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    Government must appoint only qualified persons to energy sector boards – COPEC

    Inflation for December 2020 rises to 10.4%; still within revised target

    GIPC begins probe into activities of Chy Century Heng Yue Group

    SEC refers CHY Century Heng Yue Group Limited to EOCO

    Businesses must abide by regulations to prevent fire outbreaks – Bureau of Public Safety

    The riser platform stands on the Johan Sverdrup oil field off the coast of Norway in the North Sea, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Sverdrup's earlier-than-expected start in October broke a long trend of underperformance for Norway's overall oil production.

    AfCFTA and Dangote’s refinery will make fuel cheaper – Energy Consultant

    Key reforms needed to exceed 1.4% World Bank growth forecast – Economist

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    SEC refers CHY Century Heng Yue Group Limited to EOCO

    Businesses must abide by regulations to prevent fire outbreaks – Bureau of Public Safety

    The riser platform stands on the Johan Sverdrup oil field off the coast of Norway in the North Sea, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Sverdrup's earlier-than-expected start in October broke a long trend of underperformance for Norway's overall oil production.

    AfCFTA and Dangote’s refinery will make fuel cheaper – Energy Consultant

    Key reforms needed to exceed 1.4% World Bank growth forecast – Economist

    AfCFTA: GUTA calls for access to cheaper credit to be competitive

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    Blend tech with fashion with the new Huawei Watch Fit

    Kick back and enjoy immersive entertainment for the whole family with the MatePad T 10s

    Cost of political adverts on social media to rise by 200% in next election – Maximus

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    Stakeholders charged to eliminate barriers likely to impede success of AfCFTA

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COVID-19 emphasizes why Gov’t must boost data availability – Andani

by Nerteley Nettey
May 14, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of technology and the need to prepare for a significant disruption to lives especially in terms of work, Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, Alhassan Andani has stated.

According to him, the crisis has exposed the need for government to develop and adopt new technologies and provide ubiquitous, affordable internet connectivity to ensure an effective provision of services in the country.

“The other thing we are leaving out is ICT. We are working from home and COVID-19 is going to change the way we work, so what has to be common place now is data availability. It shouldn’t be that because you are in Bolga, you don’t have data to work. So what we should be looking to do at a national level is to provide that kind of facility across the country wherever you are, you have strong internet to work from home, trade with people in Ghana and outside of Ghana, so those are the basic things you have to look at,” he said on Citi TV’s Point of View.

He also called on government to put in place the needed infrastructure to cater for those in the rural areas, as they have been grappling with little or no internet connectivity.

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The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in the country, witnessed a sudden increase in data usage due to the lockdown and the enforcement of social distancing measures as many people were compelled to either stay at home or work from home.

There has also been a proliferation of many online educational platforms and church services as government has closed down all schools and banned social gatherings including religious activities.

Data usage rises as COVID-19 forces more people to stay at home – MTN Ghana CEO

In the wake of the novel Coronavirus in the country, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, indicated that data consumption in Ghana went up by about 20 percent after the country recorded cases of the coronavirus outbreak.

He explained that the increasing number of people working from home is responsible for the rise in data usage.

“Every day there is a change, it depends on really what’s happening, but somewhere between 15 and 20 percent will be a fair estimate of the increase we are seeing so far across the board,” he said.

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