The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Celltel Networks Limited to implement a nationwide digital infrastructure programme aimed at transforming all 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) into smart service delivery hubs. The Local Government Service IT Infrastructure and Systems Improvement Programme […]
Accra, 26th August 2026: The Management and Staff of the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) have formally welcomed the incoming Chief Director, Mr Sampson Amoako Kwarteng, with a pledge to work together to strengthen the Service’s mandate of securing the effective administration and management of the decentralised local governance system […]
The Head of the Local Government Service (LGS), Prof. Lord Kwaku Mensah has called on Regional Co-ordinating Directors (RCDs) to spearhead the implementation of the Government’s Reset Agenda. He said the newly appointed and serving RCDs occupy an important position within the decentralised governance system and play a leading role in ensuring that the Government’s […]
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has commenced the development of comprehensive Local Government Service Operational Tools (LGSOT) to improve personnel management across the Service. As part of the process, the OHLGS is holding a nationwide zonal stakeholders’ engagement for Human Resource and Management Information Systems Officers from August 3 to 7, 2026, aimed at […]
Accra – Monday, 3rd August, 2026: The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS), in collaboration with Blackwood Optometry, on Friday, 31st July, 2026, organised a free eye screening exercise for staff as part of its commitment to promoting employee health and well-being. The programme commenced with an informative presentation on glaucoma, […]
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has completed a 2-day training workshops each in two zones to equip officers from Regional Co-ordinating Councils (RCC and participating Municipal Assemblies on the effective use of the dLRev software for revenue management. The training workshops which were held in two zones were under […]
The Head of the Local Government Service, Prof. Lord Mensah, has called on staff of the Local Government Service and Ghanaians at large to embrace good sanitation practices as a way of life and as a personal responsibility rather than treat the on-going National Flood Aftermath Clean-Up Exercise as a one-off event. Prof. Mensah made […]
The Head of the Local Government Service, Prof. Lord Mensah, has warned that rising citizen expectations and growing demands for accountability mean that continuous capacity development for governance bodies is no longer optional but a necessity. The warning came at the opening of a two-day retreat for the Local Government Service Council on June 26, […]