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The NCA acting on basis of Section 13 of the Electronics Communications Act (2009), Act 775 has shut down 34 radio stations across the country and revoked the licences of 98 others. The act gives the Authority the mandate to take such action if “(a) the licence or the authorisation holder has failed to comply materially with any of the ...

Abu Jinapor, one of the deputy Chiefs of Staff embroiled in a corruption scandal at the presidency, has rubbished the allegations against him, describing it as “baloney”. “I can say without equivocation that both Mr. Asenso Boakye and myself are squeaky clean in this matter,” he told Accra-based Joy FM Friday, September 29, 2017. That notwithstanding, he added they are ...

President Akufo-Addo has declared his willingness to support United States President Donald Trump on his ‘African Agenda’. Contrary to the impression the US President has left on the minds of many Africans, president Akufo-Addo thinks the man has good plans fort eh continent for which he has pledged to support him (Trump) for the growth of trade and investment in ...

The National Communication Authority (NCA) has fined Radio Gold 90.5FM an amount of GHc 61,330,000 for failing to renew its authorization. Radio Gold’s authorisation expired on 06-09-2000 and the NDC affiliated station owned by Network Broadcasting Limited has failed to renew it since. In total, 131 radio stations including Accra-based Radio XYZ have been fined by the NCA following the ...

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has sanctioned a total of 131 FM Authorisation Holders found to have committed various infractions pertaining to their authorisations to operate as contained in Section 13 of the Electronics Communications Act (2009), Act 775. A further 13 FM Authorisation Holders have been issued with reprieves as pertains to their authorisations. This follows the completion of ...

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government contemplates a possible review of the duration of the Senior High School from three years back to four years, the immediate past Education Minister is asking the government to concentrate on quality rather than duration. According to Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, the duration is not the only critical factor to consider when ...

The New Patriotic Party’s campaign promise of introducing a Free Senior High School policy took effect on September 12, 2017 after a successful launch on the premises of the West African Senior High. Since the programmed rolled out, there have been reported cases of ailing registration processes for first year students, some misplaced to unselected schools of their choice, others ...

DAILY GUIDE has learnt that, the Bolgatanga Polytechnic at Sumbrungu, in the Upper East Region, is currently faced with low enrollment for the 2017/2018 Academic Year. The Bolgatanga Polytechnic, established in 2002 is among two Polytechnics in the country that were not elevated to the status of Technical University. Tamale, Sunyani, Kumasi, Koforidua, Ho, Cape-Coast, Accra and Takoradi Polytechnics were ...

Popular musician Kwame Asare Obeng also known as A-Plus has dared Assistant Commissioner of Police to arrest him if she has evidence he doctored her tape. According to him, ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah who was part of the team which investigated corruption allegations he leveled against two Deputies at the Office of the Chief of Staff, Messrs Samuel Abu ...

The Council of Chiefs and Queenmothers of Ahafo, in the Brong Ahafo region, have expressed their gratitude to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the implementation of policies aimed at improving the living standards of Ghanaians. The Omanhene of Yamfo Traditional Area, Nana Ansah Adu Baah, who is also Chairman of the Ahafo Council of Chiefs, told President Akufo-Addo that ...