The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who allegedly used their school fees for gambling must be taken through therapy. The MP said that the rehabilitation is needed because the student might be addicted to …
Read More »Extend deadline for payment of fees – KNUST SRC appeals to management
The Students’ Representative Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says it would engage management of the university to seek an extension of the deadline for students who are yet to pay their fees. This comes after management announced that students, who could not pay 70% …
Read More »Commercial drivers to increase fares by 15% from 29 March
Transport fares will go up by 15 per cent effective Tuesday, 29 March 2022, the Public Relations Officer of the National Concerned Drivers Association, Mr David Agboado, has told Nasaria Abdul Rahman on Class91.3FM’s mid-day news 12 Live. “When we increased transport fares the other time, it was GHS7.99 [per …
Read More »Fuel prices: Public toilets to increase fees
Fees of public toilets are set to increase as septic tank dislodging groups hint of hiking their fees due to persistent increase in fuel prices, some caretakers of public toilets in Accra have said. Mr John Esefu, popularly known as Kakra, a caretaker of the Accra Tema Station public toilet, …
Read More »Fees paid by students asked to defer credited to their accounts – GIJ
The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has disclosed that fees paid by the affected students asked to defer their course would be carry forward to the next academic year. The school says the directive given to students to defer the course for the next academic year should be seen as …
Read More »GIJ students threaten demo over defer directive for late payment of fees
Students at the Ghana Institute of Journalism have threatened to unleash their wrath if the management of the school fails to reverse a decision asking students who defaulted in their payment of fees to defer their courses. Authorities at the Ghana Institute of Journalism on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, ordered …
Read More »Drivers suspend 10% increase in transport fares
The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in Accra has halted the potential 10% increase in transport fares by some driver unions. The increment was set to take effect from Monday, February 22, 2021. The Concern Drivers Association had complained that the increment had become necessary due …
Read More »Transport fares to go up!
Transport operators are likely, in the coming weeks, to push for an increase in transport fares. The likely price increment in fares comes on the back of a review of prices of petroleum products sold to Oil Marketing Companies by Bulk Oil Distributors in the country. The review will see …
Read More »Import fees increased by 20 percent – GSA
The Ghana Standards Authority has reviewed its charge for clearing goods at the ports upward by 20 percent. The percentage increment is expected to take effect from January 1, 2021. The upward review of the fees and charges is to ensure clients are served better. Importers of all products will …
Read More »READ: Student demands refund of school fees after Mahama’s Free SHS claim
A letter from a student to his former headmaster seeking a refund of his fees paid while in school during erstwhile John Mahama administration has been sighted on social media. This follows a claim by the ex-president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the much-lauded free SHS policy …
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