The Minority caucus has shot down Parliament’s approval of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, at a press conference insisted that the action is null and void since the Majority does not have the required number for approval of the budget. A headcount by the Clerk of Parliament showed […] The post Majority’s
The Minority in Parliament is upset by the decision of the First Deputy Speaker, Joe Osei Owusu, for counting himself as a Member of the House while presiding over parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday. This comes after the First Deputy Speaker included himself in the total number of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the House before […] The post ‘I’m
Parliament has approved government’s 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, presented to the House by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The post 2022 budget rejection overturned; policy document approved after Minority boycott appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has declared as null and void Parliament’s rejection of the government’s 2022 budget and economic policy statement last Friday. According to the sit-in Speaker of Parliament, the rejection of the budget statement by 137 minority members was unconditional, and that the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, erred in […] The post Bagbin
Members on the Minority side of Parliament have boycotted Tuesday’s proceedings. After the Minority rejected the 2022 budget last Friday, following the walkout by the Majority side, Ghanaians were expecting a showdown in the House today, Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Although reasons for the Minority’s absence in Parliament are sketchy, Citi News understands that they […] The post Minority
The Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has filed for a stay of execution, praying the Kaneshie District Court to set aside a bench warrant issued by the court for his arrest on Monday. The MP is asking the court to rescind the warrant, which he describes as unlawful and unreasonable. “I have instructed […] The post Xavier Sosu files for
A Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) report on Border Community Monitoring has indicated that the level of security awareness among residents of border communities is largely below average. “More specifically, the level of security awareness was rated as ‘good or very good’ among 46% of residents of border communities and rated as either ‘very poor’, ‘poor’ […] The post Security
As part of efforts to reduce traffic congestion within the Kumasi Metropolis and other adjoining municipalities, the Mayor of Kumasi, Samuel Pyne, has disclosed that the assembly is introducing a Rapid Transit System. He has said modern car parking systems are also being constructed at strategic locations to help reduce the indiscriminate parking of vehicles, […] The post KMA to introduce
The Member of Parliament for the Adansi Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti Region, KT Hammond, says members of the Majority Caucus will marshal all the arsenal at their disposal to approve the 2022 budget, which was rejected by Parliament last Friday. “The Game is still on. The action will be in play today. There won’t […] The post ‘The game is still
Inhabitants of Kumasi and other parts of the Ashanti Region will have to endure the unstable power supply they currently are experiencing because the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) say it will be difficult to publish a load-shedding timetable for the erratic supply. Residents within the Greater Kumasi area […] The post We can’t
Calls have been intensified for the world to speak against violence and other forms of oppression against women. The latest to join the call is the Managing Director of Anglogold Ashanti Ghana, Eric Asubonteng. Speaking at a ceremony organised by the Company to commemorate this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, […] The post Anglogold
A Ghanaian and a Nigerian national, have been fined GH¢3,600 for trying to illegally obtain a Ghana Card. The two suspects, Olu Olarusi Toyin Tracy and Yvette Mensah, were charged with conspiracy to commit a crime after, namely, providing false information to the officials of the National Identification Authority. They were brought before the Adjabeng […] The post Nigerian
The office of the Speaker of Parliament has cautioned against politicising the health of the Speaker, Alban Bagbin. In a statement, responding to the reaction to the Speaker’s trip to the United Arab Emirates for a routine medical check-up, the office assured that his trip to Dubai was not putting pressure on the public purse. […] The post Stop politicising
Executive Management Committee of UBA Ghana have held a reading session with four Senior High Schools in the Greater Accra region. The project, dubbed Read Africa Clinic, is an initiative of the UBA Foundation to educate the African Youth and rekindle the dwindling reading culture among students. The Read Africa Clinic which was hosted by […] The post UBA
Not too long ago, the world came to a halt, with life as we know it changing to what we now call the new norm. Companies evolved to remote working, schools to virtual schooling and physical human contact became a luxury only a few, if any, were able to afford. The world over, humans learned […] The post How FanMilk PLC is leading the charge to
Several toll workers across the country poured onto the streets of Accra on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, to protest the cessation of the collection of tolls, which has rendered them redundant. According to them, the directive from the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta is having an adverse impact on their livelihoods. This follows […] The post Tollbooth
Asset management company, Tesah Capital, has described as bold and necessary for debt sustainability, government’s plan to raise GHS100.5 billion in total revenue for the 2022 fiscal year. Tesah Capital notes the projected revenue which represents a 42.9 percentage points increment (GHS30.5 billion) on the 2021 revenue outturn of GHS70.34 billion will increase the revenue […] The post 2022
Stakeholders who gathered at the National Forum on TVET Financing organised by the Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) in collaboration with Citi FM and the National Network of Youth Groups, have urged government to adopt a TVET financing policy that will ensure sustainable financing of Ghana’s TVET reformation agenda. The Deputy Minister […] The post Stakeholders
Anglogold Ashanti Ghana, Obuasi Mine has donated items worth GH¢122,120 to 8 districts in the Ashanti Region. The items are in support of this year’s 37th National Farmers’ Day celebrations. The beneficiary districts included; the Obuasi Municipal, Obuasi East District, Adansi Asokwa, Adansi North, Adansi South, Adansi Akrofuom, Amansie West and Bekwai Municipal Assembly. In […] The post Anglogold
Research fellow at Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPPRI) of the Center for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Portia Adade Williams, has revealed that over US$1.5 trillion has been pumped into climate change in Africa. According to her, a study done on funding flows for climate change research on Africa showed that between […] The post US$1.5
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