The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has enforced a one-month suspension of the remittance partnerships of three major Payment Service Providers (PSPs): Flutterwave, Cellulant Ghana, and Halges Financial Technologies. Effective September 18, 2025, these firms are prohibited from facilitating inward money transfers following a series of regulatory breaches. The central bank specifically noted that Halges Financial […]
MTN Ghana has announced a long-term strategic plan to phase out its legacy 2G and 3G network infrastructures. Speaking at the Digital Africa Summit in Accra, CEO Stephen Blewett explained that the move is designed to optimize spectrum efficiency, allowing the company to reallocate frequency bands to more advanced 4G and 5G technologies. This transition […]
Onion farmers in the Asante Akyem North District have issued an urgent appeal to the government to regulate the influx of foreign onions, citing a market imbalance that threatens the local industry. Despite a successful farming season resulting in a bumper harvest, farmers are struggling to find buyers as the market remains saturated with cheaper […]
At least four individuals lost their lives on Tuesday, august 6, 2025, when a civil protection surveillance aircraft crashed at the Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport in Taher, northern Algeria. According to reports from Algerian civil protection authorities, the plane went down during a routine training mission within the airport’s perimeter. Emergency response teams were immediately […]
A Ugandan military helicopter crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, resulting in the deaths of five people on board. The aircraft’s pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer survived the crash but sustained serious injuries and severe burns. Ugandan military spokesman Maj Gen Felix Kulaigye confirmed the casualties and stated that […]
Liberia held a historic symbolic reburial for former President William Tolbert and 13 members of his cabinet, 45 years after they were killed during the 1980 military coup. President Joseph Boakai led the ceremony, which sought to address one of the most violent chapters in the nation’s history. Tolbert was murdered in the uprising led […]
Cybersecurity specialist Yaw Ansu Gyeabour has issued a critical warning to telecommunications and mobile money operators, urging them to conduct rigorous assessments of their internal systems to identify hidden weaknesses. Speaking on JoyNews, he explained that the recent surge in sophisticated fraud cases – including a viral report of an MTN customer’s account being emptied […]
Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Governors for the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). The election took place during the Bank’s 23rd Annual General Meeting in Banjul, Gambia. Representing the Minister, Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem accepted the appointment, signaling […]
The Bono Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has reported a highly productive start to 2025, recovering GH¢835,579.69 in unpaid revenue for the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). According to the Commission’s first-quarter report, these recoveries were balanced by a commitment to consumer rights, with the PURC also securing GH¢16,263.74 in billing […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with a fraudulent kidnapping scheme designed to extort ₦5 million from a resident of Jikwoyi, Abuja. The case, which was brought to light by the victim, a man identified as Mr. Innocent, began in July 2025 when his 16-year-old daughter, Lead Way […]