The Judicial Service Secretariat has asked members of the Judicial Service Staff Association (JUSAG) to without delay call of their ongoing strike and return to work. According to the service, the strike by the Association is illegal hence its order. Checks by Citi News at some courts in Accra and Kumasi on Wednesday showed the […] The post Judicial Service workers ordered
Kosmos Energy has announced the promotion of its Country Manager, Joe Mensah, to Senior Vice President and Head of the Ghana business unit after serving with distinction as Country Manager since joining the company in 2015. Mr. Mensah will be responsible for the overall performance of the Ghana business unit, maintaining strong relationships with partners, […] The post Kosmos
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Hajia Alima Mahama has expressed surprise at the sudden shift of position by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding the upcoming referendum on political parties’ participation in the district level election. The NDC has suddenly, publicly declared that it would be campaigning to get the people to […] The post Minority’s
MTN Group has announced that its messaging platform, Ayoba, has reached 1 million monthly active users. The platform is built by the group with features designed for MTN customers. “We believe that our customers in Africa and the Middle East deserve a communication platform that expresses our unique voice, honors our rich identity through local […] The post MTN’s
Authorities of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, KMA have cautioned heads of basic and second cycle institutions within the metropolis to strictly comply with sanitation laws or risk closure. The Assembly has threatened to initiate court actions against schools that do not adhere to its directive. Speaking to Citi News after an engagement with some school […] The post A/R:
The National Development Bank is expected to commence operations in 2020 to provide access to cheaper and long-term funding to some key companies operating in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The Finance Minister delivering the 2020 budget statement to Parliament said the government is set to complete discussions with the World Bank and other development […] The post Gov’t
The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said that the Akufo-Addo led government has for the past three years spent more than GH¢12 billion on implementing key social intervention policies that have brought relief to Ghanaians. Mr. Ofori-Atta presenting the 2020 budget statement in Parliament said the amount includes spending on Free Senior High School, Planting […] The post #GHBudget:
The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors Senyo Hosi has charged university authorities and students to create innovative ways in teaching and learning to help Ghana achieve its transformational agenda. He expressed concern about Ghana’s apparent unpreparedness to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the new technologies of the fourth […] The post Senyo
A visually impaired Ghanaian student suffered in the hands of the security officers at the Oxford Union after he was allegedly dragged out of a debate hall with excessive force. The MPhil in International Relations student at St John’s College, Ebenezer Azamati was allegedly abused and meted with the unfair treatment because he arrived at […] The post Staff
A visually impaired Ghanaian student suffered in the hands of the security officers at the Oxford Union after he was allegedly dragged out of a debate hall with excessive force. The MPhil in International Relations student at St John’s College, Ebenezer Azamati was allegedly abused and meted with the unfair treatment because he arrived at […] The post Staff
The government says the Ghanaian economy has seen a complete turnaround in 32 months since the Akufo-Addo administration took over the running of the economy. Presenting the Financial Policy of the government for 2020 in Parliament on Wednesday, the Minister for Finance Ken Ofori Atta said economic growth has rebounded strongly from 3.4 percent in […] The post Finance
Affected residents have registered their displeasure about the demolishing exercise which took place without prior notice. However, Anyok Holdings has refuted this accusation and claim that residents were duly notified before demolishing. The post Demolition at Ashaley Botwe: Residents vow to resist evacuation appeared first on Citinewsroom
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike effective Wednesday, November 13, 2019. The group says the action is a result of the government’s failure to review the salaries of its members. The post JUSSAG declares strike over salary concerns appeared first on Citinewsroom -
Local traders stormed the Opera Square and locked up the shops of foreigners in retail. They alleged that the foreigners used land guards to counter the attack by local traders. The post Foreigners in retail: Shops of foreigners at Opera Square closed again by Ghanaian appeared first on Citinewsroom
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked the licenses of 53 Fund Management Companies. SEC, in a statement explained that the revocation follows the companies’ failure to “return client funds which remain locked up and in a number of cases, have even folded up their operations.” The post Clean-up of capital market: Premises of fund management
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has said the government will soon prosecute individuals whose actions led to the banking crisis. The Central Bank has over the past two years revoked the licenses of a number of banks, microfinance companies, and Savings and Loans companies. While presenting the 2020 Budget and Financial Statement in Parliament […] The post Culprits
Government in its quest to address the poor road networks in major parts of the country has declared 2020, as the “year for roads”. Delivering the 2020 Budget in Parliament on Wednesday, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta said the government will largely focus and prioritize road projects to improve infrastructure in that sector and bring […] The post GhBudget: Gov’t
As part of plans to provide jobs and accommodation for head porters, popularly known as ‘kayayei’ in various parts of Accra, the government has disclosed plans of putting up a hostel facility for these women. Presenting the 2020 budget statement in Parliament on Wednesday, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said the construction of the hostel […] The post #GhBudget:
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has stated that 48,000 teacher trainees have so far been paid GHC 532 million in allowances. According to him, this is in fulfillment of the government’s promise to restore the teacher trainees allowances. “Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand here and declare that the President has redeemed […] The post 48,000 teacher
Government is still focused on bringing on board private sector expertise in the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana. The Akufo-Addo government officially terminated the power concession agreement with the Power Distribution Services (PDS) in October 2019 after detecting some breaches in PDS’s obligations in the provision of payment securities. There was intense pressure […] The post Gov’t
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