Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey is reported dead. The former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, died at the Tema General Hospital today, Friday, January 7, 2022, after a short illness. According to party sources who confirmed to Citi News, Mr. Ashitey, aged 68, returned from the United […] The post Former
The National Communications Authority (NCA), has indicated that it will extend the March 31 deadline for the ongoing SIM card re-registration if it becomes necessary. The Authority’s Director of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Nana Defie Badu in an interview on Accra-based Class FM said the ongoing process is being monitored and the NCA will ensure […] The post We’ll
The Ghana Education Service (GES), has interdicted 11 teachers over malpractices during the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The GES, in a statement, indicated that the interdiction was based on a report by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The 11 officials have already admitted […] The post GES
The National Communications Authority (NCA), has justified the need for citizens to physically present themselves at the various outlets of their mobile network operators to complete the re-registration of their SIM cards. The Director of Consumer and Corporate Affairs at the National Communications Authority, Nana Defie Badu, said this while reacting to complaints about long […] The post Physical
An Accra High Court has granted bail to the 12 suspects allegedly involved in the Bawku Chieftaincy disturbances which led to the loss of lives and the destruction of property. The 12 were granted bail to the tune of 20,000 cedis each with one surety. The decision comes after several attempts by lawyers for the […] The post 12 suspects in Bawku disturbances granted
The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, has described the alleged burning of an illegal miner by some security personnel of Adamus Resources Limited as “unGhanaian” which must be thoroughly investigated and dealt with. Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah who was speaking during his New Year interaction with journalists in Sekondi, while condemning illegal mining, […] The post It’s
Technology giant Samsung Electronics has said it expects to post a 52% jump in profit for the last three months of 2021, amid the global chip shortage. The world’s biggest memory chip maker estimates that it made 13.8tn won ($11.5bn; £8.5bn) in the period. That would be its highest fourth quarter operating profit in four […] The post Global chip shortage:
The key to the prison cell on Robben Island once occupied by Nelson Mandela is going to be returned to South Africa rather than be auctioned in the US, a minister says. The auction had been due to take place in New York on 28 January until South Africa’s Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa objected. “This […] The post Mandela prison key returning to South Africa
Lynx Entertainment signees, KiDi and Kuami Eugene are spreading their wings as far as their music careers are concerned. While their songs are making inroads into other music markets the world over, they are not resting on their laurels in their bid to have physical presence in those areas. On 6th March, 2022, the two […] The post Kuami Eugene, KiDi to hold concert
The Enchi District Court in the Western North Region has remanded into police custody, a couple who allegedly beat their four-year-old daughter to death for bedwetting at Yakasi in the Aowin District. They are to reappear in court on January 13, 2022. Speaking to Citi News, the Enchi Divisional Police Commander, ACP Henry Batso, said […] The post Couple
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Airport Company, Paul Adom Otchere, has refuted allegations that the company bought four Christmas trees at GHS84,000 during the Yuletide. A Facebook user has alleged that the company bought the trees at GHS84,000, but did not pay workers’ salaries on time. Mr. Paul Adom Otchere, in a response on […] The post ‘Beautiful
A Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, has justified the government’s reversal of the benchmark value discounts introduced in 2019. Mr. Kumah on Eyewitness News argued that the reversal presents diverse benefits for local businesses and the opportunity for the government to revive the economy. “We believe that this is part of the government’s programme to […] The post John
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has for the second time deferred the implementation of the reversal of reduction of values of imports (known as Benchmark Values) on selected items, to Monday 17th January, 2022. The Authority explains that the transitional arrangements are to ensure a smooth implementation. It is also to allow a storage-free period […] The post GRA
The Forestry Commission is set to give more priority to certain areas of its operations as part of efforts to revamp its mandate in 2022. The Commission has thus outlined 17 operational priorities. The 17 areas have been identified as focus areas to achieve the Forestry Commission’s aims and objectives. Among the operational priorities is […] The post Forestry
The Agyenkwa (salvation) budget presented by the Finance Minister to the Ghanaian Parliament in November 2021 for the 2022 fiscal year proposed to impose an E-Levy of 1.75% on all electronic fund transfers and inward remittances from abroad. An extract I have seen from the related Bill before Parliament did not however mention inward remittances […] The post A
United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has received $2.6 million from the UK and Irish governments to support Uganda’s safe reopening of schools. The officials say the primary focus will be on school-based surveillance for early identification, reporting, and management of emerging Covid-19 cases in schools, and the secondary focus will be on mental health of […] The post Uganda
Tanzania’s parliament speaker Job Ndugai has resigned days after clashing with the president over the government’s external loans. The speaker said his resignation was a personal and voluntary decision taken in the interest of the nation. President Samia Suluhu had accused him of planning to sabotage her for political reasons after he commented about the […] The post Tanzania
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, wants the public to support the introduction of the 1.75% Electronic Transaction Levy. According to him, the introduction of the levy will aid in the construction of more good roads nationwide. Mr. Amoako-Atta made these comments after an inspection of the two-tier Tamale interchange in the Northern […] The post Support
In a bid to reduce congestion at various SIM card re-registration centres across the country, telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana, says it has deployed mobile teams to support activations going on at registration centres. In addition to that, it says it is set to have almost 200 community activations taking place across the country. It further […] The post MTN
The Ghana Police Service says it has begun anaylsing public prophesies of some Christian leaders during their respective 31st December services. The police says its attention has been drawn to a number of views of such prophesies and it will be looking at the videos to ascertain if they breached the law in any way. […] The post We’ve begun analyzing 31st December
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