MTN-Ghana has reaffirmed its dedication to empowering young girls and women in information, communication, and technology (ICT) as a crucial step towards national development, in partnership with the government. Speaking at the 2023 National Girls in ICT programme in Tamale, Adwoa Wiafe, Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer (CCSSO) at...
The Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Money Limited (MML), Shaibu Haruna, has said his outfit is implementing robust and stringent measures to curb mobile money (MoMo) fraud. Through multi-sectorial collaboration as well as intensified public education, he said perpetrators of MoMo fraud will be brought to book. He made this statement...
Vodafone Ghana’s CEO Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai joined a distinguished panel of speakers at the ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Women Innovators’ event held at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) last week. The event, attended by 2000 young men and women from various Junior and Senior High...
The National Communications Authority is confident of correcting ‘market imbalances’ in the telecommunications sector with the introduction of technology neutrality for non-significant market power (SMP) operators. Technology neutrality is one of the remedies to address significant market power concerns, by creating a level playing field and stimulating investment in infrastructure...
MTN Ghana has launched its 2023 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Month with a pledge to support SMEs with relevant digital tools to scale up their businesses while leading the drive for digital and financial inclusion. In his keynote address at the event held at the company’s head office in...
  In Part 1 of this article, the point was made that for NCA to seek to explain what SMP is not meant to do, after two years of implementation, indicates that the NCA is aware of public concerns about the fate of other operators in the industry under its...
  On June 20, 2023, out of the blue, Ghana's telecoms industry regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA) made a post on its official Twitter handle (@NCAGhana), explaining the rationale for classifying and declaring MTN Ghana as a Significant Market Power (SMP) exactly three years ago in June 2020. Some industry...
Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer (CCSSO) at MTN Ghana, Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe, has averred that the telecommunications giant through its Y'ello Care campaign has achieved its purpose of empowering young entrepreneurs, particularly women and the differently-abled, to access the internet and leverage it to build and scale up...
AirtelTigo, a telecommunication firm, has rebranded to AT - with the name-change effectively applying to all sub-brands, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Leo Skarlatos has announced. The strategic move is aimed at reflecting the brand's promise of simplicity, making it easier for customers to identify and engage with the company. Also,...
In a move to reward customer loyalty and promote digital transactions, Vodafone Ghana has launched a new cashback initiative, the 'ƐDAMU' promo. The ƐDAMU’ promo, which roughly translates to 'jackpot' in Akan, offers customers up to 20 percent cashback on their recharge value. This reward applies to any single top-up...