Category: TECHNOLOGY
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Coronavirus: Twitter tells staff to work from home
Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a blog post, the social media giant said it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to work remotely. The company also said it was “strongly encouraging” all of its 5,000 employees around…
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MTN Ghana’s shareholders to get dividend of 4 pesewas per share
MTN Ghana is set to pay out a dividend of 4 pesewas per share to shareholders following its strong 2019 financial performance. The company last week released its financials where it declared a profit after tax of GH¢1 billion representing more than 33.5 percent the figure it recorded in 2018. A press release issued by…
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Stanchart rewards winners of SC Mobile App campaign
Standard Chartered Bank, Ghana, has awarded three customers who emerged winners of its SC Mobile Anfield Experience campaign. Two of the winners were rewarded with all-expense paid tickets to the UK with an opportunity to watch a home match at Anfield. The third winner was rewarded with a curved 65-inch television set and a customised…
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MTN Ghana’s profit increases to GH¢1bn in 2019
MTN Ghana recorded a profit after tax of one billion cedis for 2019. This is 33.56 percent higher compared to the GH¢754.67 million recorded in the preceding year [2018]. The telecoms company attributes this to an improvement in active data users, growth in smart phones and an increase in data usage. MTN’s total revenue for…
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Accra to host major digital financial services conference next month
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) and the Financial Inclusion Forum Africa (FIF Africa), have announced a partnership to organize the Mobile Technology for Development Conference (MT4D) 2020 to be held in Accra at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel on 10th and 11th of March 2020. The MT4D Conference will provide a platform for stakeholders…
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Mobile voice subscription rises above 41 million due to multiple SIM use – NCA
The total number of mobile voice subscriptions in the country for the month of January 2020, has gone beyond 41 million, the telecoms regulator has revealed. The National Communications Authority (NCA) in its latest industry information said the four mobile network operators account for about 41.4 million subscriptions. This figure represents over 133 percent penetration…
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Technology is creating more jobs; Africans must catch up – MTN Ghana CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, has reiterated the need for Africans to acquire the skills and know-how needed to enable them take advantage of the changes in the world of work due to evolution within the digital space. According to him, Africa needs to develop and implement a plan on technology,…
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SIM box fraud syndicate busted in Tema, over $1.9m lost in revenue and taxes
A SIM Box syndicate operating at Community 11 in Tema in the Greater Accra Region was on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, busted in a combined operation by officials of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), KelniGVG and the Ghana Police Service. The team retrieved a total of 11 SIM Box equipment with…
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Huawei unveils Nova 5T with powerful 5 AI camera in Ghana
Top smartphone manufacturer, Huawei Technologies, has introduced the latest model in its Nova Series into the Ghanaian market. The Huawei Nova 5T which packs together 5AI 48-megapixel 5 AI camera, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB ROM, as well as the advanced HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) chipset is available for pre-oders, starting from 19th to…
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Three Ghanaian agritech start-ups to participate in Impulse Acceleration Program
Sixteen startups drawn from Africa, USA, Portugal, Brazil have been selected to partake in Mohammed VI Polytechnic University’s (UM6) Impulse Acceleration Program in Morocco, Switzerland and the USA The program, which began on January 13, 2020, has three Ghanaian Agritech start-ups, Esoko, SAYeTECH and Trotro Tractor, selected among 350 applications received after the Impulse African…