A taskforce from the Weija Gbawe Municipal assembly has demolished several temporary structures, including portions of ‘London bar’ – a popular nightclub in the area. The move, according to the assembly, is in line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s directive for the demolition of all structures built on waterways to prevent flooding. Speaking to Citi […] The post Assembly
Electrochem Ghana’s Community Water Supply Project is aiding the reduction of infections and the achievement of quality health care delivery at the Sege Polyclinic, says the Administrator of the Polyclinic, Mr. Stephen Agbenyo. According to Mr. Agbenyo, the whole thirty-bed facility, which was commissioned in 2019, was relying on water from commercial suppliers who distributed […] The post Access
The Scholarship Secretariat has debunked claims that some students on government scholarships have been logged out of their academic portals for non-payment of fees. According to the secretariat, although there has been a delay in the release of funds, engagements with the respective institutions have yielded positive results; preventing the schools from logging out the […] The post Claims
The Scholarship Secretariat has debunked claims that some students on government scholarships have been logged out of their academic portals for non-payment of fees. According to the secretariat, although there has been a delay in the release of funds, engagements with the respective institutions have yielded positive results; preventing the schools from logging out the […] The post Delayed
The National Identification Authority says it is working to print the backlog of Ghana Cards ahead of the July 1 registration deadline for banking transactions. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Head of Corporate Affairs at the National Identification Authority, Dr. Abdul Ganiyu, noted that the backlog stood at 300,000 He said about 16.8 […] The post We’re
This interview with Jubilee Benson is part of a series of child worker in Ghana. He is the local assembly member for a collection of communities around Lake Volta that have been singled out for intervention by people seeking to end child labour. His answers were translated out of Twi and edited for clarity. I learned that […] The post ‘They
Child labour can’t be abolished through force. To address it, we must attend to why children work in the first place For more than two decades, governments, industry organisations, and NGOs have intervened in Ghana with the explicit aim of eliminating child labour. Some of their actions have been brutal. Parents and caregivers have been […] The post Child workers speak: will anybody
The Citi Business Festival’s forum on surviving the uncertainties of consumer markets discussed ways of ‘surviving uncertainties of consumer markets,’ following the COVID-19 pandemic. The forum featured Theresa Yamson, the CEO of Phyto-Riker; Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, former Deputy Minister of Trade; Michael Kottoh CEO of Konfidants, Charles Addo, the Retail Banking Director at Absa Bank and Cynthia […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, narrowly escaped a referral to the Privileges Committee of Parliament for absenting himself from the House. The Minister was scheduled on Tuesday [June 21, 2022] morning to answer questions by legislators, but did not show up. He asked for more time to answer the questions through a letter […] The post Bagbin
Ghana’s efforts to promote the consumption of locally-manufactured products are being hampered by the unscrupulous re-packaging of imported goods. This is one of the key concerns of Michael Kottoh, Managing Partner of Konfidants, an international advisory firm, on the country’s ailing made-in-Ghana agenda. He says most products on the shelves of supermarkets tagged to have […] The post Some
A major factor hindering the garment industry from thriving is the lack of access to financial support, Chief Executive Officer of Cyndex Garment Manufacturers, Cynthia Baffour has said. At the Citi Business Festival‘s forum on Citi TV, Ms. Baffour emphasised the need for the garment industry to be financially supported to run its operations. She posited […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:
Citi FM’s ‘The Literacy Challenge’ on the second day of week three of its Junior High School tour had the team visit Edlys Montessori School and Ancilla School. The visit to the two schools is part of efforts to interact with students across the country and encourage them to participate in this year’s edition of […] The post The Literacy Challenge:
Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos on Tuesday as railway workers launched the network’s biggest strike in more than three decades, forcing people to trek to work on foot, by bike, bus — or simply not bother at all. The RMT rail union argues the strikes are necessary as wages have failed to keep pace with UK inflation, […] The post ‘Mass
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godred Dame, has sworn in the second Board of the Office of Special. The nine-member Board is charged with advising the Special Prosecutor on policy issues and aiding the office in the fight against corruption and corruption-related offenses. Notwithstanding its crucial role in the operations of the Special […] The post Office
A former Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay says Ghana must take seriously its industrialisation drive to ensure that its economy is able to withstand volatilities on the international market. According to him, the current structure of the country’s economy overly exposes it to changes in western markets and makes it vulnerable. Speaking […] The post Industrialization
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is increasing the level of poverty in Africa. Nana Akufo-Addo says statistics available indicate that over 430 million people in Africa have been rendered poor by the war. Speaking at the 2022 European Union Development Days Conference in Brussels, Belgium, Nana Akufo-Addo urged all to […] The post COVID-19,
A Tamale District court has remanded into prison custody two military officers who allegedly gang-raped an old student of the Damongo nursing and midwifery college on June 12, 2022. The two were charged with rape and conspiracy to commit crime. According to the prosecution statement, the suspects, who were both residing in Damongo at the […] The post Court remands
The Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, has accused the Akufo-Addo administration of denying his constituency development because it is a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stronghold. “Any time NPP comes to power, no developmental projects come to Ashaiman,” he complained on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Mr. Norgbey said some […] The post Gov’t
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commended former president John Agyekum Kufuor for the fatherly role he played in shaping his political career. According to the Vice President, he met the former president at a time when he needed help with his political ambitions. The meeting, fuelled by the fatherly role the former president played […] The post John Agyekum Kufuor honored
The Member of Parliament for Kintampo South, Alexander Gyan, has returned the GH¢119,004.45 paid to him as salary for his tenure as DCE, which he vacated in 2021, according to a memo at the Controller and Accountant General’s Department. Mr. Gyan was cited alongside fellow first-time MPs; Sylvester Tetteh of Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro who has […] The post Kintampo South MP returns
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