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Great Ningo Queen donates sanitary pads, examination materials to BECE candidates
Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II
The Paramount Queen of the Great Ningo Traditional Area, Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II, has visited some schools in the area to encourage the children as they write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
In the course of the two-day visit, she presented assorted examination materials and sanitary pads to enable them go through the examination successfully.
Addressing the children numbering over a thousand, the queen charged them to take their books seriously to enable them achieve the desired results.
She pledged to sponsor six female and four male students that records single grades through their secondary education to the tertiary level.
The Paramount Queen, through her foundation, Manye Dugbakuwor Foundation, engaged candidates from both the private and basic schools across the three circuits, namely the Tsopoli-Dawa Circuit, the Ayertepa-Mangotsonya Circuit and the Ningo Circuit of the traditional area.
She vowed to continually influence the development of education in her traditional area and promote girl child education at all levels.
She called on sons and daughters from the area who are blessed with resources to support the upcoming generation, since they are the future leaders of the area.
She assured that her NGO was ready to partner with other NGOs and individuals to drive the developmental agenda of the area.
Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II was accompanied by the Chief of Nyigbenya, Nene Teyetsu Bediaku II, Nene Tetteh-Wayoe Duamorh XI, the Queen of Ayertepa, Naana Korkor Kudi I and Assemblymen of the Ayertepa-Mangotsonya and Lekpongunor electoral areas, Michel Nartey and Henry Kwao on the development-oriented tour.
By Spectator Reporter
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The Bank of Ghana has directed Mobile Money Fintech Limited (MMFL) to suspend the implementation of its proposed 0.75 percent fee on direct wallet-to-bank transfers pending further consultations.
The proposed charge was scheduled to take effect on June 1, 2026.
In a press release issued by its Communications Department, the central bank said the decision to halt the implementation was to allow for further engagement on the matter.
According to the Bank of Ghana, the move forms part of efforts to ensure that any changes in charges within the mobile financial services sector are introduced fairly and in a way that protects consumers.
The Bank said it remains committed to safeguarding the financial wellbeing of users of mobile money and other digital financial services.
The proposed fee had generated public discussions ahead of its planned implementation date.
However, the Bank of Ghana did not indicate when a final decision on the proposed charge would be announced.
By: Jacob Aggrey
