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A former Afigya Kwabre South Constituency Chairman in the Ashanti Region, Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, has commended Ghanaian Workers Commitment to work.

According to him, without their Commitment to work, stagnation will be Ghana’s biggest achievement.

In a statement to celebrate Workers on May,COKA said “we celebrate all Ghanaian Workers today and say to all,Ayekoo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A prominent African-focused telecommunications provider, Telecel Ghana, has officially launched its branch in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.

The official launch took place on Thursday, 25th April 2024.

Telecel Group, which operates in over 20 countries, entered the Ghanaian market in February 2023 by acquiring a 70% majority stake in Ghana Telecommunication Company Limited (GTCL).

Following the acquisition, Telecel rebranded Vodafone Ghana within a year and has significantly expanded its network infrastructure throughout the country.

During the official launch in Kumasi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telecel, Engineer Patricia Obo-Nai, emphasised that the telecommunications network aims to address and improve the country’s network issues.

“Telecel is here to strengthen and stabilise network issues in Ghana. Therefore, as Telecel has invested in Ghana as a telecommunication company, all network problems are going to be resolved,” Engineer Obo-Nai stated.

“We’re going to expand our coverage and also improve upon our services in areas we were not available.

“The people of Ghana have 30% share in Telecel and, therefore, I’ll encourage all Ghanaians to participate in our company,” she added.

The CEO said Telecel would continue to offer good services to its consumers in the country.

Speaking about mobile money business, she stressed that Telecel is a reliable and secure option for all customers.

The company has implemented stringent measures to combat mobile money fraud, ensuring the safety of all transactions.

Mr. Samuel Pyne, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, expressed his appreciation for Telecel’s presence in Greater Kumasi and in the Ashanti Region in general.

However, he urged the company’s executives to enhance their services in Kumasi.

He stressed the importance of making their rates more affordable to encourage greater usage of their telecommunications network in the region.

Source: Joseph Marfo

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has rejected calls from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Workers’ Union to apologise for the arrest of one of their Managers.

He defended his actions, stating that he had requested the Police to arrest the Ashanti East Manager of the ECG, Mark Wiafe Asomani, for security reasons.

During a press conference in Kumasi on Thursday, the Minister revealed that there were agreements in place between the ECG and the Kumasi Technical University to address the University’s outstanding debts.

Hon.Simon Osei-Mensah

 

Mr Osei-Mensah assured reporters that he was merely carrying out his responsibilities and had not committed any wrongdoing.

“Do I have to apologise for doing my security work? What I want to tell you is that I asked the police to invite Ing Mark Asomani Wiafe on security grounds because of the happenings in the electricity sector in the region and the fact that a task force can always come from outside to disconnect without the proper information.

“What is ironic is that they tell me that they are not under me and for that matter, I cannot tell them what to do but they want to tell me how to execute my security responsibilities as enshrined in the Securities and Intelligence Act of 2020, Act 10(30).”

The Minister also dismissed claims that some managers of the ECG are members of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC).

The Minister also criticised the ECG for not heeding warnings from the Security Council to maintain uninterrupted power supply at the residences of the President and his Vice when they are in the Ashanti Region.

Furthermore, he alleged that the ECG had been overcharging him for electricity at his residence while denying any outstanding payments to the power company.Source:Hafiz Tijani

 

 

In a significant milestone for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana, 140 beneficiaries have completed training under the inaugural edition of the MTN Ghana Foundation’s Enterprise Support Program. The 140 MSME owners also received a capital injection of up to 10,000 cedis each.

In total, the MTN Ghana Foundation invested GHS1 million to support their businesses after the training. Additionally, participants were enrolled on the MTN Momo Market, an e-commerce platform that offers beneficiary businesses the opportunity to showcase their products to an audience of over 20 million customers.

A group picture of Adwoa Wiafe, some youth beneficiaries, staff of MTN Ghana and Innohub Foundation

TheEnterprise project targets youth, women, and differently-abledled MSMEs and aims to support 500 MSMEs in Ghana over the next five years. The training modules were designed to address the needs of beneficiaries identified during the initial needs assessment.

The training for the beneficiaries included Bookkeeping, Business Model Innovation, Financing your Business, Business Cost and Pricing, Design Thinking, Branding, Sales and Marketing, Business Management, Financial Literacy, Digital Marketing, and Customer Service. The training went beyond technical knowledge for business growth and sustainability; it also provided an experiential approach with peer-to-peer teaching and learning as well as networking opportunities.

A group picture of Adwoa Wiafe, some differently abled beneficiaries, staff of MTN Ghana and Innohub Foundation

 

Commenting on the project, the Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer of MTN Ghana, Adwoa Wiafe, said, “We are pleased with the impact that this program has had on the livelihoods of the beneficiaries in the first year of this five-year program. We will continue to improve its implementation and monitoring in the second year to enhance its impact on the beneficiaries and their businesses. .”

“The program is MTN Foundation’s way of helping to address a significant challenge faced by micro and small-scale enterprises in the country – access to capital. In providing this much needed support we are complementing the government’s efforts to build a sustainable livelihood for business owners from low income communities,” she added.

Adwoa Wiafe, Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer of MTN Ghana

Speaking about the project, one of the beneficiaries said, “I thoroughly enjoyed the training. I learned about the benefits of proper branding, customer experience, marketing, communication, and branding which I will apply to improve the way I do business.”

Another beneficiary, who is a person living with a disability, said, “I liked everything about the training. The trainer taught us in Twi, so we understood it well. We can now manage our businesses, maintain our customers, and attract new ones.”

The MTN Enterprise Support Program is a legacy project of MTN Ghana and was established in celebration of its 25th Anniversary in 2021. The initiative was launched in 2023 and is being implemented in partnership with the Innohub Foundation. The second year of the project will be launched in April 2024, where another group of MSMEs from three regions will be invited to submit applications. The shortlisted MSMEs will be given the opportunity to pitch for the grant, and the successful beneficiaries will be selected for onboarding for the 2024 edition.

 

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Media Contacts:

Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe

Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer

Email: MTNGhana.MediaOffice@mtn.com

 

Georgina Asare Fiagbenu

Senior Manager Corporate Communications

Email: MTNGhana.MediaOffice@mtn.com

 

The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Mr Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh has rallied government as well as other stakeholders in the education sector to consciously work to prioritise issues that addresses the welfare and wellbeing of Ghanaian students.

Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh, President of the National Union of Ghana 🇬🇭 Students (NUGS)

Addressing the second edition of the NUGS Education Conference in Accra on Monday, Mr Kyeremeh noted that evidence abounds that education is the best pivot on which revolves the attainment of proper human development.

This, he stressed, meant that policy and decision makers in the educational sector must include the very persons whose interest they seek in the drafting, designing and implementation of educational policies in the country.

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister For Education receiving honours from NUGS President, Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh

“I implore you to consider our concerns and issues by setting up a Youth Advisory Board to ensure that you make student leaders part of policy formulation, designing and implementation so that you can adequately and appropriately attend to the needs of Ghanaian students who i believe are at the core of every educational system government intends to initiate”, the NUGS President appealed.

De-capping of GETFUND:
The Ghanaian Students Leader  re-echoed the need for the Ministry of Education to remove the cap it has placed on the funds allocated through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) for the implementation of projects.

He noted that the funds released by GETFUND to schools have been inadequate to carry out the sort of projects the schools need on campus.

Getting full access to the entire amount allocated by government under GETFUND,  Mr Kyeremeh stated could spark the wave of total transformation on campuses across Ghana 🇬🇭.

“Most of the notable senior high schools have been able to carry out massive infrastructural and developmental projects on campus because they got support from the GETFUND and we believe many others can have same story to share when the full amount allocated to GETFUND are released to schools for project implementation”, the NUGS leader stated passionately.

Commendation and Honour:
The NUGS President commended the Education Ministry and the Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum for showing commitment to the course of education in the country.

“Apart from the implementation of the free SHS policy that has shot up numbers of persons getting access to undertake secondary school education, other innovations and designs such as Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) models by the Ministry have highly shaped the phases of the educational system and we commend highly Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum for these”, Mr Kyeremeh stressed.

Non-Politicisation:
Mr Kyeremeh cautioned the politicisation of the educational system of the country, adding that the Ghanaian student would ultimately bear the consequences of bad policies in the sector if such is implemented.

“As the 2024 election draws closer rather than seeking to down play the current systems that may be working for the country, suggestions of different approaches should be done without the usual politics that is associated with same”, the NUGS President stated.

Education Minister:
Speaking at the conference, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Ghana’s 🇬🇭 Minister for Education underscored the commitment of government to continue investments into the educational system.

This, he noted, is to make the educational system modern, innovative and highly technological to respond to the questions the current times present.

The Minister charged Ghanaian students to continue to use the time they have in school wisely and judiciously since that would yield better returns for them in the future.

“Let no one deceive you because the best times are ahead of you and your attainment of quality and innovative education such as you have now would help to shape your future and make you impactful citizens of Ghana 🇬🇭 “, the Minister posited.Source:Michael Ofosu-Afriyie, Kumasi

 

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The Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah says the Kumasi International Airport will be commissioned and put to use in June this year.

According to him, the opening of the airport to traffic would ease the burden on air travelers in the northern part of the country who have to commute to Accra for their international travels.

Already, the Ghana Airport Company, says an estimated 800,000 air passengers are expected to use the new facility annually.

Speaking to JoyNews, Mr. Asiamah said “by the end of June we should start operationalizing this terminal.”

The assertion by the Transport Minister follows an earlier one made by the Finance Minister in February.

 

According to Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Kumasi International Airport project, which was stalled for months is expected to be completed in April this year.

He explained that the huge part of the funds needed to complete the capital-intensive project has so far been released by the government to the contractor for work to resume.

The Minister of Finance said the government is now only required to pay the remaining two million euros in order for the project, which was stalled, to be completed.

He assured that the two million euros would be settled in one week’s time.

“This project would have been completed sometime ago but for the problem that we faced. Having said that, we have made renewed efforts to address those challenges.

“Part of the outstanding amount of money which was to be paid for work to resume has been paid to the contractor,” the Finance Minister said when he visited the airport.

“What is left is about just two million euros which we are going to pay within one week so that the contractor would have no excuse as far as funding is concerned, to work to bring the project to completion.”

Dr. Amin Adam, who sounded positive, said, “I’m impressing upon them to make sure by April 2024 they bring their work to a closure so we can use the airport.”

According to him, the completion of the Kumasi International Airport project would go a long way to improve air travel and also improve the lives of the people.

The Finance Minister reiterated his call on the contractor to expedite works so the project would be completed within the next two months, for it to be opened for public use