In this edition of Eye witness news with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Frema Adunyame – 2020 WASSCE: WAEC reports leaked examiners’ contact list to police, the minority in parliament have also called for the cancellation of the leaked papers – Umaru Sanda Amadu also interviewed Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide and MP for Ningo […] The post Eyewitness News, Wednesday

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has promised to provide some tax reliefs to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) should he be voted into power in the December 7 general elections. He says, his next administration is determined to offer incentives to the business sector to cushion them for the creation […] The post I’ll

Women accused of being witches at the Gambaga Witch Camp have disagreed with calls on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social protection to forcefully close down all witch camps in Ghana. They instead want the government to conduct proper sensitisation at the various communities to ensure peaceful reintegration of their members. The women, numbering […] The post Sensitize

Ghanaian actor, Stephen Atanga, popularly known as Don Little, has expressed his profound gratitude to the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin for helping him foot the bills for his mandatory quarantine. Don Little was among the celebrities who were stranded abroad as a result of the Coronavirus-induced closure of Ghana’s borders. Although […] The post COVID-19:

101 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Ghana. This brings to 1,875 the total number of active infections of the virus in the country as of today, Wednesday, August 19, 2020. The cumulative number of cases as of the same date is 43,094. However, 40,963 individuals who earlier contracted the disease have recovered […] The post 101 new COVID-19 cases recorded

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited for its continuous support of Ghana’s waste management effort over the years. The President gave the commendation when he cut-sod for the construction of Zoomlion Ghana’s 60 million Euro Solid and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant at Assakae in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality in the Western Region today, August […] The post Akufo-Addo

German development cooperation GIZ through local partners Hipsters of Nature and Mothers Club in Development have launched an urban gardening project aimed at promoting urban gardening. The project, dubbed, ‘My Garden, My Health, My Wealth’ is expected to support at least 150 households within the Nima and Maamobi communities to set up multi-story gardens for […] The post GIZ,

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Klottey Korle Constituency, Prince Appiah Debrah says the political clout of the incumbent, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings will not be a factor in the contest for the parliamentary seat in the December 7 polls. He contends that his deep understanding of the local political dynamics of the […] The post I

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has begun investigations into the online circulation of a ‘yet to be finalised’ list of examiners for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (2020). WAEC says how the list managed to find its way to social media is very “unfortunate and disturbing”. The Council has […] The post WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has begun investigations into the online circulation of a ‘yet to be finalised’ list of examiners for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (2020). WAEC says how the list managed to find its way to social media is very “unfortunate and disturbing”. The Council has […] The post 2020

The Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the government is committed to continuing its efforts to make the country’s public libraries lively and connected spaces for life-long learning. He made the statement in a speech delivered on his behalf by  Gifty Twum Ampofo, Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET, at the virtual […] The post Ghana’s

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of an integrated recycling and compost plant and water treatment plant at Assakae in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region, on Wednesday, 19th August 2020. The Plant, which is being established by the Jospong Group and its partners, in collaboration with […] The post Akufo-Addo

It took Apple 42 years to reach $1 trillion in value. It took it just two more years to get to $2 trillion. Even more stunning: All of Apple’s second $1 trillion came in the past 21 weeks, while the global economy shrank faster than ever before in the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday Apple became the first U.S. company to […] The post Apple is now worth $2 trillion,

First of all, permit me to briefly recap the history of the West African Examination Council (WAEC). Based on the available literature, it was established in 1951 as a non-profit making examination body following the enactment of West African Examination Council Ordinances in 1951. Four West African countries such as Ghana (then Gold Coast), Nigeria, […] The post Baba Musah

Over 500 members of the Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association have received loans from the government’s GHS 1 billion Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme (CAP BuSS) managed by the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI). The CAP Business Support Scheme which was launched in May 2020 was part of the government’s economic […] The post Over

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghanaians are witnessing, at first hand, the declaration by Government of 2020 as “The Year of Roads”, as road projects in every Region of the country are ongoing. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the Essiama-Nkroful-Telekubokazo road, in the Ellembelle constituency, President Akufo-Addo expressed his […] The post We’re

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has vowed to once again secure massive votes in the Greater Accra Region in the upcoming general elections. Statistics from Ghana’s elections have shown that, any presidential candidate who wins the region ends up becoming president. The NPP is therefore hoping to do well in the region on December 7, […] The post 2020

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut-sod for the construction of a two-storey 100-bed capacity hospital at Shama on his final-day tour of the Western Region. The district hospital project which will cost 42 million euros is being funded by the Governments of Ghana and China. The project, which is expected to be completed within […] The post Nana

In this edition of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle and the team discuss the Government’s result fair on infrastructure and the Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s address. Bernard Avle interviewed the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah on some claims by the Vice-President. The team of discussed claims by Africa Watch education on the leaking of […] The post Citi

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has responded to claims by the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama that he is only good at giving promises but poor at delivering them. President Akufo-Addo in a tweet on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, reject such propaganda against his government and reward him […] The post Trust