As is customary in Ghana, they are taking place over three days.
The funeral service itself will take place on Saturday in the forecourt of State House in the capital, Accra.
One of Africa’s best-known journalists, Ghanaian President John Mahama said the nation had lost one of its finest ambassadors.
“He was very passionate about Africa, he was very passionate about Ghana; I think Komla is one of the gifts we gave to the world,” Mahama told the BBC.
BBC world affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge in Accra says such sentiments were echoed when members of Ghana’s parliament paid tribute to him on Thursday.
During the session, an MP said the government had agreed that a street should be named after him.
A special cloth has been designed for his funeral, which mourners are being asked to wear – this is often done for Ghanaian funerals.
Dumor, who featured in New African magazine’s November 2013 list of 100 most influential Africans, joined the BBC as a radio broadcaster in 2006 after a decade of journalism in Ghana.
He was presenter for BBC World News and its Focus on Africa programme.
He first presented the BBC World Service African breakfast programme, Network Africa, before launching Africa Business Report on BBC World TV.
His death on 18 January after a heart attack at his London home prompted an outpouring of tributes from across the world.
His colleagues held a memorial service for him in London, attended by his wife and three children, where BBC Africa’s deputy editor Josephine Hazeley said he “represented all that is good in Africa”.
Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who is Ghanaian, has said Africa had lost one of its brightest young talents.
“Komla was an inspirational journalist, always determined to find the facts and report on the truth. I shall miss his smile and wonderful sense of humour,” he said.
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