Police, in the Oti Region, have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in the killing of another person and injuring six others in the Nkwanta South municipality. The suspect, John Nana Sei was arrested at his hideout in the Nkwanta township. Police investigation show that, the suspect together with three others and other yet-to-be-identified […] The post Man
Leaders urge greater investment in Africa’s health institutions, health workforce, and medical manufacturing capacity, while calling for respectful, action-oriented partnerships across the continent. The African Union Commission and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have called on governments, multilateral organizations, philanthropies, the private sector, and civil society organizations to support the full […] The post Africa
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says “it is in control”, of the challenges brought on by recent heavy rains and the spillage of the Bagre Dam. It said the two situations have gravely affected its operations leading to “considerable havoc to some water treatment plants” across the country. The management of the GWCL assured […] The post We’re
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it has, for the most part, resolved its prepaid credit and metering challenges. Thousands of customers across the country have been without power due to the issues which have persisted for about a week. The power distributor has attributed the problem to a technical glitch. Speaking at a […] The post We weren’t sabotaged;
Police in the Eastern Region have begun investigations into an incident where a body was seen floating in flood waters at Sentimental, a suburb Koforidua in the New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region. Three days of continuous rainfall caused flooding in most areas in the regional capital on Sunday. Half of the Akwadum […] The post Dead
The Member of Parliament for New Juaben North, Nana Adjei Boateng, who called for a relook of drainage systems in Koforidua, has partly blamed the intense flooding on illegal mining activities upstream. Nana Adjei Boateng who visited some affected communities with the Municipal Security Council to assess the extent of damage said the level of […] The post Galamsey
The Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has proposed a “15-20% increment in the farm gate price of cocoa” ahead of the announcement of the farm gate price for 2022/2023 cocoa season next week. This call comes on the back of challenges forcing cocoa farmers and landowners to “sell their lands to miners for money” coupled […] The post GCCP
About 15 shops within the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti Region have been destroyed after a fire gutted a shoe-making shop within the market. Eyewitnesses tell Citi News the fire started in one shop at around 4 am on Monday dawn and later spread to other shops, destroying thousands of shoe-making materials among other […] The post Fire razes shops in Kumasi Central Market
One hundred Ghanaian medical students trained in Ukraine are still awaiting results verification and placement into Ghanaian medical schools. This revelation comes after Dr. Anthony Nsiah- Asare, the chairman of the inter-ministerial committee put together to come out with modalities to integrate the students into Ghanaian medical schools, disclosed that about 100 out of the […] The post 100
Former President John Dramani Mahama finds news that some $100 million has been diverted from petroleum funds for unapproved expenditure disturbing. He insists that there can be no justification for diverting revenues from the nation’s share of petroleum resources into any other account besides the Petroleum Hold Fund (PHF). He said this amounts to a […] The post Return
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says he has initiated steps to help resolve the prolonged conflict in Bawku in the Upper East Region. The Asantehene says Bawku, as a border town, could become an entry point for extremists from Burkina Faso, which has become unstable in recent times. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who spoke […] The post Otumfuo moves to help resolve Bawku conflict
The government has hinted at plans to review the electronic transfer levy (E-levy) to ensure tax compliance. The e-levy imposes a 1.5 percent charge on all electronic transfers including mobile money and bank transfers. The government says despite an impressive outcome from the levy for the first and second quarters of the year, there is […] The post Ofori-Atta
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dispelled claims by the New Patriotic Party that 29, instead, of the 46 E-Block projects former President John Dramani Mahama makes claims to were completed. The NDC said the Mahama government, in its bid to enhance access to Secondary Education, awarded a total of 124 Community Day Senior High […] The post NPP
The National Media Commission has warned of escalating in incidences of hate speech, disinformation and incitement on radio pertaining to the Bawku conflict. In a statement, the commission called on the radio stations in Bawku to be proactive in quelling the tensions in the area. “Owners must be careful who they recruit as programme hosts […] The post NMC
The Minority in Parliament has described as laughable the Lands and Natural Resources Minister’s surprise at the scale of illegal mining activity in Ghana. “Why will anyone be surprised when it is clear that there were no practical actions to save our lands after the several expensive conferences the government organised,” the Minority said in […] The post Lands
Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd. (CBG) has commissioned its ultra-modern SME Centre at Kokomlemle to cater for the needs of SME Clients. Commending the Bank, the Deputy Minister of Finance in charge of Wealth Creation, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah praised the Bank for its unflinching support to the SME Sector. According to the Deputy Minister, who […] The post CBG
Global energy leaders will gather in the heart of Cape Town, South Africa, at the much-anticipated 2022 Africa Oil Week Conference to discuss various topics in the energy sector. The Africa Oil Week is the largest annual gathering of energy experts and leaders on the African continent, where critical discussions are held leading to major […] The post Towards
The Republic of Ghana, on 25th September, 2022, was elected Chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) for a four-year term in Bucharest, Romania. The CIG which is made up of 54 Commonwealth countries meets periodically to establish a set of objectives to be achieved at various conferences and meetings of the ITU on a […] The post Ghana elected Chair of Commonwealth ITU Group
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin and Tomas Lamanauskas for the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the Union respectively. The elections form part of the objectives for the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) which is being held in Bucharest in Romania from 25th September to 14th October 2022. In a congratulatory message […] The post ITU
As the Chair of the sixth World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF-21), the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful presented a Report on the WTPF-21 to participants at the ongoing Plenipotentiary Conference(PP-22). The report which was presented on 28th September, 2022 summarises the preparatory process, roll-out and outcome of the WTPF-21. The report, as presented […] The post Ursula
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