Recently, the quality of basic education in Ghana has been a topic of dialogue, and renowned professor Addae has ignited the greatest dispute ever. The resistance of academicians and other professionals to Professor Addae’s proposal to fire and rehire all basic school teachers and headteachers was evident upon hearing their thoughts. Their argument was based […] The post Saving

The Ministry of Finance has revealed that it has successfully swapped GH??82,994,510,128 worth of old bonds from a possible GH?? 97,749,624,691 under the domestic debt exchange programme. The amount represents an 84.91% success rate exceeding the Finance Ministry’s intended target of an 80 percent participation rate. Meanwhile, the government has extended the settlement date for […] The post Govt

The West Africa Regional Director for Ford Foundation, Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye has called for a people-centered approach in dealing with security and trade issues on the African continent. “Regional entities must use a people-centered approach to security cooperation. This includes sustained engagements and consultations with border communities to understand and address cross-border threats” she noted. […] The post People-centered

The award-winning African Mobility Startup, Treepz has announced the successful  launch of Treepz Kenya following strategic investment deals to raise additional $1.2m over the last 12 months. Treepz which was founded in September 2019 in Nigeria, has announced today that it has further expanded its operations in East Africa, with a focus on Kenya, just […] The post Treepz

FBNBank Ghana is showering gratitude on its customers by giving them a special treat as part of the National Chocolate Day celebrations which falls on 14 February 2023. In a statement released by the Bank, it stated that “FBNBank is renewing its commitment to its customers and assuring them of a great year. We first […] The post FBNBank rolls out special treat

The government has extended the settlement date for bonds under the domestic debt exchange programme by one more week after achieving about 85 percent participation rate. The old settlement date of February 14 has now been pushed further to February 21, 2023. According to the government, the move is to give it adequate time to […] The post Debt exchange: Gov’t

The police have arrested 18 people for disturbances on the University of Ghana campus. The arrest took place on Tuesday, 14th February 2023. The 18 suspects were together with about 200 others believed to be former members of the Commonwealth Hall of the university. The Police have been able to contain the situation and calm […] The post Police arrest 18 people

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Leonard Chumo as a financial adviser to the Bank of Ghana upon request. Funded by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the resident adviser is expected to provide technical assistance and help build the capacity of the banking supervision function in the country. A press release from […] The post IMF

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Tuesday joined pupils of the Dzowulu Special School to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The Chief Executive of NPA, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Directors and officers were at the school to show love to the pupils and to put smiles on their faces. As part of the celebration, the NPA Boss, supported […] The post NPA shares love with pupils

The Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is advocating for the National Health and Insurance Scheme to cover the testing and treatment of the deadly Hepatitis B. In a statement on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, the deputy Majority Leader, said almost 5 million people are said to be suffering from chronic […] The post Afenyo-Markin

The Assemblies of God, Ghana is set to induct into office the new General Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Stephen Yenusom Wengam. The event is scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 9:00 am at the Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Centre. New Executive Presbytery Officers of the church will also be outdoored at the event. Reverend Stephen […] The post Assemblies

The Assemblies of God, Ghana is set to induct into office its new General Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Stephen Yenusom Wengam. The event is scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 9:00 am at the Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Centre. New Executive Presbytery Officers of the church will also be outdoored at the event. Reverend […] The post Assemblies

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo must be ashamed for slapping bondholders with haircuts on their investments despite promising not to do so earlier. That’s the view of the Coordinator of the Third World Network Africa, Dr. Yao Graham. For him, that comment made by the President should have rather been an acknowledgement of the current […] The post DDEP:

Students of the University of Ghana on Tuesday engaged some heavily armed police officers at the entrance of the Commonwealth Hall. The security personnel at the forecourt of the Commonwealth Hall prevented aggrieved former occupants as they tried to make entry into the hall. After stiff resistance from the police, the students claimed they have […] The post UG:

Olam Food Ingredients Ghana Limited (ofi), a Licensed Buying Company (LBC) in Ghana’s cocoa sector and one of the lead exporters of cashew in the industry, has commemorated this year’s UN International Day of Women & Girls in Science with students & farmers in its supply chain at Tepa in the Ashanti Region. This year, […] The post Olam

Prosecution has closed its case in the criminal trial against Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and two others. The trial which has been ongoing since 2022 has seen the state call five witnesses including Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, officers from the Finance Ministry, Health Ministry, Ambulance Service, and the Economic and Organised Crime […] The post Ambulance

As part of its corporate social responsibility, AirtelTigo has donated medical equipment and supplies and a cheque of  GH¢10,000 to the Sickle Cell Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to show love to people living with sickle cell disease to mark this year’s Valentine’s Day. The medical equipment donated included infrared vein finders, mobile oxygen […] The post AirtelTigo

Agent of Christian Atsu, Nana Sechere has confirmed that the Ghanaian international has still not been found, but his shoes were seen after a search in the rubble in Turkey. It has been 9 days since the earthquake and we still have not located Christian. I am at the quake site in Hatay with Christian’s […] The post Christian Atsu still missing but his

Two Ghanaian priests of the Catholic Church have been elevated to the position of Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese by the Global Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis. In a letter to the congregation by the Archbishop’s Secretary, Fr. Emmanuel D. Appah, he wrote that “on behalf of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, […] The post Pope

This year’s edition of Heritage was officially launched on Monday, February 13 at the forecourt of Citi TV at Tesano in Accra. The Heritage Month organised by Citi TV and Citi FM to showcase Ghana’s rich culture is in partnership with Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), the National Film Authority, and Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). […] The post #HeritageMonth: