The Ministry of Information says the Nana Akufo-Addo government is not bothered about the town hall meetings organised by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to criticise its proposed electronic transaction levy. A Deputy Minister for Information, Fatimatu Abubakar in an interview on Eyewitness News, said the government will stay focused on its public engagements on […] The post Gov’t
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made a personal donation of One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS100,000) to the Appiate Support Fund which has been established by the government to support persons affected by the recent explosion in the area. With this donation, the President becomes the first person to donate to the Fund. At […] The post Nana Addo donates GHS100,000
Residents within the Ayawaso Central Municipality have been advised to take sanitation around their homes, offices and shops as their personal responsibility, even as the Assembly prepares to implement its sanitation by-laws from February 2022. Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area, Alhaji Mohammed Quaye, gave the advice during a sensitization campaign at various locations […] The post Ayawaso
The Deputy Minister for Transport, Alhassan Tampuli, has sworn into office two additional board members of the Ghana Airports Company. The two are ace sports broadcaster Kwabena Yeboah and Kojo Edyir-Danso. This brings to 9, the total number of board members of the company. The two additional members are nominees of President Akufo-Addo who are […] The post Ace
Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin is courting the support of Ghanaians for a smooth passage of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy popularly known as E-levy. To him, the E-levy was designed to allow for an improved standard of living. He said the citizenry must be optimistic about the proper utilization of the tax policy […] The post E-levy
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is accusing the government of intimidation aimed at getting it to suspend its nationwide strike. The industrial action by the lecturers, in demand of better conditions of service, is now in its third week. This stand-off between UTAG and the government has become a source of worry among […] The post UTAG members
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Patricia Espinosa, has called on developed countries to take immediate actions to address the rising global temperature. Speaking at the opening of Project Syndicate’s “Generation Green”, Ms. Espinosa said this decade offers an opportunity to “achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and, ultimately, the 1.5-degree […] The post Take
In an address to open Project Syndicate’s “Generation Green” event today, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia outlined urgent next steps that the international community needs to take to keep the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees within reach, and build momentum ahead of the next UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt […] The post More
Traders in the Central Business District of Accra say they will kick against attempts to move them off walkways as part of plans to decongest Accra. Speaking to Citi News, the traders say the government must build new markets or expand existing ones, to prevent them from plying their trade on pavements. “We have nowhere […] The post Traders oppose moves to get them
The Minister for Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, says the e-levy will not erode the gains made in digital transactions as some have suggested. She’s of the view that the government will raise adequate revenue from the e-levy for national development. Speaking at the government’s first town hall meeting in the Eastern Regional capital, […] The post ‘Talk
The Hajia Humu Foundation, a humanitarian organisation based in the Upper West Region, has donated several educational materials to some 40 basic schools within the Wa Municipality. The educational materials worth GH¢150,000 include 20 laptops, 1,005 uniforms, 7000 Hajia Humu Foundation-branded exercise books, erasers, pens, and pencils. The beneficiary schools which were selected across the […] The post Hajia
Paul Kofi Mante, the Managing Director of EDC Investment Ltd spoke on ‘Planning For a Successful Retirement’ on the Effective Living Series on both the Citi Breakfast Show and Breakfast Daily on Citi FM and Citi TV respectively. Mr. Mante gave nine reasons why personal financial planning is important towards retirement: Low monthly pension payment […] The post Effective
As part of efforts to address the challenge of oxygen unavailability at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, an oxygen plant costing US $7 million has been installed by the hospital. Some surgeries were suspended by the hospital last year due to the low pressure of the oxygen plant as well as the unavailability of oxygen in […] The post Korle-Bu installs $7M oxygen plant appeared first on
Five out of 10 persons who were summoned by the Krowor Environmental Health Officers for engaging in open defecation in gutters have been put before the LEKMA Magistrate Court. This forms part of the ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ programme which seeks to summon and prosecute persons who fail to clean their immediate environment. Speaking to […] The post Krowor
The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, says it is crucial for EOCO to develop and implement pragmatic initiatives to fight corruption and organised crime. According to her, huge resources have been siphoned by syndicates of organised crime over the years, hence the need for EOCO […] The post COP
The government has announced a GHS 14 million compensation for farmers whose livestock were affected by the recent outbreak of the Bird flu. Acting Director of Veterinary Services Department, Dr. Patrick Abakah, says GHS 20 million out of the GHS 44 million allocation has been received from the government. The outbreak, which impacted over 700,000 […] The post Gov’t
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the Prestea Huni-Valley area, has started registering displaced residents of the Bogoso-Apiate explosion in the Western Region. This is to make way for the relocation of the affected persons to a new site. The residents were rendered homeless after the explosion ransacked the whole area, leaving 14 dead […] The post NADMO
The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has described as worrying the seeming frequent absence of the Speaker of Parliament from the jurisdiction to seek medical attention. After returning from medical leave on the 23rd of January, the Speaker is scheduled to jet off once again over the weekend for another medical review. In the Speaker’s […] The post ‘Speaker’s
A meeting between the Minister for Finance and the leadership of the Minority group over the controversial electronic transfer levy ended in deadlock. The engagement, which took place in Parliament ended inconclusively following the failure of the parties to reach common ground. According to CIti News sources, another meeting will be reconvened on Friday in […] The post Finance
The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG), is calling on President Akufo-Addo to intervene in addressing the concerns of the association. As the strike by UTAG enters its third week, UTAG believes the President’s intervention will help calm matters and make the lecturers return to work. Dr. Eric Kwabena Kyeh Abavare, the UTAG Vice President […] The post UTAG
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