Officials of the Auditor General’s Department have revealed that some members of Parliament have been pleading on behalf of corrupt state officials who are being investigated by the department. According to a representative of the department, Vincent Odikro Nyame, these actions by some MPs are frustrating their efforts to fight corruption in the public sector. His comments follow the department’s […]

Officials of the Auditor General’s Department have revealed that some members of Parliament have been pleading on behalf of corrupt state officials who are being investigated by the department. According to a representative of the department, Vincent Odikro Nyame, these actions by some MPs are frustrating their efforts to fight corruption in the public sector. His comments follow the department’s […]

A campaign that seeks to create demand for family health services and increase coverage to bridge gaps in access to quality health care delivery has been launched at Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region. It is christened “Health Nnoboa” campaign and was initiated by the 1mCHW Campaign of Millennium Promise and its partners, Ashanti Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, […]

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has delisted UT Bank from the bourse. This was contained in a release copied to Citi Business News stating that the GSE has compulsorily delisted UT Bank Limited from the Official List of the Exchange effective September 14, 2017. “The Council of the GSE at its meeting held on Monday, September 4, 2017 passed a […]

The Ghana Education Service has finally released the list of heads of Senior High Schools who have been sanctioned for charging unapproved fees contrary to directives from the service. All 11 were slapped with sanctions by the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council after they were found to have charged unapproved fees in the wake of the implementation of the free […]

The Ghana Education Service (GES), has relieved two head teachers of their post and interdicted six others, pending investigations, for allegedly charging illegal fees under the free SHS policy. 19 teachers had been invited for questioning by the GES on Thursday to respond to allegations that they were requesting parents and guardians to pay fees already absorbed by the government […]

Thomas Tetteh, a thirty-four-year-old electrician, on Thursday wept uncontrollably after an Accra Circuit Court sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for frequently defiling an 11 year old girl at Teshie. Tetteh who was charged with defilement pleaded guilty and the court presided over by Mrs Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye convicted him on his own plea. He is […]

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resource, John Peter Amewu, has revealed plans to deploy drones to complement ongoing efforts to defeat illegal small-scale mining, popularly called galamsey. “We are in the process of the acquisition of the drones which is costing almost about $3 million,” he revealed Thursday. The government recently deployed the Operation Vanguard taskforce, a 400-strong combined […]

The New Patriotic Party should never be credited in history as the one that contributed to the collapse of private Senior High School system, IFEST boss has said. Despite the immense benefits of the Free SHS policy, Dr Prince Armah believes a more comprehensive approach can be adopted to protect private schools which are on the verge of extinction on account […]

The Volta Regional Director of Education, Alexander Buadi says some schools in the volta region have received the 20 per cent fund promised by the government for the free senior high school program. Mr. Buadi said despite some few challenges faced on Monday whiles admitting the students, many children have expressed how happy they are as beneficiaries of the program. […]