The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has disclosed that, as a part of efforts to promote rice seeds certification and distribution, it will implement a seed tracking system in 2024 to reduce seed adulteration. The Ministry noted, it has observed over time, that farmers are in need of quality seeds for local rice cultivation […] The post Agric
A finance lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof. Godfred Bokpin is of the view that it may be premature for commercial banks in Ghana to lower their lending rates in response to the recent decline in inflation rate. Bokpin’s comment follows the call by the Bank of Ghana for commercial banks operating […] The post Cut your rates
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans to ban the wholesale exportation of Ghana’s bauxite and iron ore. The move, according to President Akufo-Addo is aimed at protecting the country’s limited natural resources and learning from the mistake of gold exportation. Speaking at the opening of a natural resource stakeholders dialogue in Accra, the […] The post Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans to ban the wholesale exportation of Ghana’s bauxite and iron ore. The move, according to President Akufo-Addo is aimed at protecting the country’s limited natural resources and learning from the mistake of gold exportation. Speaking at the opening of a natural resource stakeholders dialogue in Accra, the […] The post Govt
The remains of all nine children who drowned in Wednesday’s boat disaster around Faana in the Weija Gbawe municipality in Accra have been retrieved. The body of the last of the nine children was retrieved on Thursday, May 11, after a thorough search. Citi News’ Central regional correspondent, Calvis Tetteh, reported that Traditional authorities have […] The post Weija
The Chamber of Fertilizer Ghana has expressed disappointment over government’s Planting for Food and Jobs Programme (PFJ). It argues that the government’s flagship programme has not been successful as government communicators have touted it to be. The PFJ programme which has been running for the past 6 years is aimed at boosting productivity for food […] The post Chamber
Commercial banks operating in Ghana have been urged by the Bank of Ghana to lower their lending rates while the country’s inflation figures are showing a decline. According to the Ghana Statistical Service, the inflation rate for April 2023 was at 41.2 percent, a drop from the earlier recorded 45 percent in March 2023. Speaking […] The post BoG
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is urging self-employed persons to roll onto the SSNIT scheme to have financial security once they retire. The Director General of SSNIT, Dr. John Ofori Tenkorang thus says his outfit is embarking on an aggressive strategy of visiting various centres to get more persons within the informal […] The post SSNIT
Basic tools and methods can be successfully used to fight climate change in Ghana. One of the many simple methods that can be used to fight climate change is to involve school children from primary to secondary school in tree planting and street cleaning exercises all over the country. Tree planting exercises being implemented by […] The post Using basic
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has disclosed that the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization will soon remove Ghana from its list of beneficiaries. According to Mr. Agyemang-Manu, the GAVI initiative will not supply Ghana with free vaccines following its attainment of lower middle-income status. Gavi, or the Vaccine Alliance, is an independent public-private partnership […] The post GAVI
The management of VRA/NEDCo in the Upper East Region has served notice to the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Health Service to settle their indebtedness of GH¢34 million to the company or risk disconnection from the national power grid. According to VRA/NEDCo, the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Health Service owe the company GH¢18 […] The post Upper East: Police and
Front page of some newspapers in Ghana for Thursday, 11th May, 2023 The post Newspapers: Thursday, 11th May, 2023 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a dig at the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for its continuous promises that it can revive the country’s economy before the end of 2024. Speaking to National Democratic Congress delegates in the Wa East constituency in the Upper West Region, Mahama claimed that the NPP is not […] The post Don’t expect
Farmerline, one of the world’s leading agritech companies, now operating as a group, has announced the appointment of Worlali Senyo as the new Ghana Country Manager. Worlali succeeds the company’s co-founder Alloysius Attah, who is now the Farmeroine Group CEO. As the new Country Manager, Worlali will be responsible for overseeing the company’s local operations […] The post Press
Government has admitted that securing the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not the only solution to dealing with the current economic challenges. The government has since July last year engaged the fund for a $3 billion bailout to help restore the economy. In addition to this, government has rolled out policies and […] The post IMF deal
Government has admitted that securing the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not the only panacea to dealing with the current economic challenges. The government has since July last year engaged the fund for a $3 billion bailout to help restore the economy. In addition to this, government has rolled out policies and […] The post IMF deal not
Government has admitted that securing the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not the only panacea to dealing with the current economic challenges. The government has since July last year engaged the fund for a $3 billion bailout to help restore the economy. In addition to this, government has rolled out policies and […] The post IMF deal
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the Right to Information Secretariat has so far received a total of 1,053 information requests out of which 838 have been granted. He said the Secretariat is trying its best to serve the public despite the myriad of challenges it is confronted with in its […] The post We’ve received 1,053 RTI
The Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim-North, Andy Appiah Kubi says he has given the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng all the details concerning allegations of bribery attempts on New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs who called for the removal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The Special Prosecutor invited Andy Appiah Kubi for interrogation over the allegations […] The post I’ve
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is urging the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to take into consideration concerns raised by a flagbearer hopeful of the NDC, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor to ensure successful primaries on Saturday. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor on May 9 filed an interlocutory injunction against the NDC’s presidential and parliamentary primaries slated for […] The post Primaries:
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