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The Minority in Parliament claims that the Government fed Senior High School Students more than 300,000 bags of rice contaminated with maggots. The minority spokesperson on education and Member of Parliament (MP) for Akatsi North, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, stated that the maggot-infested item was brought into the nation from India and …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the quality of Senior High School education has not declined despite the increase in enrollment due to the implementation of the free Senior High School (free SHS) policy. To support this point, the president indicated that prior to the creation of the …

Former Rector of the Ghana Institue of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Professor Stephen Adei has said that he is an avid supporter of the free senior high school (Free SHS) programme. As a beneficiary of free education during the Nkrumah era, he said, every Ghanaian should be able to access education …

The National Food Suppliers Association has called on the government as a matter of urgency to settle debts owed to its members. The food suppliers are unhappy with the government for no communication on outstanding arrears owed its members for two years. According to the Association, failure by the government to settle, …

The free Senior High School (SHS) programme is under review. The exercise is being led by the World Bank as part of efforts to properly assess the effectiveness and cost implications of all social intervention programmes currently under implementation. Other programmes under review include the School Feeding Programme, the Planting for Food …

According to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, it seems doubtful that he will revisit the Free SHS initiative given how well it appears to be working to increase access and boost performance. During a recent trip to the Eastern Region, the President spoke with a local Nkawkaw radio station and …

The government’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) initiative, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, would not be divided. He said it was ideal to make the system accessible to all children in Ghana, but he was open to having a discussion on the Free SHS program’s future. “Those …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy is being opposed by some significant forces in the nation. According to Nana Akufo-Addo, efforts to frustrate the strategy that attempts to ease the poor’s access to education are failing. The President, however, is certain …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for a larger dialogue on the Free Senior High School program. He stated that there are influential Ghanaians who are against the Free SHS adding that the program is beneficial. Addressing the leadership of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Nana Addo …

Mrs. Tracy Owusu Addo, alias Tracy SarkCess, the wife of award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, has offered the government an important suggestion on how to make the program better. Tracy recently tweeted that she believes the policy should be based on needs because there are many Ghanaians who are willing and able to …