President Nana Akufo-Addo has blamed weak and unresponsive leadership for the slow pace of integration among member states of ECOWAS. This comes on the back of the closure of Nigeria’s borders with Benin, a decision adopted to halt smuggling. Addressing the conference on ECOWAS Court of Justice in Accra, President Akufo-Addo said the sub-region cannot […] The post Weak

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has charged information officers in the region to campaign vigorously to ensure massive turn out in this year’s district level elections and referendum. The Minister was speaking at a day’s workshop organized by the Information Services Department on Friday, 18th October 2019 for Information Officers in the Ashanti […] The post A/R:

The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has slammed the Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Ato Forson, for questioning her order to telcos to cease the upfront deductions of the Communications Service Tax (CST). After the directive to the telcos last week, Mr. Forson wrote to the Ministry requesting for the withdrawal of the order he described […] The post You

A retired military officer, Captain Joel Sowu has accused Ghana’s former President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of working to politicize the military. According to him, the politicization of the military coupled with worsening economic fortunes of Ghanaians led to Dr. Nkrumah’s overthrow in 1966. “It was Kwame Nkrumah who began politicizing the military by asking the […] The post Kwame

The University of Education, Winneba has graduated its first deaf and blind student at the school’s 24th congregation ceremony held at Winneba in the Central Region. The student, Sylvia Abena Peprah, pursued a two-year diploma programme in community-based rehabilitation and disability studies. “We are the first university in this country to graduate a deaf-blind student […] The post UEW

The University of Education, Winneba has graduated its first deaf and blind student at the school’s 24th congregation ceremony held at Winneba in the Central Region. The student, Sylvia Abena Peprah, pursued a two-year diploma programme in community-based rehabilitation and disability studies. “We are the first university in this country to graduate a deaf-blind student […] The post UEW

The Danquah Institute has appointed Mr Richard Ahiagbah as its acting Executive Director. This comes after the exit of the previous Executive Director, Edward Kwaku Asomani, who is on a sabbatical leave before his official exit effective October 21, 2019. The Board of Governors of the Danquah Institute in a statement said Edward Asomani’s exit […] The post Richard

Government is collaborating with the Ghana Health Service and other stakeholders to improve health systems in Ghana’s prisons, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has disclosed. In line with this programme, over forty (40) medical personnel have been seconded from the Ghana Health Service and posted to various prison establishments, while a […] The post Gov’t

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will hold its Presidential primaries on April 25, 2020. A non-refundable nomination fee for aspirants will be GHc20,000 whilst the filing fee is GHc200,000. “Even if it is only one candidate, we still must go to a national congress to acclaim who the candidate is,” the General Secretary […] The post NPP

President Nana Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange, located in the Greater Accra Region. The construction of this interchange, according to the President, will help address the congestion being faced by commuters at the Obetsebi-Lamptey roundabout and will help improve mobility on the Ring Road corridor. The President explained […] The post Akufo-Addo

The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has rebuffed Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Ato Forson’s criticism of government’s reaction to the implementation of the Communications Service Tax (CST). After the Communications Ministry, through the National Communications Authority, ordered telecommunication companies to cease the instant deductions, Mr. Forson wrote to the Ministry requesting for the withdrawal of […] The post CST

Ghanaian Hip Life, High Life musician Kofi Kinaata has said that winning Song Writer of the Year award at the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards with his ‘Things Fall Apart Song,’ is not his priority. Speaking to Nana Tuffour on Citi TV’s Saturday Live after a spectacular live band performance, the Fante Rap God explained […] The post Songwriter of the Year

The National Democratic Congress is kicking against the government’s move to replace the Power Distribution Services through a restrictive tendering process. According to the party, the government cannot be trusted to carry out the process with due diligence, as its negligence led to the cancellation of the PDS deal. General Secretary of the party, Johnson […] The post Using

The government of Ghana has finally terminated the Power Distribution Services’ concession agreement with the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG. The termination, Citi News gathers, is on the insistence of the Ghana government, against the position of the US government which was insisting that the PDS concession should remain in order to save the $498 […] The post The

Ghana recorded about 4,900 breast cancer cases in men between 40 and 49 years, in 2018. Citi News’ Naa Adoley Moffat reports on breast cancer among Ghanaian men. The post Breast cancer prevalence among Ghanaian men appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana

Christiana Larbi was an executive with the defunct Capital Bank. She had to resort to working as an Uber driver after she lost her job when the bank collapsed. The post Ride-hailing services: Lady Uber driver breaks stereotype appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News

MD Estate residents in East Legon have complained about air pollution from an oil refinery which threatens their health. A resident explained that a petition was presented to the Environmental Protection Agency. However, there has been slow progress in addressing the issue. Also, they contacted other institutions such as NADMO and Ghana National Fire Service […] The post MD

A 15-year-old boy has been found dead in a river at Awutu Bereku in the Central Region. Emmanuel Tetteh, according to reports drowned in the late hours of Sunday but was found on Monday morning by some individuals who went to the riverside to fetch water. Speaking to Citi News in an interview, Chief Inspector […] The post Awutu Bereku: 15-year-old boy found dead in river

An Iranian hacking group was itself hacked by a Russian group to spy on multiple countries, UK and US intelligence agencies have revealed. The Iranian group – codenamed OilRig – had its operations compromised by a Russian-based group known as Turla. The Russians piggybacked on the Iranian group to target other victims. A National Cyber […] The post Russian hackers

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has stated that the government’s decision to use a restrictive tendering process to select a successor to the Power Distribution Services (PDS) may yield a worse outcome. A statement released by the think tank and signed by its Executive Director, Paa Kwasi Anamua Sakyi said the termination of the […] The post Restrictive