“We all use phones; let’s use this technology for accountability”- Ashaiman MCE
The Municipal Chief Executive of Ashaiman, Ibrahim Baidoo has reiterated calls to integrate the opportunities provided by technology in recent…
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#ENDimpunity: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2016
According to International Federation of Journalists’ statistics, 112 journalists lost their lives when carrying out their duties in 2015. Today…
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Penplusbytes to Launch New Grassroots Participation Project in Ashaiman
Penplusbytes, with support from the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives, will be exploring the myriad of new opportunities ICTs offer…
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Penplusbytes, EIB end 3-Day Data Journalism Workshop for Election Reporting in Accra
A 3-day Data Journalism Workshop to train selected Journalists from Ghana’s southern sector has successfully ended at the Maxlot Hotel…
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2016 Parliamentary and Presidential Debates to come off despite Challenges- NCCE
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) says it will organize parliamentary debates in all 275 constituencies ahead of the…
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Penplusbytes, EIB Network to deliver next set of data journalism training for elections reporting
After equipping 15 journalists in Kumasi with data journalism tools to produce data driven election stories, Penplusbytes in partnership with…
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Political Candidates’ Social Media Use Increase ahead of December Polls- 2nd Governance Social Media Index
Penplusbytes’ Governance Social Media index (GSMI) tracks the relevance and effective use of social media in the governance space. The…
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Prioritize expenditure to curb budget overruns – Former PIAC Chairman
A former chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Major Ablorh-Quarcoo (Rtd) is asking government to prioritize its…
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“Voters compass”: where do you stand as a citizen on oil and gas issues?
To keep citizens informed and abreast with the policy positions and manifesto promises of the various political parties on oil…
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Penplusbytes Hosts First Extractive Salon in Accra
On Tuesday, 18th October, 2016, Penplusbytes will be hosting the first ever Extractive Salon to deliberate on the key question:…
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