13 h. ago Sam George warns Ghanaians against assisting illegal acquisition of citizenship

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mr Samuel George, has issued a warning to Ghanaians involved in aiding foreign nationals to illegally obtain Ghanaian citizenship through passports and Ghana Cards, describing the practice as a criminal offence.

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40 h. ago Sam George lauds coordinated crackdown on cybercrime in Tabora and Lashibi

The Minister for Communications and Digital Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has commended a joint operation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Ghana Police Service, National Security, and the Ghana Immigration Service, which targeted organised cybercrime networks in Tabora and Lashibi.

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40 h. ago 100 arrested in Accra’s Tabora in major Mobile Money fraud crackdown

The Minister for Communications and Digital Innovation has praised a major police-led operation that led to the arrest of 100 suspects in Tabora, accused of involvement in Mobile Money (MoMo) fraud and other cyber-enabled financial crimes.

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1 week ago People were leaking information to fraud suspects – Sam George on past failed cybercrime arrests

The Communication Minister, Sam George, has raised concerns about individuals in the previous administration leaking sensitive information to suspected cybercrime targets.

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1 week ago NSA suspends 1,840 personnel after uncovering massive payroll anomalies

The National Service Authority (NSA) has uncovered what it describes as a major payroll fraud scheme involving more than 8,000 suspected irregular service personnel, with over 1,800 already suspended as investigations intensify. Addressing a news conference at the Authority’s head office in Accra, Director-General of the NSA, Ruth Dela Seddoh, said a “shocking discovery” from a detailed internal investigation led to the flagging of 8,105 individuals on the system, out of which 1,840 have been temporarily suspended pending further investigations by security agencies.

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2 w. ago Abu Trica faces 20 years in US prison over $8m romance scam – EOCO

The capture of Ghanaian cyber-fraud suspect Frederick Kumi, widely known as 'Abu Trica', by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) marks a major win against transnational cybercrime.

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2 w. ago EOCO confirms arrest of notorious cybercriminal Abu Trica in $8m romance

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confirmed the arrest of one of Ghana’s most notorious cyber-fraud suspects, Frederick Kumi, also known as Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng and popularly called Abu Trica, for his alleged role in an $8 million romance-scam network targeting elderly victims in the United States.

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3 w. ago What happened to Ghana’s 1 Million coders promise? Seven months on, silence and frustration linger

When the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government took office in January, one of its most talked-about promises was to create one million Ghanaian coders. The initiative, spearheaded by the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, was meant to move toward a knowledge-based economy—one where Ghanaian youth would drive innovation in software, artificial intelligence, and digital entrepreneurship. Six months after its grand launch in April, however, the One Million Coders initiative has all but vanished from public view.

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3 w. ago Fresh SIM Registration Set For 2026 Amid Data Integrity Concerns

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Victor Yao Nyakey, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/fresh-sim-registration-set-for-2026-amid-data-integrity-concerns/Accra, December 2025 — Ghana’s Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has announced that a new nationwide SIM registration exercise will begin in the first quarter of 2026. He argued that the previous registration under the former administration was invalid, citing weak biometric verification and a lack of legal backing. George […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Victor Yao Nyakey, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/fresh-sim-registration-set-for-2026-amid-data-integrity-concerns/

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3 w. ago Africa risks ‘Data Colonisation’ without urgent reforms – Sam George warns

Ghana has joined growing global calls for stronger data governance as experts warn that Africa’s digital future could be compromised without swift and coordinated action.

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3 w. ago Fresh nationwide SIM registration exercise to be rolled out by first quarter of 2026 – Sam George

Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, says government will begin a fresh nationwide SIM registration exercise by the first quarter of 2026.

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