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How an encounter with Akufo-Addo in America brought me back to Ghana – Adutwum
Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency and former Education Minister, Yaw Osei Adutwum, has recounted how a chance encounter with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the United States ultimately led to his return to Ghana to serve in public office. During an appearance on The Career Trail Season 4 on Joy L...
Gov’t secures funding to stabilise Free SHS Feeding programme – Haruna Iddrisu
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has assured the public that the government has put in place sufficient financial arrangements to ensure a steady and reliable supply of food for students under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme.
Free but expensive education in Ghana – Free SHS in retrospect
The Free Secondary High School (FSHS) policy, introduced by the Akufo-Addo government in the early years of his presidency, made a political sonic boom. The promise of the scheme, with no complete details of how it would be funded and executed, was the source of major political advantage in a political culture that doe...
GES denies cancellation of Free SHS, warns public against GH¢1,500 payment scam
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the Director-General has cancelled the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy and directed parents to pay GH¢1,500 for chop boxes and trunks. In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the GES described the publ...
Ralph Poku-Adusei promises support for physically challenged BECE candidate
The Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Ralph Poku-Adusei, has pledged to expand educational support initiatives in his constituency, including offering assistance to a physically challenged student who sat for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The lawmaker made the remarks during visits to exami...
GES dismisses claims of GH¢1,500 payment for Free SHS items
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy has been cancelled and that parents have been directed to pay GH¢1,500 for chop boxes, trunks and other items. In a circular issued on Tuesday, August 18, the Service described...
Opoku Mensah pushes back at Haruna Iddrisu, praises Akufo-Addo’s free SHS infrastructure expansion
Former spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Yaw Opoku Mensah, has pushed back against claims by Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu that the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy was rolled out without adequate infrastructure to support the surge in enrolment. In a detailed rebuttal, Mr Opoku Mensah argued tha...
Abolishing Double Track Could Collapse Free SHS, Warns NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has sounded an alarm over what they describe as a potential collapse of Ghana’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) policy if the double track system is abolished prematurely in January 2025. Dr. Kwabena Tandoh, NPP’s campaign spokesperson on education, warned that such a move, proposed by former President John […]
Kumasi to get a Creative Arts SHS according to the Ministry of Education
The school upon completion is expected to teach and develop the Creative Arts field
Akufo-Addo Pardons Students Dismissed for Insulting him
On Friday, Ghana’s President, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, announced that he had pardoned eight students of Chiana Senior High School who were dismissed for insulting him. The students, who were in their final year of high school, were expelled after they were caught on camera making derogatory comments about the President during a school […]
Ghana’s Free SHS Policy will not be canceled — IMF
The IMF has said the fund has no intention of compelling the Government of Ghana to cancel the Free Senior High School policy which has been criticised for being a massive burden on the country’s purse. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Dr Albert Touna-Mama, the IMF’s Resident Representative to Ghana said Free SHS is […]