Mexico were rewarded for their attacking intent when Oribe Peralta’s 61st minute strike gave ta 1-0 win over Cameroon in their World Cup opener at a rain-soaked Dunas arena on Friday. The Mexicans had two Giovani Dos Santos efforts controversially disallowed in the first half but Peralta’s goal means they will now feel they have ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has condemned a report by international rating agency, Fitch, about the purported printing of money to finance government deficit. The BoG in a statement noted that the report has “generated anxiety among the public and the investor community.” Earlier this week, Fitch disclosed that the BoG was printing money to ...

The newly appointed deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Alexander Ackon has issued a stern warning to unregistered drivers in the Kumasi metropolis to desist from the act and join recognized unions or risk being sanctioned. These drivers, popularly known as “waawaa” drivers, who are essentially private commercial drivers, do not charge at a fixed fare for ...

The Northern Regional Police Command has deployed more personnel to Gbunpiri, the area where four people were killed by armed robbers  on Thursday while transporting a bullion van. The four, two policemen, a banker and a driver of the East Mamprusi Community Bank, met their untimely death when armed robbers opened fire on them on seeing ...

Cedi Depreciates 18.8% four months after introduction of new FX rules 4th June was exactly four months since the Bank of Ghana introduced the new foreign exchange rules to help stabilize the cedi against major foreign currencies. Citi Business news desk analysis shows that the cedi has depreciated by about 25.6 percent to major trading ...

Nigerian gospel musician Kefee has died. She died on Friday, June 13. Her family has confirmed the death, which according to them was caused by lung failure. She rose to prominence in 2010 when she released the smash gospel hit Kokoroko which featured Timaya. She will be remember for her inspirational songs and her powerful ...

The oil vessel which was reported missing off the coast of Ghana has been found. The Hijacked oil vessel found was reported missing last Saturday after the captain sent a distress call saying, the vessel was hijacked by pirates. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the First Garrison of the Eastern Naval Command, Lieutenant Maxwell Asola-Fadola in ...

The Ministry of Health says the whereabout of Suweiba Mumin’s missing baby will be determined by the Police after its investigations. The Ministry’s final report on the issue released on Thursday exonerated the doctor on duty but ordered the suspension of the two midwives who were also on duty the night Suweiba delivered. The report ...

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Francis Addai-Nimoh is dismissing suggestions that he is contesting the party’s presidential race to test his popularity in the party. He described such assertions as cheap propaganda from the camp of his opponents. Speaking in an interview with Citi News, The 41-year-old Member of Parliament (MP) from Mampong said ...

Ghana’s energy crisis may not be ending anytime soon with the shutdown of the Aboadze Thermal Plant. Electricity consumers are to experience further power outages. According to Planning and Business Development Manager of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Mr. Kofi Ellis the shutdown is not new. ”Is not as if the Aboadze plant has just shut down; ...

The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has ditched some of the rules it introduced in February this year to save the cedi from further fall against the major foreign currencies especially the dollar. One of the rules introduced in February was that customers were not allowed to make withdrawals of more than US$10,000 without proof of ...

Standing at a height of 167cm/5’6’, model Nunana Awoonor isn’t what your typical model is supposed to look like. She has however braved all odds to make it in a competitive and sometimes discriminatory industry in the United States of America for five years and counting. She does editorial, fashion, commercial, sports, glamour, fitness, lifestyle, ...

The Ghana Think Foundation has announced a special event aimed at boosting business and entrepreneurship in Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi. Kumasi Konnect, an initiative by the GhanaThink Foundation and sponsored by Google (GBG Kumasi) and (mFriday) TechHub seeks to showcase the work of local and international entrepreneurs (social), the impact of their organizations and ...

The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has ditched some of the rules it introduced in February this year to save the cedi from further fall against the major foreign currencies especially the dollar. One of the rules introduced in February was that customers were not allowed to make withdrawals of more than US$10,000 without proof of ...

The only primary school in the Yiyamba and Biraimba communities in the Northern Region is back in session after teachers who fled the mayhem for fear of their lives returned. Confirming the development to Citi News the Gushegu District Police Commander, ASP Stephen Paa Yeboah, indicated that almost all the children have also returned to ...

The Managing Director of IT Solutions Company, Rancard Solutions, Mr. Kofi Dadzie has admonished participants at the Citi FM Business Breakfast for IT Entrepreneurs to make excellence a core value if they want their products to compete on the global stage. According to him, among other important values that make technology companies go global, one that ...

A group calling itself the Upper East Association has given President Mahama an ultimatum to re-instate Dr. Ephraim Avea Nsoh as the Upper East Regional Minister by the close of Friday or face the wrath of the Youth in the Upper East region. According to the group, the former Regional Minister initiated a number of ...

The Propaganda Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Richard Quarshigah has blamed the worsening energy situation in the country on the increasing use of mobile phones by Ghanaians. Speaking on the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta explained that high rate of mobile phone usage  in ...