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Education Minister: Shift Spending to Foundational Learning
Haruna Iddrisu urges Ghana to re‑allocate resources from secondary schools to basic education, citing literacy as key to future success.
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Haruna Iddrisu Secures GH¢250m for Category A SHS Expansion
The Education Minister announced a new allocation from GETFUND to add classrooms and dormitories to Ghana’s top senior high schools amid rising enrolment pressures.
Education
Haruna Iddrisu Reveals 313,000 Applicants for Category A Senior High Schools
The Education Minister said more than 300,000 students applied for 76,000 seats, sparking concerns over the Computerised School Selection and Placement System.
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UTAG‑UG Warns Unpaid Book and Research Allowance Could Spark Strike
The University Teachers Association of Ghana’s University of Ghana chapter says persistent delays in the 2026 allowance may push lecturers toward industrial action.
Education
Education Minister holds crunch talks with GNAT as September 7 strike deadline looms
The Education Minister met leaders of the Ghana National Association of Teachers and other unions, along with the Controller and Accountant General's Department, after GNAT warned of possible industrial action over stalled promotion placements, an unresolved rank-decoupling issue, and a Collective Agreement that lapsed on July 31.
Education
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu Reopens National Debate on Corporal Punishment to Stem School Indiscipline
At a national conference on school discipline in Sunyani, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu called on parents, educators, and religious leaders to critically review the ban on corporal punishment, while announcing a zero-tolerance policy backed by President John Dramani Mahama against growing criminality and violence in schools.
Ghana Education
Government Spends Over GH¢900m on 'No Fees Stress' Policy
The Government has spent more than GH¢900 million under its "No Fees Stress" policy to cover academic user fees for first-year students in public tertiary institutions, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has disclosed, while announcing additional funding for the operationalisation of the new University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) campus at Kenyasi.
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Sosa Kidd Urges Ghanaian Music Industry to Invest in Emerging Artists
The Fly High star calls for mentorship, distribution and financial support to help new talents build lasting careers.
Entertainment
Sista Afia: Fear of Becoming a ‘Baby Mama’ Drives Motherhood Decision
The Ghanaian singer says she will only pursue motherhood if she can build a loving, committed home, warning that the rise of single mothers terrifies her.
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48 Engineers Regiment to Receive National Honour for Expressway Work
President Mahama will award the regiment an Order of the Companion of the Volta after they finished clearing 175.6 km of the Accra‑Kumasi Expressway route a week early.
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Kpeshie Lagoon Demolition Call: La Council Urges Holistic Approach
The La Traditional Council demands the Post‑Flood Mitigation Task Force demolish all encroaching structures around Kpeshie Lagoon, not just the Laboma area.
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GES Opens Promotion Applications for Non‑Teaching Staff
The Ghana Education Service invites qualified non‑teaching personnel to apply for upper‑grade promotions between 14 and 28 September 2026.
Crime
Police Arrest Four in Ghana Over Alleged Kidnapping
Central North Regional Police have detained four suspects linked to the abduction and torture of Bismark Amoh, while a senior military officer remains at large.