The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has directed companies that store ammonium nitrate to be mindful of accepted safety protocols. The EPA’s notice comes after a stockpile ammonium nitrate detonated in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, last week Tuesday. In a statement, it directed “all concerned in the storage, handling and use of ammonium nitrate, to […] The post EPA
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing the government of failing to demand accountability for some GHS1.5 billion that the Power Distribution Service (PDS) received from consumers of electricity. According to the opposition party, PDS generated such revenue between the period of March and October 2019. Addressing the press at the NDC headquarters on Monday, […] The post NDC
Wife of the Vice President, Samira Bawumia, has donated a Digital Ultrasound Diagnostic machine and PPE to the LEKMA hospital. The donation forms part of activities under her Safe Delivery project, which is aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in the country. Accompanied by the Deputy Minister for Health and Member of Parliament for […] The post Samira Bawumia donates to
The Coalition of Concerned Teachers is urging the Ghana Education Service (GES) not to rescind its decision for the 13 dismissed students sitting for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to be charged for the damages caused in their schools. The teachers say, although the decision to dismiss the students was rescinded […] The post Recall
Opportunity International Savings and Loans Limited (OISL), a leading savings and loans company in Ghana has donated 10,000 pieces of face masks to its clients. The donation was part of OISL’s actions in helping to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in various communities it serves. A press release issued by the management […] The post Opportunity
Government is seeking parliamentary approval to borrow US$ 1.3 billion to finance the purchase of cocoa for the 2020/2021 crop season. An additional GHS6.5 million in tax waivers has also been presented to Parliament. The requests were before the Finance Committee of Parliament on Monday, August 10, 2020. The house is expected to debate and […] The post Government
Authorities of the Bright Senior High School at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region say they will comply with any sanctions that may be handed over to their students if found culpable. On Thursday, August 6, some students of the school reportedly beat up WAEC officials who were invigilating them in the ongoing West African Senior […] The post Bright SHS apologizes
The National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye has called on Ghanaians to disregard the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama’s statement that he has no intention to cancel the Free SHS policy of the Nana Akufo-Addo government. John Mahama on Saturday, August 2020, during […] The post Mahama’s
In this edition of the #CitiCBS, Bernard Avle, Kojo Akoto Boateng, Nathan Quao, Kokui Selormey and Godfred Akoto Boafo discuss President Akufo-Addo’s intervention of some 13 students who rioted after they were prevented from cheating in the on-going West African Secondary School Examination. The team also discuss the fallouts from Bright Senior High School after they […] The post Citi
Raising capital in developing markets can be difficult, but what must Entrepreneurs know and do to increase deal flow and improve scalability and growth for pre/post-revenue companies: “There will always be companies that will grow organically per a minimum viable product, and others that will require investment to grow, there will also always be companies […] The post What
An international rating agency, Global Credit Rating Agency (GCR) has upgraded Fidelity Bank Ghana’s national scale long term ratings from A- to A and short-term ratings from A2 to A1, with a stable outlook. In a press release announcing the upgrade of Fidelity Bank, the rating agency indicated that Fidelity’s business profile is positive, supported […] The post Global
Three persons are in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for allegedly trying to cash GHS3.5 million from a bank account belonging to the Ministry of Energy and being managed by the National Investment Bank (NIB). The three, including the Managing Director of Guma Oil and a worker of NIB are alleged […] The post Three
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Some 23 Ivorian nationals would be put before court today, Monday, August 10, 2020, for participating in the just ended voters’ registration exercise in Ghana. The 23 persons were among 66 alleged Ivorians who were arrested last week in the Banda District of the Bono Region in possession of the new Ghanaian Voter ID cards. […] The post 23 Ivorians
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says the misconduct of some students in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) should not mar the integrity of its certificates. The Head of Public Affairs of the Council, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show said the students who have been reported […] The post Riotous
Two small scale miners have been confirmed dead after a mining pit caved in and trapped them at a site at Mpatuam in the Amansie West District. Osei Kwame 54, and Vincent Yaw Asiedu 34, with two colleagues, were prospecting for gold in the pit when the incident happened on Thursday evening. Rescuers were able […] The post A/R: Two small-scale miners trapped to death at
Policy think tank IMANI Africa is calling for an audit into assets procured by the Electoral Commission (EC) but were declared as obsolete hence the need for the procurement of new ones. According to IMANI Africa, the procurement done between 2016 and 2019 for the equipment currently abandoned amounts to some $60 million. According to […] The post IMANI wants EC’s
Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson has said that the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voter’s register was not necessary. She said this on Citi TV’s lifestyle variety show, Upside Down when she was asked if she registered in the just ended exercise. “Eeeei papa! Even though I didn’t understand the necessity and again I’m […] The post Voter
Award-winning Ghanaian actress, writer and producer, Lydia Forson has said that she has no interest in pursuing a political career. She told Ato Kwamina and Frema Adunyame on Citi TV’s Upside Down that she is rather interested in humanity than in politics. “You know, it’s not an interest in politics; it’s an interest for humanity. […] The post I don’t have
Twitter has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express an interest in buying its US operations, according to reports. Video-sharing platform TikTok has been at the centre of fierce debate in recent weeks and takeover talk. Last week US Donald Trump ordered firms to stop doing business with TikTok within 45 days over security concerns. […] The post Twitter ‘looking’
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