GHANA POLICE SERVICE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH DRONES TO COMBAT CRIME

President Akuffo Addo during the state of Nations address today said, government will be equipping the Ghana Police service with drones, ammunition and helicopters to help combat crime in the country. He...

NIGERIA’S 9MOBILE TAKEN OVER BY TELEOLOGY IN A DEAL WORTH UP TO $500M

Investment company, Teleology Holdings has finalised its takeover of 9mobile with payment of $50 million in fulfillment of the terms for the acquisition of the telecommunications company. Having successfully paid the $50...

JAK Foundation Commences Ultra Modern Kufuor Centre

The John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation (JAK) has commenced the construction work on the ultra-modern Kufuor Center for Leadership and Governance. Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, CEO of the Foundation said it is sited on...

MasterCard Partners Unilever To Grant Loans To Entrepreneurs

Mastercard and Unilever have announced that they will expand their strategic partnership to help micro-entrepreneurs in Africa. This they say is to help overcome the cash constraints that limit their ability to...

Minority To Boycott Ghanacard Registration

Minority in Parliament have raised a number of issues about the Ghanacard Registration exercise for which they are unable to participate. The boycott according to the minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu is as...

Indian Shopkeepers to Hold Protest Against Walmart-Flipkart Deal

A faction of small Indian traders and shopkeepers, in response to Walmart Inc's proposed $16 billion acquisition of Bengaluru-based Flipkart, have asked tens of thousands of its members to hold protests...

STEM WOW: From Banking to Technology

Today's STEM WOW is the first female Country General Manager for IBM in Africa and responsible for its Ghana operations; Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh. A graduate of Harvard Business School in Leadership Development, Angela...

Solar Ship Partners Loonify Space to Develop Microsatellite Launch System

Solar Ship Inc., a Canadian company with operations in South Africa, Uganda and Zambia has partnered with Loonify Space to develop a rockoon (rocket + balloon) launch platform. The platform will offer flexible,...

World’s First Hydrogen Train Introduced in Germany

Germany continues its battle against diesel based emissions from vehicles by introducing the world’s first hydrogen powered train. The train which are more expensive than their diesel based counterparts are an attempt...

Wa Airstrip Set to Reopen Following Remodel

Ghana's Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Ada has said that the Wa airstrip is expected to open to commercial air traffics next week. Speaking during an inspection visit to the airstrip, Adda...