Founding partners of Mahogany Consult, a Public Relations, Events and Change Management agency commemorated this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) with a parley to share their 9+ years’ experience as women leaders in Ghana. This year’s celebration under the theme, Choose to Challenge, highlights the importance of challenging biases and misconceptions in the interests of […] The post Mahogany
Cabinet, after a three-day meeting at Peduase Lodge has approved a blueprint expected to put Ghana’s economy back on track in the post-pandemic era. In the blueprint, known as the Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery Programme, the Nana Akufo-Addo administration’s priority is to pursue policies and programmes that will build a robust economy and create more […] The post Cabinet
Cabinet, after a three-day meeting at Peduase Lodge has approved a blueprint expected to put Ghana’s economy back on track in the post-pandemic era. In the blueprint, known as the Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery Programme, the Nana Akufo-Addo administration’s priority is to pursue policies and programmes that will build a robust economy and create more […] The post Cabinet
Some women in the Agbogbloshie/Old Fadama community are concerned about the failure of local leaders to include them in decision-making on issues that bother on the community’s development. They are of the view that women must be recognized as key stakeholders in community development and must also be given a place to make relevant contributions. […] The post IWD:
It was Friday, December 30, 2016, former president John Dramani Mahama sworn in Mr Daniel Yao Domelevo as Auditor-General, HE Mahama’s last made appointment and swearing-in of a public servant. Mr Domelevo gave up his lucrative job as a Senior Financial Management Specialist at the World Bank to enter into public service to serve his […] The post Daniel in the Den of Henchmen [Article]
The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu will deliver the 2021 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Friday 12 March, 2021 in the stead of the Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta. Mr. Ofori-Atta is unable to deliver the address due to health reasons. There were earlier reports that mentioned Vice President, Dr. […] The post Kyei
Madam Dakoa Newman, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Okaikwei South has urged her constituents to inform her about their issues for assistance. Madam Dakoa maintains she is MP for the entire constituency and not just the members of her political party (New Patriotic Party). According to her, some constituents do not open up […] The post I’m MP for Okaikwei
The bodies of eleven teenagers who drowned in a sea at Apam in the Central Region have been retrieved. Three other teenagers who were part of the eleven managed to survive. Citi News sources say the teenagers aged between 13 and 18 years went to the sea to swim on Sunday when some of them […] The post Apam: Bodies of 11 drowned teenagers retrieved appeared first on
To mark International Women’s Day, women’s mentorship organisation Wentors, in collaboration with Microsoft, through its Microsoft 4Afrika initiative, aim to provide mentorship and training to 1,000 women working in the technology industry. According to the United Nations Institute of Statistics (UIS) less than 30 percent of the world’s researchers are women. Numerous studies have found […] The post Women
Two associations have outlined some areas that they expect President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to touch on in his State of the Nation Address on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. While the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) wants the President to speak on the way forward for the free SHS policy, the African Center for […] The post ACEP, NAGRAT
The Africa Skills Hub, a Ghanaian youth employment organisation and business incubator has entered into a partnership with Canada World Youth – Jeunesse Canada Monde (CWY-JCM) with support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to implement the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Livelihoods Initiative (WELI). The project seeks to address challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic through an […] The post Africa
Two lawyers representing Venezuelan businessman, Alex Saab have been denied access to Cape Verde after they arrived at the Sal International Airport in their quest to meet with their embattled client. The two were returned by local officials in what the lawyers say is a violation of the orders of the ECOWAS court, and the […] The post Lawyers fume over another
Academic City University College, a premium Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) tertiary institution has held its third matriculation ceremony to formally welcome its newly admitted freshmen and women into the university. A total of about 100 students comprising nationals from 15 different African countries have enrolled for the 2020/2021 academic year to pursue […] The post Academic
A one-storey building located at Adabraka in Accra has been engulfed by fire. An eyewitness told Citi News no injuries or deaths were recorded in the incident. He was however quick to add that there was an explosion in the process of putting out the fire. “I went to the house to load my prepaid […] The post Fire razes storey building in Adabraka appeared first on
Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), a national women-focused, community-based non-governmental organization, has asked Ghanaians to use this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) to highlight and celebrate the contributions of women in the national COVID-19 response. International Women’s Day is globally marked on March 8th every year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements […] The post IWD
Police have rounded up 119 persons suspected of criminal activity in different parts of the Greater Accra Region. The one-week operation was directed by the Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP Aful Boakye Yiadom. On March 3, the Adenta District Command arrested 10 men suspected to be involved in narcotics activities. On March 4, the Kpeshie […] The post Police round up 119
Ten more people have died from Covid-19 in the last two days bringing Ghana’s total death toll to 647. Per the latest update from the Ghana Health Service, 723 new cases were recorded as of March 3 and March 4, 2021, bringing the country’s active case count to 4,866. The Greater Accra, Ashanti, Western, Eastern, […] The post Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 647
Some sections of the N1, N2 and N4 highway will be closed down to allow GRIDCo to undertake the stringing of transmission line conductors along the stretch of the highway. This exercise follows a total power system shutdown which the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has attributed to a technical fault on one of the major […] The post Sections of
A former Ranking Member on Parliament’s select committee on Mines and Energy, Adam Mutawakilu, says the Ghana Grid Company’s (GRIDCo) inability to adjust its system in response to power supply challenges in the Western Region led to the mass power cuts yesterday. In an interview with Citi Business News, Mr. Mutawakilu highlighted the need for […] The post Lack
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Absa Group Limited and Chief Executive responsible for Absa Regional Operations, Peter Matlare has passed on after succumbing to COVID-19 related complications. A statement issued by the Group stated that, the Deputy Group Chief Executive who had been with the bank since 2016, died on 7th March 2021. It also […] The post Absa Deputy
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