Absa Group Ltd, one of the largest diversified financial service providers in Africa, has concluded an agreement with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, helping Absa expand financing across seven countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. In terms of the agreement, MIGA will issue guarantees of US$497 million to Absa. […] The post Absa
The Millennium Development Authority, MIDA is replacing and retrofitting high consuming electricity appliances in six public institutions including the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital with energy-efficient ones. According to them, the move is aimed at changing behaviors of people concerning energy conservation. Addressing the media at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Project Engineer for Energy Efficiency […] The post MIDA
Iran admitted Saturday that it mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, blaming human error and “US adventurism” for the crash that left 176 people dead. In a statement, the nation’s armed forces said it targeted the passenger plane unintentionally. It attributed the crash to radar activity and fear of US action. “The Islamic Republic […] The post Iran
Iran has admitted “unintentionally” shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board. An investigation found that “missiles fired due to human error”, President Hassan Rouhani said. He described the crash as an “unforgivable mistake”. The military said the jet turned towards a sensitive site belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and was […] The post Iran
Private Health Care Providers on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Upper East Region have threatened to revert to the ‘cash and carry’ on January 18, if the government fails to address their reimbursement concerns. President Nana Akufo-Addo during a press encounter in 2019 said the government has paid NHIS claims up to […] The post U/E:
Eight political parties opposing the new voters’ register in Ghana have taken to the streets of Tamale in the Northern Region to express their disappointment against the move by Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new electoral roll ahead of the 2020 general elections. The demonstrators are made up of supporters of the Progressive People’s […] The post Political
Technology consultant, Maximus Ametorgoh is very much convinced that, plans by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register with elements of facial recognition is not the panacea to remedying the verification hitches encountered during voting. According to him, the introduction of facial recognition technology poses similar challenges to those being experienced on […] The post New
The Electoral Commission (EC) will use the no-verification-no-vote policy for the 2020 elections. As part of efforts to upgrade its Biometric Voter Management System (BVMS), the EC plans to do away with the manual verification of voters, according to the Commission’s Director of Elections, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, who spoke on Eyewitness News. “We want to […] The post EC
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