological […] The post Be cautious
With the coming of the rains, the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) is admonishing road users to be cautious as they commute. Sunday’s downpour flooded some parts of Accra while submerging major roads in the capital city. Heavy rains recorded in parts of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region last week also caused havoc. The Ghana […] The post Be cautious on roads during rainy
Police in Kyebi in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region have arrested four suspects believed to have been involved in the deadly bullion van attack at Jamestown in Accra. The suspects: Collins Addae aka Kekye from Akim-Swedru; Ebenezer Gyimah, aka Peace and Musa Kamara, 26; with his brother Suleman Ketah, 26 years old […] The post Four arrested over Jamestown
Police in Kyebi in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region have arrested four suspects believed to have been involved in the deadly bullion van robbery attack at Jamestown in Accra. The suspects: Collins Addae aka Kekye from Akim-Swedru; Ebenezer Gyimah, aka Peace and Musa Kamara, 26; with his brother Suleman Ketah, 26 years […] The post Four arrested over
The Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa (HACSA) Foundation has announced that the HACSA Sankofa Virtual Summit 2021, its flagship event, will take place virtually from 3rd to 5th July 2021. The theme for this year’s Summit is ‘Bridging The Gap: Cultural, Linguistic, Geographic.’ Its aim is to link people of African descent in the […] The post HACSA announces HACSA
Ghana is no longer on the European Union’s list of blacklisted countries that have failed to put in measures to fight money laundering. This was made known by global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday, June 25, 2021. It will be recalled that, the European Union (EU), announced plans […] The post Ghana removed from
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