Some iOS Twitter users will see up and down votes on comments as parts of research “to understand the types of replies you find relevant”, the social network says. The voting buttons will be thumbs or arrows according to a graphic shared by Twitter. Twitter said downvotes will not be visible to other users and […] The post Twitter trials upvote and downvote buttons
Nigeria has received the first six of 12 military aircraft it bought from the United States, which are expected to boost its efforts in tackling violence by various armed groups. The A-29 Super Tucano planes landed in the northern city of Kano on Thursday afternoon and were received by Defence Minister Bashir Magashi and other […] The post Nigeria receives six planes to fight
Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator programme (SC-WIT) has awarded GHC 57,000 each in seed funding to five women-led businesses to scale up their business operations. The incubator programme is run in Ghana by Standard Chartered Bank, in partnership with Ashesi University’s Ghana Climate Innovation Centre. The event held digitally due to COVID restrictions rewarded […] The post Five
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has identified over 14 million people, who are qualified to pay tax after the successful integration of the Ghana Card and Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN). The GRA and the Registrar-General’s Department in collaboration with the National Identification Authority started the exercise effective April 1, 2021, where the Ghana card Personal […] The post Over
Newmont Corporation’s Board of Directors has approved advancing the Ahafo North Project into the execution phase. The project exceeds the Company’s required internal rate of return, adding profitable production from the best unmined gold deposit in West Africa. “I am pleased to announce the approval of full funding for the Ahafo North Project, expanding our […] The post Newmont
A leading health services provider with outlets in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, Africa Holdings Limited has signed on to the SafeCare health safety and quality standardization programme. This is to provide standardized quality assessment and service delivery improvement for all facilities under Africa Health Holdings Limited. At a short ceremony to sign off the agreement […] The post Africa
The President of the Ghana Institute of Engineering (GhIE), Ing. Reverend Professor Charles Adams says engineers without professional licensing will, from November 2021, face prosecution under the Engineering Council Act of 2011, Act 819 if found practising. Ing. Adams said this in an interview with Citi News during the induction of 45 new members and […] The post Engineers
Parliament has been petitioned to investigate the takeover of Achimota Preparatory School by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education. The petition was presented to the House by MP for Okaikwei North, Theresa Lardi Awuni. The petition was signed off by the Board, Management, and the Parent-Teacher Association of the school. The […] The post Parliament
A member of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, says Special Prosecutor nominee, Kissi Agyebeng, was unanimously recommended for approval because there wasn’t any reason to reject him. He said the endorsement the nominee received was because he satisfactorily met the legal requirement of the position. “There were no issues to disqualify him, so […] The post There
The Kuntenase District Court in the Ashanti Region has denied bail to the three suspects who have been arrested in connection with the killing of a ride-hailing app driver at Feyiase in the Bosomtwi District of Ashanti Region. During the court hearing, the lawyer for the third and second accused persons had urged the court […] The post Suspected killers of Bolt driver denied bail
A former Technical Advisor at the Finance Ministry, Dr. Sam Mensah, is pushing for a national debt reduction plan to deal with Ghana’s rising public debt stock. “We are in a debt situation called a structural situation. Structural in the sense that it’s built into our budget system. We are spending a lot more than […] The post National plan needed
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has said the claims by a retired teacher in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region, that he has not been able to access his pension benefits for seven years after retiring are untrue. In a statement issued on Thursday, July 22, 2021, and copied to […] The post Retired headteacher’s
A former executive director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Vitus Azeem, is urging special prosecutor nominee, Kissi Agyebeng, to be cautious in his dealings if confirmed to occupy the position. He said Mr. Agyebeng will most likely face challenges similar to what his predecessor Martin Amidu faced, and so must brace himself to overcome them […] The post Kissi
The US government is supporting Africa to develop its own vaccines to increase access and ensure sustainability. Through the International Development Finance Cooperation, the US government is currently supporting the establishment of vaccine manufacturing plants in Senegal and South Africa. The US government believes that setting up vaccine manufacturing centres will contribute significantly to making […] The post US
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