The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has publicly criticised MultiChoice Ghana for what he describes as a continued disregard for the economic concerns of Ghanaians, following the company’s rejection of his proposal to reduce DStv subscription fees by 30 per cent. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the minister took […]
President John Dramani Mahama has instructed the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation to work with the National Communications Authority (NCA) to reinstate the broadcast licences of 64 radio stations shut down over regulatory infractions. A statement from the Presidency, issued on Thursday, June 12, 2025, said that although the actions taken by the […]
The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has kick-started an initiative to train 5000 girls from five regions in Information Communication and Technology (ICT). The regions are Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, Savannah and Northern Region. The first batch of 1000 girls from various districts in the Bono East Region have already started the training in basic […]
MTN Ghana says it was yet to receive the formal notification on the government’s decision to implement new policies in the telecommunications market. In a statement reacting to a press release on the development issued by the Ministry of Communications, MTN said it “will refrain from making any public statements or comments on this matter” whilst it waits for the […]
The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is set to institute investigations into the processes leading to the awarding of the Common Monitoring Platform contract to Kelni Limited and Global Voice Group (GVG). On January 20, 2019, the Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation (ILAPI), through its chief executive officer, Peter Bismark Kwofie, […]
Ghana has been successful in retaining its seat on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council for Region D, Africa, obtaining 123 votes from the total votes cast, and placing 6 out of the 13 countries elected. The highly contested election for Region D, Africa, was contested by 19 member states for 13 available seats on […]
It has emerged that deputy communications minister Neenyi George Andah was conveyed in a small KIA truck known in local parlance as ‘abobo yaa’ or ‘Abossey Okai macho’ after the ghastly accident last Saturday in the central region. A local reporter in the Central region who was at the scene of the accident said it […]
