As part of measures to increase security in the country, the Ministry of Interior has directed that all Members of Parliament (MP) be assigned police bodyguards. According to the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, who briefed the media in Parliament, Tuesday, October 13, some 200 police personnel have been deployed  to...
… as MTN withdraws Supreme Court case   The National Communications Authority (NCA) is to roll out its Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines for telecommunication companies in the country following Scancom Plc. (MTN Ghana)’s withdrawal of an application filed at the Supreme Court to review a judgement declaring the company...
Academic City College, Ghana’s premium STEAM tertiary institution has presented a full scholarship to Mr. Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor, a student of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon and winner of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Academic City Presidential Scholarship Award worth US$ 40,000 is awarded...
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is optimistic its newly inaugurated Energy Laboratory system set up to monitor operations of electric utility companies will reduce consumer complaints by about 50 percent. According to the PURC, the lab will enable it to improve its monitoring of quality of service and also...
… Health, education and religious bodies worst culprits Out of 6,000 private and public businesses registered at the Registrar Generals’ Department, only 2,000 have registered with the Data Protection Commission (DPC), which means more than 65 percent of business in the country are not data protection compliant. The act sets out...
...says delays deny state of much-needed revenue The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged government to review exploration contracts of companies that have failed to invest in their oil blocks. In all, about 12 oil agreements, awarded prior to 2016, are said to be idle. The delay in exploring...
TECNO Mobile Ghana, a premium mobile phone brand from Transsion Holding has unveiled among its Camon series, the Camon 16 Premier and the Camon 16 Pro featuring dancehall artist, Stonebwoy as the brand ambassador. The new phones come with a 64mp quad wide-angle, depth camera and a 4K high definition...
MTN Ghana has said it continues to invest in its security systems including acquisition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology as part of its effort to secure the Mobile Money (MoMo) platform against activities of fraudsters. Just a year ago, MTN Ghana launched a comprehensive security programme called the Marshall Plan,...
Standard Bank’s inaugural African Wealth Report 2020 brings to light a highly relevant segment of the global wealth market, which to date has been largely left out of international studies. With the help of leading research house, Intellidex, we have produced a profound body of insights that will go a...
Stanford Seed Transformation Network Ghana is set to host the third edition of its annual flagship Business and Leadership Conference on 22nd October, 2020 to empower businesses to embrace changes and seek solutions that will ensure business sustainability and success despite the COVID-19 challenges. This year’s conference is under the...