When it launched a new passport checking service, the Home Office knew that it had trouble handling some shades of skin, a report in the New Scientist has revealed. The facial recognition technology failed to recognize the features of some people with very light or dark skin. The problem had become apparent during trials of the […] The post Passport facial recognition
A Bill has been introduced in the Nigerian senate that seeks to prevent sexual harassment of students in universities. This follows the broadcast of a BBC documentary exposing widespread sexual misconduct by multiple lecturers at two top West African Universities. In a statement, the deputy president of the senate said he hoped the BBC’s investigation would help […] The post Nigeria
A tool Google offered in the US to help cities measure pollution and emissions levels is now available in Europe. It compiles transport and building data from Google Maps with publicly available information about emissions Google will initially offer the tool to Birmingham, Manchester, Wolverhampton and Coventry, Dublin and Copenhagen. It plans to add more […] The post Google
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Victor Adawudu, the lawyer for three of the suspects charged with treason felony after being accused of trying to destabilise the country says the state’s case lacks substance. Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Adawudu said: “The facts that support the charge are empty.” “For every element, as treason, it should mean that you have been […] The post Gov’t
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has allayed the fears of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) over the impact of the closure of Nigeria’s borders to member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Sector Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says the issue which is affecting the traders’ export of goods is being […] The post We’re
Families of three of the missing Takoradi girls who were declared dead by police are still agitating for the release of the victims’ remains after the DNA test. The families have made an appeal to the Inspector General of Police not to renege on his commitment to release the human parts for an independent DNA […] The post ‘Police can’t bury
An Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Information and Communications Studies at the University of Ghana, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo has said that the committee set up to probe the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against some lecturers of the university will start its work early next week. She said that the University is […] The post C’ttee
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Cassiel Ato Forson, has “strongly disagreed” with claims of sabotage by the Telcos in the implementation of the 9% increment in the Communication Service Tax (CST). Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah on Wednesday claimed that the instant talk tax deductions by the Telcoms is a […] The post Instant
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Cassiel Ato Forson, has “strongly disagreed” with claims of sabotage by the Telcos in the implementation of the 9% increment in the Communication Service Tax (CST). Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah on Wednesday claimed that the instant talk tax deductions by the Telcoms is a […] The post Instant
A Tunisian court has released a presidential candidate days before he is due to stand in Sunday’s second round of national elections. A Tunis appeals court annulled the detention order for Nabil Karoui, who was arrested last month on charges of money laundering and tax fraud. The 56-year-old media mogul was still able to stand […] The post Tunisia presidential
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to take the upcoming referendum for the election of MMDCEs seriously. He said that government cannot afford to fail in delivering on the campaign promise it made to the Ghanaian populace since that is critical for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in […] The post Take referendum seriously
Gender consultant, Dinah Adiko has warned that the country risks bearing severe consequences if authorities fail to bring full closure on the latest ‘Sex for Grades’ scandal that has rocked the University of Ghana (UG). In an interview with Bernard Avle on last night’s edition of The Point of View on Citi TV, Madam Adiko […] The post Treating
A Bangladeshi undergraduate student killed in his dormitory on Sunday days after criticizing the government online was beaten for several hours before he died. Fellow students say Abrar Fahad was taken from his room around 20:00 (14:00 GMT) and beaten at least four hours. The doctor who performed the autopsy on Fahad, who was 21, […] The post Abrar Fahad killing:
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