The National Communications Authority has denied an application by the Vodafone Group to transfer 70% majority Shares in Vodafone Ghana to the Telecel Group. The NCA in a press release issued today said the application did not meet the regulatory threshold for the approval to be granted. “In January 2022, the NCA received an application for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
The government of Ghana has completed the takeover of the ownership of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel has disclosed in a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. “This is in further to our announcement dated October 27, 2020, and April 16, 2021, regarding Government of Ghana’s takeover of ownership of Airtel/Tigo Joint Venture. We wish to […]
The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said Ghanaians and foreigners who do not have the Ghana Card cannot re-register their SIM cards beginning October 2021. Speaking at a press conference in the capital Accra on Sunday, she said the exercise is mandatory for all citizens and non-citizens living in Ghana. Owusu-Ekuful announced that […]
Ghana is to start national roaming and interoperability for all mobile telecommunication companies by the end of 2021. This will mean that in areas where a network provider has no coverage, the sim will automatically port unto the available network for the period of time that the subscriber is within the said no coverage area. Subscribers will therefore not need […]
Preparations are rife for migration from Analogue Terrestrial Television (ATT) transmission in the country onto a Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system. According to the Minister of Communications and Digitisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the government was in the process of identifying people to manage the platform, adding that the migration “will be done soon”. “The only […]
Stakeholders at a consultative meeting on the passage of a broadcasting law to regulate broadcasting activities in the country have unanimously agreed that the time for such a law is more rife than ever. According to them, the lack of a law to regulate the activities of the media was causing a lot of threats […]
Parliament has by consensus, approved an additional 16 ministerial nominees. This brings to a total of 29 ministerial nominees by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who have been approved by Parliament for his second term in office. The approval of the additional 16 on Thursday night came after a unanimous voice vote from both sides of the […]
Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has slammed Broadcast Journalist and show host with Multimedia Group’s Adom FM, Captain Smart for calling her names. The radio presenter seems very convinced that Government dolled out money to pay artistes who performed at the launch of the COVID-19 tracker app and its launch at the virtual concert. BestNewsGH.com has […]
Dr. Sam Owusu Ekuful, husband of the Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has tested negative for COVID-19. This was after he had self-isolated himself for the mandatory 14 days, after his arrival from the United Kingdom a fortnight ago. Mrs. Ekuful who broke the news of her husband’s self-isolation to the media, said they usually […]
The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful has revealed that her husband, who recently returned from a trip to the United Kingdom to Ghana has quarantined himself as part of measures to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). She said they serve him food by leaving it at the door to […]
