Former President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana’s return to the International Monetary Fund to seek a bailout is a clear indication that President Akufo-Addo’s ‘Ghana Beyond Aid Agenda’ is mere rhetoric with no action.
The former President, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the 7th Ghana CEOs summit added that Ghana had become the butt of jokes due...
Some residents have been rendered homeless after fire gutted a popular bakery called ‘Angel Bakery’ and some makeshift structures at Kotobabi Abavana Down in Accra on Sunday, May 21.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the cause of the fire was due to unattended gas.
When the Citi News team visited the scene, the area was cordoned off, and...
Voters in the Kumawu constituency will be taking part in a by-election today, May 23, 2023, to find a replacement for their Member of Parliament, Philip Basoah, who passed on in March.
The two main political parties, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have all put in various efforts seeking to annex the...
The Ga Traditional Council has summoned the Industrial Area branch of Winners Chapel International for allegedly flouting the ban on noise-making.
Management of the church is required to appear before Niimei of the Ga Traditional Council on Thursday, June 22, at the Ga Mantse Palace Kaneshie in Accra.
Though the Council did not explicitly state the reasons for the summons, sources...
About 10 shops with phone accessories worth thousands of cedis have been destroyed by fire at Tip-Toe lane, close to the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, in the national capital on Sunday, May 21.
The fire which started around 2pm was doused by a joint team of fire tenders from Abelenkpe and Ministries branches of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).
There was...
A team of Immigration officers on patrol duties were attacked at Beat 6 of the Aflao border on Saturday night, May 20, by unknown men.
A statement issued by Ghana Immigration Service signed by its Head of Public Affairs, C/Superintendent, Michael Amoako-Atta, explained that the patrol team were pelted with stones, resulting in serious injuries of three members of the...
Fire has destroyed a popular bakery called ‘Angel Bread Bakery’ and some wooden structures worth thousands of cedis at Kotobabi Abavana Down.
Bags of flour, packs of sugar, buckets of margarine, container shops among other items were also destroyed in the inferno. There was no casualty.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire which started around 1pm on Sunday was caused by...
The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central Constituency, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has taken a dig at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for jubilating over Ghana’s receipt of the first tranche of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) $3 billion bailout support.
Ghana received $600 million last Friday from the International Monetary Fund as part of the three-year extended credit support.
The legislator...
Stéphane Roudet, the IMF mission chief for Ghana, on Thursday highlighted the comprehensive structural components of Ghana’s programme with the Fund, emphasizing its capacity to strengthen the country’s economy.
According to Roudet, the programme consists of a wide range of reforms across multiple sectors, which will enhance the economy’s ability to withstand future shocks.
He emphasized that the government and the...
The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns that the $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund will bring untoward hardship to Ghanaians, especially the youth.
The Executive Board of the IMF on Wednesday granted approval for Ghana’s $3 billion bailout request, aimed at revitalizing the country’s struggling economy.
The decision was made during the Executive Board’s meeting held on Wednesday,...
