Author: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie
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COVID-19: Citi TV partners Zoomlion to fumigate selected University campuses
Ghana’s fastest growing television channel, Citi TV, has rolled out a plan to fumigate campuses of selected Universities in the Greater Accra Region, in partnership with waste management firm, Zoomlion. The Corporate Social Responsibility initiative by the company; seeks to keep the campuses safe and clean for use when academic work resumes; as schools are…
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Citi TV to embark on COVID-19 Awareness Campaign with Mobile Vans
Ghanaian Television channel, Citi TV, will from Thursday, April 9, 2020, kick-start a sensitization campaign on the coronavirus pandemic in specific markets and communities in Accra, to keep citizens more informed to protect themselves and the masses from the disease. The station has thus dedicated two of its pick-up vehicles solely branded for the exercise.…
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COVID-19: Finance Minister urges China to consider debt relief for Africa
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has urged China to help ease the debt burden of African countries expected to struggle with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. He has already indicated that the cumulative effect of the novel coronavirus pandemic will cost Ghana GHS9.505 billion. Speaking to a US-based think-tank, the Center for Global…
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Ghana Institute of Surveyors develops software for COVID-19 detection and tracing
The Ghana Institute of Surveyors has developed a software that can detect and trace all persons who have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. The Institute says the software will be installed on all phones including non-smartphones. Speaking at a ceremony to present a GHS50,000 donation to the COVID-19 Fund, President of the Institute, Dr.…
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Huawei devices help you maximize your productivity as you work from home
Are you working from home right now, but not able to bring your productivity levels back to how it was at work? Well, working from home might sound fun, but it does come with its share of challenges. Keeping away from distractions, not being able to stop, finding the right space or even having the…
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Create your own home-entertainment with the HUAWEI Nova 5T
When it comes to a smartphone, everyone has a list of the same key features. Be it camera or display or sometimes even additional accessories, each of these are well-known by many of us and these are the things we look out for when buying a new device. However, the HUAWEI nova 5T, Huawei’s latest…
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Reduce electricity tariffs to reflect current production cost – CUTS Ghana to PURC
A Research and Public Policy Think Tank is calling on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to review electricity tariffs for all classes of electricity consumers to reflect the current cost of generation in the electricity power mix. “In the light of the falling prices of the key input fuel for power generation on the…
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Don’t touch Heritage Fund; you’ll burden future generations – IES cautions gov’t
The Institute for Energy Security, IES, says attempts by government to fall on the Ghana Heritage Fund to fight the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic cannot be justified. The Institute says the utilization of Fund deliberately set aside for future use, will leave future generations with a burden too huge to carry. The Finance Minister,…
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Gov’t engages telcos to reduce cost of data over COVID-19 impact
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says as part of several fiscal measures to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, government is engaging telcos operating in the country to reduce the cost of data. According to the CEO of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevor, data usage in Ghana has generally increased by due to the impact…
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Gov’t hints at new budget by July as COVID-19 hits revenue target
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has hinted that government may present a new budget to Parliament by July this year due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic that has hit government’s revenue target. The 2020 financial budget was targeted at expanding infrastructure, particularly roads. But the Finance Minister announced in Parliament on Monday that…