With less than seven days to the planned compilation of a new voters’ register for the 2020 General Elections, it does not appear the Electoral Commission is out of the woods yet, with suits questioning its power to compile a new electoral roll. The Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey has filed an application […] The post EC hit with another suit on voters’

Suspended workers of Schlumberger, an international oil and gas service provider, are demanding full severance package as agreed in their 2016 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Chairman of the Schlumberger Workers Union, Bright Kwabena Dankwa, told Citi News that the company last month gave letters to about 60 of its Ghanaian workers to go on […] The post Suspended

In this edition of the on-air series on the Citi Business Festival, the Regional Corporate Director-West Africa, of ABSA Bank joins Bernard Avle for the in-studio discussion on the opportunity Africa offers (Africanacity).” The Citi Business Festival 2020 is sponsored by Absa and supported by the GIPC. Citi97.3 · “The Opportunity Africa offers (Africanacity)” with […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:

In this edition of Eyewitness news with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Frema Adunyame. The dismissal of GIBA’s case against the NCA over DTT access control was discussed. Latest updates in Ghana’s COVID-19 fight including the national service person who tested positive to the virus at the Accra Technical University. There was a story on the […] The post Eyewitness News, Tuesday 23rd

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, John Dumelo believes he will snatch the seat from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) with a 54% vote margin. Speaking on Citi TV‘s Face to Face program, Mr. Dumelo dismissed suggestions that the seat is a safe haven for the NPP. […] The post I’ll

An 18-year-old suspected baby thief, Perpetual Yankey, also known as Akesi, who allegedly stole a 10-month-old baby at New Takoradi is currently in the grips of the Takoradi Central Police Command. She was arrested on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at her hideout at Asaasetre near Nkroful with the baby in her possession. According to the […] The post W/R: Police in Takoradi arrest

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa wants the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by policy think tank, IMANI Africa and other Civil Society Organizations seeking to provide additional information to the court in the ongoing case challenging the EC’s decision to compile a new voters register. IMANI Africa and […] The post Dismiss

The Tuesday, June 23, edition of the Citi Business News on-air series focused on the opportunities African countries are presented with (Africanacity) in the implementation of the  African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Ellen Ohene-Afoakwa, the Regional Corporate Director for Africa at Absa Bank, who spoke on the above topic identified improved transportation, infrastructure, and […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:

It is interesting how party manifestos are becoming the norm rather than the exception in our body politic. Our politics is becoming one of issue-based, and no longer about personalities, insults and mere sloganeering without any form of substance whatsoever. This shows the level of maturity of our a-little-younger-than three-decade-old multiparty party democracy. In just […] The post Nicholas

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has reiterated its calls to the government for the establishment of more COVID-19 testing centres with more enhanced equipment. According to the Association, the country stands at high risk of putting health workers involved in testing for the disease in danger looking at the limited number of […] The post GAMLS

The government has assured the Ghana Police Service will in the coming issue directives to its officers on the compulsory wearing of face masks as the country battles the Coronavirus pandemic. President Akufo-Addo made the wearing of face masks mandatory, in the wake of a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana […] The post Police

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has extended its card issuance exercise in 13 districts. The exercise which was supposed to end on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, will now end on Saturday, June 27, 2020. NIA in its statement explained that the extension has become necessary because some of the areas received their card issuance album […] The post NIA extends Ghana

Participants of the final edition of the Virtual Business Forum under this year’s Citi Business Festival have called for a coordinated effort aimed at bringing local businesses together to produce on a large scale, to take advantage of trade opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:

The CH Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, has supported the Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund with US$100,000 to help complete the construction of Ghana’s first ever infectious disease isolation and treatment facility. The CH Foundation is the charitable arm of the CH Group, an indigenous Ghanaian-owned holding company engaged in the petroleum, real estate, agribusiness […] The post CH

German authorities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia have reimposed lockdown restrictions in two districts after a spike in cases, with more than half a million people affected. One area is home to a meatpacking plant where more than 1,500 workers have tested positive. State premier Armin Laschet said the “preventative measures” in Gütersloh district […] The post Coronavirus:

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is unhappy with the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, for failing to appear before it after several invitations. PAC has complained that several invitations to the Governor to answer some questions concerning the accounts of the central bank have been ignored. The Public Accounts Committee deferred […] The post PAC

The government is insisting that the current sanctions for not wearing face masks, which some have described as harsh, are necessary. At a press briefing on Tuesday morning, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said: “Sometimes, if the sanctions are not deterring enough, we will not get the level of compulsion we are looking for.” […] The post Government

The Chief Executive of Ghana COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has described as false media reports suggesting that banks have refused to finance a 1.3 billion dollar syndicated loan for the 2020/2021 crop season. Media reports in recent times said investors have withdrawn from financing COCOBOD due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But reacting to the reports […] The post Banks

The Ghana Health Service has dismissed claims that the 44-bed treatment centre being constructed at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has stalled due to lack of funds. There were media reports that the contractors working on the facility have abandoned the project and will only return when money is made available to continue the construction. […] The post 44-bed

The Receiver of the collapsed microfinance and savings and loans companies who had their operating licenses revoked has sent out a warning to all borrowers and loan defaulters. In a statement on Tuesday urged such persons to visit any of the maintained branches of these institutions for repayment of the loans immediately.” Attached to the […] The post Receiver