A one-day capacity building and sensitisation programme on the new Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (ACT 1038) has been held in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Capital to educate Members of the Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) on the new Act as part of events marking the National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Giving...
With the increasing threat of fake news on social media, some staff of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) have received training to identify fake news and alert the public on the risk. The capacity building and sensitisation programme on the New Cyber Security Act, 2020 (Act 1038) and...
The Government , through the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Youth Authority, in partnership with the YouthConnekt Africa Hub and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will host the 2021 YouthConnekt Africa Summit. The Summit, which will be held from today, Wednesday, October 20 to Friday, October 22,...
Izwe Savings and Loans Plc (Izwe) has formed a partnership with the Greater Accra Regional Secretariat of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to finance 20 brand new Toyota Hiace minibuses to be procured in tranches of 10 buses at a time. This is part of a broader strategy...
Ghanaians are overwhelmingly calling for the reintroduction of the Mandatory Towing Levy regime for broken down vehicles to reduce drastically, the upsurge of carnages on the country’s road networks. They believe that broken down or unattended to vehicles on the country’s roads contribute significantly to the current surge in road...
The maiden edition of the Africa Globalized Investment Forum is set to kick off from  Monday, October 25 to Wednesday, October 27, 2021, in Accra. The forum aims at bringing international government officials, NGO private sector leaders, investors, and businesses from across the globe to invest in the economic sectors...
The University of Ghana Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (UGIEP), implemented by Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)-Ghana in partnership with University of Ghana Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) is set to host a webinar dubbed Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Job Creation; The Role of Higher Education on October...
The Director of the Cybercrime Unit at the CID Headquarters, Ghana Police Service Dr. Gustav Herbert Yankson, has cautioned perpetrators of online sexual abuse to desist from threatening or releasing any nude materials or contents of their victims as they could face up to 15 years imprisonment. ACP Yankson made...
Plan International Ghana in partnership with Global Affairs Canada is empowering rural women in Ghana through an initiative dubbed “Women’s Innovation for Sustainable Enterprise” (WISE). The WISE project is built on the inspiration, power and potential of Ghanaian women entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses and seeks to contribute to increase realization...
The Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has admonished African leaders to put their shoulders to the wheel and ensure that all boxes are ticked to facilitate implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on the ground and not only on paper, as a lot of...