Also known as: GETFund
Ghana Education Trust Fund — allocates funds for school feeding and educational infrastructure, with GH¢4 billion allocated for school feeding in 2026.
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Business & Financial Times
JOBerg Ghana Limited, one of Ghana’s leading construction and real estate development companies, has made a donation to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GetFund) earmarked for the construction of a six (6)-unit classroom block and a six (6)-seater toilet facility at Afife Roman Ca …
JOBerg donates GHS 2.25m to GETFund: For Afife R/C Primary SchoolThe Ghanaian Times
JOBerg Ghana Limited, one of Ghana’s leading construction and real estate development companies, has made a donation to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GetFund) earmarked for the construction of a six-unit classroom block and a six-seater toilet facility at Afife Roman Catholic ( …
JOBerg Ghana donates GH¢2.25m to GetFund…for construction of classroom block for Afife Roman Catholic (R/C) Primary SchJoy Online
JOBerg Ghana Limited, a leading construction and real estate development company, has donated GH¢2.25 million to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to support the construction of a six-unit classroom block and a six-seater toilet facility at Afife Roman Catholic Primary Sch …
Lifeline for Afife R/C Primary School as JOBerg supports GETFund with GH¢2.25m for classroom and toilet projectJoy Online
… In his latest announcement, Mr Lukutor revealed major funding secured through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for three second-cycle schools in the constituency. …
Maxwell Lukutor secures major funding for three SHSs, 24-hour market in first term push for South Tongu ConstituencyDaily Guide
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has secured a GH¢400 million contract from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for the procurement of state-of-the-art medical equipment for the establishment of a new teaching hospital. …
KNUST Secures GH¢400m GETFund Contract For Teaching HospitalBusiness & Financial Times
The Ghana Education Trust Fund, has awarded a GH₵400 million contract for the procurement of state-of-the-art medical equipment for the establishment of a new teaching hospital at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. …
GETFund Awards GH₵400m contract for equipping the new KNUST Teaching HospitalThe Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has awarded a GH¢400 million contract for the procurement of state-of-the-art medical equipment for the establishment of a new teaching hospital at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. …
GETFund awards GH¢400m contract… to equip KNUST Teaching HospitalThe Ghanaian Times
The decision by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to award a GH¢400 million contract for the procurement of modern medical equipment for a teaching hospital at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is, by all accounts, a bold and timely interventio …
GETFund’s GH¢400m commitment: Turning promise into performanceThe Controller and Accountant-General says approximately 4,000 government payroll workers have outstanding student loan obligations to the Student Loan Trust Fund. His department is collaborating with the SLTF to recover the debts through salary deductions, as part of efforts to strengthen loan recovery and ensure the sustainability of the student loan scheme.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Controller and Accountant-General says approximately 4,000 government payroll workers have outstanding student loan obligations to the Student Loan Trust Fund. His department is collaborating with the SLTF to recover the debts through salary deductions, as part of efforts to strengthen loan recovery and ensure the sustainability of the student loan scheme.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Atiwa East MP Abena Osei Asare has urged the government to reconsider using Ghana Education Trust Fund allocations for senior high school feeding, arguing that 42% of GETFund's allocation currently spent on feeding diverts resources from the fund's primary mandate of supporting educational infrastructure. The former Deputy Finance Minister noted that many school infrastructure projects remain abandoned due to inadequate funding.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu assured Parliament that there are no outstanding arrears under the government's "No Fee Stress" policy for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, and that all necessary funds have been fully released to the Student Loan Trust Fund for disbursement.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Yilo Krobo Municipality has achieved significant infrastructure expansion and improvements in public service delivery within the first year of the NDC administration, according to the MCE. Key accomplishments include completion and commissioning of healthcare facilities, and the assembly's focus on healthcare, education, sanitation, roads, agriculture, and employment creation.
18 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
President John Mahama has unveiled the Ghana National Research Fund to accelerate Ghana's development as a knowledge-driven, innovation-led economy, with an initial GH¢100 million seed fund for 2026 to support competitive research grants, doctoral and postdoctoral programmes, and strategic innovation initiatives aligned with national priorities.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Minister has directed the Sekyere South District Assembly to clear unauthorised structures and activities encroaching on roads and pavements at the Agona Lorry Terminal, citing threats to public safety and traffic flow.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama has released GH¢100 million to support the operational launch of the Ghana National Research Fund for 2026, designed to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial application. The President stressed that the funds must be managed with strict accountability and transparency, tasking the Ministry of Education to ensure their responsible deployment.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Tepa Nursing and Midwifery Training College has inaugurated its Stakeholders Association and admitted 611 out of 3,468 applicants for the 2025/2026 academic year across three programmes: 295 for Registered General Nursing, 170 for Registered Midwifery, and 146 for Nurse Assistant Clinical. The college reported a 91.5% pass rate for Registered Midwifery in the 2025 KNUST terminal examinations and recorded 76% pass rate for NAC, 67% for RGN, and 69% for RM in the recent Nursing and Midwifery Council Licensing Examination.
15 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The government has assured suppliers under the Free Senior High School programme that payment of outstanding arrears will begin next week, following a picketing exercise by the National Association of Institutional Suppliers at the Ministry of Education. Members are owed nearly GH¢50 million for uniforms, house dresses and other school items dating back to 2023, with the first tranche of about GH¢38 million said to be ready for disbursement.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has identified growing indiscipline in senior high schools as a major challenge and announced that a national conference will be held in Kumasi or Sunyani before the end of July, bringing together educators, academics, religious leaders, traditional authorities, parents and education officials to develop solutions.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has identified indiscipline in senior high schools as a major challenge and announced plans to convene a national conference in Kumasi or Sunyani before the end of July, bringing together educators, religious leaders, traditional authorities, parents and other stakeholders to develop solutions.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu said schools are no longer experiencing food shortages for the first time in many years, attributing the improvement to the government's decision to decap the Ghana Education Trust Fund and allocate GH¢4 billion this year to school feeding through the Ghana Commodity Exchange and Buffer Stock Company.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has said that schools are not experiencing food shortages that affected the sector in previous years, attributing the improvement to the government's decision to decap the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), which has strengthened financing of school feeding through the Ghana Commodity Exchange and Buffer Stock Company. The government has allocated GH¢4 billion this year for school feeding.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Bank is expected to approve a US$300 million facility on June 16 to support the expansion of educational infrastructure across Ghana, with plans to upgrade 50 senior high schools by converting 30 Category C schools to Category B status and 20 Category B schools to Category A.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Bank is expected to approve a US$300 million facility on June 16 to support expansion of educational infrastructure across Ghana, with plans to upgrade 50 senior high schools by converting 30 Category C schools to Category B status and 20 Category B schools to Category A.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Education Minister announced that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be extended from five days to eight days, beginning on a Wednesday and ending the following Wednesday, to reduce pressure on candidates and provide more preparation time between papers.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announced the government is extending the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from five days to eight days, beginning on a Wednesday and ending the following Wednesday, to reduce pressure on candidates and provide more preparation time between papers.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Speaker Bagbin distributed 16,584 sets of uniforms to 7,884 boys and 8,700 girls across 151 basic schools in Nadowli-Kaleo, while backing DCE Mary Haruna and urging the community to end petty political differences and focus on development.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The 2024 State Ownership Report shows 35 of 54 state-owned enterprises turned a profit, but the sector posted a net loss of GH¢9.68 billion after tax, worse than the GH¢7.14 billion loss in 2023, driven by losses at a handful of giant utilities and currency revaluation effects from the weakening cedi.
9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's government left GH₵24 billion of its first-quarter 2026 budget unspent, spending GH₵65.97 billion of GH₵89.97 billion approved (73.3%), while total revenue and grants reached GH₵57.5 billion against a GH₵60.3 billion target. Capital expenditure suffered the largest cuts, with government spending GH₵7.3 billion of GH₵12.6 billion programmed, particularly in foreign-financed projects where only GH₵0.6 billion of GH₵5.3 billion was spent.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A monitoring report by Africa Education Watch reveals measurable progress in Ghana's 2025 education policies, including improvements in capitation grants, Free SHS, school feeding, and menstrual hygiene support, but also identifies inequitable allocation of infrastructure, learning materials, and teacher deployment across 10 districts studied.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Managing Director of Saka Homes has committed GH¢18 million to construct a 250-bed dormitory block for Achimota School under a GETFund partnership arrangement that offers tax reliefs to private entities and individuals supporting educational infrastructure projects.
3 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Real estate company Saka Homes has committed GH¢18,702,819.08 towards constructing a two-storey dormitory block for Achimota School as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative. The project aligns with Ghana Education Trust Fund's tax incentive scheme to encourage private sector support for senior high school infrastructure development.
1 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Amedzofe (AMECO) in Ho West District, Volta Region, has launched its 80th anniversary celebrations themed "80 Years of Excellence in Teacher Education; Reflecting on Our Legacy and Shaping the Future." The college is establishing an endowment fund for student assistance and infrastructure development, and a sustainable water supply system to address longstanding water shortages.
31 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Student accommodation shortages at Ghanaian universities have persisted since the late 1990s as enrolment exceeded hall capacity, with the root cause being the state's failure to expand infrastructure to match growing numbers, not hostel owner exploitation as recently alleged.
31 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The GH¢11 million multipurpose dining hall complex at Birifoh Senior High School is advancing at an unexpectedly fast pace just one month after the official sod-cutting ceremony, with the contractor reporting 20% completion despite initial ground difficulties. The MP for Lawra Constituency expects the project to finish well ahead of its 12-month timeline.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu said the shift system in public schools is not a national policy and has largely been phased out. He attributed it to a temporary measure to address overcrowding and inadequate infrastructure, and said the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service are continuing efforts to eliminate it completely through construction of additional classroom blocks.
29 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu appeared before Parliament to defend government's education reforms and outline plans to address infrastructure shortages, including GH¢230 million in GETFund allocation for furniture procurement, with 226,635 desks already distributed to 547 schools in 2025.
29 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
President John Mahama cut the sod for construction of a modern 24-hour economy market in Bole, describing it as a transformational initiative to boost trade, agriculture and economic activity in the Savannah Region. The facility will include over 260 shops, warehouses, a clinic, restaurants, guest rooms and other amenities to serve as a modern commercial hub operating day and night.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of the Bole College of Education in the Savannah Region, describing it as fulfilment of a long-held dream from his time as Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi. He said the tertiary institution will transform educational opportunities for young people in the region and help bridge the development gap between northern Ghana and the rest of the country.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →