The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to outline new reforms to sanitise Ghana’s microfinance industry. The reforms are expected to among others provide a comprehensive plan by the central bank to improve activities in the microfinance industry. It also comes on the back of reports of customers losing their investments to some microfinance institutions when ... The post BoG clamps down on illegal

Telecom Analyst, Fouad Chaalabi has backed moves by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to revoke the license of Expresso. Mr. Chaalabi bemoaned the relatively minimal impact of Expresso as such, he believes the regulator needs to intervene to sanitise the industry. His comments follow a formal notification by the NCA to Expresso, of the Authority’s ... The post Analyst

National Security has given shop owners and traders around the private residence of President Nana Akufo-Addo one week to pack out of the area. The traders will be compensated with amounts ranging from GHc 3,000 to GHc 10,000. National Security officials visited the area on Friday and handed the compensation packages to some shop owners but ... The post Traders around Nana Addo’s

Ghanaians waiting to receive their passports can now heave a sigh of relief as the Ridge Passport Office has resumed operations. The facility was closed down last week due to an electrical fault which affected some printers. Citi News’ sources, however, indicated that the printers are fully functional now. They further indicated that the backlog from ... The post Ridge

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company, a major player in the financial and insurance industry in Ghana has rewarded its top performing financial advisors for the financial year 2017 at a plush event held in Accra on the 24th of February 2018. The event, which is organized annually, is part of Old Mutual’s commitment to reward ... The post Old Mutual rewards top sales employees appeared

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has launched what it calls a Professional Forum comprising professionals from various backgrounds who will work to implement the party’s vision to capture power in the 2020 elections. Speaking to Citi News, the National Organizer of the party, Kofi Adams, said the forum will help them to have a structure ... The post NDC

The Association of Small Scale Miners will meet today [Friday] over government’s decision to extend the ban on small-scale mining. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu announced the extension at an awards ceremony by the Bureau of Research, Governance, Commerce and Administration, saying the move had become necessary after small-scale miners failed ... The post Small-scale

Former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur does not side with the view that former President Jerry John Rawlings is in bed with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr. Amissah-Arthur said the outspoken National Democratic Congress (NDC) founder must not be vilified for speaking his mind on issues of national interest. Mr. Rawlings has, in recent times, ... The post Rawlings not

The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has brought together Environmental Health Prosecutors in the northern part of the country at a workshop for training on the effective and professional ways of prosecuting sanitation offenders The event was also to launch an Environmental Health Prosecution manual which was first published in 2002 and revised in ... The post Sanitation

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda, says Ghanaians should blame waste management firm, Zoomlion Ghana Limited for the level of filth that has engulfed the country. He says although government owes Zoomlion, they ought not to have reneged on their duties of sweeping and collecting refuse in the country. “Today being ... The post Blame Zoomlion for filth

The Ghana Mine workers Union says it will commence its strike next Tuesday to protest attempts by Goldfields Ghana Limited to layoff about 1500 workers  and re-employ them on contract basis. The Union has indicated that their action will begin with hoisting and wearing of red bands by all workers, followed by series of activities ... The post Mine workers Union to strike

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Donald Trump to meet him, an unprecedented overture which the US leader has said he will accept. The shock announcement that a meeting could take place as early as May was made by South Korean officials in Washington. They passed a verbal message from Mr Kim to Mr ... The post Trump accepts ‘milestone’ meeting with Kim appeared first

Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, is in the Upper East Region to see to the final transition and the exit of his mother, Atiisah Amidu, who died on 6th March 2016 in Bawku. The late Atiisah Amidu, had been a resident of Bawku for 60 years, and was buried at her hometown of Kadema on 7th ... The post Martin Amidu holds final transition rites for 90-yr old mother today