In 2016, a study commissioned by Tullow Ghana indicated skills gaps in youth employability due to low education progression rate in the Western Region of Ghana. Following the study, Tullow Ghana partnered with Youth Bridge Foundation, a youth-focused non-governmental organisation, and the Ghana Education Service to initiate a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) project […] The post Revolutionizing

Ghana’s cedi slumped to become the world’s worst-performing currency this year as investors continued to squeeze foreign capital to the west African country before a deal with the International Monetary Fund. The currency of the world’s second-biggest cocoa producer depreciated as much as 3.3% Monday, before paring the loss to 11.2750 per dollar at 3:30 […] The post Ghana

On a sunny Monday afternoon in October, Mr. Daniel Nii Ashong Morton, a retiree, admires his sleek new Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone. It is one of the gifts Vodafone Ghana has given him to thank him for being a loyal customer. A loyal Vodafone Ghana customer for the past 20 years, he vouched that the […] The post ‘I’ve had best experience

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Etched into the DNA of every forward looking state, every successful company and every progressive minded leader is an intolerance for mediocrity. Holders of high offices all over the world are tied to specific mandates and clear deliverables. Luckily for us here in Ghana we are not only gifted with a scripture quoting finance minister […] The post Osman

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 17th October 2022, commissioned a residential complex for Court of Appeal Judges in the Ashanti Region, as well one hundred and twenty (120) courts and one hundred and fifty (150) bungalows each across the country. According to President Akufo-Addo, in the course of his […] The post Akufo-Addo

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has backed the ongoing strike by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and three other worker unions in public universities in demand of better service conditions. It said its endorsement of the strike by UTAG is borne out of “mutual interest”. The strike by the four […] The post TUTAG

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernization of the Maternity and Children’s block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, in Kumasi. Inspecting the project on Monday, 17th October 2022, as part of his four-day working visit to the […] The post Re-constructed

Academic and administrative activities have come to a standstill at some public universities as a strike by worker unions begins. At the University for Development Studies, Tamale, for example, some students were idling; while graduates who had come to pick up their results were left stranded as administrative staff were also on strike. The strike […] The post Academic,

A group of religious leaders in Ghana are calling for an immediate temporary ban on small-scale mining to help deal with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The unlawful mining activity has caused massive destruction to water bodies and lands in most mining areas, with many demanding for urgent action to fight the canker. Addressing […] The post Galamsey

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has implored all players in the business industry to halt operations. This comes on the back of a shutdown directive by the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) to its members to lock up their shops on Wednesday. Speaking to Citi News, Executive Secretary of the Importers and […] The post Importers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has once again rejected calls for the dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta saying such a move will amount to a betrayal of trust. Speaking on Kumasi Based OTEC FM as part of his tour of the Ashanti Region, the President said the International Monetary Fund bailout will put the […] The post I

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) believes its scheduled protest over Ghana’s forex challenges will underscore the crisis situation of traders. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the President of GUTA, Dr. Joseph Obeng, said a protest would drive home the urgency of the situation. “We do not govern ourselves, and if something is […] The post Our

The government has indicated that 18,930,664 SIM Cards have been fully registered, representing 44.28 percent of the total SIM cards issued. In a statement, the government noted that 28,959,006 SIM cards have so far been linked to Ghana Cards as part of the first phase of the re-registration process. This represents 67.28% of the 42,749,662 […] The post 18,930,664

Self-styled evangelist, Patricia Asiedua, alias Nana Agradaa, will remain in custody despite being granted GH ¢50,000 with three sureties earlier today. This is because she is facing charges at a different Circuit court on one count of charlatanic advertisement and five counts of defrauding by false pretence. The traditional priestess turned evangelist was arrested last Sunday for […] The post Agradaa

Panbros Salt Industries Limited, the oldest and largest wholly-Ghanaian owned salt company, has presented a cash amount of GH¢15,000 to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly to aid in the provision of logistics to support people affected by the spillage of the Weija Dam. Prior to this donation, about 40 […] The post Panbros

Credit unions Worldwide will celebrate the International Credit Union (ICU) Day on Thursday, 20th October 2022, to mark the immense role being played by financial Co-operatives in improving the livelihood of their members. The day is recognized to reflect upon the Credit Union movement’s history, promote its achievements, acknowledge the hard work and share member […] The post Ghana

Citi FM‘s second Premier League Roadshow of the season, headlined by a matchup between England’s two best sides over the last five years – Liverpool and Man City – was expected to be a belter, and it didn’t disappoint. Sunday afternoon at the brilliant Honeysuckle, Osu, however, started off with a triple-header involving three of […] The post Salah

Self-styled evangelist, Patricia Aseidua, also known as Nana Agradaa has been granted GH¢50,000 bail with three sureties who must be civil servants earning not less than GH¢2,000 monthly. She is to report to the police every Wednesday. The case has been adjourned to November 10, 2022. Meanwhile, the prosecutor is expected to file all disclosures […] The post Nana

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that in 50 out of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts in Ghana, more than half of the household population is multidimensionally poor. The district with the highest poverty rate in Ghana is the Nkwanta North District in the Oti Region with 79.7%, a rate more than twice […] The post 1/5 of districts