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2022 budget rejected; what next for the government?
Parliament for the first time in the fourth republic has voted to disapprove a national budget, the 2022 Budget Statement…
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What we know about the robot making news on TikTok
A video circulating on social media showing three four-legged robots walking across the streets accompanied by three men has got…
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Crashing the Zoom-bombers’ party: fighting online meeting disruptions on Zoom
You know when gatecrashers attend a party uninvited, they may be there to have fun and no one usually gets…
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Over 600,000 global breast cancer deaths recorded in 2020; while diagnosed cases trump 2 million
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and leading cause of death in women globally. Source: GLOBOCAN 2020 It is…
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‘1Teacher, 1 Laptop’ claims and counter-claims: here is what you need to know
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) appealed on 23rd September 2020 to the government at a Stakeholders Forum to…
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Explaining bulk messaging and EOCO’s caution against engaging third parties in loan acquisition
A section of Ghanaians on social media received a message from the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), cautioning them…
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Circumventing the deceitfulness of cyber scams
Daniel Olugola was a father in need. A father, who was trying to solicit financial help from social media to…
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Gifting or dumping? Germany’s gift of 1.5 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Ghana
Germany in March 2021 suspended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, owing to incidents of blood clotting in people…
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Delivery tracker and Green Book: Here is what you need to know
Infrastructural or development delivery tracker does not have a direct meaning in the dictionary but as the term suggests, the…
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Ghana’s E-Cedi: What you need to know about Ghana’s Digital Currency (E-CEDI)
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) in September 2021 will pilot the digital Cedi currency also known as the E-CEDI. This…
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