Gov’t plans to sign $800m contract without parliamentary approval-John Jinapor alleges
The Minority in Parliament has alleged that government and the Ghana Gas Company are attempting to sign a $800 million contract for gas processing without parliamentary approval. Ranking member on…
Election 2024: Conduct a forensic audit of voter register – Alan to EC
Alan Kyerematen, leader of the Movement for Change (M4C) and Alliance for Revolutionary Change, has backed calls for the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct a forensic audit of the voter…
ECG Boss Dubik Mahama resigns
Samuel Dubik Mahama, Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has officially resigned, as Citi News can confirm. In his resignation letter addressed to the Board Chairman of…
Nationwide lockdown looms as Ghana battles illegal mining crisis
Ghana is set to undergo a nationwide lockdown on Monday, September 30, as civil servants and labor unions escalate their campaign against illegal mining, widely known as Galamsey. The environmental devastation…
China bond market opening offers no panacea to debt-laden African states
Plans by African governments to raise money on China's domestic debt markets via so-called panda bonds could be undone by their heavy debt loads and a wider lack of market…
Bawumia, Mahama must declare stance on galamsey – Ken Ashigbey
The Media Coalition Against Galamsey has made a bold move ahead of Ghana’s upcoming elections, urging the country’s two leading presidential candidates to take a clear stance on the issue of illegal…
Justice Atuguba raises concerns over superior court appointments
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba has expressed concerns regarding recent appointments to the Superior Court. According to him, senior judges are being overlooked in favour of less-qualified candidates…
Akufo-Addo reiterates commitment to demand payment of slave trade reparations
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has repeated his commitment to demand payment of the appropriate slave trade reparations. He said this at an event orgainsed by the United Nations Education,…
Why West Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot
Having slipped undetected into Mali's capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed Bamako's airport and set the…
Galamsey is a major threat to Ghana’s economy and environment – Prof. Oteng-Yeboah
Environment and Science Lead at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Professor Alfred Oteng Yeboah, has warned that illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, poses a serious threat to Ghana’s…
