John Mahama Former President John Dramani Mahama has served notice to restore the original names of the public universities that have been renamed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He stated that the names that they have given currenlty will be given to significant infrastructure in the universities. The flagbearer …

Ghana is set to import 2,500 tonnes of cocoa beans from Côte d’Ivoire and 1,000 tonnes from Nigeria. Delivery is expected to be made through the Tema Port. This information was contained in a letter signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, …

The Ghana Cocoa (COCBOD) has clarified that the country’s importation of cocoa beans from neighbouring countries is an industry practice spanning over 20 years. A letter sighted by citinewsroom.com, signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, and addressed to Afrotropic Cocoa Processing …

Police in Senegal cracked down on protests in the capital Dakar and at least one senior opposition figure was arrested a day after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25. The European Union on Sunday said the postponement opens a “period of …

A tax analyst, Francis Timore Boi, has opposed the Emissions levy introduced by the government, saying the timing and approach are not favourable. On February 1, 2024, the government introduced a new tax policy on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions on internal combustion engine vehicles. Stakeholders, including the Ghana Private Road …

Reports suggest that the government has opted to cancel the imposition of the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. This decision, which relieves consumers from the new tax on electricity bills, is said to have been borne out of a cabinet meeting on February 2, 2024. The New Patriotic …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has apologized to Citi FM/Citi TV and the station’s Northern Regional Correspondent, Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira, following an attack on the reporter by the party’s Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, during the parliamentary primary. Mr. Aliu Mahama and his team unleashed mayhem …

The Lands Commission has interdicted 14 staff for their involvement in Stamp Duty fraud. The Stamp Duty fraud was detected in May 2022 when the Audit Unit of the Commission realized that the tax figures paid by some property owners for the registration of their properties failed to reflect the …

Two people have been reported dead after allegedly being hit by stray bullets fired by the police during a confrontation to disperse a ruthless crowd in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region. According to sources, the incident occurred at the chief’s palace where the police had gone to …

The Executive Director of the Alliance For Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson, has launched a scathing attack on the Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, for advising Ghanaians to give the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, a fair hearing. Kofi Bentil, in …