Traders at the Keta market in the Volta region have lamented the excessive cost of egg prices due to the lack of poultry farms in the area. This, they said, was affecting their businesses due to the inadequate availability of eggs in the area, compelling them to buy from other …
Read More »We expected GH¢3,000 instead of GH¢1,380 – Cocoa farmers lament new price by government
Whereas President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s announcement of a new producer price for a bag of cocoa was met with wild jubilations at an event in Tepa on Saturday, some group of farmers have expressed worry over the government’s decision to peg the new price at GH¢1,308. Secretary of the National …
Read More »Nigerians studying in Niger lament impact of coup, sanctions
Aisha Sulaiman was running a countdown to September when she will write her final examination at the Maryam Abacha University in Maradi, Niger Republic. Then, the country’s democratically elected government was toppled by troops from the country’s Presidential Guard. She no longer looks forward to that examination. “With the closure …
Read More »Basic school heads lament 2years non-payment of capitation grant
Conference of Heads of Basic Schools is lamenting the non-payment of capitation grant meant for the operationalization of basic schools for the past two years. The association explains that the situation is crippling the progress of teaching and learning in schools. Speaking to Citi News, the General Secretary of the Conference …
Read More »Economic hardship: Dog meat patrons lament price hikes
The current economic hardship in the country has forced the price of dog meat, a delicacy in some parts of the Upper East Region, to increase, causing many patrons at Wiaga, in the Builsa North Municipality to complain. Patrons of the meat in the community, which is noted for many …
Read More »Our wives are divorcing us due to hardship – Magazine artisans lament
Artisans who ply their businesses within and around the Suame Magazine Industrial enclave are lamenting the current economic hardship is not only affecting their livelihoods but also affecting their marriages The artisans complain that their marriages are on the verge of collapsing due to inability to cater for their families …
Read More »Ghanaians lament as fuel prices begin increasing again
Fuel prices have begun increasing again at the pumps and consumers are lamenting the impact it is having on their finances. Some oil marketing companies like Total have increased the price of petrol by 5 percent and now selling at 11.55 pesewas per litre. Diesel is now being sold at …
Read More »#FixTheSickMortuaries: There’s ploy to victimize us – Mortuary Workers lament
The Mortuary Workers’ Association of Ghana says they are now a target of victimization after the exposé by GHOne TV on the deplorable condition of the Korle-Bu Mortuary in Accra. In the report, reporter Godwin Asediba filmed and exposed the bad working conditions of workers and the terrible conditions of the …
Read More »Tricycle drivers lament over vehicular congestion on the Walewale market road
Tricycle drivers, popularly called yellow-yellow drivers, who operate within the West Mamprusi municipality of the North East Region are calling on the Municipal Chief Executive for West Mamprusi and other duty bearers to locate a protected loading place for them to park their tricycles in order to reduce the incessant …
Read More »Nurses lament delay in February salary
Some nurses across the country are seething with rage over the government’s delay in the release of their February salary. According to the nurses, the situation has become unbearable for many health workers since salary for the month ending February has not been released. “Many a time, as government workers …
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