The Electoral Commission (EC) will not compromise its core principles of transparency and integrity in the electoral process preceding the December 7 polls, the Chairperson of the Commission, Jean Mensa, has assured. She said the elections management body was preoccupied with ensuring that the watertight systems it had put in place culminated in free, fair and credible elections to consolidate the …

Ghanaian Professor at the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Iowa State University, Professor Francis Owusu, has commended Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s effort to promote digitalisation in Ghana. He explained that it ensures that the productive capacities of the internet are harnessed for efficiency in various aspects of national development. Speaking on the back of a public lecture …

The Bank of Ghana has revealed a rapid emergence of SIM swap fraud targeting individuals with access to mobile banking channels. According to the apex bank, about GHȼ4.6 million was lost to this fraud in 2023, attributed to 15 recorded cases. This type of fraud targets individuals with mobile banking access, including banking apps, WhatsApp banking, or any account linked …