The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that it has adjusted the academic calendar and dates for Senior High Schools (SHSs), for the 2021 academic year. GES, in a statement, outlined the revised dates as follows; The SHS 3 students will resume their classroom activities from May 5, 2021. The SHS 2 Gold track students […] The post GES revises academic calendar for
The Builsa North Municipal Police command in Sandema in the Upper East Region has secured a warrant of arrest from the Navrongo District Magistrate Court for the immediate arrest of five suspects who escaped from custody. The suspects were remanded into police custody at the Sandema police station but escaped on April 10, 2021. The […] The post Sandema:
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sissala West, Mohammed Adams Sukparu has presented hundred bags of cement to the Jawia community as he marks 100 days in office. The presentation, which was done during his “thank you” visit to the community is to help complete a self-initiated health center project in the community. Speaking at […] The post Sissala
PERSONAL BIO-DATA Date of Birth : 2 July 1978 Hometown : Nkwatia, Kwahu Marital Status : Married Religion : Christian EDUCATION Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Corporate Law, Securities Regulation, International Commercial Arbitration, International Economic Relations (WTO) and International Business Transactions, received May 2006 Editor: Cornell LL.M. Newsletter. […] The post Profile
Evelyn Agyepong, an Education Consultation and Chief Enquiry Officer at STEAMBoxGH, has highlighted the importance of equipping teachers with adequate knowledge to aid tech-based solutions in education. Mrs. Agyapong is of the view that teachers are detached from the chain as far as solutions to lack of access to education are concerned. “What scared me […] The post Teachers
The National Film Authority under the auspice of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts Culture will be holding the final session of the Presidential Film Pitch Series on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th April 2021. This will be preceded by a media launch on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. Juliet […] The post National Film
Ghana made history last year when the Kumasi Compost and Recycling Plant (KCARP) the largest in Africa was inaugurated to receive and recycle municipal solid waste in Kumasi and its environs. The facility which has the capacity to treat 2,400 metric tonnes of waste per day on two shifts is the biggest capacity of a […] The post KCARP, Africa’s largest recycling
Mr Kissi Agyebeng, is a legal practitioner, and Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal, who is expected to be nominated as the next Special Prosecutor (SP), according to Daily Graphic sources. The Electronic Communications Tribunal, which he currently chairs, is the body which determines appeals from parties aggrieved by decisions of the National Communications Authority (NCA) […] The post Who
A delegation from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) paid courtesy calls on former Presidents John Mahama and John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday and Thursday respectively. The delegation was led by the Government Statistician and Chief Census Officer, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, comprised of members of the GSS Governing Board and the Census Coordinating Team. The […] The post Kufuor,
Management of Citi FM through The Citi FM Foundation has cut sod for the construction of a girls dormitory for the Baptist School Complex and Orphanage (BASCO), at Trotor near Suhum in the Eastern Region. The 30-bed capacity project is in fulfilment of the station’s commitment to see many of the orphaned girls who cannot be […] The post Citi
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has given assurances of the deployment of enhanced measures at Ghana’s airport to curb the surge in COVID-19 cases. This comes on the back of a statement released by Frontier Healthcare Services alerting the country’s health officials of a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded at […] The post Surge
The father of Bushiru Ismail, a first-year Muslim student of the Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast, Zakariah Alhassan is accusing the school authorities of denying his daughter from engaging in any Islamic activity, including the Ramadan fast which is obligatory for every healthy Muslim. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Alhassan said “two […] The post Wesley
The father of Bushiru Ismail, a first-year Muslim student of the Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast, Zakariah Alhassan is accusing the school authorities of preventing his daughter from engaging in any Islamic activity, including the Ramadan fast which is obligatory for every healthy Muslim. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Alhassan said “two […] The post Wesley
The Attorney General has nominated the Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal, Kissi Agyebeng, as the next Special Prosecutor. If vetted and approved by Parliament, Mr. Agyebeng will replace Martin Amidu, who resigned from the position on November 15, 2020. In a letter to the Presidency, the Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, said he was satisfied that […] The post Kissi
Abel Acquaye, the Executive Director of Africa Schools Online, has suggested that more public-private partnerships are needed to ensure more sustainable tech-based solutions in education. Speaking on Monday’s edition of EdTechMonday on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Acquaye said, “when there is a partnership, we can have a long term and sustainable approach to these things.” […] The post Public-private
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has described the 2020 general polls as the most successful in the country’s Fourth Republc. The Deputy Director of Elections at the Commission, Michael Boadi, at an ongoing post-election workshop by CODEO, attributed the success to their choice of procurement method. “During the registration, we hired not less than 44,000 persons. […] The post 2020
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly killing his girlfriend with a hammer. The incident reportedly happened on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Shama-Kumasi. According to the police, a quarrel ensued between the man, Papa Gyabi, and the deceased, only known as Rita, between the hours of 12:00 am and […] The post W/R:
The immediate past Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, says the deaths that were recorded in the 2020 general elections have dented the country’s image. According to him, Ghana needs to work to reclaim its enviable democratic credentials on the continent. Some persons died […] The post 2020 election deaths
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor says he will soon give an update on the status of the number of excavators seized by the government at the peak of the fight against illegal small-scale mining popularly called “galamsey”. According to him, he will be transparent in doing so. During the first […] The post I’ll
The Member of Parliament for the Yendi constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama is set to roll out a number of projects to mark his 40th birthday. Farouk Aliu Mahama turns 40 tomorrow, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, and as part of activities to mark his special day, the legislator will be launching an initiative dubbed ‘100 boreholes […] The post Yendi MP to roll out
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