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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Riyadh said new investments and reforms in the agriculture sector in Nigeria hold the key to the target of his government to take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next ten years. Speaking at a panel discussion on the …

Tamale, Ghana – Upper East Regional Minister, Tangoba Abayage, has expressed shock mobile telecom company MTN Ghana, would offer her just 90 minutes free airtime after 18 solid years of being their loyal customer. According to her, 18 years ago, she had to travel all the way from Bolgatanga in …

Johannesburg, South Africa – In pursuit of its goal to contribute to bridging the financial divide, MTN Group has granted third parties access to its Mobile Money (MoMo) Access Programming Interface (API) platform, https://momodeveloper.mtn.com. The open API enables developers and programmers to innovate on the platform and develop products and …

Accra, Ghana – In recognition of her transformational leadership, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby has received the Most Outstanding Women in Public Sector Award. This was at the second edition of the Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA 2019), ceremony held …

It’s all good and well as the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Membership Mobile Renewal Service is having a massive impact on the Scheme’s over 11 million members resident in Ghana. Via a dedicated short code *929#, the awards winning innovation allows members to sit in the comfort of their …

Accra, Ghana – Ghana’s Parliament has mounted a spirited campaign urging government and donor partners to commit more resources to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cater for the full expenses of breast cancer treatment. On the floor of the House, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Professor Mike Aaron Quaye …

Accra, Ghana – The Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Mobile Membership Renewal Service is a phenomenal innovation worthy of emulation. He said, “Renewal of NHIS registration via mobile phone has been a phenomenal innovation, eliminating the need for queues, delays and bribery, …

Accra, Ghana – Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) continues to dominate the global health community as an outstanding model for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa. It is against this backdrop that some Development Partners (DP’s) in the health sector are liaising with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) …

Wa, Ghana – The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, on Thursday, inaugurated the Upper West Regional Election Security Task Force (RETF) to oversee the successful and peaceful conduct of the upcoming District Level Election and referendum in the region. The Electoral Commission (EC) had slated December 17th, …

Accra, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) bagged two prestigious Awards at the second edition of Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA) ceremony. While the Authority received the Most Outstanding Contribution Public Sector Digitization Award, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby took the Outstanding Women …