The High Court, Accra, has quashed the decision of the National Communications Authority (NCA) to introduce conditional access for free-to-air (FTA) television. That followed an application filed by the Ghana Independent Broadcasters’ Association (GIBA), which sought to quash NCA’s decision on grounds that the introduction of the conditional access system will block the content of […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) says about 800,000 Ghana cards are yet to be picked up by the owners from NIA’s regional and district offices across the country. According to the NIA the non-collection of printed cards is creating storage challenges for them. “Our immediate challenge has to do with cards that have been printed […]
Foreigners living in Ghana or who intend to be in the country for more than 90 days are required to register their SIM cards for their mobile phones to be able to keep their numbers. As mandated by the National Communications Authority (NCA), such foreigners also have up to March 31, 2022 to have their […]
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has rejected claims that it is interfering with broadcasting and internet services in the country. In a statement issued by the Authority and sighted by JoyNews, the public was urged to disregard any allegations made to that effect. The statement comes on the back of media reportage attributed to the […]
A member of the opposition NDC party legal team, Lawyer Abraham Amaliba says the sentencing of former D-G of the National Communications Authority (NCA), William Tetteh Tevie, and ex Board Chairman, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie makes it a difficult time to be a member of the party. According to him, though the party is hard hit by […]
The law on Causing Financial Loss to the State, according to those who initiated it, was never meant to be used against offenders. This is because it could retard initiative and render people overly cautious in not taking financial risk, regardless of how pious their intentions may be. However, in the NCA case, it is […]
Three former members of the board of the National Communications Authority (NCA) have been given prison sentences of a total of 16 years for their roles in the “clandestine” purchase of cybersecurity equipment worth over $4 million. A former board chair of the NCA, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie was sentenced to six years imprisonment. William Tetteh Tevie, […]
Telecoms industry regulator, National Communications Authority (NCA), has given MTN 24 hours to provide full explanation of the causes of the challenges MTN customers faced between December 1 and 2, 2019. The authority is also demanding a full report on the remedies put in place and measure to prevent a recurrence. Over the two days […]
Despite several appeals to public institutions not to reject National Service personnel posted to them, the practice is rife this year. Some National Service personnel posted for 2019/2020 service year to state institutions from some public tertiary institutions have been rejected. The personnel were turned away primarily because of lack of space to accommodate them […]
The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra has directed five persons accused of causing financial loss of $4 million to the state to open their defence. The order follows the dismissal of a submission of no case filed by lawyers of the five accused persons. They are accordingly expected to open their defence […]
Staff of some radio stations closed down by the National Communications Authority (NCA), as well as some civil society groups, charged through the streets of Accra yesterday to protest the action of the frequency regulator. They were dominated by staff of Radio Gold and Radio XYZ. Chanting patriotic songs, with the national anthem given much […]
The Minority Leader has indicated he will file a motion to haul the National Communications Authority (NCA) before parliament to answer questions over the shutdown of some radio stations. Haruna Iddrisu said the Authority needs to provide detailed information on the state of all radio stations in the country. “Which other entities are guilty of these […]
