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Speaking at the launch of the MoMo Tech Lab in Accra, a three month innovation programme running across Accra, Kumasi and Tamale, the Communication Minister called for closer collaboration between academia, startups and regulators, while the Bank of Ghana urged young innovators to build in cybersecurity and data protection from the outset.
Hundreds from Dome-Kwabenya, Comet, Berekuso, Agyementi and Kitase marched over the deteriorating state of the road linking western Accra to Kitase, questioning why it was listed as completed in the Roads Ministry's 2026-2029 plan when work has repeatedly stalled, and later petitioned the President through two MPs.
Citing an IMF review that put underrecoveries from the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme at $1.7 billion, or GH¢22 billion, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin pressed GoldBod to explain its pricing and off-taker deals, while CEO Sammy Gyamfi dismissed the claims as "blatant lies" and pointed to an Auditor-General report showing a GH¢5.4 billion surplus.
Speaking at National ICT Week at the University of Ghana, Second Deputy Governor Matilda Asante-Asiedu said transaction histories from Ghana's 954 million monthly mobile money payments could serve as a credit record, letting SME owners access working capital in weeks rather than waiting up to a year.
The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awuribe, has directed Municipal and District Assemblies (M/DAs) to step up enforcement of sanitation bye-laws and prosecute residents who repeatedly fail to keep their homes and surroundings clean.
The NDC's Director of Legal Affairs has renewed his criticism of the stalled National Cathedral project, pushing back on Pastor Mensa Otabil's recent sermon defending it, after audit findings put the project's cost to the state at $97 million.
Long dormant provisions for rewarding bravery and outstanding service have been put back to work under IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, with 1,719 officers earning special recommendation promotions since he took office, on top of thousands of regular administrative promotions.
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