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MTN MoMo revenue up 9% – Report

Revenue of the mobile money (MoMo) arm of telecommunication market leader – MTN – reached GH¢899million, a 9 percent growth on year-on-year growth in the first half of the year, its unaudited interim report has shown. The figure, however, pales in comparison to the 50.9 percent YoY growth recorded a year earlier, and was attributed to slower growth in Peer-to-peer ...

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Our economy will bounce back stronger – President Akufo-Addo

Business News of Friday, 5 August 2022 Disclaimer Source: GNA President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he is very optimistic that Ghana’s economy would bounce back stronger. He said despite the current economic challenges, which had compromised the nation’s finances, the programmes and policies his administration had put in place would return the country to the path of ...

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Sunyani Airport now operational after 7 years of closure for renovation

Business News of Saturday, 6 August 2022 Sunyani Airport now operational after 7 years of closure for renovation After seven years of closure, the Sunyani Airport has been reopened to traffic, following the completion of its first phase of renovation. This means that the airport can now host medium-sized aircrafts and therefore, commercial flights on the Accra-Sunyani route that has ...

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comGhanaians with ‘Ghana Card’ problems should visit offices from August 8 – NIA boss

General News of Saturday, 6 August 2022 Source: peacefmonline.com Ghanaians with ‘Ghana Card’ problems should visit offices from August 8 – NIA boss Ghanaians who have issues with their Ghana Cards can now heave a sigh of relief as from Monday, August 8, 2022, they no longer have to go to the Headquarters of the National Identification Authority (NIA) or come ...

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SIM Card: Not everyone will have Ghana Card by September 30 – NIA boss ‘battles’ Ursula

General News of Friday, 5 August 2022 Source: peacefmonline.com SIM Card: Not everyone will have Ghana Card by September 30 – NIA boss ‘battles’ Ursula Executive Director of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah seems to have burst Ursula Owusu’s bubble about getting all Ghanaians to register their SIM cards with Ghana Card by the end of September. The ...

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4 innovations introduced by Bawumia that Ghanaians mocked but are successfully being implemented

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana until he was nominated as the vice-presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party. He was described as one of the best economists ever and many believed he would turn Ghana’s economy around with his rich experience in economics. After assuming power as vice president under the Nana Addo Dankwa ...

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GNAGhana lost about GH¢5 billion through bribes to public officials in 2021 – Report

The report is dubbed the Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey Ghana lost approximately GH¢5 billion in cash through the payment of bribes to public officials in 2021, the Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey (GIPSS) has disclosed. This is equivalent to almost one-third of the 2021 budget of the Ministry of Education, which is implementing one of the Government’s ...

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Only GH¢9m out of GH¢62m left in COVID-19 Trust Fund – Sophia Akuffo

Sophia Akuffo is Chairperson of COVID-19 Trust Fund GH¢10.3 million allocated to the Ghana Health Service GH¢6.8 million given to Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund CHPS receives funding from COVID-19 Trust Fund Chairperson of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Justice Sophia Akuffo, has disclosed that out of the GH¢62 million received by the fund, only GH¢9 million is left. The fund was set up by ...

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NIA boss reveals why cards have been printed but not issued

Over 15.7 million Ghana cards issued so far, NIA boss It’s a criminal offense to have a double-registered Ghana card, NIA boss 808,493 cards have been printed but not issued, NIA boss The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has revealed why some Ghanaians are yet to receive their Ghana cards despite them being ...

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