Also known as: ORC
Office of the Registrar of Companies — government agency responsible for business registration and corporate compliance, holding Risk Awareness Week and partnering with banks to ease business formalisation.
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… Additionally, the Registrar of Companies is barred from registering the company, partnership or business name of a person who is qualified to undertake national service but has not done so, unless the person is exempted under the Act. …
NSA releases 70,072 postings for 2026/2027 national service yearJoy Online
… The company, which was incorporated in 2025 by the Registrar of Companies, is an unlicensed asset-backed investment company. …
SEC shuts down Nyak-City Hostels over unlicensed investment schemeThe Ghanaian Times
The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has intensified efforts to strengthen risk management across its directorates and zonal offices, urging staff to take ownership of risks and act proactively to prevent them from affecting the organisation’s operations and service del …
ORC intensifies risk awareness to strengthen resilienceJoy Online
The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has set a new approach to risk management across its directorates and zonal offices, encouraging staff and management to move beyond identifying risk-related issues to actively taking ownership and preventing risk cases at work. …
Office of the Registrar of Companies marks Risk Awareness Week with push for risk-smart, resilient institutionJoy Online
… To strengthen tax administration, ITAS will be linked to several national databases and platforms, including the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), the Office of the Registrar of Companies, the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), the Bank of Ghana, Gh …
GRA’s ITAS and other digital platforms set to strengthen tax complianceJoy Online
… Investment opportunity An Investment Promotion Officer with the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA), Cherk Klutse, said foreigners wishing to invest in the country had to register their company with the Office of the Registrar of Companies, visit the GIPA to register ther …
Tourism Federation woos diaspora investors to GhanaJoy Online
… Chief Executive Officer of the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), Maame Samma Peprah, who has joined her father in sustaining the initiative, said the support was about more than providing physical items. …
ODRO’S Foundation supports persons living with disabilities in Cape CoastJoy Online
… ss the outstanding issues and position the company to move to the next stage of its operations. “The board has its work cut out for it to ensure that you take the requisite steps to sort out the audited accounts and then also do the necessary changes to the Registrar of Companies …
AT Ghana’s PPL Net must clear audit arrears before spectrum allocation – Sam GeorgeThe Ghanaian Times
… He said the GRA was linking its systems with those of the Office of the Registrar of Companies, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the Passport Office. …
Make tax system fairer to boost compliance – Vice PresidentJoy Online
… Looking ahead, a fully implemented ITAS is expected to integrate with the National Identification Authority for individual registration how? and the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) for the registration of companies and organisations. …
Understanding Ghana’s new Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS)The National Service Authority has released postings for 70,072 eligible National Service Personnel as the first batch for the 2026/2027 service year. Registration runs from October 1–15, 2026, with personnel expected to report to their respective departments from October 5.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Service Authority has released postings for 70,072 eligible National Service Personnel as the first batch for the 2026/2027 service year. Registration runs from October 1–15, 2026, with personnel expected to report to their respective departments from October 5.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed Nyak-City Hostels Limited for offering an unlicensed investment product called "Treasury Hostel Investment" that promised guaranteed lifetime returns from hostel investments over 60 years. The SEC's Deputy Director General said the Commission would take action against unlicensed entities without waiting for investors to suffer losses.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Office of the Registrar of Companies has launched a four-day Risk Awareness Week to deepen staff understanding of Enterprise Risk Management and promote early identification and management of risks across all directorates and zonal offices.
24 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Office of the Registrar of Companies held a four-day Risk Awareness Week from September 22–25, 2026, to deepen staff understanding of Enterprise Risk Management and foster a culture of early risk identification and mitigation across all directorates and zonal offices.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority is rolling out its Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS), a unified digital platform designed to standardise tax processes—including registration, filing, payment, compliance and audits—and offer taxpayers self-service features, online application submission, and automated workflows.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Tourism Federation has intensified efforts to position tourism as a vehicle for attracting investment from the Ghanaian diaspora, particularly African Americans, by bringing together diaspora investors, government agencies, and private-sector players. The federation aims to use tourism as a gateway to investment in agriculture, real estate, affordable housing, hospitality, and other sectors of the economy.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
ODRO's Foundation has distributed 13 wheelchairs, two walkers, four crutches, one pair of callipers, spare wheelchair parts, and mattresses and chopboxes to support persons living with disabilities in Cape Coast, with mattresses and storage boxes intended for students pursuing Senior High School education.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Communications Minister Sam George has said that PPL Net Ghana Limited must submit outstanding audited accounts before the National Communications Authority can legally allocate it additional spectrum in three bands. The company's audited accounts are currently about a year in arrears.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for a simpler and fairer tax system that encourages individuals and businesses to fulfil their tax obligations, saying taxpayers are more likely to comply when they understand the rules, receive good service, and trust public funds are used responsibly. The government is reforming the tax system to reduce the burden on households and businesses while mobilising revenue for national development, including abolishing some burdensome taxes and introducing changes to the VAT system through the Value Added Tax Act, 2025.
20 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has introduced the Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS), a single digital platform that consolidates tax administration functions including taxpayer registration, filing returns, payment processing, compliance management, audit, enforcement, and reporting. The system aims to simplify the tax filing process for Ghanaian taxpayers, who previously had to navigate disconnected processes for different tax types.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Office of the Registrar of Companies has challenged a cybersecurity sanction from the Cyber Security Authority, arguing the penalty was premature and procedurally unfair because its procurement of network and security operations centres was substantially completed before the CSA directed Critical Information Infrastructure institutions to engage Tier One licensed providers.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Universal Merchant Bank has begun rolling out Office of the Registrar of Companies services at selected branches, allowing entrepreneurs to access business registration and compliance services without visiting an ORC office directly. The partnership, following a Memorandum of Understanding, aims to support business formalisation and convenience for customers.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Cyber Security Authority sanctioned the Office of the Registrar of Companies for engaging Purpleline Solutions Limited, an unlicensed cybersecurity service provider, despite directives to use only licensed Tier 1 providers as a Critical Information Infrastructure institution. The ORC was fined GH¢240,000 for violating the Cybersecurity Act and ordered to comply within one month.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Cyber Security Authority sanctioned the Office of the Registrar of Companies for engaging Purpleline Solutions Limited, an unlicensed cybersecurity provider, despite being directed to use a Tier 1 licensed service provider. Purpleline Solutions was also fined for providing cybersecurity services without a licence, with both sanctions totalling GH¢360,000.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A presidential staffer has disputed The Fourth Estate's reporting on a Presidential Committee investigation into sole-sourced contracts under Ghana's Big Push infrastructure programme, claiming official records contradict key claims in the media outlet's March 2026 publication about sole-sourcing in the Ministry of Roads and Highways.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Office of the Registrar of Companies briefed Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on its nationwide business registration and sensitisation clinics designed to encourage informal sector businesses to formalise their operations and improve access to registration services.
20 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's National Communications Authority has invited applications for 5G network spectrum licenses from Mobile Network Operators, MVNOs, BWA providers, ISPs, and 100% Ghanaian-owned new entrants, with a deadline of August 5, 2026. Applicants must submit certificates of incorporation, data protection registration, tax clearance, and SSNIT documentation.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's National Communications Authority has invited applications from MNOs, MVNOs, BWA providers, ISPs, and Ghanaian-owned new entrants to operate 5G networks. The deadline for applications is August 5, 2026, and applicants must submit certificates from the Registrar of Companies, Data Protection Commission, a Tax Clearance Certificate, and SSNIT registration where applicable.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama and French President Emmanuel Macron held high-level discussions in April at the Élysée Palace in Paris covering security cooperation, infrastructure development, regional stability and economic collaboration, with emphasis on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and Ghana's role as host of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat.
15 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
President Mahama and French President Macron met in April at the Élysée Palace to discuss cooperation spanning security, infrastructure, regional stability, and economic collaboration. Ghana emphasized its commitment to partnerships anchored in stability and reform, with the GIPC leading targeted investor outreach and discussions covering maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and Ghana's role as host of the AfCFTA Secretariat.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Service Authority has announced postings for 18,617 nurses and midwives who passed the August/September 2025 Licensure Examination and are required to undertake mandatory national service starting July 1, 2026. Candidates must access their postings via the NSA portal and complete regional validation by July 10, 2026.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Right to Information Act guarantees free access to official information, capping reproduction costs at 38 pesewas per A4 page, yet institutions including the Electoral Commission, Registrar of Companies, and Ghana Meteorological Agency are demanding illegal charges ranging from thousands of cedis, undermining constitutional transparency rights.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Heal Komfo Anokye Project, launched in November 2023 to raise $10 million for hospital infrastructure repairs, has raised tens of millions of cedis with about GH¢50 million spent so far. The implementers have refused to provide accountability or hand over the project to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, citing lack of authority to do so, despite an audit revealing procurement irregularities and missing donor records.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority is pursuing a modified taxation scheme to bring informal sector operators below the standard VAT registration threshold into the tax net. GRA's Acting Deputy Commissioner for Strategy and Research said the authority aims to tax small-turnover informal businesses that currently fall outside the system.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An audit of the Heal Komfo Anokye Project, launched in November 2023 to raise $10 million for repairs at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, has flagged serious irregularities including procurement issues and missing donor receipt pages. The findings come amid disputes between the hospital board and project implementers over control and accountability of funds, with about GHS 50 million spent so far and GHS 13 million still owed to contractors.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's tax system is becoming more data-driven, enforcement-oriented and ambitious than ever, according to law firm BELA, driven by the Ghana Revenue Authority's expanding digital capabilities, reforms to value-added tax administration, and transfer pricing enforcement. The government is intensifying domestic revenue mobilisation ahead of the IMF programme's expected conclusion in 2026, with the Integrated Tax Administration System launched on April 1, 2026 automating key tax functions and enabling continuous oversight.
1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Registrar of Companies has extended the deadline for filing Annual Returns and renewing business names from April 30 to June 30, 2026, to give businesses additional time to comply with statutory requirements. Companies in default for five years or more will face a GH¢2,000 penalty after the deadline, while those in default for one to four years will pay GH¢1,000, and the extension applies only to companies with a December 31 financial year-end.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre has urged Ethiopian businesses to use Ghana as an entry point to West African markets, citing strategic location and industrial opportunities, and has outlined steps for establishing operations including business registration and engagement with GIPC.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako testified before the High Court that individuals who claimed ownership of seized items have been turned into prosecution witnesses against him, while denying involvement in illegal mining activities on a concession where he serves as director.
25 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Modified Taxation System is a simplified tax regime introduced by the Ghana Revenue Authority to bring small and medium-sized enterprises and informal sector operators into the formal tax system, addressing barriers such as complex filing processes and limited access to tax offices that have historically excluded a significant portion of the economy.
24 May 2026 · Joy Online →