The Ghana Police Service says, it has put in place tough security measures as Ghana marks its 65th Independence Day at the Cape Coast Sports stadium in the Central Region as well as other parts of the country. Sunday’s event, police have assured, will be “incident-free”. It follows the deployment of police personnel to various […] The post Police

In a bid to improve service delivery with regard to passport administration both in Ghana and its missions abroad, the government has signed visa waiver agreements with eight countries. The countries are Qatar, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Venezuela and Malta. Officials from these countries carrying Diplomatic, Service […] The post Ghana

In a bid to improve service delivery with regard to passport administration both in Ghana and its missions abroad, the government has signed visa waiver agreements with eight countries. The countries are Qatar, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Venezuela and Malta. Officials from these countries carrying Diplomatic, Service […] The post Ghana

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Roads and Transport committee, Governs Agbodza says government has unfortunately revealed its true intent with the E-levy following plans to securitize revenue from the tax policy should it be passed. For him, the country is at risk of rather becoming more debt distressed with this latest move. “Contrary to government’s comments […] The post Attempts

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akontombra in the Western North Region, Yawson Amoah has been arrested by the police. Mr. Amoah was picked up over his alleged role in the kidnapping of a former DCE for the area, Appiah Kubi Baidoo. Police say the official vehicle of the DCE was allegedly used for the […] The post Police arrest Akontombra

The Big Issue on Citi FM with Godfred Akoto Boafo. Listen to audio here:  The post The Big Issue, Saturday, 5th March, 2022 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.

Shippers of Cargo through the Paga border in the Upper East Region to Sahelian countries can now heave a sigh of relief following the construction of a transit truck park. The 30,000 square meter facility built at a cost of GH¢18 million will address critical challenges affecting shippers and drivers who ply the Paga route […] The post Transport Minister commissions

The Government will not be responsible for Ghanaian nationals turning down evacuation from Ukraine to Ghana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has said. The Ministry, in a statement, said “the government will only evacuate Ghanaian nationals who are willing to avail themselves for the evacuation exercise.” There have been reports that some […] The post We

There may be big relief for public university students in the coming days because, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it has been able to resolve its impasse with the government. This was after a crunch meeting between the two parties which ended on Friday, March 4, 2022. UTAG says it has reached […] The post ‘Our issues

Authorities at the Oforikrom Municipal Assembly have halted the demolition exercise at Dagombaline meant to allow for the construction of a road in the area, following an interim injunction secured by some residents. Last week’s demolition exercise rendered many residents in the area displaced. Many of the affected persons lamented how they had genuine documents, […] The post Oforikrom

Facebook has hit out at a ban on its platforms introduced in Russia on Friday amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russia’s communications regulator said the ban was a response to restrictions placed on its media there. It said there had been 26 cases of “discrimination” against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020. There […] The post Facebook hits out

Senegal’s foreign ministry has said a Facebook post by Ukraine’s embassy that called on Senegalese volunteers to enlist in the fight against Russia was illegal. In a statement, the ministry said recruitment of volunteers, mercenaries and other foreign fighters was illegal in the country and punishable by law. Ukrainian ambassador Yurii Pyvovarov was summoned to […] The post Senegal

The Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Kwaku Ampretwum-Sarpong has disputed claims that the government is unable to facilitate the evacuation of Ghanaian nationals stranded in Ukraine due to financial constraints. He said the government has so far released an amount of $2 million for the evacuation of Ghanaian nationals. “Somewhere along the line, it came out […] The post Gov’t

The Presidential Advisor on Health to President Nana Akufo-Addo, Anthony Nsiah-Asare says the contractor for the La General Hospital project will move to site this week to commence the project. According to him, all the bottlenecks holding up the project were cleared this week, paving way for the contractor to hit the ground running. Speaking […] The post La

Tanzania’s main opposition leader Freeman Mbowe has been released after spending more than seven months in custody on terrorism charges. His supporters said the case was a politically motivated move to crush dissent in the country. His release is seen as a sign that the government could be about to allow the opposition to operate […] The post Tanzania’s opposition leader

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has acknowledged that halting the collection of road tolls has thwarted government’s revenue generation. He says the decision which was hastily taken in anticipation of the passage of the E-levy has now become a grave problem and the government is having difficulties dealing with it. “The challenge really is, we passed […] The post Gov’t

Even before Citi TV’s 2022 Heritage Caravan sets off for a tour of a lifetime, patrons have already been treated to great food and indigenous music. Popular Ga traditional music band, Dromo Naa, served patrons melodious Ga songs as they had breakfast after smoothly going through the registration process at the Accra Tourists Information Center.  […] The post #HeritageCaravan22:

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it is engaging all relevant stakeholders to find ways of addressing concerns within the sector. This comes after the Gas Tanker Drivers Union last Friday declared a sit-down strike in solidarity with its members who cart LPG products across the country. The Union says the ban on the construction […] The post We’ll

16 year-old Sadia has made significant progress in her education journey, three years after she was almost forced into early marriage. In the Doryumu community in the Greater Accra Region, her family wanted to get her married  in 2019 at a young age of 13. It however took the intervention of Citi News‘ Umaru Sanda […] The post Girl

The biggest and most exciting road trip of a lifetime organised by Citi FM with support from Citi TV, Heritage Caravan, kickstarts on a week-long tour today, Saturday, March 5, 2022. The Caravan, which would have been in its 7th year running since its inception in 2016, had to be put on hold in 2021, […] The post 2022 Heritage Caravan begins today; patrons