The Minister for Energy, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, says government has paid all debts owed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as of March 2020, to help improve the company’s liquidity. The government had initially paid an average of GHC2 billion directly to ECG’s suppliers (i.e VRA, IPPs and GRIDCo) to defray GoG’s indebtedness to […] The post Clearing
How much are people willing to pay for new Twitter features? Is it $2.99? According to Jane Manchun Wong, a software developer who’s gained a reputation for reverse-engineering applications to reveal upcoming services, Twitter is hoping it’s exactly $2.99. Wong’s deep dive into the backend of Twitter suggests that a subscription tier called Twitter Blue will […] The post Twitter’s
Palestinian officials in Gaza say Sunday was the deadliest day since the current fighting with Israel began. Forty-two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the territory on Sunday. Israel’s army say Palestinian militants have fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israel over the past week. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that further […] The post Gazan
Celebrated Ghanaian musician, Kwame Nsiah-Apau, popularly known as Okyeame Kwame and his wife, Annica Nsiah-Apau, have launched their first book titled ‘Love Locked Down’. The book, which chronicles their love journey and proffers solutions to some marital and relationship issues was launched on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Ecobank Headquarters in Accra. The launch […] The post Okyeame
Celebrated Ghanaian music Kwame Nsiah-Apau popularly known as Okyeame Kwame and his wife Annica Nsiah-Apau, have launched their first book titled ‘Love Locked Down’. The book which chronicles their love journey and proffers solutions to some marital and relationship issues was launched on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Ecobank Headquarters in Accra. The launch […] The post Love
The #Fixthecountry campaigners have declared their intention to protest against the detention and assault of Citi News‘ Caleb Kudah, and the invasion of Citi FM by National Security operatives. The assault on Caleb Kudah last Tuesday has dominated discussions in Ghana. Mr. Kudah was detained and assaulted by National Security operatives for filming abandoned MASLOC […] The post #Fixthecountry
The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is confident the load shedding exercise in communities that receive electricity from the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point will end today as scheduled. Last week, the Electricity Company of Ghana rolled out an eight-day power outage schedule for some parts of the national capital to enable it undertake […] The post ECG’s 8-day ‘dumsor’
On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, operatives of National Security arrested and assaulted Citi FM‘s Caleb Kudah, after they found him filming abandoned state-funded vehicles near their office. The operatives subsequently besieged the premises of Citi FM to arrest another journalist, Zoe Abu-Baidoo Addo because Caleb had sent the files to her via WhatsApp. Both reporters […] The post Over
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketing Companies Association says it may lose GH¢60million worth of investment made into building some 100 LPG retail outlets which remain incomplete. The government, after the Atomic Gas explosion in 2017, placed a ban on new LPG retail points to allow for proper assessment of all LPG outlets nationwide. Although […] The post Consider
The Management of SOS Children’s Villages Ghana, has urged the media pay critical attention to child protection and advocacy. According to management, it has noticed that across the African continent, children and young people without parental care are growing up alone, left behind in development and exposed to abuse, exploitation and other practices against their […] The post Media
The Executive Director for Inclusive Tech Group, Dr. Millicent Agangiba, has called on government to compressively implement the 2012 Inclusive Education Policy in order not to exclude physically challenged persons in the current digital age. Speaking to Citi News in Takoradi during the non-profit organization’s training of 22 physically challenged persons in ICT with Assistive […] The post Implement
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Kenneth Ashigbey, says Ghanaian journalists may have to consider seeking redress at the international level if local state institutions continue to fail in delivering justice when they’re abused or tortured. According to him, given that several cases of abuse and torture against journalists are not […] The post Ghanaian
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