MTN and AirtelTigo have agreed to reduce their person to person transfer fees on mobile money transactions by up to 25 percent. According to a statement from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, this came after engagements with stakeholders on the matter. “We have had extensive deliberation with government on the need to lessen the impact […] The post MTN,
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The cashew sector is increasingly becoming one of the most important agricultural sectors in Ghana. The sector has grown into one that contributes significantly to economic growth, particularly in job creation and poverty reduction. The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) estimates that over 800, 000 people are directly and indirectly employed across the cashew supply chain, […] The post Setting
The Engineering Design and Innovation Centre of the Cape Coast Technical University has designed a solar-powered tricycle, in a bid to contribute to the global fight against climate change. The innovation, supported by the Energy Commission, was to boost the university’s quest to transform the automotive sector in the Central Region. The Cape Coast Technical […] The post Cape
A report conducted by the National Investigation Bureau on the 2021 Green Ghana Project, indicates that 85 percent of the over-five million seedlings planted are thriving according to Benito Owusu-Bio, Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister in charge of Forestry. At a press briefing in Accra, Mr. Owusu-Bio, indicated that his outfit, in collaboration with […] The post 85%
The Minority in Parliament is demanding full disclosure regarding an amount of GH¢207 million that allegedly cannot be accounted for by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. According to the Ranking Member on the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, out of GH¢269 million allocated for the payment of interest subsidies […] The post Account
Five persons have been lynched at Nyinawusu in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region after they were accused of being armed robbers. According to the police, their investigations show that the deceased persons and one other were illegal miners from Akorabuokrom in the Atwima Mponua district who went to the area to engage […] The post Atwima
A Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, on Friday, December 17, 2021, visited some centres where the National Standardised Tests (NST) were written. After visiting some of the centres in the Central Region, Mr. Fordjour described the exercise as satisfactory. According to him, feedback from the NST will inform the appropriate interventions from the […] The post National
A Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, on Friday, December 17, 2021, visited some centres where the National Standardised Tests (NST) were written. After visiting some of the centres in the Central Region, Mr. Fordjour described the exercise as satisfactory. According to him, feedback from the NST will inform the appropriate interventions from the […] The post Maiden
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says the Lands Act 2020, which is being introduced to address issues concerning the sale of lands by traditional leaders, cannot be fully applicable in the Ashanti Region. He has thus asked the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and other relevant stakeholders to review portions of the Act. […] The post Lands Act 2020:
The Directorate of Research, Innovation, and Development (DRID) at the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has announced a new initiative aimed at fostering empirical studies into media representations of the First Lady and other female public figures in Ghana. Known as the First Ladies Research and Education Initiative, the project seeks to systematically document the […] The post First
The Minority in Parliament is warning of dire consequences for the future of the country’s governance owing to the non-disbursement of monies from the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). In October 2021, the caucus at a press conference chided the government for failing to make disbursements […] The post Minority
AsaaseGPS Limited, a wholly-owned Ghanaian software development company and a subsidiary of Afrifanom Group, has signed a partnership agreement with the Maseru Municipal Council and Future Systems Ltd to provide the capital of Lesotho with a new and effective digital addressing system. In attendance at the signing ceremony were the Right Honourable Prime Minister of […] The post AsaaseGPS
The Minister of National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has told Parliament that he is unable to give details of the cost of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent official travels to Europe due to confidentiality and national security considerations. The National Security Minister made this known on Friday, December 17, 2021, in response to questions […] The post Kan
Residents of Dangbe, a suburb of Bimbilla in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region, earlier on Friday, December 17, 2021, blocked the main Bimbilla-Salaga road over the dusty nature of the road which they say is affecting their health and livelihoods. They lamented the neglect of the road, accusing the contractor of abandoning […] The post N/R:
Human rights and crime prevention advocacy organization, Crime Check Foundation (CCF), has called for the passage of the Non-Custodial Bill into law. At a press conference, the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, stated that, “Some vagrants and other poor persons who are arrested and fined end up in jail if they are unable […] The post Pass
Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana, has trained eighty (80) Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on coding and robotics to commemorate the 2021 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The event formed part of the Foundation’s monthly ‘Birthday Stars’ initiative which seeks to execute monthly projects with birthday celebrants to mark selected international […] The post Vodafone
Former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo has expressed regret that he did not have the opportunity to extend his gratitude to former President Jerry John Rawlings, before he passed away in November last year. President Gbagbo who called on Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and her family last Friday, said the news of President […] The post Gbagbo:
Research by the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has shown that nearly half of traffic lights in the Greater Accra Region are non-functional. Areas noted for non-functioning traffic lights in the region include the Okponglo Junction, Shangrila, Kaneshie first light, Mataheko, Odorkor-Hansonic Junction, Kasoa-Tetegu junction. The Ashanti Region is second on the list of regions […] The post Nearly
Research by the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has shown that 48 percent of traffic lights in the Greater Accra Region are non-functional. Areas noted for non-functioning traffic lights in the region include the Okponglo Junction, Shangrila, Kaneshie first light, Mataheko, Odorkor-Hansonic Junction, Kasoa-Tetegu junction. In the Ashanti Region, 19% of traffic lights are not […] The post 48
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