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SCANCOM PLC Appoints Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe As Chief Corporate Services And Sustainability Officer

MTN Ghana has appointed Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe as Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer (CCSSO) effective 1stMay 2023. In her role, Adwoa will have oversight responsibility for the Corporate Services function focusing on Regulatory Affairs, Sustainability, Corporate Communications and Commercial Legal departments. She will also serve on the MTN Ghana Foundation Board as Executive Director for the Foundation. Commenting on her appointment, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh said “I am excited about the appointment of Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe and wish to use this opportunity to warmly welcome her to the Y’ello family. With her rich experience in the corporate space over the years, I am confident that Adwoa will fully support MTN’s sustainability initiatives which is a new dimension of the business to realize MTN’s Ambition 2025. Adwoa joins MTN from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), where she was a member of the Executive team with overall responsibility for Legal and Compliance and Regulatory Affairs. In her role at GNPC, she represented GNPC before regulatory bodies, led the negotiation of major transactions, participated in the review of legislation, and served on various inter-governmental teams on petroleum industry related matters. Prior to GNPC, Adwoa worked at the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands; Saah & Partners, Ghana; and The Special Court for Sierra Leone, a United Nations ad hoc war crimes court and has also consulted for the United Nations Mission in Liberia. She is currently an adjunct Lecturer for the LLM/MA in Energy Law program at the University of Ghana School of Law, Legon and has contributed to papers and publications at the national and international level. Adwoa holds a Master of Law degree (LLM) from the Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University, UK; Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL) from Ghana School of Law and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Ghana, Legon. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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MTN cuts sod for $25m ‘Ghana ICT Hub’

Ghana’s biggest telecommunications network, MTN Ghana, has cut sod for the construction of a $25 million ‘Ghana ICT Hub’ at the Accra Digital Centre. The ‘Ghana ICT Hub’ aims to develop an ICT ecosystem in the areas of health, agriculture and education through on-site and remote access delivery to facilitate skills development and job creation for the youth in Ghana. When completed, the Hub will consist of a physical infrastructure designed to provide 4,000 square meters of space with ancillary facilities and unique features. The Ghana ICT Hub is expected to be completed in approximately 18 months from when construction begins. The sod cutting ceremony forms part of MTN’s fulfilment of a promise to support Ghana’s digitalization agenda during its 25th anniversary celebrations in 2021. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, stated that the project is to support innovation and new tech start-ups to drive the growth of the Ghana ICT ecosystem. He said that when completed, the ‘Ghana ICT Hub’ is expected to train over 200,000 youth in ICT and digital skills and generate more than 100,000 jobs within the first three years. He added that the Hub will be an ultra-modern office facility, providing office spaces and meeting venues for more than 100 tech companies that will incubate new ideas and innovations, driving the start-up buzz in the hub after completion. “The establishment of the Ghana ICT Hub will help build the future we want for our youth and foster new sources of economic growth for Ghana,” he stressed. The CEO of MTN Ghana indicated that as the world continues to evolve, it is important for Ghana’s youth to be equipped with ICT and digital skills to stay relevant and competitive, especially within the region when one thinks of the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). “Our purpose is to prepare the youth of Ghana to have better prospects succeeding and competing in the global digital economy,” he noted. He mentioned that MTN’s dream is to transform Ghana through ICT enablement. He explained that “The Ghana ICT Hub project is only a small part of a broader project called the ‘Ghana Innovation Hub’ project”. According to Mr. Adadevoh, there are three pillars under the “Ghana Innovation Hub” project, which are the Ghana ICT Hub, the Accra Innovation City Project and the Ghana Education Platform project. “We believe in playing our part in Africa’s transformation and this investment is directly in line with that belief,” he added. Board Chairman of the MTN Ghana Board, Dr. Ishmael Yamson, said that the board is excited about the impact the projects will have on the youth and what it means for job creation, innovation and Ghana’s competitiveness in the Sub-region. “Beyond that, there is no doubt that we are already exposed to the global marketplace and competition for skills and talent; with the advent of remote work, we stand to be counted if our youth are skilled in the relevant technologies such as coding, AI and Robotics, and have a place to put their learnings to practice,” he explained. The Minister for Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, expressed Government’s gratitude to the MTN Group and its leadership for their kind gesture, adding that they have become a model for emulation. “I must say that your continuous commitment, partnerships, and efforts to be at the frontier of championing digital innovations in Ghana is extremely commendable,” she said. The Minister stated the ICT hub will facilitate the paradigm shift needed to accelerate Ghana’s progress with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. She mentioned that the ICT hub will complement Ghana Digital Centres Limited’s focus on a nationwide network of digital transformation centres and interventions nurturing new businesses. “I believe this edifice will significantly deepen Ghana’s current digital strides to reposition Ghana’s image within the sub-region and the continent” she added.

Business

MTN Ghana marks ‘Safer Internet Day’ celebration with students of Osu Presbyterian SHS

Telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana, has joined the world to mark the 20th edition of the ‘Safer Internet Day’ celebration with students of the Osu Presbyterian Senior High School in Accra. The aim of the event is to sensitise and reorient students on the safe use of the internet for an improved cybersecurity culture. According to data by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in 2020 alone, 71% of the world’s youth aged between 15 and 24 years were more connected to the internet than the rest of the population. This ratio clearly indicates that there is a high likelihood that young people may become victims of cyber attacks, hence it is important for Ghanaians in general and young people in particular to learn about cyber security. Speaking to Joy Business after the event, Senior Manager for Enterprise Information Security and Governance at MTN Ghana, Jacqueline Hanson Kotei, said MTN Ghana will not relent in its efforts to raise awareness on emerging online issues and the associated strategies for resolution. “I think it’s imperative that we partner, encourage, help, lead and guide them on how to be safe on the internet. We have kids cyber bullied leading to things like suicide. So this is something that needs to be hammered over and over again”. “It’s something we are going to do the entire year. We will take the opportunity to educate the youth especially the MTN customers as well”, she added. Headmaster of the School, Vincent Esoah commended MTN for the move and passionately appeal to both the organisation and corporate Ghana to help the school with computers to support academic work. He emphasised that even though the school is ICT inclined, there is a deficit of ICT gadgets like computers, therefore the school resorts to renting computers for writing the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination. “Education is a shared responsibility and having had MTN to come to your school, we can’t but provide support, for our ICT department. We are having over 300 students doing elective ICT and we have very few computers and so we often rent computers to write WASSCE. We are appealing to MTN and other corporate bodies to support”. Some students who spoke to Joy Business expressed gratitude to MTN for the insight on Cyber security and promised to be cautious on the internet. Besides the education on cyber security, students received MTN souvenirs like T-shirts, notepads, pencil case, tablets, among others items The Safer Internet Day Celebration is organised in the second week of February each year and this year’s ceelbration was under the theme “Together for a better internet”. –myjoyonline–

Business

SA govt urges middle-path in MTN Ghana tax dispute

The South African government is calling for a middle-path solution to MTN’s tax fallout in Ghana. International relations and cooperation minister Dr Naledi Pandor on Friday implored Africa’s largest mobile phone network operator “to work closely with the authorities in Ghana to devise a solution”. This comes after MTN was hit with a R13 billion tax assessment by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on 11 January. The revised tax assessment stems from an audit of MTN Ghana commenced by the GRA in 2019, which covered the period 2014 to 2018. Ralph Mupita, MTN Group CEO, said the objective of the audit was “to give assurance on the reliability and completeness of revenues declared by MTN Ghana for the purposes of calculating taxes”. The GRA then issued the assessment to MTN Ghana for an amount of approximately R13 billion ($773 million). This includes penalties and interest charges. The telco notes with this assessment, the GRA infers MTN Ghana under-declared its revenue by approximately 30% over the five-year period in question. The 30% is based on MTN calculations, and the company says it “strongly disputes this” and it will defend its position. MTN is questioning the accuracy and basis of the GRA’s assessment, including the methodology used in conducting the audit. “It is important to also emphasise that we believe MTN Ghana has paid its due taxes during this period under assessment,” Mupita told analysts on 16 January. MTN is now in engagements with authorities in Ghana for the temporary withdrawal of the assessment. On Friday, the South African government weighed, calling for fairness in dealing with the matter, adding it is committed to promoting increased South African investment in Ghana. “South Africa is one of the largest foreign direct investors in Ghana, mainly in mining, communication, beverages, retail and franchising, etc,” said Pandor. “These investments contribute to the Ghanaian gross domestic product (GDP) and job creation. According to the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, there are over 100 South African companies registered and operating in Ghana, employing over 19 087 Ghanaians and 510 expatriates. Over the past 10 years, South African companies have undertaken over 170 projects in Ghana, valued in excess of $1 431 523 166 in capital investment.” Win-win cooperation The minister deplored the treatment of local businesses across Africa, saying she previously held meetings with CEOs of South African companies invested and operating on the continent. “They [CEOs] have reported an increasing number of difficulties, ranging from unfavourable market conditions and inconsistent regulatory frameworks, inconsistent tax regimes, repatriation of funds and delays in loan repayments. “Of major concern is that competitors of South African companies from other parts of the world do not appear to be subjected to the challenges South African companies are subjected to.” These unfavourable conditions, Pandor said, have led to disinvestment in some African markets by major South African companies, such as Shoprite, Game, Mr Price, Foschini, Woolworths, Tiger Brands, Sasol-Chemicals, Sasol-Gas, Group Five, Murray and Roberts, Metrolife Group, Telkom, Southern Sun and Protea Group, to name a few. “The disinvestment has had a devastating impact on employment opportunities, poverty and inequalities, in particular, and GDP growth, in general.” Pandor went on urge MTN and Ghana authorities “to do everything possible to find an amicable solution to these reported challenges”. “Our common destiny, as outlined in the Agenda 2063 aspirations, depend on win-win intra-African collaboration and cooperation.” Ghana is one of the key markets for MTN, which has operations in 19 countries and 285 million subscribers. MTN Ghana was the first telecoms provider in Ghana to list on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) in 2018, and the amount raised in the initial public offering (IPO) was the highest to be raised in an IPO on the GSE. In addition, the IPO was the first in the world to use mobile financial services – MTN Mobile Money – as a medium to subscribe to shares. —itweb.co.za— For publication please kindly contact us on +233256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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MTN Ghana recognized for employing best project management standards and practices

MTN Ghana has been recognized for its consistency in employing best project management standards and practices at the 4th Project Management Awards Ghana held in Accra a few days to the festive season. MTN Ghana received six awards, the highest number at the event. This showing by MTN Ghana is a continuation from previous successes chalked consistently by MTN at the Project Management Awards Ghana. The awards won by MTN are:• Economic Impact Award• Project Management Company of the Year• Project of the Year – Western Corridor Project• Project Team of the Year – Fibre Project Team• Distinguished Contribution to Project Management – Dario Bianchi• Project Director of the Year – William Tetteh William Tetteh, Chief Capital Projects Officer of MTN Ghana won the Project Director of the Year award for the second consecutive time. William was recognized for demonstrating great leadership and support to achieving project goals and overall contribution to strategic objectives. The Chief Digital Officer of MTN Ghana, Dario Bianchi won the distinguished Contribution to Project Management award for his promotion of excellence in project management practices in the digital space and for constantly educating staff to conform to the project management practices on their digital journey. In his remarks, William thanked the organizers for the recognition. He dedicated the awards to his team, all MTN staff for supporting the project teams, suppliers and stakeholders for their immersed contribution to supporting MTN in executing and delivering projects on time and within schedule. The Chief Executive Officer, Selorm Adadevoh congratulated Dario and William for the personality awards. He said, “it is exciting to see MTN rewarded for doing the right thing. This recognition will enable us to take a step further to ensure all standards and procedures are adhered to the letter. MTN Ghana executed various projects which were recognized at the event. The Project Management Standards and Procedures employed by MTN, the Governance Structure and training of MTN Staff won the business Project Management Company of the Year. MTN’s commitment to training 100 young women and men in Nsawam and Suhum districts in the Eastern Region with skills in mobile phone repairs to provide employment to the youth won the Economic Impact Award. The 2022 Western Corridor Fiber Capacity Expansion Project rolled out using existing Third-Party Fiber infrastructure to resolve transmission capacity constraints within the Western and Western North Regions won both the Project of the Year and Project Team of the Year awards. The Project Management awards recognizes individuals or organisations who pursue best practices in economic development through projects and attained the highest standards of professional conduct and competence within the project management space. MTN GHANA—

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MTN Ghana Marks International Fraud And Ethics Awareness Week

MTN Ghana joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Fraud and Ethics Awareness Week and Global Ethics Day. The International Fraud and Ethics Awareness Week which was on the theme, “Whistleblowing a means to combating fraud”, sought to create awareness on whistleblowing hotlines and precautionary measures taken to ensure the safety and protection of users of the hotline to report fraud and misconduct. Global Ethics Day was celebrated on the theme “Empowering ethics as a force to prevent fraud”. The themes express the importance of ethical conduct in combatting fraud. Speaking on the Fraud and Ethics Awareness week celebration, the General Manager of Internal Audit and Forensics at MTN Ghana, Michael Gbewonyo said, “Over the years, MTN has positioned itself as a good corporate citizen. We have always believed in the value and importance of maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct. All of us have an important role to play in combating fraud and creating an ethical and fraud-free work environment”. “In order for us to lead digital solutions for Africa’s progress, we need to stand against fraud and unethical behavior. For us at MTN, we are asking, “what are you doing today” to fight fraud. When you see it, say it. Doing breaks boundaries”, he added. The Chief Commercial Officer of MTN Ghana, Noel Kojo-Ganson at the Global Ethics Day live event encouraged employees to continue to abide by the ethical principles of the company to achieve the goal of preventing the occurrence of fraud. “Fraud is a human problem, and the assured solution is achieved when people are committed, and action their decision not to perpetrate fraud. It is this commitment we seek to harness among ourselves as MTN staff to build a thriving culture for ourselves, our partners, and stakeholders alike, he stated. MTN Ghana held activities aimed at sensitizing management, staff, and customers about the importance of maintaining ethical standards and the repercussions of fraud. Activities included workshops, training sessions and publications on building trust in MTN Ghana’s whistleblowing line, empowering ethics as a force to prevent fraud, assess staff’s understanding on the celebration, focused fraud awareness initiatives for frontline staff, and insights sharing on best practices to protect themselves from predatory fraudsters. Held annually and convened by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the International Fraud and Ethics Awareness week provides a platform for anti-fraud professionals, activists, and stakeholders to educate individuals on fraud, its impact and preventive measures, while Global Ethics Day provides an annual opportunity for MTN Ghana to deepen its commitment to ethical business conduct Source: MTN Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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Ghana: SMEs Urged to Use MTN Ayoba Platform to Showcase Products

Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups have been urged to use the MTN Ayoba platform to showcase their businesses to the local and global market. Chief Executive Officer of Ayoba, Burak Akanci who made the call during an interaction with the media said SMEs could gain local and international traction through Ayoba. He said Ayoba was zero rated and individuals and businesses could access the platform and advertise their products free of charge. He said Ayoba currently had more than 15 million users across the global and about 2.5 million users in Ghana. MTN Ghana launched the social media platform in 2020 to allow digital consumers as well content creators to download and upload information for free of charge. Digital consumers could access fashion, sports, entertain-ment news, games and music free of charge. Mr Akanci said Ayoba was created to provide access to content and modern communi-cation tools to digital consumers for free. He said the platform was created with three pillars such as communication, content and micro application. On communication, Mr Akanci said the objective of the platform was to provide users opportunity to access voice and video calls. For content, he said the plat-form was created to allow people to have access to quality content and for content developers to upload their products on the platform free of charge. Mr Akanci said the third pillar of Ayoba, which is micro applica-tion was to provide opportunity for budding application devel-opers to upload their games and applications on the platform. Asked about the future of Ayoba, Mr Akanci said “We would like to see Ayoba in a way that every user finds satisfaction in using the platform. “We want to become a platform service providers find value and traction,” Mr Akanci said. He said 23 more languages were being introduced on the Ayoba platform to help more people to access the platform. The Ayoba CEO said to help SMEs and Start-Ups to build thriving businesses, Ayoba Ac-celerator programme had been introduced to build the capacity of owners of small businesses and start-ups. Chief Digital Officer of MTN Ghana, Dario Bianchi, said about 1000 agents had been recruited across the country to market the products in markets and other social places. He said the company was ad-vertising the products on digital channels to increase adoption. He said there are about 20 applications on Ayoba and half of the applications were devel-oped by Ghanaian Start-ups. Ghanaiantimes— For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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MTN Ghana’s Goodwill Message to the Black Stars

Ahead of the first match of Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars, at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar, MTN wishes to commend the Black Stars once again for making it to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Mr. Selorm Adadevoh said, “As the headline sponsor of the Black Stars, we are full of hope about the abilities of our gallant men. We have no doubt that you have put in a lot of effort and undertaken all the necessary preparation. It’s time to put all that practice into action. We will remain your biggest fan every step of the way”. “It’s your time, seize every moment and do what we know you to do best – winning. Get out there and show them how it’s done! Go Ghana! Go Black Stars!’’ he added.Mr. Adadevoh said, ‘’MTN Ghana wishes you the very best in this tournament. Indeed, the cheers are from all corners of the African continent. Having demonstrated our love and commitment to the game, MTN Ghana is proud to be associated with you as you take on the world to make us proud”. MTN Ghana is the headline sponsor of the Black Stars. The company recently signed a sponsorship deal to cover the Black Stars for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the next African Cup of Nations in 2024. As part of activities to drive excitement, MTN customers will receive regular updates from the camp of the Black Stars through its Ayoba Messaging app. As part of the company’s special loyalty package, selected customers will also win tickets to attend some of the matches. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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MTN Ghana launches Science Analytics training to bridge data analytics skills gap

MTN Ghana along with seven other MTN operations earlier today, launched the Data Science Analytics training program. The program forms part of the MTN Skills Academy’s work to promote digital skills for digital jobs, in turn supporting MTN Group’s strategic intent of providing digital solutions for Africa’s progress. To address Africa’s digital skills gap, MTN Group through some of its operating companies is partnering with SAS Training, Courses & Classes to train up to 200 young people in data analytics. Polaris Market Research puts the 2021 value of the global data science platform market at $95 billion and expects it to expand at a compound annual growth rate of more than 27% through to 2030, driven by the increasing data volumes being generated by organisations. “For Africa to realise its full potential, we need to address the lack of skills funding,” says MTN Group Senior Vice President for Markets Ebenezer Asante, adding that eight MTN operating companies had assigned learners to participate in the training that the Group is providing through its partnership with SAS. “Africa has the largest and fastest-growing youth population in the world. While this holds tremendous development promise, youth unemployment statistics remain a cause for major concern. It is only by investing in developing the right skills that we are going to overcome this challenge,” Asante adds. In Ghana, 10 participants who are due for National Service have been selected to benefit from this training program. Each of them has received working tools including monthly data and airtime for the training program. Five out of the 10 participants are MTN scholarship beneficiaries and the other half are national service personnel. To achieve gender balance, five of the participants are females. Essie Mokgonyana, SAS Country Manager & Sales Director for South Africa, says: “We are committed to supporting public and private organisations across Africa to adopt cloud platforms to tap into the full potential of their analytic capabilities and resources to accelerate innovation and higher operational efficiencies. The training initiative consists of a six-week programme, the first part of which is self-paced and the second contains live instructor-led courses. “During this programme, all participants will have full access to SAS® Skill Builder for Students, which includes a repository of resources to help participants learn SAS Data Science skills; from free online courses for certification purposes to exam preparation materials, and practical case studies where participants can learn more about how SAS software solutions are used in the industries they’re interested in and for their career advancement,” says Adesh Nathalal, Education Manager at SAS in South Africa. After the initial six-week programme, half the participants will undergo further training with MTN’s in-house data analytics academy. “This initiative is part of the work of the broader MTN Skills Academy to equip young people with the skills that are in high demand, in turn making them more employable,” says Asante, adding that MTN is committed to closing the skills gap and contributing to youth empowerment wherever we operate. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email apexnewsgh@gmail.com

Business

MTN to adjust data bundle prices upward

The leading telecommunication network in Ghana MTN has announced that they will be increasing their data bundle prices effective Monday, November 14, 2022. Meanwhile, the information came without any specification on the quantum of the expected upward adjustment. Subscribers of the famous Telecom who spoke to this platform by way of registering their displeasure said they received the message with massive shock because it is not yet known what the company is up to, especially at this difficult moment. Read the full message below: “Dear Valued Customer, kindly be informed that effective 14th November, 2022, data bundle prices will be revised upwards. Enjoy 50% bonus on bundle purchase (4G only) and remember that MTN Data bundles do not expire. Visit www.mtn.com.gh for more information. Thank you”. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us @0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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MTN Ghana marks ‘Safer Internet Day’ celebration with students of Osu Presbyterian SHS

SA govt urges middle-path in MTN Ghana tax dispute

MTN Ghana recognized for employing best project management standards and practices

MTN Ghana Marks International Fraud And Ethics Awareness Week

Ghana: SMEs Urged to Use MTN Ayoba Platform to Showcase Products

MTN Ghana’s Goodwill Message to the Black Stars

MTN Ghana launches Science Analytics training to bridge data analytics skills gap

MTN to adjust data bundle prices upward

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