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NIB reverts to BNI as parliament passes Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill

The legislation also removes the standalone office of Minister for National Security....

Accused but cannot afford a lawyer? Find your Public Defenders' location, contact here

The Public Defenders' Division (PDD) of the Legal Aid Commission of Ghana provides free legal servic...

Citizens Platform urges government to release full CRC report, set clear roadmap

The Citizens Platform on Constitutional Reforms said the process now requires transparency, urgency ...

Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Bill, 2026 passed by parliament

Under the new framework, tertiary institutions currently operating under mentoring universities will...

Chief Justice declares March 16 to 20 ADR Week

This year’s observance will run under the theme: “Adoption of Innovation and Technology to enhance a...

Table salt banned in Greater Kumasi restaurants, eateries, chop bars

Authorities say the ban is part of a broader effort to reduce excessive salt consumption and tackle ...

Courier operators given March 31 deadline to register

The move gives courier companies and individual delivery riders just under three weeks to regularise...

FDA investigates plastic use in frying plantain chips

The caution follows reports circulating online that some sellers may be using polyethene during fryi...

NACOC invites applications for cannabis cultivation, management licences

In a statement issued on 11 March, the NACOC said the application process is being rolled out under ...

70% upfront payment to apply to public land leases

The remaining 30% will be paid over the duration of the lease as ground rent....

2026 Ghana Bar Conference set for Ada from September 13

This year’s event will be held on the theme "150 Years of Ghana’s Legal Evolution: Transforming the ...

GIMPA law dean urges African lawyers to drive institutional reform

Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Budu made the remarks while delivering a keynote address at a symposium organised b...

CLOGSAG nationwide indefinite strike starts today

The strike is expected to affect work in ministries, departments and agencies, as well as local gove...

Justice Tanko Amadu urges judges to protect judicial independence

Justice Tanko Amadu, who also serves as Director of the Judicial Training Institute, said these prin...

Interior Minister presents Community Sentencing bill to parliament

Introducing the bill in the House, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said the reform is des...

Gbenyiri Mediation Committee submits report to Interior Minister

The Gbeyiri/Gbenyiri Mediation Committee was formed in September 2025 after deadly clashes in the Sa...

Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act targets intimate-image threats-Judicial Secretary

Speaking on JoyNews’ The Law on 1 March, he said the law criminalises the taking, keeping or sharing...

Accra Metropolitan University inauguarates high-profile legal advisory board ahead of LLB rollout

The ceremony, held on February 26, 2026, at the university’s Spintex campus, signals a deliberate in...

Recreational cannabis use remains illegal- Muntaka declares at medicinal cannabis programme launch

At a ceremony in Accra on 26 February 2026, the Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, describ...

Judicial Secretary directs court registrars on the issuance of Form 6

This directive comes on the back of a Supreme Court ruling delivered on 17 February 2026 in the case...

FDA orders alcoholic energy drinks off shelves by end of March

In a public notice dated 25 February, the FDA said it examined “mixed drinks” containing alcohol and...

TRIBUTE In Honour of the Memory of HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH

When I began sitting in the court, I carefully reviewed several of the rulings and judgments she had...

5 Customs Officers interdicted over Niger transit cargo probe

In a statement, the GRA said the interdictions took immediate effect following preliminary findings ...

UG School of Law impresses in first appearance at ICC Mediation Contest

The students, Lilyan Boamah, Senam King, Pomaa Oppong Bediako and Edward Adeabah, took part in the 2...

Bagbin urges emergency care law as Ghana grapples with ‘no bed syndrome’

Speaking during parliamentary proceedings, Mr Bagbin said the House must press for accountability in...