The Black Stars have been knocked out of the 2019 African Cup of Nations by Tunisia after a dramatic shootout which saw Caleb Ekuban’s penalty saved. The match was decided on spot-kicks after it finished 1-1 after extra-time. Tunisia took the lead after Taha Khenissi’s shot went in off the post but the Black Stars […] The post #AFCONonCiti: Black

Parliament has put on hold its decision to construct a new chamber following intense pressure from Ghanaians. “The board, has, upon reviewing presentations made to it by well-meaning Ghanaians, accordingly taken the development out of its present agenda,” a statement from Parliament said. But the statement left open the possibility of Parliament returning to this […] The post Parliament

There was firing of gunshots at the Tamale metro office of the Electoral Commission on Monday during the limited registration exercise. The shots according to reports were to disperse the last batch of persons who were due to register. Although the exercise came to an end last Sunday, persons who were already in the queue […] The post N/R: Gunshots fired during

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has suspended nine Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the four regions of the north from engaging in the retail, haulage, and distribution of subsidised fertilizers under the Planting for Food and Jobs programme. According to the Ministry, the action has been necessitated by constant reports of infractions, […] The post Nine

Global Technology giant, Huawei Technologies has launched the 2019 edition of its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, Seeds for the Future 2019 in Ghana at the Ministry of Communications. With this year’s edition, Huawei in partnership with the Ministry of Communications selected 10 students from the University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and […] The post Huawei

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng Gyasi has been tight-lipped on the actual cost of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) which was held in Ghana in 2018. Last week, the Minister told Atinka TV in an interview that contrary to earlier information that Ghana committed $4.5 million to host AFRIMA for […] The post Tourism Minister ‘silent’

The Police Service has cautioned persons intending to take advantage of a demonstration by the Coalition For Social Justice to foment trouble to reconsider their decision. The Police in a statement indicated that individuals planning to disrupt the exercise will not be able to do so as the Police Service had devised measures to ensure […] The post Don’t foment trouble

Power Distribution Services (PDS) company has refuted assertions it owes some six Independent Power Producers (IPPs) huge sums of monies. The IPPs, which currently supply about 1,500 megawatts of electricity threatened to shut down their plants if PDS fails to settle debts amounting to over $700 million within eight working days. But in a statement, […] The post We’re not indebted

The Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly has embarked on a decongestion exercise at Kasoa in the Central Region, to drive away petty traders who sell on the shoulders of the streets. As part of the decongestion exercise, a task force from the Assembly destroyed the properties of some of the petty traders at 3:00 am […] The post C/R: Petty traders fume over decongestion exercise

The Chamber of Independent Power Producers and Bulk Consumers, CIPDIB, has warned that power consumers could be faced with severe power outages in the next few days if the Power Distribution Services (PDS) fails to pay its huge debt to the Independent Power Producers (IPPs). A statement issued and signed by the Chief Executive Officer […] The post Huge

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Clement Apaak has criticized the government’s seeming lack of seriousness towards the fight against the illegal felling of rosewood in the country. Expressing his disappointment with the enforcement of the ban on the felling of Rosewood in an interview with Citi News, Mr Apaak said, to him, the […] The post Gov’t

The secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to begin operations in March 2020. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen said both the physical and soft infrastructure will be installed by then. He also said recruitment for the Secretariat will begin by the end of 2019. “Part of the […] The post AfCFTA Secretariat

Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local Chapter of Transparency International (TI) has reiterated that corruption suppresses the voice of people in land-related decision-making. Mr Michael H. Okai, the Project Coordinator, GII, said corruption skews benefits which accrue from land tenure practices in favour of a few. He said when corruption compounds gender biases in existing […] The post Corruption

Vodafone has pledged an overwhelming commitment to the mining industry in Ghana, as the digital economy enters a new phase of growth. With the emergence of the Internet-of-Things, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and other new age technologies, several industries are taking full advantage in order to win in the marketplace. Vodafone’s partnership with the mining […] The post We’re

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has missed its registration target in the Greater Accra Region. The Authority says it was 100,000 short of its 2.3 million target for the capital. The mass registration exercise in the Greater Accra Region ended on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, Head of […] The post NIA misses registration target in Accra

After a monumental launch earlier in February this year, The German Desk Ghana – Financial Support and Solutions, which sits within Access Bank, has successfully provided financial assistance to Engisys Limited to set up a Renal Dialysis Centre in Ghana. The Renal Dialysis Centre has approval from the Food and Drugs Authority and will operate […] The post Engisys

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Babara Oteng Gyasi has disclosed that the ministry will be tasking the new Miss Ghana queens as tourism ambassadors. She told Citi News in an interview on the sidelines of Miss Ghana 2019 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City on Saturday that the winners of the contestant […] The post Tourism Ministry to use Miss Ghana

A Nigerian senator,seen hitting a shop assistant in sex toy shop, has been arraigned in court. Senator Elisha Abbo was seen in CCTV footage that went viral, hitting the woman. He told the BBC that he was the one in the video, which he said had been doctored. He said that a part where the […] The post Nigerian senator in sex shop fight arraigned appeared first on

The Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected calls for an extension of the limited voter registration exercise. According to the Commission, it will only register persons who were in queues before the closing period on Sunday but were not able to register. Deputy Chairman at the EC in Charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare […] The post Limited voter registration

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, backed Chinese technology giant Huawei on Friday at the 4IRSA digital economy summit in Johannesburg, where he outlined his government’s strategy to unlock economic opportunities in the digital era. In ending his speech, the President turned his attention to multilateral relations, which he said should also reflect an enabling posture […] The post South