Category: Top Stories
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Don’t link me with recent missing fuel scandal at TOR – Edward Boateng warns
The office of a former Ghanaian Ambassador to China, Ambassador Edward Boateng is livid over some reports linking him with the missing 105,927 litres of petrol at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). Although Mr. Boateng was appointed as the new Managing Director of TOR in August 2021, a statement from his office said he is…
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Petrol and diesel prices to hit GH¢7 per litre if government does not intervene – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says fuel prices at the pump may hit GH¢7 a litre if the government does not put measures in place to cushion Ghanaians. Speaking to Citi Business News, Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah stated that, “Fuel is now threatening to get to almost GH7 a litre. Currently, some…
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SIM card re-registration process satisfactory so far – Ursula
The Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has described the SIM card re-registration process as satisfactory so far. “It’s early days yet, and we are continuously monitoring the process, but it’s satisfactory. People are at least signing up for the first stage of the project. So far, even on Day 1, I think they…
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Global social media outage: Ghanaian IT professionals urged to develop Apps to serve Africa
Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful wants Ghanaian youth in the technology space to see the outage experienced by Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook as an opportunity to create similar communication apps the country can rely on. For over six hours on Monday, the whole world suffered an outage on three major social media apps,…
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Financial institutions charged to procure advanced systems to deal with cyber threats
The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari has challenged financial institutions to continuously examine the state of their security systems and design appropriate mechanisms to counter possible cyber threats. The financial sector, according to the 2020 Banking Industry Fraud report, saw the value of attempted cyber fraud in general rise…
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TOR staff interdicted over disappearance of fuel, transfer losses and others
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), has queried and interdicted some of its staff pending the conclusion of investigations into the disappearance of fuel, product storage, and transfer losses at the refinery. This is part of recommendations by an interim management committee, which was inaugurated in June 2021, to oversee the affairs of the company as…
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Ken Ofori-Atta has not resigned – Finance Ministry
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is still at post and has not resigned contrary to rumours that have gone viral on social media. This is according to the Finance Ministry. A statement from the ministry on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, said “there is no truth in these rumours.” The claims on social media were…
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Improved SIM ecosystem will facilitate Ghana’s economic transformation – Joe Anokye
Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Joe Anokye, says he’s confident the ongoing SIM Card registration exercise will become a cornerstone for the country’s transformation. The ongoing SIM Card Registration Exercise, which has been questioned by some stakeholders, commenced on 1st October 2021. It is expected to among other things help develop and build…
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FDA to sanction individuals who sell expired goods during Christmas
The Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it will sanction businesses and individuals who take advantage of the upcoming Christmas season to sell expired and substandard food products. FDA is further urging the general public especially consumers of confectionery and frozen foods, to be on the lookout for expired products on the market before, during…
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Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram back online after widespread outage
Social media giants–Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back online after a widespread outage on Monday, October 4, 2021. The social media apps were offline for about six hours. They used Twitter to update their subscribers on the development. A lot of people took to Twitter to make jokes about the situation, as the impact of…