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Robotics lab opens at Axim Girls’ Senior High School

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Some students and tutors at the lab

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nzema East Municipal Assembly, Madam Dorcas Amoah, has advised girls to consider the study of Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a major subject to boost their studies in any fields.

She said it was high time girls dispelled the idea that ICT was a difficult subject and that it was only boys who could study ICT because the world was going digital and ICT was needed in all fields.

Madam Amoah was speaking to students of Axim Catholic Girls Senior High School at Axim in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region where Open Labs, operators in ICT opened a new Robotics Laboratory for the students.

She said ICT was being applied everywhere in the world in all fields so the study of ICT should not be a matter of choice but compulsory since it would be applied in the daily lives of everybody.

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She congratulated Open Labs on bringing ICT to the girls and appealed for an extension of the facility to all schools where girls were studying to boost their knowledge in the subject.

The Western Regional Manager of Open Labs, Mr. Richard Nartey said ICT was the order of the day so the study of ICT was very necessary because it cut across all subjects in today’s businesses.

He said Ghana was going digital and as a leading ICT provider they expected all Ghanaians to make sure the study or knowledge in ICT became part of their lives because ICT would be applied in the day to day activities of everybody.

He said his outfit wanted to ensure that technology was brought to the door step of all Ghanaians in order to equip them with the basic knowledge in ICT.

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He said he was confident that with the opening of the Robotics Laboratory at Axim Catholic Girls’ Senior High School, the students would use the opportunity to embrace the study of ICT.

The Headmistress of Axim Catholic Girls, Madam Alberta Quayson also said ICT was very necessary in all institutions now that Ghana was going digital and the world at large.

He commended Open Labs for coming to the school to broaden the students’ knowledge in communication technology adding “it is the right time to come to the school with the Robotics Laboratory”.

She told the students to take the study of ICT very serious so that they could apply the technology to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

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From Peter Gbambila, Axim.

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Pete Edochie pays courtesy call on GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi

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Veteran Nigerian actor and African screen legend, Pete Edochie, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, during his visit to Ghana.

Edochie is in Ghana to launch the African Legacy Project, which includes a book, documentary film and an African Youth Mentorship Initiative targeting about 500,000 young people across the continent.

Mr. Gyamfi welcomed the opportunity for GoldBod to support the mentorship initiative, noting that it aligns with the Board’s Special Intervention Programme and its focus on social impact and economic empowerment.

GoldBod’s work is also referenced in Pete Edochie’s new book, which highlights Ghana’s efforts to ensure its gold resources contribute to national development.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

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Ghana warns citizens over fake jobs and forced cybercrime in Zambia

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Ghanaians seeking employment in Zambia to be cautious of fraudulent job offers that could expose them to human trafficking and forced involvement in cybercrime.

The warning follows the arrest of six Ghanaians in Lusaka, Zambia, during a joint operation by the Zambia Police Service, the Drug Enforcement Commission and the Department of Immigration on August 23, 2026.

According to the Ministry, the operation targeted a facility suspected of being involved in organised cybercrime activities and led to the arrest of 79 people, including 10 Zambians and 69 foreign nationals.

The Ministry said six of the foreign nationals arrested were Ghanaians.

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It explained that reports received by the Ghana High Commission in Lusaka indicated that some of those arrested had been recruited through what appeared to be legitimate employment opportunities, including online data entry jobs.

However, the Ministry said some were allegedly forced into online scam activities after their passports were confiscated by their employers.

It warned that the situation highlights how human trafficking groups are using fake employment opportunities to lure unsuspecting job seekers into illegal activities.

The Ministry has therefore advised Ghanaians travelling to Zambia or seeking employment there to thoroughly verify job offers, recruitment agencies and prospective employers before travelling.

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Ghanaians living in Zambia have also been urged to remain vigilant when responding to online job opportunities and maintain regular contact with the Ghana High Commission in Lusaka for consular assistance when necessary.

The Ministry said the government remains committed to protecting the welfare and interests of Ghanaians travelling to or living outside the country.

By: Jacob Aggrey

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