The National Service Authority (NSA) has blocked the deployment of graduates from 13 tertiary institutions for mandatory national service following confirmation that the schools do not hold active accreditation.
The decision follows a verification exercise conducted in collaboration with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), the statutory body responsible for regulating and accrediting higher education institutions in Ghana.
In an official statement issued on August 11, 2026, NSA Director-General Ms. Ruth Dela Seddoh explained that the authority engaged GTEC after receiving submissions from various institutions seeking to deploy their graduating students. Based solely on GTEC's accreditation data, the authority confirmed it is "unable to deploy graduates submitted by these institutions for national service at this time."
Affected Institutions
The 13 tertiary schools barred from the current deployment cycle include:
Multimedia Institute of Ghana
Abbeam Institute of Technology
Star College of Communication
Standard College of Technology
Institute of Commercial Management (UK)
Christ Apostolic University College
Oxford Institute of Business and Journalism
Heaf Professional Colleges
NIIT Open Labs Ghana
Community University College (Takoradi)
SS Peter and Paul Pastoral and Social Institute
Adonai University College of Research and Entrepreneurship
College of Tropical Agriculture
Conditional Path to Deployment
The NSA emphasized that the suspension is not necessarily permanent for affected students. Graduates may still be considered for national service once their respective institutions regularize their accreditation status with GTEC.
Deployment will proceed only after GTEC formally notifies the NSA that an institution's accredited status has been restored and the graduating students satisfy all standard national service deployment criteria.
Guidance for Students and Schools
The authority advised affected school management teams to liaise directly with GTEC to resolve all outstanding regulatory issues.
Prospective national service personnel from these institutions have been instructed to contact their school administrations for updates on accreditation status and await formal instructions from the NSA.
Ms. Seddoh noted that strict adherence to accreditation verification is vital "to safeguard the integrity, credibility, and transparency of the National Service Programme," assuring the public that the authority will continue enforcing compliance across all tertiary institutions in Ghana.
