The National Inspectorate Board (NIB) says all schools are to remain closed save for the category of students that have been permitted to resume school. Only second and third-year students of Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools have been allowed to resume school at the pre-tertiary level. Second years will be returning to school […] The post Engage

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has urged government to ensure the timely supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to second-year Senior High School Students. In an interview with Citi News, the president of CHASS, Yakubu Abubakar noted that there were some delays in the distribution of PPE during the initial resumption […] The post CHASS

The big stories in this edition of the Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Frema Adunyame are; – Confusion rocks PAC sitting over GNPC allocation to Rebecca Foundation, Okyenhene – Minority to report Agyapa deal to London Stock Exchange – CSOs initiate online petition against Agyapa deal – NPP 2020 manifesto scores zero on […] The post Eyewitness News,

In the first edition of the Voters’ Diary on Citi FM, Abena Nyamekye Ampadu hosted Bernard Avle and Nathan Quao who analysed the evolution of Ghana’s parliament, with a focus on 1992 and 1996. Also on the show, one of Ghana’s longest-serving Members of Parliament, who won’t be returning to parliament after the 2020 elections, […] The post Voters’ Diary,

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked residents in Amedzofe in the Volta Region to shun persons who promote ethnocentrism and division. He made the call when he commissioned the Five Piped Water Supply System in Amedzofe for 69,000 residents of three districts in the Volta Region. “No one who is committed to the Ghana […] The post Shun those who promote

The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, dismissed a suit filed by Mobile Telecommunication giant, MTN, against the National Communication Authority over its intent to regulate the telcos space to ensure fair competition. MTN filed the suit after it was declared as a Significant Market Power (SMP). According […] The post Court

The Accra High Court has dismissed the lawsuit by MTN, in which it was urging the court to quash the decision by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to classify it as a significant market power (SMP) in the telecommunications industry in Ghana. The court at its sitting on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 dismissed MTN’s case […] The post High Court

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has urged members of the New Patriotic Party’s campaign team in the constituency to trumpet and highlight gains made by the Akufo-Addo administration during their campaign. According to Dr. Opoku Prempeh, although the ‘4 more for Nana’, ‘4 more to do more’ slogan adopted […] The post Manhyia

The Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) has rated the New Patriotic Party’s 2020 manifesto zero percent for policies to tackle climate change in the country. The Director of Research, Centre for Climate Change and Food Security, Sulemana Issifu, in a press statement, expressed disappointment for not finding “any general promises that combat […] The post NPP

There was near confusion at Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee hearing on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, when the question of sponsorship to the Rebecca Foundation came up. Officials from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) appeared before the Committee to answer questions on funding given to various institutions as part of the Corporation’s corporate social responsibility. […] The post Confusion

Ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, 2020, the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), has trained and deployed 65 Long-Term Observers (LTOs) who will be observing the pre-election environment from September 1, 2020, to December 6, 2020. Each observer has been assigned to one of 65 selected constituencies from all 16 […] The post CODEO

Some Civil Society organizations have initiated an online petition to galvanize public support against the implementation of Agyapa Royalties Limited. Though the Finance Ministry last Friday sought to put all related matters to rest, civil society groups continue to mount pressure for the suspension of its implementation. President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, who is […] The post CSOs

  Beiersdorf Ghana has donated 50,000 Nivea creme skin and hand care products to the Ghana Health Service. The Country Manager of Beiersdorf, Oliver Bodson said the donation is to ensure that health care workers’ skin is well moisturized in the wake of COVID-19. “The fight against the pandemic is far from over and that […] The post Beiersdorf Ghana

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has indicated that the company is in dire financial straits, due to the government’s inability to pay debts owed it since 2014. GNPC has some debts amounting to $21 million and officials of the corporation say they are helpless in the matter. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee of […] The post GNPC in need

The Minority in Parliament intends to report the “risky” Agyapa Royalties deal to the London Stock Exchange. Aside from issues with transparency, the Minority has raised conflict of interest issues with the deal. At a press conference on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu insisted that the deal is “tainted with some […] The post Minority

The United Nations Office in Ghana has released a booklet of key messages covering COVID-19 preventive and impact mitigating measures, and the contributions of the UN to the national response. In a press release issued by the UN Information Centre in Accra on Monday, it said the messages, aligned with individual agencies’ mandates, provide a […] The post UN releases

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has published the first indicative survey on the impact of COVID-19 on health systems based on 105 countries’ reports. A press statement issued by the Organisation, said data collected from five regions over the period from March to June 2020, illustrated that almost every country, (representing 90 percent), experienced disruptions […] The post COVID-19:

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 44-year-old unemployed man, Joseph Mensah Amartey, to six months in prison for biting off the ear of an Information Technology Engineer over a woman. The convict, was also ordered by the court to pay compensation of GH¢2,000 to the complainant, Mr Japhet Tetteh Josiah. Amartey, who was charged […] The post Man jailed six months for biting

In the first edition of the Voters’ Dairy on Citi FM, Abena Nyamekye Ampadu hosted Bernard Avle and Nathan Quao who analysed the evolution of Ghana’s Parliament, with a focus on 1992 and 1996. Also on the show, one of Ghana’s longest-serving Members of Parliament, who won’t be returning to Parliament after the 2020 elections, […] The post Voters’ Diary, Tuesday

The Rotary Club of Accra, Osu Oxford street on August 29, donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Osu Government maternity home in Accra. The kind gesture by the group is part of its social responsibilities undertaken to support institutions. The Rotary Club of Accra Osu Oxford Street donated 2,500 surgical facemasks, 5,000 pair of […] The post Rotary