Ghana News Guide

Ghana’s Alvin Adigao Challenges World Leaders to Rethink Leadership at UNESCO Forum. @AlvinAdigao

Presidential aide Dr Samuel Ayeh says a suspect in the ongoing Service Passport investigation has admitted to forging a former Chief Director’s signature to obtain passports for ineligible individuals. Speaking on JoyNews, Dr Ayeh claimed investigators possess an audio recording of the alleged confession and that their report will be released next week. The allegation follows the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s cancellation of ten irregularly issued Service Passports and the interdiction of two officials. The claimed confession has not been independently authenticated, and police investigations remain ongoing.

Some oil marketing companies have reduced petroleum prices ahead of the next official pricing window. Joy Business reports that Star Oil reduced petrol from GH¢16.35 to GH¢15.97 per litre and diesel from GH¢18.45 to GH¢18.37. JP also lowered petrol from GH¢16.43 to GH¢15.95 and diesel from GH¢18.97 to GH¢18.35. GOIL had not announced a comparable adjustment at the time of reporting. The reductions provide an actual consumer-price development following earlier predictions of possible cheaper fuel, but they are not nationwide uniform prices.

Students at the University of Ghana have begun a three-day demonstration against a reported 26% increase in hostel accommodation fees. The protesters are demanding a reversal of the increase and the abolition of the University of Ghana Enterprise Limited-managed hostel system. They argue that rising accommodation costs, combined with concerns about hostel conditions, are placing additional financial pressure on students. The students warn that continued increases could threaten access to university education for financially disadvantaged students. Their allegations about hostel management remain their stated position; the report does not establish a final response from university authorities.

The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana has directed students who received no allowance during either of the first two disbursements to submit their details to local association executives by Tuesday, November 10. The directive follows complaints that some trainees received two, three or four months of allowances, while others received nothing. TTAG says the Student Loan Trust Fund has confirmed completion of the disbursement process and is handling outstanding balances for students who received partial payments. Required action: Eligible affected trainees should submit their full name, Ghana Card number and index number through their local TTAG SRC executives by November 10. Those who received partial payments should not join this particular submission exercise.

The Municipal Chief Executive for Tano North, Pius Sampson Opoku, has presented scholarships to 80 tertiary students, with particular emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics programmes. The Municipal Assembly has also collaborated with the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat to secure assistance for more than 40 additional students, bringing the reported number of beneficiaries to over 120. The initiative is intended to reduce financial barriers for academically promising students from disadvantaged households. Opportunity status: The scholarships have already been awarded or secured for identified beneficiaries. No new application window, eligibility notice, deadline or official application portal was confirmed. This should not be promoted as an open scholarship call.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the cancellation of 10 Service Passports allegedly issued illegally to individuals who did not qualify for the travel documents, following preliminary investigations into what it describes as a criminal passport-for-sale scheme operating since 2023. The Ministry, in a statement issued on Sunday, November 8, said the affected passports were issued after the alleged payment of money to a syndicate operating within the passport administration system.

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) and SSAJUG have confirmed that their indefinite strike will continue on Monday, November 9, after the government and Judicial Service management failed to respond to their final revised demands. In a joint statement issued Sunday evening, the unions said they had received no official response by 4:00 PM on November 8. They directed all members, including staff serving at the Supreme Court, to stay away from work until an agreement is reached. The decision is a substantive escalation from Sunday’s earlier warning and threatens continued disruption to court proceedings and access to justice.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled maintenance-related power interruptions across parts of Accra East and Tema between November 8 and 13. For Monday, November 9, the affected locations include parts of Alajo, Abelemkpe, Adenta New Site, Pantang Hospital, Kente Junction and surrounding communities, between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Additional outages are scheduled for Haatso, Tseaddo, Oyarifa, Teshie, Kwabenya and other areas on subsequent days. Tema-area interruptions are planned for November 10 and 12, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The notice is relevant to households, healthcare facilities, businesses and commuters planning activities during the week.

Ghana has completed 16 out of 25 bilateral debt agreements with official creditors, according to an assessment by the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable. The report indicates that negotiations with remaining non-bonded commercial creditors are continuing, with these claims now accounting for less than 5% of the debt covered by the restructuring exercise.

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has confirmed the death of a Level 300 Chemical Engineering student following an incident at the university’s swimming pool on Saturday, November 7. The student reportedly entered the pool after diving from a 17.6-foot platform and failed to resurface. Pool attendants and bystanders attempted to rescue him, but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced plans to support low-cost investment products, micro-investment schemes, crowdfunding and digital investment platforms under Ghana’s next National Financial Inclusion and Development Strategy. SEC Director-General Dr James Klutse Avedzi said Ghana had achieved approximately 80% financial access, largely through digital wallets, but only 22% of the population was financially healthy.

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has donated US$400,000 towards the ongoing redevelopment of Burma Camp to improve accommodation for personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). According to a Facebook post by the GAF on Saturday, November 7, the contribution was presented by the Chamber’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ing Kenneth Ashigbey, during a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, on Friday, November 6. Dr Ashigbey said the donation was intended to strengthen the partnership between the Chamber and the Armed Forces, particularly in promoting the welfare of military personnel.

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to grant TikToker Camilla Alhassan a presidential pardon after her conviction and one-year prison sentence for comments made on social media. Speaking at the 30th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards in Accra on Saturday, 7 November 2026, Afenyo-Markin raised concerns about the application of laws governing electronic communication and freedom of expression. He argued that the Minority's stance on Ghana's legal framework for regulating online communication, particularly where the exercise of free speech intersects with criminal prosecution remains.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a GH¢100 million allocation in the 2027 Budget to complete the abandoned remand prison block at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison next year. The facility is intended to provide separate accommodation for remand prisoners who are awaiting trial and have not been convicted of any offence. President Mahama announced the allocation on Saturday, November 7, at the second induction service of Reverend Stephen Yenusom Wengam as General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, and the inauguration of the Church’s new Executive Presbytery officers in Accra.

The fourth screening of The Eyes of Ghana, a documentary from IShowspeed and Barack and Michelle Obama.

Stonebwoy attends the traditional gathering at the ongoing Hogbetsotso Festival in Anloga, Volta Region.

Two men confronted a man and forced him to take back the rubbish he had dumped in a gutter after catching him in the act.

A beautiful moment as President Mahama bows and kneels to greet the Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, upon his arrival at the Hogbetsotso Festival in Keta. 📸: THE STATE NEWS

So heartbreaking 💔, former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan breaks down in tears as his late father, Mr George Gyan Baffour Mensah, is laid to rest.