[caption id="attachment_5336" align="alignnone" width="300"] CEO-of-AirtelTigo-Mrs-Mitwa-Ng'ambi-exchanging-partnership-agreement-with-the-Managing-Director-for-Samsung-Ghana-Mr.-Eugene-Nahm[/caption]

Telecom operator, AirtelTigo, has teamed up with smartphone maker Samsung to launch “Life Just Got Lit” smartphone campaign aimed to fulfill the digital aspirations of millions of Ghanaians.

Under the partnership, new and existing customers will get a free AirtelTigo package which includes a new SIM card, minutes to call AirtelTigo lines and data for the purchase of any Samsung phone or tablet in AirtelTigo shops and Samsung partner shops nationwide.

The free data and voice minutes for each customer will vary according to the price of the Samsung phone purchased and will be awarded every month for a whole year. For instance, for the purchase of a GHS500 phone, a customer will get a 1GB data which does not expire and 1,000 minutes to call AirtelTigo lines free, monthly for the next 12 months.

To enjoy the free data and voice minutes, customers will have to dial *536# to activate the offer for the first month and recharge their lines with GHS2 and above every month.

Commenting on the partnership, the Chief Executive Officer for AirtelTigo, Mrs Mitwa Ng’ambi, said: “Entering 2019, we recognize and acknowledge that digitization is a major agenda item for this nation and we are continuously seeking ways in which we can support the acceleration of smartphone adoption in Ghana. Our analysis shows that there is still a huge opportunity for growth when it comes to smartphone adoption in the country and we are delighted to partner with Samsung on this drive to get more smartphones into the hands of Ghanaians.”

The Managing Director for Samsung Ghana, Mr. Eugene Nahm, said: “As a technology company, Samsung wants to be at the forefront of driving the digitalization of citizens by connecting them to the world. This partnership is for today’s Ghanaian as enjoying the ultimate smartphone experience should be for everyone not a select few and that is why we at Samsung have an array of Smartphones – “The Samsung Galaxy”- for every Ghanaian regardless of their pocket.”

“This year marks 10 years of Galaxy, of relentless and meaningful innovations that have shaped and will continue to define the mobile industry and we are proud. For us at Samsung, this partnership with AirtelTigo has come at the right time and we are excited to be part of growing Ghanaians digitally through the “Life Just Got Lit” campaign,” he stated.

Source: AirtelTigo

[caption id="attachment_5077" align="alignnone" width="231"] The target for this year is to collect 3,500 pints of blood[/caption]

MTN Ghana Foundation today announced that all is set for its annual blood donation drive dubbed “Save-a-Life campaign” to be held this year on Thursday the 14th of February 2019.

The aim of the campaign is to help stock blood banks across the country. The project is being done with the help of the Ghana Blood Service.

“We are very glad to have another opportunity to show our customers and all Ghanaians that we are a caring company. We believe that the availability of safe blood is critical in health administration and we are happy to assist, Robert Kuzoe, the Executive Secretary of the MTN Ghana Foundation said.

According to the World Health Organisation, lack of access to safe blood is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of childbearing women each year.

This year, the Save-a-Life campaign will take place in under listed institutions which have been earmarked as bleeding centers:

Greater Accra - MTN House at Ridge near Vanguard Assurance and Graphic Road office

Ashanti – Opoku Ware School and St Louis SHS

Volta – Mawuli Sec School

Eastern - Koforidua Technical Institute

Central - Adisadel College, Cape Coast

Western – Tarkwa MTN Service Center, Fiaseman SHS Tarkwa, Market Circle Takoradi, Aseda House, Takoradi

Brong Ahafo - Sunyani Secondary School, Victoria Park Sunyani, Techiman Sec School, Mt Camel SHS, Techiman

Northern - Forecourt of Tamale Regional Library

Upper East – Bolga Girls SHS and Bolga Ramsey Park

Upper West - WA Ministries Park

The Foundation is appealing to members of the public to come out in their numbers to express their love on Valentine’s Day by donating a pint of blood to help save lives.

The target for this year is to collect 3,500 pints of blood from all bleeding centers. The project has earned the Foundation/MTN some recognition, which include but not limited to the Highest Corporate Blood Donor-2013, second highest Corporate Blood Donor -2014, and one Highest Corporate Donor in 2015.

Since inception, 9560 pints have been realized with 2018 alone contributing 3294 pints.

Source: Ghanaweb

[caption id="attachment_5329" align="alignnone" width="300"] Director-of-Marketing-Operations-for-AirtelTigo-Pius-Owusu-Tuffour[/caption]

To celebrate the month of love, telecom operator AirtelTigo has launched a campaign themed “Share the Love”. Through this initiative, AirtelTigo will reward customers with various gifts, including an all-expense paid romantic getaway.

According to the Director of Marketing Operations for AirtelTigo, Pius Owusu Tuffour, to stand a chance to win the fully paid trip, customers would need to send an SMS with the word ‘START’ to 4062 at a charge of 50 pesewas to enter a game of trivia and build-up points.

He explained that two customers with the highest points will be rewarded with full VIP treatment at the Maaha Beach Resort located in the Western region together with their partners, adding that winners will be announced on 10th February 2019 and will be notified by AirtelTigo authorized personnel.

In addition to the weekend trip, AirtelTigo will also reward customers who will purchase Unlimited Voice Bundles and Big Time Data Bundles for their loved ones. This can be done by dialling *533# for Unlimited Voice Bundles and *111# for Big Time Data Bundles. Customers who purchase the most for others will stand the chance of winning great prizes such as hampers and free movie tickets.

“The year has kicked off to an exciting start at AirtelTigo and we’re happy to celebrate this month of love with our customers. ‘Share The Love’ is one of many initiatives that we have planned through the course of 2019, as we are fixated on making customers’ lives better,” he said.

He urged customers to beware of the activities of scammers. AirtelTigo does not charge any fee before prizes are redeemed.

Source: AirtelTigo

[caption id="attachment_5019" align="alignnone" width="251"] Mrs. Ursula O. Ekuful, Minister of Communications[/caption]

The Minister for Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has appealed Ghanaians to collaborate with government to check cyber crime and its negative impact on particularly the youth.

This was contained in a speech read on her behalf by Hon. Vincent Sowah Odotei, a Deputy Minister for Communications at a forum to mark Safer Internet Day in Accra.

He urged parents, teachers, industry players, media and opinion leaders to assist in disinfecting the internet of cybercrime as would be done to any other infectious outbreak.

“We must utilize the knowledge and research that we have gained regarding cyber security threats and avoid inappropriate behavior and fraudulent use of the internet to protect our children and young people from cyber criminals. We must acknowledge the threats, discover the universe of possible responses to each threat and then empower ourselves with safety measures to eradicate the problem.”

Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful said although the internet has the power to be harnessed for good purposes, some malicious people have decided to dedicate their time and resources to use this powerful tool for selfish means.

“They harness this technology to among other things; sextort young children, perform fraudulent activities online, compromise system etc. Quite worrying is the open nature to the internet that gives equal access to everyone and allows anonymity and uncensored content so users including children, young persons, adults, corporate organizations, governments, NGOs, social groups and activists can create and publish on the internet without approval.”

The Minister said the theme for the year’s celebration, “Together for a better internet,” falls in line with government’s efforts to secure Ghana’s cyberspace through the National Cyber Security Awareness Programme which was launched in October last year.

She said as part of building confidence and security in the use of ICTs, government has acceded to two major conventions on cyber security; The Budapest Convention and the Malabo Convention. These are to ensure collaboration with other countries in tackling cybercrime which knows no geographical limitation.

“We have also established a National Cyber Security Centre where suspected incidents can be reported and adequately dealt with. Efforts are been made to identify legislation and policy gap between existing frameworks and international child online protection framework to incorporate issues that will seek to protect and prevent children and young people from Online Children Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCEA)”.

Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful urged all to combat cyber threats and attacks through awareness creation and put in preventive measures to curb the menace of child online abuse

Source: Ghanaweb