Ghana’s Black Stars have moved one place up in the latest FIFA world rankings, rising from 76th to 75th following their September fixtures in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Sierra Leone’s Finance Minister, Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, has held talks with the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD), Sammy Gyamfi, in Accra, as his country considers adapting Ghana’s gold management framework to reform its mining sector.

Following the confusion at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) regarding the current Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong's contract extension and developments in relation to his retirement age, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed that the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto, should step in to act in the interim. 

Ghana has 139 public libraries serving about 35 million people, an alarmingly inadequate figure for a country seeking to drive development through education, information access and lifelong learning.

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike, effective Friday, September 19, 2025, in protest against the government's delays in signing their conditions of service.

In a statement released on Thursday and signed by the General Secretary, King James Azortibah, the union said it had “exercised patience and restraint” but was left with no option after exhausting all legal avenues.

Renowned Ghanaian playwright and theatre scholar Dr. Mohammed ben Abdallah passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the age of 81.

Private legal practitioner and political commentator, Martin Kpebu, has argued that the greatest obstacle to National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah’s presidential ambitions lies in public perception about his appearance rather than his competence or political pedigree.

Up to 483,800 candidates who sat the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been successfully placed into senior high schools (SHSs), senior high technical schools (SHTS), and technical and vocational institutions (TVIs). 

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has stated that it is premature for any member of the party to campaign to lead the NDC into the 2028 elections.

The cane that was used to lash Takyi will inevitably be used on Baah, so say the Akan of Ghana. President Mahama knows this proverb very well; he used it in one of his addresses earlier in the year.

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has strongly recommended dedicated funding to address the country's ongoing sanitation challenges.

Ordinarily, half a plot of land, with only a dug-out foundation and a few iron rods jutting from the ground, would not attract much attention. 

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned maintenance works in parts of the Greater Accra and Central Regions on Friday, September 19, 2025, as part of efforts to improve service delivery.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has launched a Workers with Disability Needs Assessment report.

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has inaugurated the Fourth Portland Cement Monitoring Committee (PCMC IV) with a call on members to safeguard the integrity of Ghana’s cement industry and ensure strict compliance with regulatory standards.

After four days of mourning, characterised by cultural practices and rituals, Asanteman on Thursday bid farewell to Asantehemaa, Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III, in the quiet of the night and away from the eyes of the public.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has revoked the accreditation for three postgraduate programmes at the Institute of Development and Technology Management (IDTM) located in Cape Coast.

This was after discovering that they were being offered in an unauthorised format, such as on part time and weekend basis.

President John Dramani Mahama will visit China in October 2025 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed.

Final burial rites of Asantehemaa Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III

Scottish Borders Council has launched fresh legal proceedings to remove a self-styled “African tribe” from land it owns, only hours after the group was evicted from private woodland near Jedburgh.

Ghana’s rising athletics star, Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah, has qualified for the final of the women’s high jump event at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, following an impressive performance in Thursday’s qualification round.

The 22-year-old cleared 1.92 meters, placing 9th overall among a competitive field of the world’s top high jumpers and earning her a spot in Sunday’s eagerly anticipated final, scheduled for Sunday, September 21.

She is the first Ghanaian ever to qualify for the final of the high jump at the World Athletics Championships. 

Mobile money transactions in Ghana reached GH¢354.1 billion in August 2025, according to the Bank of Ghana’s latest Summary of Economic and Financial Data.

Beyond the statistics of the recent Gbenyiri clashes in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District are tales of despair, trauma and uncertainty as the displaced residents struggle to cope with their losses and the fear of an uncertain future.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the official release of the the 2025 senior high school placement.

Former Chief Justice , Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has gone to court to challenge her removal as a Justice of the Supreme Court by President John Dramani Mahama.