The government’s drive to expand Ghana’s garment and textile manufacturing industry has taken another step forward with the inspection of a proposed site for a new garment factory in Cape Coast in the Central Region.

The Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, together with the Chief Director and officials of the Ministry, inspected the site following President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to establish garment factories in the Central, Eastern and Bono Regions.

The Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has encouraged foreign investors to explore agribusiness, manufacturing, commercial contracting farming and agro-processing, but warned them against engaging in retail trade.

Mrs Ofosu-Adjare gave the warning when she received a report from the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority(GIPA) and the Ghana Union of Traders Association(GUTA) and the Nigeria Union of Traders Association(NUTA) during a short meeting in Accra on Monday, September 7, 2026.

Dr. Abdul-Baasit Aziz-Bamba of the University of Ghana School of Law has been appointed as the Acting Director-General of the Value for Money Office by President John Dramani Mahama.

The Narcotics Control Commission has arrested three people and shut down the Amsterdam Pub at Laboma in Accra following an intelligence-led operation over suspected drug-related activities at the facility.

The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has paid a glowing tribute to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, declaring that the Trust Fund's impact in just one year feels like that of an institution that has served Ghana for 70 years.

Contemporary highlife musician Barosky, who was found stranded and reportedly homeless in Manchester in the United Kingdom has been repatriated to Ghana.

Phase two of the ongoing construction work on the Suame Interchange project in the Ashanti Region will be ready and opened to traffic by the end of October this year.

The Free Senior School (SHS) policy has delivered historic gains in access, equity and social mobility, but its implementation reveals systemic challenges, research has revealed.

The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has warned contractors who fail to meet agreed timelines that they risk being blacklisted and barred from bidding for future government contracts.

The Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) has reopened its clinic at Tema Community 4 in the Greater Accra Region after more than 15 years of closure, with management announcing plans to transform the facility into a 110-bed hospital to provide expanded healthcare services to employees, their dependants and residents of the surrounding community.

Twelve persons who were caught mining illegally in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, located at Kyebi in the Eastern Region, have been arrested and handed over to the Kyebi District Police Command for prosecution.

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has urged the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga,to discharge his duties with utmost dedication to achieve the vision of the President, especially in the sanitation sector and the consolidation of religious harmony.

A Senior Research Scientist in Hydrology and Climate, Dr Emmanuel Obuobie, has been inducted as the new Director of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), pledging to transform the institute into the country’s centre of excellence in water research by 2030.

The Minister of Labour, Employment and Job Creation, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, has challenged graduates of tertiary institutions to distinguish themselves through excellence, integrity and service as they enter the world of work.

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has revealed that the country’s digital infrastructure is facing significant headwinds from rampant fibre optic cable cuts and instability in the national power grid, resulting in prolonged network outages.

The Free Primary Healthcare Programme has started in 135 out of the 216 districts across all 16 regions, the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), has reaffirmed its commitment to develop the next generation of ethical, competent and innovative business leaders through its continued support for the Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC).

GCB Bank and the Ghana Police Service have reaffirmed their longstanding relationship and commitment to closer collaboration as the security needs of businesses and customers continue to evolve, particularly in the face of growing online scams, financial crime and other emerging security threats.

The Ghana Publishers Association (GPA) has called for a renewed and sustained national commitment to literacy development as it joined the global community to commemorate International Literacy Day 2026. 

Observed annually on September 8, this year marks the 60th anniversary since UNESCO proclaimed International Literacy Day in 1966. 

The police have arrested the mother of a suspected highway robbery gang leader for allegedly hiding a gun used in a robbery on the Nsawam stretch of the Accra-Kumasi N6 highway.