Ghana's application to join the BRICS bloc of countries is a deliberate strategy to broaden the country's development partnerships and deepen South-South cooperation, President John Dramani Mahama has said.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested by the police for cultivating cannabis at Mangoase in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region.

The police picked 16 sacks of dried leaves believed to be Indian hemp from the farm at the time of his arrest.

The University of Ghana (UG) will reopen for the 2026/2027 academic year on Monday, October 19, with lectures scheduled to begin a week later, on October 26.

The revised dates were announced in a notice dated Friday, October 16, 2026, following a meeting of the university’s Business and Executive Committee on the same day.

The Africa Prosperity Network has announced that the Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2027 will now take place from January 13 to 15, 2027, at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, replacing the previously announced dates of January 27 to 29.

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has restored calm at Manso-Nseina in the Ashanti Region following a shooting incident involving a police team and some youth of the town, which resulted in the death of one person and injury to one police officer.

The Volta North Regional Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, Saviour Dzadze, for unlawful possession of firearms, cultivation of suspected narcotics, and threats of death.

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to demonstrate consistency with his previously stated position on electoral reforms by calling on Ms Emelia Afi Agbenyo to step down as a Deputy Chairperson of the EC Electoral Commission (EC).

The Controller and Accountant-General's Department (CAGD) has paid promotion-related salary adjustments and arrears to 56,003 teachers of the Ghana Education Service.

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has suspended its nationwide strike with effect from Friday, October 16, 2026. Members are to report to work on Monday, October 19, 2026.

A major land reclamation campaign to help restore degraded lands in the Ashanti Region has been launched.

The National Service Authority has extended the registration deadline for the 2026/2027 service year from October 15 to October 23, 2026.

The government has secured a €323 million financing package to help end persistent water shortages in three cities in northern Ghana.

Meta and fourteen other leading technology companies have joined law enforcement counterparts from ten countries to disrupt criminal scam networks operating in West Africa, in the largest operation of its kind to date.

Getty Images Holdings Inc. will receive an equity injection from existing shareholders as part of a prepackaged bankruptcy to restructure and take private the photo archive and stock-image company.

Ghana's fertility rate is above the level needed to move from low-income to high-income status and the strain is already visible in schools, hospitals and roads, a Reproductive Health Specialist, Dr Godfred Bonnah Nkansah, has warned.

The First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, received the prestigious “Kingdom Impact Award” in recognition of her enduring Christian faith, compassionate ministry, and support for the global mission of the Assemblies of God Church.

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed deep concern about the growing involvement of young people, including senior high school students, in illegal mining, warning that enforcement alone cannot solve the galamsey crisis.

The Chairperson of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, Solomon Ndoyeni Bugre, has cautioned young people against reckless motorbike riding and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, warning that road crashes are increasing the number of persons living with disabilities in the area.

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has begun training students to assemble laptops at its new assembly plant, giving them hands-on experience in technology production while they pursue their degrees.

Veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has called on the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to record its history accurately and to recognise the sacrifices of its ordinary members and not only its prominent leaders. 

A steering committee that is expected to transform Accra into a cleaner, greener, healthier and more attractive city has been inaugurated.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has assured international investors that Ghana’s economic recovery is gaining momentum, supported by declining inflation, lower interest rates, stronger private-sector credit growth and sustained improvements in macroeconomic stability.

Imagine Ghana's private pension industry.

The French Ambassador to Ghana, Diarra Dimé-Labille, has said relations between France and Ghana have grown stronger over the past year, with closer cooperation in health, security, trade and education.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged investors at the Afienya Industrial Park to prioritise the employment of trained residents from the host communities as construction of the 1,238-acre facility begins.