The ECOWAS Court of Justice has directed the Federal Republic of Nigeria to amend Section 24 of its Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act in accordance with its obligations under Article 1 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR). The Court held that “Section 24 of the Cyber Crime Act is not in … The post ECOWAS Court
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources will, on Monday, March 28, open the tender for interested contractors to bid for the designing and reconstruction of the Appiatse Community, razed by explosion on January 20. Construction of a total of 540 housing units and structures, comprising one to seven-bedroom houses with toilet and kitchen facilities, … The post Lands
The Board of Management of Ethiopian Airlines Group has appointed Mr. Mesfin Tasew Bekele, as Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group, effective March 23, 2022. Mr Mesfin takes over from Tewolde GebreMariam whose early retirement request due to health issues has been approved by the Board. Mr. Mesfin has 38 years of experience in … The post Mesfin Tasew is
A newly released model of estimates for pregnancies and abortions in the world shows that some 266,000 abortions were carried in Ghana within four years. The Guttmacher Institute, the World Health Organisation and the UN’s Human Reproduction Programme (HRP) released the first-ever model-based estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion rates for 150 countries, highlighting major … The post Ghana
The Police Administration has directed the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB), to investigate an intercepted viral video in which a suspect in handcuff was being assaulted. A news brief from the Police and copied to the Ghana News Agency said, the Bureau was to report findings of the investigation to the Police Administration, for any … The post Ghana
The Ministry of Energy has resolved that fossil fuel, particularly natural gas would continue to be part of the nation’s energy mix, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Sector Minister said on Monday. That notwithstanding, Dr Prempeh said the country was determined to introduce realistic strategies to increase the share of renewable energy in the mix … The post Fossil
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it targets to rope onto the scheme one million contributors from the informal sector of the economy to expand coverage. “We have set onto ourselves an aggressive target of enrolling one million people onto the scheme one year after we have rolled out this campaign,” Dr … The post SSNIT
Some farmers in the Sissala area have hinted at reducing their farm sizes during the 2022 farming season due to the high cost of farm inputs. Mr Abu Nabong, a 55-year-old farmer from Mwanduanu kroboi in the Sissalla East Municipality, told the Ghana News Agency that farmers’ preparation ahead of this year’s season showed a … The post Farmers likely
An Accra Circuit Court has granted a businessman a GH¢70,000 bail with two sureties to be justified for allegedly stealing an ambulance valued at GH¢70,000 The court ordered that the sureties should be his relatives. Okrah Yangy, who will make his next appearance before the court on April 20, 2022, has denied misappropriating the proceeds … The post Accra court
Mr Daniel Mumuni, the Country Representative of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), says the service will support Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes with $5.3 million in the next 18 months to improve access and behaviour change for beneficiary communities. He said, “As I am speaking, 45 boreholes, two limited mechanised water systems and 38 institutional … The post Catholic
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