The National Peace Council has urged ECOWAS to intervene in the ongoing Togo crisis to prevent it from degenerating. Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, said there is the need for ECOWAS to set up a high powered committee, which would bring the two factions together for dialogue on the way forward. Togo has been witnessing […]

Lands and Natural sources Minister, John Peter Amewu has disclosed that the ban on small scale mining will be extended. He said initial assessment of the ban shows only 15 percent of the set target has been achieved making it improper to lift the ban. The minister made the announcement on Sunday at Modaso, a mining community in the Amenfi East district […]

The Bimbilla Government Hospital in the Northern Region risks being shut down following a lack of medical staff to attend to patients. The hospital, which records about 300 out-patient cases everyday, only has two medical doctors. Citi News understands that one of the doctors is not also available hence, the only doctor is being overburdened. Hundreds of patients who visited the hospital […]

The much-talked about election of national and regional officers for the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), comes off today, Friday, September 29, with just a little over 650 members expected to vote. The association, which has been described by many as unattractive, has only few members in good standing. A statement issued by the Elections Committee of the Association said the […]

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has been petitioned to probe deputy Chiefs of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye and Samuel Abu Jinapor, over corruption claims made against them. A group that calls itself Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) thinks the corruption allegations by popular musician, Kwame A-Plus, and the subsequent revelations that the police, which investigated the matter, […]

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has sanctioned a total of 131 FM Authorisation Holders it says have violated various aspects of the Electronics Communications Act (2009), Act 775. A further 13 FM Authorisation Holders have been issued with reprieves as pertains to their authorisations. The NCA has also revoked completely the authorisations of 21 FM stations whose authorisations had expired over several years and were […]

The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) is demanding from the government proof that Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) workers will be retained by the concessionaires who will take over ECG in September 2018. The latest demand follows a sit-down strike by ECG staff, who are requesting a severance package for workers who could be laid off after the company is […]

The Greater Accra Regional Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress has admonished the Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo, Alban Bagbin to concentrate on his parliamentary duties instead of eyeing the presidency. The Second deputy speaker over the weekend declared his intention to contest the flagbearership race when the party goes to polls in 2018. Bigwigs within the umbrella family such as […]

The Akufo-Addo government is seriously considering extending the length of secondary education to four years again after the previous New Patriotic Party government did same in 2007, but it was reversed by an NDC administration. The Minister of Planning, Professor Gyan Baffour on Wednesday revealed that government is monitoring the three-year SHS system to inform a possible review to back to four years. The NPP […]

Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has assured Ghanaians they will witness a reduction in their electricity tariffs in 2018. He told journalists at a news conference in Accra on Wednesday, the changes would be announced during the reading of next year’s budget in Parliament. He explained, their intention when they took over government was to address issues with power supply before tackling the […]