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Free SHS should be changed – Ishmael Yamson

Economist and corporate management expert, Ishmael Yamson has called for a review of the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme.
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Free SHS should be selective – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George says the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme should be selective instead...

I will review free SHS policy – Alan Kyerematen

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has declared his intention to review the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy if...

Retain NPP to protect Free SHS – COP Alex Mensah(Rtd)

Retired Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has urged Ghanaians to retain the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in power in the...
Nhyiaeso MP

Only an ignorant person will compare NDC government’s ‘okada’ policy to Free SHS –...

A Deputy Minister for Trades and Industry, Stephen Amoah, has downplayed any comparison between the governance of President Nana Akufo-Addo and former...

Free SHS: There has been a 5% increase in science enrolment – Education Minister

The Minister for Education says Ghana has witnessed a five per cent increase in the number of students pursuing Science at the...
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Free SHS: Over GH¢2.7 billion paid to food suppliers since 2017

The government has spent in excess of GH¢2.7 billion on the payment of food suppliers under the free senior high school policy...

GNAT advocates national dialogue for sustainable Free SHS policy

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is actively pushing for a crucial national stakeholder dialogue to evaluate the sustainability of the...

Free SHS: PTA, boards and old students rendered useless – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers(GNAT) says the introduction of the Free SHS policy has rendered once vibrant PTAs, governing boards, and...

Allow parents to bear feeding cost of free SHS – GNECC tells govt

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is calling on the government and the Ministry of Education to consider a revised approach...

Free SHS has come to stay, no govt can cancel it  -  Koku Anyidoho 

A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Koku Anyidoho, says the free Senior High School programme introduced by...
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Free SHS: Eduwatch scolds govt over debt owed uniforms and food suppliers

The Africa Education Watch says the continuous demand for arrears by the National Association of Institutional Suppliers and National Food Suppliers is...

Step up and solve Free SHS-related issues – Akufo-Addo told

Ranking member of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that...

Free SHS Food Suppliers sleep at premises of National Food Buffer Stock

Members of the National Food Suppliers Association spent the night at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) on...
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Maintain free SHS at all costs – Child Rights International

The Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has asked the government not to allow any external pressure to make Ghana...
Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum

Free SHS: Food suppliers to picket at Buffer Stock today over GH¢200m unpaid arrears

Members of the National Food Suppliers Association are expected to picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock Company on...

Free SHS food suppliers threaten legal action over GH¢200m unpaid arrears

The National Food Suppliers Association says it will likely seek legal redress if the government fails to pay the two years arrears...
National Food Suppliers

Free SHS: We want our money not empty promises – National Food Suppliers

The National Food Suppliers Association says its members won’t back down on their decision to picket at the premises of the National...
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IMF deal: Don’t touch free SHS – Kwame Pianim to govt

An Economist has advised government not to “touch” the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy in the quest to review flagship programmes. 
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Why Free SHS was not targeted

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, says the reason why the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy is not...

Free SHS food suppliers to picket over unpaid arrears

The National Food Suppliers Association has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the National Food Buffer Stock Company, demanding payment for outstanding debts.

We’ll review all flagship programmes, including Free SHS – Govt assures IMF

Government has finally indicated that it is taking steps to review all flagship programmes as part of its objectives to strengthen fiscal...
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Your Free SHS is poorly targeted – IMF tells govt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described government’s flagship Free SHS Senior High School (SHS) programme as poorly targeted.

I’ll fix free SHS, NHIS challenges – Mahama

A flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to repair Akufo-Addo’s problematic Free SHS policy and...

‘Free SHS food unfit for dogs’ comment ‘unpresidential, vulgar, low’ – MoE PRO tackles...

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng has called on former President John Dramani Mahama to apologise to Ghanaian children for...

Nana Yaa Jantuah goes hard on Free SHS Secretariat

The General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP) has taken a swipe at the Deputy Coordinator of the Free SHS Secretariat,...
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School placement challenges will be resolved – Free SHS Secretariat assures parents

The Deputy Coordinator of the Free SHS Secretariat, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, has assured that all challenges associated with the Computerised School...

Free SHS: Optional payment of fees will create classism – NUGS President

The President of the National Union of Ghana Students, Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo, says giving parents the option to pay school fees for...
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World Bank leads review of free SHS

The free Senior High School (SHS) programme is under review. The exercise is being led by the World Bank as part of...
Seth Terkper, Former Finance Minister

Suspend Free SHS until economy picks up – Seth Tekper tells Akufo-Addo

A former Minister of Finance has asked the government to suspend the Free SHS policy until the economy rebounds.  Seth...
Nana Akufo-Addo

2022 WASSCE results prove Free SHS is working well – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has described the results of the 2022 batch of students who wrote the...

Stemnovation will empower students to solve societal problems – Free SHS Secretariat

The Deputy National Coordinator for the Free SHS Secretariat, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, has said that the new Stemnovation initiative will empower...

I won’t reverse free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made it clear that he will not under any circumstances reverse the free Senior High School(SHS) policy. He said...

PTA sends SoS message to govt over free SHS

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has expressed willingness to augment the government's efforts in the implementation of the free Senior...

Free SHS: Eduwatch welcomes Akufo-Addo’s call for broader conversation

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has welcomed President Nana Akufo-Addo’s call for broader conversation on the Free...
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There are powerful forces in society against Free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says there are “powerful forces” in society hoping for his government’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) programme to...

I think we should have a broader conversation on Free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he is open to a broader conversation on access to education, especially the Free Senior High School (FSHS)...

Free SHS non-negotiable even with IMF – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says his government will resist any attempt by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to review the Free Senior High School...

Finance Minister hints of review of Free SHS

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, has indicated that the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme will be reviewed to address the current...

Free SHS under review or not: Ofori-Atta sets records straight

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the Free Senior High School (SHS) and TVET education are not under review.