John Mahama meets with Teacher Unions; promises to de-collateralize and de-cap GET-Fund
NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama is promising to de-collateralize and de-cap the GETFund to enable it to effectively perform its mandate. He said GETFund has not only been collateralized but it has also been capped thereby crippling it from adequately executing the purpose for which the fund was set up. Responding to issues in the […]
NUGS determined to mount fierce resistance against additional fees in Public Universities
The leadership of the National Union of Ghana Students, NUGS, has maintained that any attempt to increase fees above 15 percent in Public Universities will not only amount to contempt of Court but will be fiercely resisted by the student body. Speaking to GBC News ahead of its intended meeting with Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, […]
Reject GH₵1.8bn allocation to GETFund- Eduwatch tells Parliament
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Africa Education Watch has petitioned the Parliament of Ghana to reject the GH¢1.8 billion allocation made to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), a major education infrastructure financing facility in Ghana. A petition to the leadership of Parliament stated that the group is guided by the GETFund Law, 2020 (Act 581) […]
Government promises to complete all GetFund projects by June 2024
By: Nicholas Osei-Wusu Government has received parliamentary approval to complete all abandoned projects initiated by the Ghana Education Trust Fund, GETFund. Following this, GETFund has already committed itself to completing all such projects, particularly in the public Colleges of Education, within the next 18 months. Additionally, the government is to distribute a bus to all […]
GETFUND supports 800 pupils in Akatsi North District with dual desks
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah About 800 pupils in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region will now have desks to sit on for academic work following the presentation of 400 dual desks and co from the GETFUND through Member of Parliament for the Area, Peter Nortsu Kotoe, and Ranking Member of the Education Committee […]
