Kofi Ahovi

Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in collaboration with the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Ahafo Region, has intensified its ongoing disinfection and disinfestation exercise aimed at improving environmental sanitation and safeguarding public health. The exercise is targeting public facilities and areas identified by the Assemblies, including markets, schools, public places of convenience, refuse container sites, dumpsites and other public spaces. Speaking during the exercise, the Ahafo Regional Manager of Zoomlion, Noble Nude, said the intervention had made significant progress, with teams successfully covering several designated locations across the region. The exercise has been very successful, and the cooperation has been encouraging. We have visited the identified areas and are already seeing the impact of the activities undertaken so far,” he said. At Hwediem in the Asutifi South District, the District Environmental Health Officer, Yaw Adusei, welcomed the in...

 MTN Ghana has highlighted the opportunities available to businesses in the digital economy through the third edition of its MTN Masterclass Series, bringing together experts and entrepreneurs to discuss how digital tools, artificial intelligence (AI) and strategic partnerships can drive growth and competitiveness. Held in Accra under the theme, "Thriving in the Digital Economy: Unlocking Opportunities in a Digital-First World," the programme brought together more than 120 entrepreneurs and business customers physically, with additional participants joining through MTN Ghana's digital platforms. Welcoming participants, Eric Puplampu, Senior Manager, Products, User Experience and Design at MTN Ghana, said the Masterclass was designed to equip businesses with practical insights, digital skills and strategies to help them succeed in an increasingly digital economy. He said, "The objective is not simply to keep up with change. It is to understand the opportunities that c...

 MTN Ghana, in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance and with support from the Forestry Commission, has planted 833 trees at the Chipa Forest Reserve in the Tema-Ada Forest Division as part of efforts to restore degraded forest areas and promote environmental sustainability. The exercise formed part of MTN Ghana’s Sustainability Month activities and its 30th anniversary celebrations, while also contributing to the government’s Tree for Life initiative aimed at restoring Ghana’s degraded forest landscapes. Manager of the Tema-Ada Forest Division of the Forestry Commission, Linda Ansah, said the Chipa Forest Reserve, which was gazetted in the 1960s, had suffered degradation over the years largely due to illegal harvesting of firewood and logging. Over the years, we have had a lot of interventions by the government aimed at restoring degraded portions of Chipa Forest Reserve. So, we are glad that MTN, as part of its sustainability drive and its 30th anniversary celebration, has par...

The Government of Ghana has declined a GH¢20 million support package offered by MTN Ghana to assist Ghanaian nationals affected by renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press statement issued on Wednesday, August 26, said the government had already made adequate financial provisions for the ongoing evacuation and reintegration of Ghanaians returning from South Africa. The Government of Ghana commends MTN for the offer, however, we respectfully decline,” the Ministry stated. According to the Ministry, the government’s decision had already been communicated to MTN’s Board Chairman, Dr Ishmael Yamson, and Chief Executive Officer when they met the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on August 14, 2026. The Ministry said the Mahama administration remained fully committed to providing humanitarian and financial support to Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa. It added that the government would publish a comprehensive account of ...

  Africa's largest telecoms operator, MTN Group, is exploring banking licences in select markets as the company looks to expand lending ​from its own balance sheet, CEO Ralph Mupita said on Tuesday. MTN ‌is stepping up its push into fintech services to drive growth beyond traditional telecommunications revenue, with lending emerging as one of the fastest-growing segments within its mobile money business. We're ​seeing good growth on advanced services, which are our future-proof services," ​Mupita told journalists, referring to offerings such as payments, e-commerce and ⁠lending. "The big growth now, which will be the growth of the future, ​is actually lending." MTN currently provides loans through partnerships with banks. We're beginning to explore, ​where it makes sense and where there are large customer bases (and) significant floats in wallets, whether it may make sense to have some sort of banking licence that enables ​us to take deposits," Mupita sa...

  The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is mounting pressure on government to urgently roll out an emergency support package for rice farmers who have lost their produce after failing to secure buyers. The Association says some farmers have seen their rice rot due to inadequate storage, while others have lost crops on the field after being unable to harvest because of weak market demand. Executive Director of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, Bismark Nortey, says government must act immediately to cushion farmers whose investments have already been wiped out. Government should, as a matter of urgency, announce some immediate emergency support or emergency relief to farmers who are unable to sell their produce.” He says the losses go beyond unsold stocks, with some farmers losing entire investments through spoilage, bushfires and failure to harvest. Some of them also who couldn’t get market and couldn’t harvest, they’ve lost them on the field. Others who had, they have be...