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Level 100 students raise concerns over delayed ‘No-Fees-Stress’ refunds
More than a year after the government introduced its no-fee stress policy for first-year students in public tertiary institutions, some Level 100 students under the 2026 beneficiary batch say they have yet to receive reimbursement for fees they paid at the start of the academic year.
Level 100 students raise concerns over delayed ‘No-Fees-Stress’ refunds
Some Level 100 students under the 2026 beneficiary batch of the government’s No Fees Stress policy say they have yet to receive reimbursement for fees paid at the beginning of the academic year, more than a year after the initiative was introduced. The policy was designed to ease the financial burden on first-year stud...
UESD wins Nkabom Africa Case contest
The East Sankofa Industries of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Somanya in the Eastern Region has won this year's Nkabom Africa Case Competition. The event, which was on the theme: "Breaking silos to improve nutritional outcomes in Ghana", was hosted by UESD, in collaboration with McG...
2026 WASSCE begins on Wednesday with Oral English
Final-year senior high school (SHS) students from Ghana officially rejoin their West African counterparts tomorrow to write the May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates (SC), beginning with Oral English. In all, 509,862 students will sit for this year’s WASSCE-SC across...
From Bare Floors to Desks: Wa East schools receive over 2,000 desks to improve learning conditions
Thousands of pupils in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region are expected to benefit from improved learning conditions following the distribution of more than 2,000 mono and dual desks to schools across the district.
Ghana card errors delaying ‘No-Fees-Stress’ refunds for some students – SLTF
John Abbew Nkrumah, Director of Disbursement at the Students Loan Trust Fund, has attributed delays in the reimbursement of fees under the government’s 2026 “No-Fees-Stress” policy to errors involving Ghana Card verification numbers submitted by some students.
No-Fee Stress Policy: 58,528 students reimbursed, SLTF confirms ongoing payments
The Students Loan Trust Fund has assured students that reimbursements under the government’s no-fee stress policy are ongoing, with tens of thousands of beneficiaries already paid.
“Our children walk five miles daily” – Boadu Yili parents cry for help
Parents in Boadu Yili, a farming community in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region, are appealing to government and other stakeholders to urgently construct a Junior High School in the area to improve access to education for children. According to residents, the absence of a JHS in the community has fo...
Construction begins on landmark TVET school in Wa West’s eastern corridor
The Upper West Regional Minister, Charles Lwanga Puozuing, broke ground on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, for the first technical and vocational institute in the Wa West District's eastern corridor at Ga, delivering on a promise President John Dramani Mahama made on the campaign trail in 2020.
Court grants GHC30,000 bail to Amaniampong SHS teacher accused of assaulting student
A circuit court at Nsuta in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region has granted bail in the sum of GHC30,000 to a 33-year-old teacher accused of assaulting a senior high school student during a disciplinary incident at a boarding house. The accused, Charles Gyamfi, pleaded not guilty to the assault charge wh...
Vice President engages York University on education partnerships
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening international educational cooperation following a meeting with a delegation from York University.
NSMQ 2026: St. Francis Xavier deny debutants Pentecost SHS one-eighth spot
One-time finalists, St. Francis Xavier Junior Seminary SHS, ended debutants Pentecost SHS, Koforidua’s hopes of reaching the One-Eighth Stage of the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) with a largely one-sided victory in the Preliminary Stage.