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By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- ZIMBABWE National Road Administration (ZINARA) expended $173 million to road authorities in 2019 as Government binarized endeavors to necessitate an efficient transport system befitting an upper middle income economy by 2030. The process of disbursing followed a directive to the institution’s new board, led by Engineer Michael Madanha, to stop implementing road projects and reverberate to legislated...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- NIGERIA, United Bank of Africa (UBA) Plc in this new year, has enlisted 5,000 and with a lot of excitement as the bank on January 5th 2020 pronounced the promotion of new grades as well as salary additions this January, 2020. Beneficiaries expected to receive 170% salary increment and benefits, whilst many have been catapulted to higher grade levels. In a carefully planned restructuring embarked...

BY ANIN AGYEI- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra-  GHANA, OPPOSITION National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Shai Osudoku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Ms. Linda Obenewa Ocloo has provided an insurance cover and licenses for 2,500 motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders in Ghana in her constituency. The MP said due to the poor nature of roads in the constituency, make Okada an ideal transportation service which facilitates the...

BY ANIN AGYEI- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, GHANA- MTN Group has agreed to sell its towers businesses in Ghana and Uganda as Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator refocuses on high-growth markets on the continent and in the Middle East. Clashes with regulators in Nigeria, Uganda and elsewhere have crimped growth, prompting the company to announce a $1 billion three-year asset-disposal plan earlier this year. MTN said it had agreed to sell its 49% holdings in Ghana...