Following the Auditor-General’s recent report on performance on the inmate support programme at the Ghana Prisons Service that identified persistent reintegration challenges in addition to a number of discharged inmates ending up back in prison due to poor rehabilitation, the management of the service has identified funding as the main reason for their inability to execute that mandate successfully.

The Ghana Education Service has directed the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Dr William Amankrah Appiah, and the Obuasi East Municipal Director of Education, Mr Kwamena Owusu-Nketiah, to step aside with immediate effect as investigations continue into allegations of sexual misconduct involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Mr Zakaria Abdulai.

The recruitment portal meant for enlisting personnel for the security services will not be opened for new applicants in 2027, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has said.

Rather, the security services including police, prisons, fire and immigration plan to draw from the existing pool of applicants who passed the screening and medical examinations in the 2025/2026 recruitment exercise but were not called for training.

The newly installed Amanonehene of Abotakyi in the Akuapem Traditional Area in the Eastern Region has apologised to the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) after admitting that he is not a pastor of the church.

A new study has found statistically significant associations between frequent gaming and negative mental health outcomes, including anxiety, depression and feelings of guilt or shame, among university students in Accra.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced it will soon commence a Nationwide Meter Audit Exercise across all its operational areas to curb electricity theft and reduce commercial losses.

The Auditor-General’s report has found that wages earned by prison inmates who worked for Zoomlion Ghana Limited were not given to them, rather the Service spent the money on funeral donations, water, tuna, snacks, bus repairs and other items.

The report puts the total figure of the money at GH¢277,625, which was meant to have gone to the inmates, but the Prisons Service spent it.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has urged universities to rethink their assessment methods as artificial intelligence makes it increasingly easy for students to generate essays and answers without demonstrating genuine understanding.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has given Franko Herbal Centre 14 days to recall Franko Herbal Mixture from the market after the FDA said laboratory tests found the product contained diazepam and paracetamol, which were not declared as ingredients.

An indigenous mining company, Narawa Company Limited, has appealed to the government to intervene and stop the destruction of the company’s assets and unlawful takeover of its mining concessions.

Mr Zakaria Abdulai has formally resigned from his position as the Juaben Constituency Secretary of the National Democratic Congress and withdrawn his candidature for the constituency chairmanship position, effective immediately.

Two officers from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) who received up to GH¢57,006 in unearned salaries have been given a deadline of November 7, 2026, to refund.

The officials who authorised the payments have been told that they will be held financially responsible if the money is not recovered.

Human resource experts have called on employers to strengthen inclusive leadership, recognise specialist expertise and expand practical learning opportunities to help young people prepare for employment and build sustainable careers.

The Western Regional Marine Police Command is coordinating a search for a missing fishing canoe, Second Chance, and its seven crew members.

Ghana's industrial transformation agenda received a major boost yesterday when the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) signed a landmark $28 billion Build-Own-Operate (BOO) agreement with a Korea-Emirati-Mali consortium for the second phase of the Ghana Petroleum and Petrochemicals Hub.

Thirty personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have graduated from the Army Special Operations Forces Basic Course 5, after nine months of intensive training to prepare them for complex security operations.

Contractors engaged in routine road maintenance have called on the government to settle outstanding payments for works executed across the country spanning between one and five years.

The Dagbon Kingdom will receive its fair share of development under my leadership, President John Dramani Mahama has assured.

Canoe fishermen and chief fishermen along Ghana’s coastline have been urged to intensify efforts to combat illegal fishing and protect marine resources to safeguard livelihoods and ensure sustainable fish production.

The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for stronger collaboration between journalists and researchers to improve public understanding of science, build trust in scientific findings and translate research into practical solutions for national development.