The Receivership of the 23 Savings & Loans and Finance House Companies has announced the branches of companies under receivership, that will stay open to service customers of all Savings & Loans and Finance House companies whose licence have been revoked. In a press release, the receiver said these branches will only be accessible for […] The post Receiver
As part of measures to control road traffic congestion within the cities, the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service is set to deploy more personnel, increase patrols as well as institute other traffic control technics. According to the MTTD, there is the need to scale-up its operation due to the […] The post MTTD to deploy
The construction of the $993 million Pwalugu Multi-purpose dam project in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region will commence by end of April 2020. This is according to the Volta River Authority. The project covers an irrigation facility, which will also serve as a flood control mechanism, a 60MW of Hydropower and 50 […] The post Pwalugu irrigation dam project
The construction of the $993 million Pwalugu Multi-purpose dam project in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region will commence by end of April 2020. This is according to the Volta River Authority. The project covers an irrigation facility, which will also serve as a flood control mechanism, a 60MW of Hydropower and 50 […] The post Pwalugu irrigation dam to be
A police officer has been confirmed dead after a bullion van he was escorting was attacked by some armed men on Tuesday. According to police communication, the deceased, Sargent Emmanuel Chikudoh was part of a team escorting an ADB bullion van to Essam in the Western Region when the incident occurred. The police said they […] The post W/R: Police officer shot dead in bullion
The latest Afrobarometer report released by the Center for Democratic Development shows that among key public officials in Ghana, the police, judges and magistrates, Members of Parliament, civil servants, and tax officials were most widely perceived as corrupt. This may not be new as the Ghana Police Service has often topped most corruption perception rankings […] The post Police,
The National Service Scheme is set to go into the production of bottled and sachet water next year. Deputy Executive Director of the Scheme, Kwaku Ohene Djan says the move is a way of providing Ghanaians with relatively affordable options and also help in addressing the unemployment situation in the country. ‘‘We all know the […] The post National Service
Former President John Mahama has denied claims by President Akufo-Addo that consensus was reached in a meeting with former presidents on allowing party politics in the election of Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). According to him, although the matter came up at the meeting, the parties never made definite conclusions on it. President […] The post There
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the leadership and membership of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) not to take the law into their own hands in dealing with traders from Nigeria and other nationalities engaged in retail trade. In a meeting with the leadership of GUTA on Tuesday, […] The post ‘Don’t take the law
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to implement measures aimed at enhancing pedestrian and vehicular mobility during the festive season. In a memo giving the order and signed by the sector Minister, Hajia Alima Mahama, the Assemblies are also to promote safe, secure and […] The post Find
In this edition of the news review on Breakfast Daily, David Kwaku Sakyi hosts Frederick Agyrako Oduro and Kofi Kapito to discuss the aborted December 7 referendum and other topical issues. The post News Review on Breakfast Daily – 03/12/2019 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business
The Chief Executive Officer of Citi FM and Citi TV, Samuel Attah-Mensah, says the reason Citi TV’s War Against Indiscipline campaign is stalling is that the police may be bowing to pressure from unseen hands. Citi TV launched the campaign in partnership with an enforcement unit from the Police Service. The post Sammens explains why the War Against Indiscipline has stalled
Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has stated that the ministry’s efforts in fighting open defecation across the country has yielded positive results. According to the minister, the Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation project has provided targeted communities with 12,972 household toilets. The project, among other things she explained, has aided various […] The post Gov’t
President Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 2nd December 2019, as part of his 3-day tour of the Greater Accra Region, inspected the new Madina Zongo Astroturf. The turf, whose construction commenced when the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party government assumed office, was built to create a conducive environment for the training and development of sporting talent in Zongo […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has disclosed that an amount of GHS62.9 million has been saved as of November 2019 after it embarked on a deactivation exercise and re-enrollment of pensioners who are 72 years old and above. A total of 6,268 ‘ghost names’ have also been taken off the pension payroll after the […] The post SSNIT
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has said all is set for the commencement of the mass registration of the Ghana Card in the Ashanti Region for qualified Ghanaian citizens from Wednesday, 11th December 2019 to 8th January 2020. The exercise which will be done in 833 registration centres will start at 7am and end at […] The post Ghana card registration
Some staff of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) on Tuesday staged a demonstration in Accra against the Ministry of Finance and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over the company’s huge debts. The protesters who massed up at the Black Star Square said the indebtedness of ECG and the Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) was crippling […] The post GRIDCo staff stage demo
The Akufo-Addo Government cancelled the December 17 national referendum which was meant to decide on an amendment of Article 55 (3) of the Constitution to enable political parties to sponsor candidates during local level elections. The post Mixed reactions over the cancellation of December 17 referendum appeared first on Citinewsroom
A former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo Mensah has denied reports that he and former New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe are forming a new political party. He explains that they are rather encouraging what he described as a “movement” to challenge Ghana’s duopoly; the […] The post I’m
The Universal Plastic Products and Recycling (UPPR) Ghana Limited in collaboration with Ecobank Ghana Limited and the Environment Service Providers Association has launched a 1 million waste bin project aimed at reducing “indiscriminate disposal” of waste in Ghana. The launch which took place at the headquarters of Ecobank Ghana Limited saw in attendance various stakeholders […] The post One
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