The Ministry of Communications through the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), an agency with the mandate to coordinate Ghana’s cybersecurity development, will hold its annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) from October 1 to 31, 2020.
The month-long event will be conducted in a hybrid format comprising physical engagements (under strict COVID-19 protocols) and the use of virtual platforms including...
Leading African challenger fintech into cross border payments extends Visa payment solutions and credentials to simplify cross border remittances
Zeepay, a fast-growing African fintech, has announced a partnership with Visa that will allow Africans in the diaspora to send money directly onto Visa debit and prepaid cards in Ghana.
Through...
The 2020 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) has been held in Kigali, Rwanda under the theme, “Feed the Cities, Grow the Continent: Leveraging Urban Food Markets to Achieve Sustainable Food Systems in Africa.”
It was co-hosted by the AGRF Partners Group and the Government of Rwanda, under the leadership of...
By this time every player in the insurance industry is asking how the covid 19 has affected customer buying behavior!
This article is aimed at looking at the changes in customer behavior and whether that is causing a fundamental shift in the insurance distribution model in the Ghanaian Insurance space...
The Deputy Director of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Prof. Mrs. Marian Quain, has rekindled the call for the adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops to brighten the agenda of agricultural transformation to drive economic growth and development.
She observed that with the rising agricultural...
The discovery of oil in the last decade has presented an immutable opportunity in boosting Ghana’s economic growth. However, it has led to encountering some puzzling consequences into its resource exploitation.
For instance, in the upstream oil and gas value chain, every local and foreign entity carrying out operations has...
Prudential Bank, an indigenous bank has reiterated its commitment to supporting and motivating teachers to continue training and developing the country's future leaders.
The Bank’s Executive Head of Operations, Mr. Thomas Broni in his remarks at a ceremony held in Accra during which the Bank donated a vehicle to support...
This September is a massive month in smartphone innovation. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold2, which brings together the very best of foldable innovation technology, a category pioneered by Samsung, to change the shape of the future.
It is Samsung’s third-generation foldable device, pairing a stunning and bold design with...
Buoyed by the success of the initiative to provide young entrepreneurs with access to funding of between GH¢10,000 to GH¢100,000 to grow their businesses, the government, through Ministry of Business Development, will make available GH¢200 million to small-scale businesses and start-ups next year, the minster responsible for its implementation,...
The Chiefs and indigenes of Western North Region, one of the newly created regions under the current government, has welcomed a symbolic sod cutting ceremony to establish an ultra-modern solid waste treatment plant in Sefwi-Wiawso.
The facility, which is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative to be established by the...