Government is proposing to Parliament the withdrawal of the luxury vehicle tax introduced in 2018. While presenting the 2019 mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta said government is taking such move following the concerns raised over the tax. “Government in 2018 introduced the Luxury Vehicles Levy to raise revenue. […] The post Gov’t

The Government has told Parliament to drop the levy on Luxury Vehicles which was introduced in 2018. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has told Parliament to withdraw the tax. Speaking at the 2019 mid-year budget review, Today, Monday Mr. Ken Ofori Atta said the government has taken into consideration the concerns raised about the […] The post Gov’t withdraws

AngloGold Ashanti has expressed its dissatisfaction with a protest staged by former employees of the organisation to demand their unpaid compensation. The former employees, who were rendered redundant between 2013 and 2014 claimed that about 4,000 affected ex-workers are owed between $60,000 and $125,000. However, the company in a statement said: “all entitlements due to […] The post We’ve

The Public Procurement Authority has saved the country GH¢2.7 billion over the past 31 months. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta disclosed this during the presentation of the 2019 Mid-Year budget review of the government in Parliament on Monday. According to him, the savings is a significant achievement of the Akufo-Addo government as the NDC […] The post Procurement

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta believes Ghana’s future generation will be grateful to the Akufo-Addo government for introducing the free Senior High School policy. Presenting the 2019 mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, the Finance Minister said the “free SHS programme, has changed the course of this nation forever and posterity will thank […] The post Posterity

The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei has urged graduates from tertiary institutions in the country to be more innovative in creating new opportunities after school rather than focusing on the degrees they acquire. This according to him would reduce graduate unemployment and create job opportunities and employ others who […] The post Think

Free SHS programme has changed the course of this nation – Ken Ofori Attah, Finance Minister Ethiopia has planted more than 200 million trees in a day, officials say, in what they believe is a world record. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is leading the project, which aims to counter the effects of deforestation and climate […] The post Ethiopia ‘breaks’

Ghana won the bid to host the Secretariat of Africa’s Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) on the 7th of July 2019 in Niamey, Niger, during the 12th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government. Great commendation goes to the Ghana Team and all those who worked behind the scenes diplomatically to ensure […] The post Beyond

An Accra High Court has adjourned the defamation case brought against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong by journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr. Mr. Baako sued the MP in October 2018 for defamation and is seeking damages to the sum of GH¢25 million. When the case was called on Monday, both […] The post Court adjourns Kweku Baako’s

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta ahead of his mid-year budget presentation to Parliament has requested the legislature to approve an amount of GH¢6.7 billion being the shortfall in funds the government needs to execute its 2019 budget. The government has faced a shortfall in domestic revenues and the amount is expected to go a long […] The post Finance

A group calling itself the Civil Society Organizations Coalition on the National Referendum and election of MMDCEs, (CSO-CoNaFEM) is urging Parliament to expedite actions to amend Article  243 (1) of the country’s Constitution. The Bill, which seeks to amend an article of the constitution if passed, will make it constitutional to have MMDCES elected on […] The post ‘Election

The management of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has dedicated one of its newly acquired mobile vans to Citi TV’s War Against Indiscipline (WAI) campaign. The van is help to check the authenticity of drivers’ license. It will also facilitate registration and renewal of driver’s licenses. The Deputy Chief Executive of DVLA, Prince […] The post DVLA

The management of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has dedicated one of its newly acquired mobile vans to Citi TV’s War Against Indiscipline (WAI) campaign. The van is to facilitate registration and renewal of driver’s licenses. The Deputy Chief Executive of DVLA, Prince Opoku Edusei made this known at a meeting with the […] The post DVLA

On July 24, 2019, the National Media Commission (NMC) delivered its ruling on the complaint filed by the government against the Multimedia Group, following the latter’s production and broadcast of a documentary titled “Militia in the Heart of the Nation.” The three-page (22-paragraph) ruling of the Commission is highly confusing and problematic. The ruling suffers […] The post Sulemana

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) says the activities of some herbalists, prophets and other religious groups who claim to have a cure for HIV continues to hinder the management of the disease. In 2018, a visit by Citi News and the Eastern Regional Technical Support Unit of the GAC to over 70 prayer camps in […] The post Ignore herbalists, prophets; they don’t

A group calling itself the 2013/14 Dislocated Workers Group of Anglogold Ashanti Ghana Limited, Obuasi Mine; on Monday protested at the Gold House in Accra. The members of the group, who were rendered redundant between 2013 and 2014, are amongst other things demanding special compensation of the leadership of Anglogold Ashanti (AGA). They claimed they […] The post Ex-staff

A few aggrieved customers of Gold Coast Fund Management (GCFM) picket ahead of the budget review. Upset customers of Gold Coast Fund Management lined the street opposite Parliament to demand action from the Finance Minister and President over their locked up funds. Police have tried to ward them off saying they did not give prior […] The post Gold

CITI TV deserves immense commendation for taking its War Against Indiscipline from its Adabraka studios on to the mad streets of Accra. Its collaborative effort with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) during weekday morning rush hour over the past month is timely and worthy of support. It appears to have considerably reduced (not […] The post Citi TV’s

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the construction of a mini-harbour and landing site at Moree in the Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese constituency, in the Central Region. The President has assured that the project will be completed in 18 months. The project, which will be executed by China Harbour and Engineering Company, will involve the construction of […] The post Moree

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh has disclosed that government is amending the Minerals and Mining Act to make the punishment given to people engaged in illegal mining more punitive in order to deter others from engaging in the act. He said the amendments will “enhance the penalties for illegal mining activities […] The post Gov’t