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Education Minister Meets Teacher Unions Over 28,000 Pending Promotion Arrears
Haruna Iddrisu will convene union leaders today to resolve validation issues that have stalled payments for nearly thirty thousand teachers.
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Minister Iddrisu Vows to Pursue Sexual Misconduct Case at Obuasi SHTS
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has pledged that the investigation into former headmaster Zakaria Abdulai will not be abandoned, insisting on accountability and due process.
Politics
Obuasi SHTS Sexual Abuse Scandal: Minister Iddrisu Promises No Fade From Public Eye
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu vowed that the allegations against Obuasi Senior High Technical School’s headmaster will remain under scrutiny until justice is served.
Education
Haruna Iddrisu Orders GES to Stop Students Performing Domestic Tasks for Teachers
The Education Minister has directed the Ghana Education Service to protect learners from being used as domestic servants amid rising concerns over misconduct in schools.
General
Haruna Iddrisu Calls for Transparent, Equitable SHS Placement System
The Education Minister urges reforms to Ghana’s senior high school allocation process amid growing demand and infrastructure gaps.
Crime
Obuasi SHTS Abuse: Adults Who Knew But Failed to Act Also Guilty
The African Women Lawyers Association’s Marian Darlington blasted the inaction of teachers, officials and community leaders who had been aware of alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School before the headmaster was suspended.
Education
Ghana, Germany Discuss Expanding Technical and Vocational Training
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu met German Ambassador Frederik Landshöft to explore deeper cooperation in TVET, aiming to align skills training with labour market needs.
Education
Eduwatch Demands Sex Offenders’ Register and Background Checks for Teachers
The director of Africa Education Watch urges the Ghana Education Service to adopt safeguarding protocols, a sex offenders’ register and mandatory criminal checks amid the Obuasi SHTS scandal.
Business
GAUA Considers Ending Strike If 114% Market Premium Restored
The Ghana Association of University Administrators will pause its strike pending a formal response from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission on restoring the market premium to 114% of basic salary.
General
UPSA Students Demand Affordable Housing After Rising Hostel Fees
Students around the University of Professional Studies, Accra, are voicing concerns over steep private hostel costs and urging the government to intervene.
Education
Haruna Iddrisu Proposes 5‑10% Annual Rent Cap for Public Universities
The Education Minister has called for a committee to set a yearly rent ceiling, citing soaring accommodation costs across Ghana’s tertiary institutions.
Education
UMB Rewards Ghana Teacher Prize First Runner‑Up With 4×4 Pick‑Up
Universal Merchant Bank presented a new 4×4 vehicle to Hammond Agyen of Manhean Anglican ‘D’ Primary School at the 2026 Ghana Teacher Prize ceremony in Accra.
Education
CAGD Set to Verify 52,000 Teacher Promotions Ahead of Salary Adjustments
The Controller and Accountant‑General’s Department has completed processing promotion records for all 52,000 teachers and will finish verification next week, paving the way for payment of adjustments and arrears.
General
Haruna Iddrisu Announces Validation of 51,000 Teacher Promotion Arrears for October Payment
The Education Minister said the Controller and Accountant‑General’s Department will validate data on up to 51,000 teachers, setting a supplementary payment schedule while other teachers receive arrears in their October salaries.
Politics
Government Appeals to Striking Teachers to Suspend Action as FWSC Talks Resume
Minister Haruna Iddrisu urged Ghana’s pre‑tertiary unions to halt their strike after the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission agreed to meet again on Tuesday to continue negotiations over promotion allowances, arrears and rural deprivation benefits.
Education
Ghana to Host West African Conference on Education in Emergencies
Accra will stage a two‑day summit on September 29‑30, 2026, bringing education leaders and development partners to chart ways to keep children learning amid crises.
General
Mahama Orders Review of SHS Menu as Education Minister Assures Students of Adequate Food
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu confirmed that the government has secured sufficient food supplies for Senior High School pupils as schools reopen, while President John Dramani Mahama directs a menu overhaul to raise meal quality.
Politics
Hashmin Mohammed: Arabic, Chinese Language Plans Not Yet Government Policy
The Education Minister’s press secretary clarified that the NaCCA’s language recommendations remain proposals, pending Cabinet approval amid NPP calls for the minister’s removal.
General
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.
General
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.
General
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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Mahama’s Galamsey Crackdown, Evacuation Spend and Term Extension Debate on JoyNews’ Newsfile
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Crime
Sakumono Shooting: 57‑Year‑Old Man and 47‑Year‑Old Niece Killed Over Alleged GH¢500,000 Debt
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