Emirates in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will be introducing additional precautions. Passengers on today’s flight to Tunisia were all tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai. Emirates is the first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers. The quick blood test was conducted by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and results […]
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NLA officially takes over *959# Short Code
The National Lottery Authority has officially taken over the *959# Short Code specifically for the operations of its flagship product, the Original 5/90 lotto. The *959# was previously managed by Keed Ghana Limited, one of the collaborators of the Authority responsible for the operations of LUCKY 3. A statement announcing the official takeover and sighted […]
NLA’s official Short Code *890# robust, unmatched
The National Lottery Authority says its newly outdoored official Short Code for playing Lotto games in the country *890# is absolutely robust and unmatched. According to a statement from the Public Relations Unit of the Authority and sighted by BestNewsGH.com, the Short Code remains the safest and legal platform to play NLA 5/90 and VAG […]
COVID-19: Government’s 50% absorption of electricity bills to cost GHC1 billion
The government’s free electricity intervention as part of measures to minimize the economic and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic is estimated to cost the nation GHC1 billion for the three months. This was revealed by the Minister for Energy, John Peter Amewu during the Ministry of Information’s routine Press Conferences on COVID-19 on Thursday, […]
COVID-19: IMF Executive Board approves immediate debt relief for 25 Countries
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the following statement: “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund’s response to help […]
COVID-19: Diamond Cement donates 100k cash and 150k worth of cement to National Trust Fund
Cement manufacturing Company, Diamond Cement Group has presented a cash cheque of GH₵100,000 to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund to support government’s effort in curbing the spread of coronavirus. In addition the Group earlier donated a total of 250 tonnes of cement worth GH₵150,000 towards the rehabilitation of isolation centres across the country. The donation […]
COVID-19: IMF approves US$1 billion loan to Ghana to aid fight
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$1 billion to Ghana to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The money is to help Ghana address the “fiscal and balance of payments needs” and also help the country to improve confidence in its economy especially in the wake of the COVID-19 […]
Protocol lounge of Geneva Airport to be renamed after Kofi Annan
The Geneva Airport has announced that it will rename its protocol lounge ‘Espace Kofi Annan’. The move is in honour of the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan who died in 2018. He would have turned 82 on April 8, 2020 and it was on this same day that the Geneva Airport announced […]
‘’Beware of illegal Short Code and lotto fraudsters’’-NLA warns public
The National Lottery Authority is cautioning the public against illegal Short Code and the activities of lotto fraudsters. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of the NLA and sighted by BestNewsGH.com, the lotto fraudsters and social media miscreants have been defrauding the unsuspecting public through online games among others. The statement […]
MTN Ghana Foundation donates GHS5 Million to support fight against COVID-19
Mobile Telecommunications giant MTN Ghana has voted some Five Million Ghana Cedis to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount according to a statement from the company and sighted by BestNewsGH.com, will go into the purchase of Medical supplies including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as well as other essentials to cushion frontline […]
COVID-19: British Airways pilot moves to TESCO as delivery driver
A British Airways pilot out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic has got a new job as a Tesco delivery driver. Peter Login, who is used to flying passengers around the world in a 747, has been saluted for his temporary change of career as a key worker dropping groceries off to customers in […]
COVID-19: NLA activates Short Code *890# to mitigate shortfall in sales
The National Lottery Authority as part of measures to ensure sales doesn’t dip following the lockdown as a result of COVID-19, has activated a Short Code *890#. A statement issued by the Authority’s Public Relations Unit and in the possession of BestNewsGH.com said the pandemic has greatly affected its sales. ‘’The Restrictions on Movement and […]