Government Spends GHS 888.8m on ‘No Fee Stress’ Initiative

More than 312,000 students have benefited from the government’s “No Fee Stress” policy across the 2024 and 2025 academic years, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced. Addressing Parliament on Thursday, he said the initiative has so far cost GHS 888.8 million and forms part of the government’s efforts to expand access to tertiary education. According to the minister, 152,698 validated first-year students benefited from the policy during the 2024–2025 academic year at a cost of over GHS…