President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dispatched a Government delegation to represent Ghana at the funeral service of former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe. A statement from the Presidency said the delegation is being led by former President Jerry John Rawlings. “President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has dispatched a Government delegation to represent Ghana at […] The post Rawlings
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called off its strike. “The leadership of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) will like to announce to all teachers and the general public that from 13th September 2019, it has called off its strike.” “We thank the Minister of Education, the Minister of Employment and […] The post NAGRAT calls off strike
A Kenyan judge has ruled that Rastafarianism is a religion that deserves to be treated like any other. The ruling is part of a case involving a minor who was banned from school for having dreadlocks. The 15-year-old student at the Olympic High School in the capital, Nairobi, was sent home for sporting dreadlocks in […] The post Kenyan judge rules Rastafarianism is a religion
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will be buried in the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare, his family says, following a row with the government over his final resting site. Family spokesman and nephew Leo Mugabe says the date is yet to be determined. Before that there will be a public ceremony at the shrine […] The post Zimbabwe settles row to give Mugabe
It’s the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years, the BBC has learned. Sulphur hexafluoride, or SF6, is widely used in the electrical industry to prevent short circuits and accidents. But leaks of the little-known gas in the UK and the rest of the EU in 2017 […] The post Climate change: Electrical
The Bank of Ghana on Friday announced that it has dismissed a staff who took bribes to facilitate an award of a mobile money interoperability contract to Sibton Switch. According to the central bank, its employee Gilbert Addy who was the project manager for the interoperability project collected as much as GH¢410,000.00 in bribes and […] The post How
As the PDS scandal lingers on without a sign of government’s official report, the Minority in Parliament is gathering signatures to get Parliament recalled over the suspension of the deal. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee and Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, said that the PDS deal […] The post Minority
Are you a tuozaafi fun? Yes! Awesome, below are some interesting points supporting our wonderful indigenous meal and why we should cherish it. If you are not a tuozaafi fun and have no medical reasons not to love this meal, I hope to stir you up to join the tuozaafi (TZ) gang. As a registered […] The post Akosua Konadu Yiadom writes: Why
France and Germany have agreed to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, the French finance ministry said on Friday. In a joint statement, the two governments affirmed that “no private entity can claim monetary power, which is inherent to the sovereignty of nations”. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday that Facebook’s new cryptocurrency should […] The post France
Police in Ningo Prampram have begun investigations into an incident at Zutsukpo, a village near Prampram in the Greater Accra region where a family of 3 were allegedly murdered and burnt to death. According to reports, the couple and their 5-year old child were in their pickup truck double cabin when unknown persons shot and set […] The post Ningo-Prampram: Police
Ghanaian highlife musician, Nana Quame has returned with a new song after a hiatus in the music industry. Produced by Lazzy Beatz, ‘ Bambam’ is a love song that talks about treating one’s lover right so they give off their best in a relationship. Even though he has been off the music scene for some […] The post Nana Quame makes comeback with ‘Bambam’ [Audio]
Guardians of some Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduates have been left in frustration over the placement of their wards in Senior High Schools. Some have even had to travel long distances to sort out issues with the Computerized School Selection Placement System (CSSPS) and have been left stranded as the Complaints and Solution Center […] The post BECE
The Deputy Director-General in-charge of Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Kwabena Tandoh has denied claims that some Junior High School graduates have been wrongly placed by the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) into Senior High Schools. Some parents have in various Citi News interviews have said their wards were […] The post SHS
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has said the Commission has abrogated a $56 million contract signed by her predecessor to manage the ICT setup of the Commission. She said the EC was paying $4 million yearly to the company to keep the commission’s data. Speaking at a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo […] The post We’ve
The New Patriotic Party has put on hold its parliamentary primary in the Chereponi constituency. The party’s Director of Elections and Research, Evans Nimako said the decision was taken after considering some “local dynamics”. The polls will therefore take place in 105 constituencies across the country on 28th September 2019. “It is going to be […] The post NPP
President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the arrival of the first batch ambulances for all 275 constituencies in the country. The first batch numbering about 48, arrived in the country yesterday, Thursday. The arrival of the ambulances is part of the fulfilment of a promise made by President Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP Government in the […] The post ‘First batch
The Volta Regional Chapter of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has said it will not comply with the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) directive to them to call off their nationwide strike. The teachers last week declared the strike over the nonpayment of salary arrears and delayed promotions. Speaking to Citi News, the Volta […] The post ‘Address
Education Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, on Thursday inaugurated the establishment of agriculture, construction and tourism, arts and culture Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) adding that government is undertaking a rehabilitation of almost half of all technical and vocational training institutions in the country. The rehabilitation would involve the Ghana Regional Appropriate Technology Industrial Service (GRATIS), […] The post Major
Guardians of some Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduates have been left in frustration over the placement of their wards in Senior High Schools. Some have even had to travel long distances to sort out issues with the Computerized School Selection Placement System (CSSPS) and have been left stranded as the Complaints and Solution Center […] The post Students,
The Bank of Ghana has dismissed one of its staff, Mr Gilbert Addy, for allegedly engaging in bribery and corruption. “The Bank of Ghana has today dismissed an official, Mr Gilbert Addy, for gross misconduct in relation to corrupt transactions and for accepting bribes in connection with the award of a contract to Sibton Switch […] The post BoG dismisses staff over alleged
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