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The Government of Ghana has announced plans to recruit 7,000 teachers nationwide as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s education system and address persistent staffing shortages in schools. The announcement was made by the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, during a media briefing on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. According …

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to decentralise teacher recruitment and posting in Ghana as part of efforts to tackle the persistent imbalance in the distribution of educators across the country. Speaking during an engagement with Civil Society Organisations on March 30, the President noted that the current centralised …