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Samuguah Foundation supports Graphic Needy Fund, orphanage
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (529+ words) The Samugyah Praise Foundation has donated an unspecified sum to the Graphic Needy Trust Fund and the Happy Family Home Orphanage in Accra. The gesture is to complement efforts by the two beneficiary institutions to support vulnerable people, particularly those…...
Sammy Gyamfi: GOLDBOD on track to declare surplus of between GH¢700 million and GH¢800 million for 2025
1+ week, 2+ day ago (706+ words) The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board says more than 97 per cent of the reported losses linked to the Bank of Ghana's gold purchasing programme result from exchange rate translation, not operational failings. Mr Sammy Gyamfi made the…...
Government to deploy 60,000 surveillance cameras nationwide to tackle cybercrime
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (475+ words) Government is expanding the use of technology and infrastructure to strengthen national security, including the deployment of 60,000 additional surveillance cameras across the country, President John Dramani Mahama has said. The President announced this on Friday, December 5, 2025, during the inauguration of…...
Integrate cybersecurity into core business strategies — Agbeti
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (453+ words) The acting Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Divine Selasi Agbeti, has urged businesses across the country to integrate cybersecurity into their core strategies to safeguard the digital economy. He said effective cybersecurity demanded leadership commitment, collaboration and a…...
505 School employee credentials compromised - Cyber Security experts search for solution
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (720+ words) The National Cyber Security Emergency Response Team, through its Dark Web surveillance since January this year, has discovered that 505 employee credentials belonging to public educational institutions have been compromised. Apart from that, more than 5,000 stealer logs have been extracted from…...
FIC clears McDan and Nii Armah-Quaye; unfreezes bank accounts after probe
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has cleared Ghanaian businessmen Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan, and Richard Nii Armah-Quaye of any wrongdoing following detailed investigations into their financial transactions. The move comes after the accounts of the two entrepreneurs were…...
Africa must invest in human capacity to tackle cybersecurity threats — BoG Governor
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (557+ words) The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has urged African countries to prioritise investment in human capacity to strengthen cybersecurity and digital finance systems." He explained that technology alone could not solve the continent's cybersecurity…...
Celebration of Cyber Security Month: President Mahama cautions citizens against online scammers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (608+ words) President John Dramani Mahama has advised citizens to be wary of the sophisticated activities of online scammers in the country. He said that cyber fraud, romance scams, hate speech, and insider financial crimes, which were on the rise, would be…...
President Mahama inaugurates cyber security committee, launches $50m FinTech fund
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (733+ words) President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the Joint Cyber Security Committee and announced the creation of a 50-million-dollar FinTech Growth Fund to support the country's fight against cybercrime and promote the digital economy. At the opening of the 2025 National Cyber…...
Fraudsters use AI to clone leaders in major investment scam, CSA advises how to spot deepfakes
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has issued a public warning over a surge in sophisticated AI-generated deepfake videos featuring prominent Ghanaian figures promoting fraudulent investment schemes and unapproved drugs. In an official alert, the Authority stated it has observed a…...