Business Activities Likely To Halt As Ghana Votes [Audio]

As Ghanaians head to the polls tomorrow, concerns are being raised over the impact the general elections will have on business activities across the country. It is expected that the country’s productivity level will also reduce drastically due to the election tomorrow. Some sectors are expected to feel the impact more than others. In a … Read more

Wall Street Little Changed As Bank Rally Pauses

U. S. stocks ended little changed on Friday after a payrolls report did little to recast expectations for an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this month and bank stocks cooled to round out their fourth straight week of gains. A U.S. Labor Department report showed employers in private and public sectors hired more … Read more

U.S. November Payrolls Seen Strong, To Cement Rate Hike Views

U. S. employers likely boosted hiring in November amid growing confidence in the economy, making it almost certain that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this month. Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by 175,000 jobs last month after rising by 161,000 in October, according to a Reuters survey of economists. The Labor Department will … Read more

Citi Breakfast Show, Thursday, 1st December, 2016.MP3

The Citi Breakfast Show team on Thursday December 1, 2016 focused on the special voting exercise ongoing across the 275 constituencies. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com is your source for all Ghana News. Get the latest Ghana news, breaking news, sports, politics, entertainment and more about Ghana, … Read more

Rectified List of DKM Customers To Be Out This Week

The Official Liquidator for DKM Microfinance, the Registrar General’s Department has told Citi Business News the final list of creditors affected in the error ridden list, will be released by close of this week. According to the Official Liquidator, 93,000 validated customer list was completed last Saturday, November 26th, 2016. The Principal Company Inspector for … Read more

The Looter Government And The Lootee Woyome Know Amidu Had Nothing To Do With The Looted Public Purse

I heard Alfred Agbesi Woyome, accuse me on Citi News on 24th November 2016 at the 5.30 pm news of having ordered or authorized the Ministry of Finance to pay him part of the GHC51.2million unconstitutionally looted by the incumbent Government for Woyome. I also heard him allege that I ordered or authorized a September … Read more

Woyome Is ‘mentally Exhausted, Frustrated’ – Amidu

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has said businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is exhibiting symptoms of “mental exhaustion and frustration” hence his constant and unrestrained outbursts in the media. In his recent Citi News interview, Mr. Woyome, who is at the center of the 51 million Cedis judgment debt, accused Mr. Amidu, the former AG, of … Read more

Woyome Is ‘mentally Exhausted, Frustrated’ – Amidu

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has said businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is exhibiting symptoms of “mental exhaustion and frustration” hence his constant and unrestrained outbursts in the media. In his recent Citi News interview, Mr. Woyome, who is at the center of the 51 million Cedis judgment debt, accused Mr. Amidu, the former AG, of ordering … Read more

NPP Angry Over Six ‘missing’ Ballot Boxes From EC’s Moving Truck

The Western Regional office of the Electoral Commission has confirmed to Citi News claims by the opposition New Patriotic Party in the region; that six of its ballot boxes meant for December 7 polls, have gone missing. According to the NPP, the incident occurred when the six boxes, which were part of a bulk of … Read more

NPP Angry Over 6 ‘missing’ Ballot Boxes From EC’s Moving Truck

The Western Regional office of the Electoral Commission has confirmed to Citi News claims by the opposition New Patriotic Party in the region; that six of its ballot boxes meant for December 7 polls, have gone missing. According to the NPP, the incident occurred when the boxes were been transferred from the Western Regional Head … Read more

We’ve Identified 4,000 ‘fake’ Teachers – Terkper

About 4000 ghost names of people have been removed from the government payroll system. These names had been captured as teachers in the government schools nationwide. The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper revealed this when he touted government’s achievement in drastically reducing ghost names on Ghana’s payroll system on the Citi Breakfast Show. He attributed … Read more

We’ve Identified 4,000 ‘fake’ Teachers

About 4000 ghost names of people have been removed from the government payroll system. These names had been captured as teachers in the government schools. The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper revealed this when he touted government’s achievement in drastically reducing ghost names on Ghana’s payroll system. He attributed the success to a number of … Read more

DKM Customers To Receive Payments After Rectifying List

The Official Liquidator for DKM microfinance company, the Registrar General’s Department, has assured that it will complete the correction of the error ridden creditors list of DKM soon. Citi Business News  gathered that the audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) is currently compiling the rectified list in order for the department to pay validated customers whose names … Read more

Citi Breakfast Show Honoured At Ghana Mining Awards

The Citi Breakfast Show has been honoured at the second edition of the Ghana Mining Industry Awards. The awards, organized by the Ghana Chamber of Mines saw the award winning Citi Breakfast Show beat other media organizations to grab the recognition. The citation said the show was honoured “for vigorously promoting environmentally responsible mining in … Read more

Auditor General Validating Pension For Unions – Terkper

The Auditor General is validating the pension of some labour unions in the country to enable their fund managers receive the monies on their behalf. The Finance Minister Seth Terkper confirmed this in an interview on the Citi Breakfast show on Friday [November 25]. Some labour unions in the country including the Ghana National Association … Read more

Auditor General Validating Pension For Unions – Seth Tekper

The Auditor General is validating the pension of some labour unions in the country to enable their fund managers receive the monies on their behalf. The Finance Minister Seth Tekper confirmed this in an interview on the Citi Breakfast show on Friday [November 25]. Some labour unions in the country including the Ghana National Association … Read more

Finatrade’s GHc1 Billion Debt Won’t Collapse Banks – Finance Minister

The Ministry of Finance has given a strong assurance that Ghana’s banking sector will remain strong and effective despite of claims of imminent collapse due to the huge debt owed them by Finatrade, a commodities company. The Finatrade Group of companies which specializes in agri-commodities is indebted to about 20 banks to the tune of … Read more

Finatrade’s GHc1 Billion Debt Won’t Collapse Banks –Finance Minister

The Ministry of Finance has given a strong assurance that Ghana’s banking sector will remain strong and effective despite of claims of imminent collapse due to the huge debt owed them by Finatrade, a commodities company. The Finatrade Group of companies which specializes in agri-commodities is indebted to about  20 banks to the tune of … Read more

Tanker Drivers Kick Against ‘Door-To-Door’ LPG Delivery

The Ghana National Petroleum Drivers Union has told Citi Business News it will resist any attempt by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to ban domestic gas users from filling their cylinders at the pumps. According to the union, the  move by the NPA to ban Ghanaians from filling their Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders  is … Read more