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Mar242022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

China Plane Crash: Human Remains Found Amid Wreckage

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Recovery teams have found human remains at the crash site of the China Eastern jet which plunged into mountains this week, say state media. Authorities have yet to declare the number of victims, but there has been no sign so far that any of the 132 people onboard had survived. Read Full Story .... HERE >>> : Source: BBC

Mar242022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

SIM Registration: Do Not Dally, July 31st Is Final Deadline! – Ursula Cautions

Ghana News

Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has appealed to all Ghanaians to register their SIM cards by the extended deadline provided by the Ministry. The SIM re-registration, which began in October last year, was supposed to end this March but the Ministry of Communications in consultation with the Telecom service providers has extended the deadline to July 31st. A statement issued by the Minister read that ''as at 17th March, 14,091,542 SIM Cards have been linked to the Ghana Card, 10,348,532 Bio-Captures conducted and 99,445 New SIMs registered. Due to a number of factors including the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and residents are yet to obtain Ghana Cards to enable them register their SIM cards, it is clear that the deadline for completion of the reg...

Mar242022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Fuel prices reduced by 15 pesewas per litre

Ghana News

The government has decided to reduce margins in the petroleum price build-up by a total of 15 pesewas per litre with effect from April 1, 2022. The reduction in margins is expected to reduce prices of petrol by 1.6 percent and diesel by 1.4 percent. This is part of measures to help mitigate the impact of the rising price of petroleum products at the pump, for the next three months [April to June, 2022]. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta announced this at a press briefing in Accra Thursday [March 24, 2022] afternoon. He was speaking on measures being instituted by the government to help address the current economic challenges. He gave the details of the reductions as, BOST margin reduced by 2 pesewas per litre, Unified Petroleu...

Mar242022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Self-service App In The Offing, Ghanaians Abroad To Use Their Passports – Minister Reveals

Africa News, Ghana News, International

Ghanaian nationals living overseas will now get the opportunity to register their SIM cards as the Ministry of Communications extends the deadline for the SIM card registration.The Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, making submissions on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', revealed that the Ministry is creating a Self-service app to enable Ghanaians abroad to register their SIM cards.She expounded that, by this app, the data of all Ghanaians abroad will be collected.''Those with Ghana cards can register their SIM cards using the app whereas those who haven't acquired their Ghana cards yet will be notified via SMS and other text message platforms to register for the Ghana card as soon as they return to Ghana.''On registering the SIM cards while overseas, the Minister noted tha...

Mar242022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

New terminal opens at Lagos’ international airport

Africa News, International

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has opened a new terminal building at Lagos' main international airport that has the capacity to process 14 million travellers a year. He said it was part of a larger plan to build five new terminals at five different Nigerian airports, explaining that it was part of his government's commitment to build critical and enduring infrastructure. The terminal is estimated to have cost more than $100m (£75m) and was built thanks to a loan from China secured in 2013. It was due to be completed in 18 months but work on the Lagos terminal took eight years. Facilities The new terminal is equipped with a censored conveyor belt, seven jet bridges, 10 ultra-modern cooling systems, heat extraction in the baggage hall, ample space for duty-free shops and...

Mar242022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

VRA awards scholarships to 61 students

Ghana News

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has awarded full scholarships to 61 needy students from communities impacted by its operations. The GH¢800,000 scholarship covers payments of the tuition and hostel fees of the students who have gained admission to study at the various tertiary institutions such as the University of Education, Winneba, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the University of Cape Coast, the University of Health and Allied Sciences, the University of Energy and Natural Resources, technical universities, Colleges of Education and the Nursing Training Colleges. Thirty students received the award for the 2019/2020 academic year, while 31 students were given the scholarships for the 2020/2021 academic year. VRA instituted the Scholarship Awards Progr...

Mar242022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Prof. Agyapong-Koduah Charges Parents To Possess Their Homes

Ghana News, Pentecost News

The Vice-Chancellor of the Pentecost University (University A+), Apostle Professor Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua, has revealed that one of the easiest ways by which the ‘Possessing the Nations’ agenda could be achieved is when parents strive to possess their homes. According to Apostle Prof. Agyapong-Kodua, if parents are able to influence their children with Kingdom values and principles, we are not only going to possess the nations of today, but it will help to possess the future as well. “When we talk about ‘Possessing the Nations,’ the nations here are not only referring to nations like Togo, Benin, Canada and the other nations we know, but our homes can also be our nations because the people in each home come together to form a nation. Therefore, if we are able to possess the home, we ...

Mar242022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Yennyawoso District Embarks On Massive Clean-Up Exercise

Pentecost News

The Yennyawoso District of The Church of Pentecost in the New Tafo Area has capped off this year’s Environmental Care Campaign Week with a massive clean-up exercise at Sofo Abodwese, a suburb of Kumasi, to give the place a face-lift. The exercise, which took place on Saturday, March 19, 2022, was part of activities earmarked for the National Environmental Care Campaign Week observed by the Church. Environmental Care Campaign which is part of the Vision 2023 of the Church enjoins members of the church to have a sense of responsibility to keep the environment safe as they tend to transform every sphere of society with the principles and values of the Kingdom of God. The week featured sensitization and education on environmental and sanitation issues from Wednesday, 16 to Frida...

Mar222022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Cabinet Retreat Firms Up Major Economic Reliefs

Ghana News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sanctioned some major reliefs as part of efforts to recover the economy and set it back to its pre-COVID-19 levels. The reliefs include the opening of the country’s land borders, the easing of general COVID-19 restrictions and measures to arrest the depreciation of the cedi. There are also measures to tackle rising fuel prices occasioned by the global economic turmoil brought on by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and measures to address the persistent rise in the prices of goods and services. Cabinet retreat The reliefs were sanctioned at a crunch three-day Cabinet retreat that took place at Peduase in the Eastern Region over the weekend. Easing burden In a tweet last Thursday, the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah...

Mar222022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

PENT TV Now Free-To-Air TV Station

Ghana News, Pent TV, Pentecost News

History was made Sunday night [March 20, 2022] as PENT TV, a Christian television station owned by The Church of Pentecost, was officially migrated unto the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform, making it a free-to-air television station. The colourful launch was performed by the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, at the church’s Headquarters at La in Accra where the TV station is located. He was ably assisted by the General Secretary, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, Pent Media Centre Board Chairman, Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, Pent Media Centre Board Members, as well as some Executive Council Members and Area Heads of the church. Apostle Eric Nyamekye, on behalf of the General and Executive Council of the church, blessed the name of the Lord fo...

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