The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the investments the Akufo-Addo government has made in its digitization efforts have put Ghana on the path to becoming one of the most digitized economies in Africa. He said the Akufo-Addo government inherited an economy that was largely manual with the majority of the population unbanked. Dr. Bawumia […] The post Ghana becoming
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia speaks on Ghana’s economy at the town hall meeting pitched on nation builder’s update. Citi97.3 · Full speech of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Ghana’s economy The post Full speech of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Ghana’s economy appeared first on Citinewsroom
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reassuring affected clients of the defunct Fund Management Companies whose licenses were revoked that payment processes for the Government partial bailout have begun in line with its earlier public notice on the 18th November 2020. The customers include those of Gold Coast Fund Management Limited (now Blackshield Fund […] The post SEC
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the government decided to offer bailout package for customers of fund management companies currently in court on compassionate ground. Government is offering up to GHS50,000 to customers of Blackshield and other fund management companies litigating the revocation of their licenses. The government promised to top up the amount after […] The post We’re
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the New Patriotic Party under the leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo has abolished fifteen taxes within its first term in office. According to him, the taxes were abolished despite revenue challenges the NPP inherited from the erstwhile Mahama government. He said this was done to reduce the burden […] The post We’ve abolished
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under the leadership of President Nana Akufo-Addo has been peerless in its policy initiatives as far as the issue of unemployment in the country is concerned. He says government through its strategic programs has created more jobs for the teeming unemployed youth who were […] The post Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has created over two million jobs in the formal sector in its first term in office. Dr. Bawumia cited government interventions such as NABCo, Planting for Food and Jobs as part of the programmes through which the jobs have been created. According to […] The post We’ve created two million
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghana, under Akufo-Addo’s administration has seen the lowest depreciation of the cedi since 1992. According to him, although the COVID-19 pandemic has affected economies all over the world the Akufo-Addo government has ensured a low inflation rate thereby impacting the strength of the cedi positively. “In four years, […] The post Ghana
Every year, on 1st December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. The theme for this year is Global solidarity, shared responsibility. On this day, the world unites to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to the pandemic. The celebration also brings focus on […] The post Positioning
As part of effort to promote digital and smart banking, Absa Bank Ghana in collaboration with its Brand Ambassador, M.anifest, has unveiled the “Simple & Easy” music video ahead of the Christmas festivities to demonstrate how customers can bank conveniently during the busy season. The Simple & Easy campaign is designed to encourage customers to […] The post Absa
Ghana’s largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the brazen attempts by President Nana Akufo-Addo to brand himself as an incorruptible leader is a complete mockery. The NDC maintains that President Akufo-Addo lacks the political will to fight corruption in the country. The party, which presented what it calls “the top ten monumental […] The post NDC
Political parties at Nsoatre in the Sunyani West constituency of the Bono Region have resolved to ensure that there is peace before, during and after the December polls. This follows the identification of Nsoatre by the Bono Regional Police Command as one of the flashpoints in the region. Nsoatre, a major town in the Sunyani […] The post Bono Region: Political parties
The flagbearer of the Convention Peoples Party, Ivor kobina Greenstreet has stated that he will replace the communication service tax with an ad valorem tax on phone units. Mobile telecom companies began to charge customers the newly adjusted Communication Service Tax (CST) also known as ‘Talk tax’ from October 1, 2019. A statement by the […] The post I’ll
The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) has described as misplaced, the ongoing debate over who introduced the Free Senior High School Policy. The candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), President Akufo-Addo, and the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama have clashed on the campaign trail this week over who introduced […] The post Free
In this edition of The Voters’ Diary on Citi FM, Abena Nyamekye Ampadu hosted Godfred Akoto Boafo and Nathan Quao who analysed a survey by the political science department of the University of Ghana, predicting President Akufo-Addo will win the 2020 general elections with 51.7% of votes cast while John Mahama will garner 40.4%. The […] The post Voters’ Diary, Thursday November
The cumulative indebtedness to the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) is almost a billion dollars according to the Public Interest and Accountability Committee’s (PIAC) half-year report for 2020. PIAC has warned that the debt which is currently $942,260,510 has reached an unsustainable level. The Committee noted that companies Ghana Gas provides gas to have failed to […] The post Debt
An illegal small scale mining pit in the outskirts of Ayanfuri in the Central Region has collapsed, trapping eight persons between the ages of 24 and 35 years. The illegal miners were rescued by residents and rushed to the Dunkwa on Offin Government Hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival. Bodies of the deceased […] The post Central Region: Eight dead
The flagbearer of the Conventions People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has stated that the “electric shock” slogan that the party has adopted for the December 7 election is not a gimmick. According to him, unless voters give the NDC and NPP an “electric shock” by voting for the CPP, things in the country will […] The post CPP’s
A South Korean court has sentenced the mastermind of one of the country’s biggest online sex abuse rings to 40 years in jail. Cho Ju-bin was found guilty of running a group which blackmailed girls into sharing sexual videos that were then posted in pay-to-view chatrooms. At least 10,000 people used the chatrooms, with some […] The post Online sex abuse ring leader jailed 40
The flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has reiterated his party’s commitment to implement free education at all levels if elected President on December 7. Mr. Greenstreet holds the view that a good education will serve as a good foundation for the country’s human resources, which will translate to good leadership […] The post Free
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