The acting President of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), Benjamin Otoo, has dismissed reports of purported new appointments making the rounds.

The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has stated that the government’s New Economy agenda will prioritise the creation of decent jobs and the improvement of living standards for Ghanaian workers.

Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited has launched “Be Powered”, a sustainability-focused campaign aimed at accelerating the adoption of renewable energy and sustainable mobility solutions across Ghana.

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has called for a review of the cash waterfall mechanism (CWM) to enable state-owned power companies to access their full share of electricity revenue to strengthen their operations.

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has spent the past few weeks introducing Ghanaians to what he calls the “New Economy.”

He has taken it to the Association of Ghana Industries, to the Trade Ministry and to the banks, and we are told the full details will come in the 2027 Budget. The message is that Ghana should produce more of what it consumes and create jobs at home.

The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has returned £6,700, GH¢2,750, two laptop computers and six mobile phones seized from Hanan Abdul, the former CEO of the Ghana Buffer Stock Company as well as his wife, Hajia Faiza Wuni, and the driver of the couple, who together are standing trial for financial crimes allegedly committed against the state. 

The National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG) has appealed to the government to suspend an offshore reconnaissance licence granted to Gold Coast GRC Ghana Ltd. for gold exploration along Ghana’s shallow continental shelf, pending further consultations with the fishing industry.

The Cabinet has approved Ghana's bid to join BRICS, the Minister of Foreign Affairs,Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced.

Brazil, Russia, India, and China orginally formed BRIC as an intergovernmental organisation of major emerging economies and developing countries designed to increase global influence and counter Western-dominated institutions.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has questioned the Central Regional Coordinating Council over payment vouchers totalling GH¢14.88 million that were processed outside the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS).

A 28-year-old banker has appeared before the Adenta Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GH¢1 million from a community bank.

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has marked its fifth anniversary with a call for stronger collaboration across Ghana's digital finance ecosystem, urging institutions to move beyond broad commitments to information-sharing and make coordinated cyber defence part of their daily operations.

A committee is to be constituted by early next week to determine appropriate compensation for persons whose businesses and properties were affected by the recent demolition of facilities at La Pleasure Beach in Accra.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced plans to issue a Credit Risk Management Directive and a Liquidity Coverage Ratio Directive as part of efforts to strengthen the resilience of the banking sector, following the 132nd Monetary Policy Committee meeting held from September 23 to 24, 2026.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned the public against engaging with twenty mobile loan applications it says are operating without the requisite licence or authorisation from the central bank.

The Northern Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the deaths of three children whose bodies were discovered in the boot of a vehicle at Kobilmahagu Zoo in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel advisory warning Ghanaians seeking employment in Zambia to exercise extreme caution, following the arrest of six Ghanaians in Lusaka during a joint operation targeting organised cybercrime.

Absa Bank Ghana LTD has appointed Stephen Ato Frimpong as the new Board Chair, effective 1 October 2026.

The Inspector Gneral of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has decorated 22 newly promoted Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCOP).

The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Local Government and Decentralisation, Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr, has tasked the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to take immediate steps to crack down on unauthorised billboards and signboards along major roads in the capital.

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has amended its constitution on how national vice chairpersons are elected.

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) chances of returning to power in 2028 will depend on more than its newly elected national executive, three political scientists have said, warning that the party must overcome the baggage of its 2024 defeat while rebuilding voter confidence.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crashed in southern Ondo State, killing 32 people.

Authorities say the plane was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it came down in a swamp near a naval base on Monday morning. After reaching the site, the aircraft was found to be submerged under water, officials said.

A resident told the BBC that clothes and shoes had been found at the site. Smoke could be seen rising from the area.

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Ernest Kofi Davis, has appealed to teachers to rescind their decision and return to the classroom as the government works to address their concerns.

An English Language teacher at Mangoase Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region, Abigail Agyeiwaa, yesterday emerged as the Overall Outstanding Teacher for 2026.

A Former National Chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has called on members of the party to close ranks and unite, following the party’s National Delegates Conference held in Kumasi last Saturday.