The United States (US) has frozen visa processing for 75 countries, including Nigeria, Somalia, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Brazil, Thailand among nations affected by an indefinite pause starting January 21, 2026.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the University of Ghana (UG) to adhere strictly to the fees approved by the Ministry of Education for the 2025/2026 academic year, cautioning that non-compliance will attract sanctions.

The Operations Manager of Akonta Mining, Kwadwo Owusu Bempah has been granted a GH¢10 million bail with three sureties, one of which is to be justified.

Owusu Bempah, who is the fifth accused person in the matter, appeared before the Accra High Court on Wednesday [Jan 14, 2026] following his recent arrest. 

As an interim measure to help deal with the current commuter congestion being experienced in Accra amid transport fare hikes by private transport operators, the government has ordered the Metro Mass Limited (MML) to immediately repair all its broken-down buses and deploy them in Accra to help deal with the congestion.

Accra has been experiencing commuter congestion, especially at peak hours in the evenings, which private commercial bus operators have taken advantage of to hike fares even though fuel prices have gone down.

The Ministry of Transport is set to hold talks with commercial transport operators following concerns that some players in the sector may be deliberately creating artificial scarcity to justify high fares.

The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has promoted 17 policemen to their next ranks in recognition of their conduct and work on duty.

The promotions were granted on January 14, 2026, with two senior officers and 15 others moving up after being assessed for their performance.

Ghana Customs officials at the Takoradi Port have intercepted a large consignment of suspected illicit drugs concealed in two 40-foot containers, following an intelligence-led operation at the Atlantic Terminal Services Limited terminal. The containers were initially declared to contain ceiling fans.

Ghana’s economy grew at a faster rate in October 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to provisional government data released on January 14, 2026. 

Ghana and the United States have agreed on special measures to speed up visa applications for people travelling to the World Cup after Ghana raised concerns over delays in securing visa appointments.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said the United States government has informed him that it will not stand in the way of Ghana’s actions involving the extradition of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre Chief executive Sedina Tamakloe Attionu.

The Ghana Audit Service has issued a surcharge against 35 contractors to pay $7.9 million (approximately GH¢94.6 million) to the state.

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has moved to withdraw hard copies of the Senior High School Physical Education and Health teachers’ manual from circulation after concerns were raised about a section defining gender identity.

The Walking Egg Medical and Fertility Centre at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region has delivered a 30-year-old surrogate mother of quadruplets through intrauterine insemination (IUI), a rare occurrence in assisted reproductive technology.

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has given notice of its intention to embark on an indefinite strike beginning Monday, January 19, 2026, over the non-payment of eight months’ salary arrears arising from the implementation of a 10 per cent base pay increase for 2025.

Owners of vehicles registered before 2023 will have to pay GH¢25 to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) for their records to be updated digitally, the Director of Driver Training, Testing, and Licensing at the DVLA, Prosper Kafui Semevo has announced.

Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday [Jan 13, 2026], he said the onboarding process was meant to verify the ownership of manually registered vehicles and also block uncustomed vehicles from the system.

Mr Semevo explained that the onboarding process would require customers to personally visit DVLA offices and other designated centers with their vehicles, registration documents, custom declaration forms, and Ghana card for their bio data to be verified.

The Gbese District Court in Accra has adjourned its ruling in the extradition proceedings involving Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, after the State disclosed that it had no evidence against two of the accused persons, even as the court declined to discharge them.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested five people in connection with a taxi phone-snatching ring that targeted passengers, mostly women, across Accra and surrounding communities.

The Supreme Court will on January 28, 2026 deliver its ruling on whether or not to quash the High Court judgment that annulled the 2024 parliamentary result for Kpandai in the Northern Region.

Paramount Skydance on Monday sued Warner Bros ​Discovery for more information on a rival $82.7 billion deal with Netflix escalating a battle to take control of one of the ‌most storied Hollywood studios.

The David Ellison-led company also said it planned to nominate directors to Warner Bros' board, in one of its most aggressive steps to convince investors that its $108.7 billion all-cash bid is superior to Netflix's cash-and-stock deal.

The Steering Committee of Disputes Convocation, made up of young professional arbitrators in Ghana, has honoured Nana Dr S.K.B. Asante, an eminent international arbitrator, with the recognition as the “Father of Modern Arbitration” in modern Ghana.

A strategic partnership between the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (WAFSRP) and agribusiness firm, FarmMate Ltd, has significantly boosted tomato production in Ghana, recording an estimated 240 tonnes of tomatoes in its first round of production in the Upper East Region.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has called on Parliament and other relevant stakeholders to come on board to reform the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) programme to improve its effectiveness to support the country's economic stabilisation and reserves.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described the conduct and utterances of Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng as highly reprehensible and inimical to the values, unity, and integrity of the political party. 

Professor Naa Afaley Sackeyfio, one of Ghana’s pioneering female politicians of the Fourth Republic, has passed away.

Akosua Serwaah has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Kumasi against a High Court decision that recognised both her and Priscilla Ofori, also known as Odo Broni, as the lawful surviving spouses of the late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba.