Absa Bank has taken its flagship education and skills programme – ReadytoWork – to the northern part of Ghana, as part of a concerted effort to empower the Ghanaian youth with financial, entrepreneurial and work skills. Representatives of the bank, led by Head of Citizenship, Priscilla Yeboah, engaged more than 250 final-year students at the […] The post Absa
Over 500 soldiers are expected to be deployed to Bawku in the Upper East Region to help deal with rising insecurity in the region. The decision to deploy armed men was taken after a delegation, comprising National Security Coordinator, Edward Asomani; Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, Chief of the Army Staff, and other heads of state […] The post Over 500 soldiers to be deployed
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) advances at a rapid pace, Academic City University College is hosting a panel discussion on AI and its implications for Africa’s development. The conversation will look at the current state of Artificial Intelligence, its future consequences, and how society can ensure that AI is used ethically and for the benefit of […] The post Academic
A 33-year-old man has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in the UK on suspicion of murdering a Ghanaian woman, Johanita Dogbey, near Brixton O2 venue. The woman stabbed to death in broad daylight was ‘on the phone with her grandmother on the way home after buying a birthday present’, a shocked neighbour has said. […] The post 33-year-old man arrested
The Dress A-Kid Foundation (DAK), a group of volunteers, has donated food items, detergents and other necessities to the Volta School for the Deaf and Blind – Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana. The donation, which took place on Monday, May 1, 2023, forms part of the group’s commitment to contribute to the well-being […] The post Dress A-Kid Foundation supports
The former chairman of the defunct Inter-ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has defended his report submitted to President Akufo-Addo in 2021. In an interview with UTV, the former Minister for Environment, Science and Technology said he stands by everything in the controversial report on illegal mining. Professor Frimpong-Boateng on April 20 […] The post I
Some Members of Parliament supporting Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s Presidential ambition are currently locked up in a meeting in the Ashanti Region ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries. Credible sources from the group tell Citi News the meeting is to discuss strategies to help the Vice president lead the party in […] The post Presidential
One person has been reported dead after being trapped under rubble following the collapse of a three-storey building at Nanakrom in the Adentan Municipality in Accra. This incident comes barely a week after a similar occurrence at Madina. The latest incident which occurred Thursday evening also left one person with injuries. The Municipal Chief Executive […] The post One
The Executive Chairman of E ON 3 Group, Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta, has called for urgent action to stop the application of mercury and other dangerous chemicals in gold mining since the practice is harmful to humans and the environment. Instead, he stressed the need for miners, especially, those in the artisanal and small-scale […] The post Stop
The Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim, Fredrick Obeng Adom, has cut for an electricity project for 23 communities in the constituency. The project, when completed, will increase the number of communities in the enclave that are connected to the national grid. According to the MP, 19 communities will benefit from phase one of […] The post Upper West
The Hair Senta, Ghana’s leading 100 percent human hair extensions company and beauty brand is taking steps to launch into the United States market. The move comes following established strategic alliances with beauty industry professionals and clients across the U.S. market over the years. Kickstarting this move had been multiple collaborations with international beauty companies […] The post The
Minority Chief Whip, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has refuted claims by the Majority that the recent approval of loans by Parliament was a unanimous decision by the House. New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Dormaa East, Paul Twum Barimah had maintained that the Minority supported the approval of the loan agreements by the House […] The post Minority was implacably
Players in the food and beverage industry are proposing a reversal of the three new taxes that came into effect on May 1, 2023. The Income Tax Amendment, Excise Duty and Excise Tax Stamp Amendment, and Growth and Sustainability taxes have all kicked in, much to the disappointment of the business community. Traders are already […] The post 3 new taxes must be reversed
Citi News’ Diana Ngon has received a Special Youth Prize award from the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Crises of Inequality media contest. The contest attracted the attention of brilliant journalists throughout the world to highlight the important issues of UNRISD’s 2022 Flagship Report on “Crises of Inequality: Shifting Power for a […] The post Citi
The National Democratic Congress in the Northern Region has asked Hardi Pagzaa, its former communications officer who allegedly attacked a Dagbon FM journalist earlier this week to apologise for his action. This was made known by the NDC’s Northern Regional Secretary, Mohammed Abdul-Salam in an interview on Eyewitness News. Mr. Abdul-Salam said that the reported […] The post NDC
The National Democratic Congress in the Northern Region has asked Hardi Pagzaa, its former communications officer who allegedly attacked a Dagbon FM journalist earlier this week to apologise for his action. This was made known by the NDC’s Northern Regional Secretary, Mohammed Abdul-Salam in an interview on Eyewitness News. Mr. Abdul-Salam said that the reported […] The post NDC
The National Cathedral Secretariat has once again responded to the North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, over his allegation that the National Cathedral secretariat engaged in identity theft in registering the church in the United States of America. In episode two of revelations by Mr Ablakwa on the National Cathedral following his trip […] The post Ablakwa’s
The management of Mobile Money Limited has begun engagements with the representatives of the four Mobile Money Associations following threats by the group to embark on a strike due to the telecommunication networks’ delay in paying monthly commissions on time. Speaking to Citi News, the General Secretary of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana, […] The post MTN
Residents of Nima in Accra have given the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly a 30-day ultimatum to fix all deplorable roads and abandoned projects in the community. The residents who held a demonstration on Thursday, May 4, say the Nima community has been neglected for long. The residents clad in red bands and holding placards walked […] The post Nima residents give govt
Customers of defunct Gold Coast Fund Management Company Limited have lambasted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for making a U-turn on an earlier payment plan by seeking a liquidation order before plans are put in place to disburse locked-up funds. The aggrieved customers on Thursday, May 4, returned to the premises of SEC to […] The post Stop
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