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The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to take immediate steps to halt the charging of unauthorised fees by public universities across the country. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Monday, November 3, 2025, the minister expressed concern that some tertiary institutions were exploiting the government’s No Fees Stress Policy to introduce unjustified fee adjustments. President Mahama fully committed to strengthening ‘No Fees Stress’ policy – Iddrisu “Believe me, my most impactful launch as a minister was when the No Fees Stress Policy was launched; I had a good sleep because this was an impactful social intervention of the president. Many of you MPs sitting here know how much you spend on paying school fees when the period comes. “But this is to send a caution. GTEC is here. I have seen some schools increasing their fees because the government said it is absorbing them. We will not accept that, so make sure you issue consequential instructions to schools not to take advantage of that,” he noted. Haruna Iddrisu reaffirmed the government’s commitment to equitable access to tertiary education, insisting that institutions must align with the administration’s goal of reducing the financial burden on students and their families. Fifteen thousand first-year students in public tertiary institutions have had their academic-related fees cleared under the “No Fees Stress” policy by President John Dramani Mahama, which has removed financial barriers to higher education. Students with disabilities to receive automatic fee coverage – Mahama The policy is a government initiative aimed at reducing financial barriers to higher education by covering academic fees for Ghanaian first-year students admitted to public tertiary institutions. Watch the promo to GhanaWeb’s latest documentary, which uncovers the evolution of ‘kayamata,’ an exploitative practice fueled by love charms and manipulation, titled, “The Dark Side of Kayamata,’ below
