When teachers use play to deliver their content in the classroom, they stir the creative skills of children and help in developing their imagination, physical, cognitive and emotional strength. Play is not frivolous as some people would have you believe. It is a brain-building tool. Several studies have shown that play is the fulcrum around […] The post Effective
StarLife Assurance has entered into a novel strategic partnership with the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) to provide tailor-made life insurance policies that will secure member churches of GPCC, of which there are over 200 member churches, their families, and ultimately support the Council. By relying on StarLife’s best-in-class products and trusted insurance expertise, […] The post StarLife
Since partnering to make insurance more accessible to Ghanaians through a Shop and Insure initiative, insurance group Hollard Ghana, with subsidiaries Hollard Insurance and Hollard Life, is marking two years of partnership with retail giant, Melcom. The two industry leaders launched their partnership in 2020 and have gone on to provide over five thousand policies […] The post Hollard
The offices of Akwasi Addai Odike, the Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party (UFP), in the Ashanti Region were on Monday ransacked and vandalized by some unknown persons. Citi News cannot independently confirm if the ransacking and vandalism of the offices were linked to some commentaries he made recently on a radio station, […] The post Odike
Accra High School is set to launch its centenary anniversary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. The event, which will be held at the forecourt of the School in Accra at 9 am, will also be used to launch a fundraiser. The special guest of honour for the event is the Vice President of the Republic […] The post Accra High School to launch centenary anniversary on August
The Electoral Commission (EC) has denied inviting spiritualists to Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings to cast out supposed demons. According to the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the EC boss, Jean Mensa, during a meeting with some political parties, engaged in some mysterious acts including spiritual prayers to tame […] The post Claims
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has banned an aircraft with Delta Air Lines, with registration N195DN, from flying to Ghana. According to the Authority, the decision follows the failure of the company to investigate and address technical issues regarding the aircraft in question, which left several Accra-bound passengers, including Ghanaians, stranded at the JFK airport […] The post Civil
Ghana Link Network Services (Ghana Link), the technical operator of trade facilitation tool, the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) picked five awards at the fifth edition of the Ghana Shippers Awards held on Friday, August 19, 2022, demonstrating its leadership position in the trade facilitation space. The awards included Excellence in Innovation and Technology, Trade […] The post Ghana
The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold says recent revelations on the difficulty in gathering evidence for the prosecution of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah known as NAM 1, underscores the need for government to step in and pay their locked-up capital. Director General of the Economic and […] The post Menzgold
Fintech enterprises are changing the system of financial transactions in Africa as time goes by. And it is no news that some few years back, to send or receive money, one needed to use the services of a bank. We still do, but how often? Nowadays, in West Africa, as in other parts of the […] The post The changing landscape of payments in West Africa [Article] appeared
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the various security agencies in the country to beef up security along Ghana’s borders with neighbouring countries. He said the terrorist activities happening in Sahelian countries such as Burkina Faso and Mali are of major concern to the government, hence the need for stringent measures to ensure the […] The post Don’t
The National Health Students Association of Ghana is demanding from the Ministry of Health the payment of unpaid allowances of its members. According to the Association, 2021/2022 allied health National Service personnel are owed 11 months arrears, while midwives and nurses in the same period are yet to receive 10-month allowances. The situation has thus […] The post Health trainees
Teacher unions have called on the Deputy Director of Management Services at the Ghana Education Service, Anthony Boateng, to decline the contract extension past his retirement offered him. In a statement, the unions also called on GES to direct all persons past their retirement age to hand over their posts to the next in line. […] The post Teacher unions urge
Some residents of Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region are alleging military brutality a few days after power was restored to the troubled Krobo area. According to the residents, a team from Electricity Company of Ghana with military personnel who stormed houses in the Nuaso area to install prepaid meters […] The post Tensions
The largest privately-owned Ghanaian bank, Fidelity Bank Ghana, has added two more accolades to its growing list of international laurels. At separate events held over the weekend, Fidelity Bank was named the Best Bank in Ghana at the 2022 Euromoney Awards for Excellence as well as the Best Consumer Digital Bank in Ghana by the […] The post Emerges Best Bank-Ghana
Three persons, Ismail Fahad 18, Mawuli Oscar 22, and Moses Teye 18, all unemployed, have been granted a GH¢60,000 bail with one surety for assaulting the revenue mobilization taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana. According to the fact sheet as presented before the utilities court, circuit court 8 in Accra, the three persons are […] The post Courts
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has announced it will close all shops belonging to its members in Accra on Monday, August 29, 2022, to register its displeasure with the country’s current economic challenges. According to GUTA the depreciation of the cedi has eroded the capital of its members and is severely hampering their […] The post GUTA
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbornu, has warned that the extension of the contract of the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Anthony Boateng, has sparked discontent within the service. Mr. Carbonu also said this extension was affecting morale within the service. “Some teachers have even threatened to […] The post Teachers
A former Director of the Ghana Education Service, Charles Aheto Tsegah, has said more scrutiny of the law is needed to assess the extension of the contract by the Deputy Director-General of the Service, Anthony Boateng. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Tsegah noted Article 195 in his remarks, saying there was a need […] The post Aheto
The Bank of Ghana has cautioned the public to desist from engaging the services of some 19 unlicensed entities engaged in the provision of loans to consumers. According to the Central Bank, the operations of the institutions are in contravention of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016. A statement, issued by the Central […] The post BoG
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