Deepening its drive for financial inclusion through digital innovation, Access Bank Ghana has introduced the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) mobile banking service *901# to its customers. The *901# channel is modelled with banking features that enables customers to operate a mini branch on their handheld devices, thus making banking more convenient, easy and accessible. By dialling the [...] The post Access
THE legendary Brazilian is reluctant to speculate on which of the Barcelona and Real Madrid stars is the best, but is impressed by the latter’s form Ronaldo considers both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to be “fantastic”, but is tipping the Real Madrid star to net another Ballon d’Or in 2017. The legendary Brazilian striker was named World Player of [...] The post Brazilian
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah has identified the establishment of the National Sports Fund (NSF) as the solution to the myriad problems in the administration and development of sports in Ghana. In direct reference to a similar fund (GETFUND) in the educational sector, Mr. Asiamah said that was the surest way to go considering the immense [...] The post Asiamah: NSF will
About 500 residents of Mahean in the Ga West Municpal Assembly yesterday demonstrated against the poor roads in the area. As early as 6:30am, irate youth, clad in red bands and holding placards, blocked the roads leading to Mahean and Ablekuma, burning over 60 car tyres. The situation affected workers and school children who use the roads to their various [...] The post Mahean residents
The Government yesterday launched a three-year business regulatory strategy to modernise the country’s legal and regulatory systems for economic growth. The reforms to be rolled out in June this year, would help improve the country’s performance in the World Bank’s Doing Business Index report towards faster growth, job creation and economic prosperity. The reforms to be implemented by [...] The post Govt
As part of efforts to curb corruption and abuse of procurement processes in public offices, a special training programme has commenced in Accra, to build the capacity of government ministers and public officials on the essential provisions of the Public Procurement Law. The purpose of the six-day training programme, according to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who opened it yesterday, [...] The post Ministers,
Mrs Barbara Asher Ayisi, Deputy Minister of Education has bemoaned the negative mindset of the public, particularly parents who regard technical education as the preserve of academically weak students. She has therefore, appealed to parents and guardians to eschew the perception and allow their children particularly females who desired to pursue technical and vocational education to have the liberty to [...] The post Technical
A group calling itself Coalition of New Patriotic Party (NPP) polling station executives has appealed to the government, to consider Mr. Musah Muntawakilu for the position of Northern Area Manager for Microfinance and Small Loan Centre (MASLOC). According to the group, Mr. Muntawakil, the Tamale Central Constituency Secretary of the party, is among a number of qualified constituency executive committee [...] The post NPP
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in partnership with the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has launched a Community Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) project known as “CHPS +” to improve primary healthcare in the Upper East Region. The project, valued at $9 Million would last for five years and was launched on the theme “Improving community-based Primary Health Care [...] The post GHS
Somali militants have stoned a man to death after an Islamic court convicted him of adultery. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44, was buried neck-deep and pelted to death with stones by al-Shabab fighters. He was convicted of being in an adulterous relationship with a woman and impregnating her, despite having two wives, an official said. Al-Shabab occasionally passes such sentences for [...] The post Somali
The United Nations yesterday commended Ghana for her professionalism and courage in peacekeeping operations across the world, at a flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony held in Accra to commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. “On behalf of the UN, I would like to express our gratitude for the contribution that Ghana makes in UN Peacekeeping operations,” the UN Secretary [...] The post UN
The residence of Justice Senyo Amedahe, a High Court judge, at Danyame, in Kumasi, was burgled on Sunday dawn. He was said not to be at home while the policeman guarding the place, was not at post when the incident occurred. The Ashanti Regional Police Command is questioning the policeman. “We are investigating the policeman as to why he failed [...] The post Judge burgled in Kumasi appeared first on
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