The government has announced a significant reform to the school placement process, with candidates sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) now expected to select their preferred Senior High Schools only after the release of their results. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, April 1, Haruna Iddrisu said the …
Read More »National Teacher Licensure Examination Integrated into Final Exams – NTC
The National Teaching Council (NTC) has clarified that the National Teacher Licensure Examination has not been cancelled but rather integrated into the final examinations of teacher trainees. At a press briefing in Accra on February 23, the Board Chairman of the NTC, Emmanuel Kwame Alorvi, explained that the licensure process …
Read More »Court Halts Tertiary Unions’ Strike as NLC Secures Injunction
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has obtained an interlocutory injunction against four tertiary education unions over what it describes as an illegal strike action. The affected unions include the Senior Staff Association – Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Federation of University Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), the Teachers and …
Read More »Education Ministry audits free sanitary pads over quality concerns
The Ministry of Education has commissioned an audit into sanitary pads supplied in 2025 under the Free Sanitary Pads Programme following concerns about product quality. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu disclosed that the move comes after the Consumer Protection Agency of Ghana raised issues regarding the standard of some sanitary pads …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu Disowns Fake NDC Flagbearer Posters Circulating on Social Media
The Office of the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has dismissed as false social media posters claiming that he intends to contest the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In a press statement issued on Thursday, February 5, 2026, the office clarified that the posters circulating online did not …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu donates GH₵100k to Ga Mantse’s Education Fund
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has donated GH₵100,000 to the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II’s Education Fund to support the academic development of children and young people within the Ga State. The Education Fund is designed to provide scholarships, learning materials, and other forms of academic support …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu proposes 2.5% petroleum royalties to fund Scholarship Authority
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has proposed the allocation of 2.5 per cent of petroleum royalty revenue to the Ghana Scholarship Authority to help resolve its growing financial challenges. The proposal was announced during the swearing-in ceremony of the Governing Council of the Ghana Scholarship Authority, where the Minister …
Read More »Education Ministry Hands Over 20 Vehicles to Colleges of Education
The Ministry of Education, with support from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), has handed over 20 Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles to selected Colleges of Education to improve monitoring, supervision, and administrative efficiency. The handover ceremony took place on Friday, December 19, 2025, at the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) …
Read More »Education Ministry Denies Claims of 13th-Month Salary for Teachers
The Ministry of Education has dismissed as false a publication circulating on Opera News which claims that Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu proposed a 13th-month salary for teachers to boost their welfare and motivation. In a statement issued on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, the Ministry clarified that the Minister has never …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu Accuses Alban Bagbin of Breaching Constitution over Parliamentary Service Board Reconstitution
Haruna Iddrisu, the immediate past Minority Leader in Parliament, has raised concerns about Speaker Alban Bagbin’s handling of the re-composition of the Parliamentary Service Board. He accused Bagbin of failing to comply with Article 124 of the 1992 Constitution, which mandates the formation of a committee to advise the Speaker …
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