The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has expressed concern with the high rate of absenteeism in basic schools in the country. According to the key national development partner, if the practice was not immediately brought under control, most basic schools would score zero percent in Basic Education Certificate Examination in three years time. Mr. ...

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has set an ambitious 5 billion dollars target in Foreign Direct Investments to Ghana for 2017. The target is more than double the total FDIs recorded in 2016. The CEO of the GIPC, Reginald Yofi Grant told Citi Business News he is highly optimistic of the targets considering the ...

President Akufo-Addo has assured stakeholders in the creative arts industry that his government will be efficient in working to boost the potential of the industry. According to him, the government has already put in place measures to transform the literary arts industry. The President said his government is committed to building ultra-modern theaters in Tamale, Kumasi ...

Before the turn of the 21st century, during the 2nd industrial revolution, (20th-century things) there was this common phenomenon where it was believed increased labour led to increased productivity, this was the era which ushered in mass production. And true it did. But this economic theory and thinking was crushed with the rise of the ...

Chuck Berry, the guitarist and songwriter recognised as one of the fathers of rock ‘n’ roll, has died aged 90. Berry’s seven-decade career boasted a string of hits, including classics Roll Over Beethoven and Johnny B. Goode. He received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1984 and was among the first inductees to the Rock and ...

League leaders Aduana Stars tasted their first loss after going down 2-1 to Ebusua Dwarfs in Cape Coast. Nicholas Gyan’s 6th of goal of the season and a strike from Osman Mohammed gave the home side the win while Tanko Mohammed’s goal for Aduana turned out be to be the consolation. Olympics were three minutes ...

Each year, the University of Southern California brings delegations from Africa to meet with business leaders, government officials and others in the U.S. But this year, the African summit has no Africans. All were denied visas. Visa issues are not uncommon for people travelling from African nations. During her prior three summits, Mary Flowers saw ...

Ghana’s wish to have a new Parliamentary Chamber to accommodate more people could soon materialise, following the decision of the Indian government to extend its assistance in that regard. The 400-seater capacity new chamber will replace the present 275-seater capacity chamber which was configured in 2013 to accommodate more Members of Parliament (MPs). The Speaker ...

The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has taken steps to boost its energy supply through the use of solar power. It has already installed a 42-kilowatt solar power system to provide uninterrupted power supply to its eye clinic. This was done with support from the Himalayan Cataract Project and the United States ...

Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has justified President Nana Addo’s appointment of some 110 ministers including deputies, to serve in his government. According to him, the best way to evaluate the Akufo-Addo government is on the basis of how they deliver on their promises and not on the size of the government. ...

President Akufo-Addo has rejected claims that his appointment of a Minister of State for Public Procurement, is superfluous, since the country already has a Public Procurement Authority to dealt with government’s procurement issues. According to him, the two will play separate important roles in his government, and so do not represent the creation of a ...

Government is to roll out a programme under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), for agricultural investment in the Savannah Ecological Zone. The €7.1 billion programme is to contribute to the development of a sustainable, resilient and modernized agriculture in the zone, and all the 11 districts in the Upper West Region would benefit from ...

As the public debate on the number of ministers appointed in the Akufo-Addo government rages on, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), says the number of people appointed will not matter if government is able to fulfill its mandate. Speaking to Citi News, Vice President of NAGRAT, Angel Karbonu, said all they expect is for ...

The 13 electoral area coordinators and polling station executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Awutu Senya East constituency of the Central Region, have called for peace and tranquility ahead of the appointment of a Municipal Chief Executive for the area. Two members of the party have been shortlisted for the MCE position, including ...

A man accused of sending a flashing image to a writer in order to trigger an epileptic seizure has been arrested, the US justice department says. John Rayne Rivello, 29, of Maryland, sent Kurt Eichenwald an animated image with a flashing light on Twitter in December, causing the seizure. He has been charged with criminal ...

Deputy Minority Leader, James Avedzi, has mocked President Nana Addo’s appointment of over 100 Ministers to steer the affairs of his government, saying he may as well appoint Ministers specifically for Whatsapp and Twitter if need be. Various organisations and groups have criticized the President for taking such a decision which they believe will among ...

After Arsenal suffered a 3-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, there were five 3pm kick offs in the Premier League, and here’s how they concluded… Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford With this a contest that neither side could afford to lose, it was a predictably dull opening 45 minutes at Selhurst Park. Watford’s almost complete lack ...

Ghana is set to host the maiden edition of the Dubai-Africa Partnership for Better Health Roadshow in Accra at the Kempinski Hotel on 20th and 21st March, 2017. The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in association with Dubai Health Experience (DXH), is organizing the roadshow to avail to Ghanaians the excellent medical services offered in Dubai. ...

The Minister of National Security, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, has said the security situation around the world has assumed a dimension that requires Ghana to prepare adequately to combat emerging threats. He said some of these threats are terrorism, cybercrime and drug trafficking. Mr. Kan-Dapaah said this when he accompanied Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee ...

The Executive Director of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, has said it will not be advisable for government to reintroduce the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level system of education, as suggested by the Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference. Speaking on Citi FM’s News Analysis Programme, The Big Issue, Mr. Cudjoe said it will be needless to revert to ...