The High Court has dismissed an oral application by lawyers for Gifty Oware Aboagye Mensah seeking to stay proceedings in the ongoing National Service Scheme (NSS) scandal trial, allowing the case to continue despite a pending challenge at the Supreme Court.

The Director of Field Operations for the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has expressed support for the government’s newly established Value for Money Office, describing it as an important reform that could strengthen accountability and reduce financial irregularities in Ghana’s public sector.

The Presidency at Jubilee House has announced that the newly enacted Value for Money Office Act will introduce stricter oversight mechanisms for public sector spending as part of government efforts to promote transparency and ensure greater accountability in the use of public funds.

President John Dramani Mahama has signed three major reform bills into law, describing them as transformative pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening governance, improving accountability, and protecting the interests of Ghanaians.

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, has announced that the implementation of Ghana’s newly passed Legal Education Reform Act will officially be captured in the 2027 national budget statement, which is expected to be presented by the Finance Minister in November this year.

John Dramani Mahama has assented to the Value for Money Office Bill, introducing a new institutional framework aimed at reducing inflated public sector contracts and strengthening accountability in government spending.

Dominic Ayine has announced that the government will begin immediate implementation of Ghana’s new legal education reforms following the assent of the Legal Education Bill 2026 by John Dramani Mahama.

Speaking at a post-signing press conference on Tuesday, Dr Ayine said the first major step in the reform process will be the dissolution of the current General Legal Council and the establishment of a new regulatory body to oversee legal education and professional training in the country.

He disclosed that the incoming body, to be known as the Council for Legal Education and Training, will take immediate responsibility for regulating and accrediting institutions that wish to run the Law Practice Course for LLB graduates seeking admission to the Ghana Bar.

“Implementation will begin without delay,” Dr Ayine stated, confirming that the President had already signed the bill into law.

He described the legislation as a long-awaited and transformative reform aimed at expanding access to legal education and ensuring fairness in the training of future lawyers.

“This is a much-anticipated reform law that is supposed to radically reform legal education to create equality of opportunity for persons aspiring to be lawyers in this country,” he said.

For decades, Ghana’s legal education system has been dominated by the Ghana School of Law under the supervision of the General Legal Council. Critics have consistently argued that limited admission capacity has created a bottleneck, leaving many qualified LLB graduates unable to continue their professional training.

The new law is expected to significantly change this structure by allowing multiple accredited institutions to offer the Law Practice Course, subject to regulation by the newly established council.

Dr Ayine explained that both the formation of the new council and the accreditation of eligible institutions are expected to be completed within the year, marking a rapid rollout of the reform agenda.

He further indicated that government funding for the implementation process will be included in the 2027 national budget, which is expected to be presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson later this year.

Legal education reform has been a major national issue for years, with sustained calls from law students, civil society organisations, and legal professionals demanding a more open, transparent, and accessible system.

Policy observers say the success of the new framework will depend heavily on how quickly the new council is established and how effectively it enforces accreditation standards for institutions offering professional legal training.

The reforms are widely seen as one of the most significant overhauls of Ghana’s legal education system in decades.

John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding affordable housing across the country, stating that decent housing must be treated as a fundamental right rather than a privilege available only to a few people.

John Dramani Mahama has signed the Legal Education Reform Bill (2025) into law, officially ending the 66-year monopoly held by the Ghana School of Law over professional legal education in Ghana.

The government has distributed 8,500 laptops to training centres participating in the One Million Coders Programme as part of efforts to expand digital skills training and improve access to technology education across Ghana.

Twenty-eight Ghanaian nationals, the majority of them young people, have been rescued from a suspected human trafficking operation in Côte d’Ivoire and safely repatriated to Ghana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.