… NAGRAT President, Jacob Anaba, said the union wants the government’s commitments on the Collective Agreement, promotion-related payments and the Deprived Area Allowance documented and signed before teachers return to the classroom. …
… NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba said the unions had made sustained efforts to engage the government, but continued delays by the relevant institutions demonstrated a lack of urgency in addressing teachers’ concerns.The unions have maintained that their action is a direct response to …
… NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba has maintained that the unions remain willing to engage government, provided the discussions lead to a resolution of their concerns. …
… NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba told Accra-based Citi News that the unions remain willing to engage the government if the meeting provides a genuine opportunity to resolve the issues that led to the strike. …
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Jacob Anaba, has called for an immediate audit of school enrolment figures used to determine allocations under the National School Feeding Programme. …
… Musah, NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba and PRETAG President King Ali Awudu, the groups said teachers were open to constructive criticism but would not accept statements they considered an attempt to ridicule or discredit the profession. …
… NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba says the union has given government one month to complete the process after an emergency meeting with the Education Ministry, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department and the Ghana Education Service. …
… In an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story on Monday, August 31, the NAGRAT, President Jacob Anaba, says the union is relying on the frank and transparent discussions held at an emergency meeting with key government officials, including the Controller and Accountant General, the Direc …
… Meanwhile, President of the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), Jacob Anaba, accused the GES of failing to provide teachers with detailed data on the outcome of the promotional examinations. …
NAGRAT says it will not call off the teachers' strike until government provides concrete and binding timelines for resolving outstanding concerns on the Collective Agreement, promotion-related payments, and the Deprived Area Allowance. The union wants these commitments documented and signed; government has proposed October 6 for Collective Agreement negotiations and January 2027 for Deprived Area Allowance payments.
NAGRAT says it will not call off the teachers' strike until government provides concrete and binding timelines for resolving outstanding concerns on the Collective Agreement, promotion-related payments, and the Deprived Area Allowance. The union wants these commitments documented and signed; government has proposed October 6 for Collective Agreement negotiations and January 2027 for Deprived Area Allowance payments.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu is appealing to striking teacher unions to return to the classroom while he engages their leadership and relevant departments to address their concerns. The strike, which began on Friday, September 25, has emptied classrooms nationwide over unresolved issues including delays in negotiating a new Collective Agreement.
Ghana's Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu is meeting the leadership of the country's three major pre-tertiary teacher unions to resolve an indefinite strike that began on September 25. The unions are demanding payment of promotion-related arrears, resolution of delays in negotiating a new Collective Agreement, and implementation of the Deprived Area Allowance.
Pre-tertiary teacher unions including NAGRAT, GNAT and PRETAG declared a nationwide strike and are set to meet the government on Monday, September 28, over outstanding concerns including promotion arrears and delays in negotiations on conditions of service.
The president of the National Association of Graduate Teachers has called for an immediate audit of school enrolment figures used under the National School Feeding Programme, following allegations that some head teachers inflate pupil numbers to secure higher allocations and deprive needy schools of support.
Jacob Anaba, president of the National Association of Graduate Teachers, has called for an end to political interference in West African Examinations Council processes, arguing that students' results must reflect their genuine academic abilities without influence from politicians, schools, or communities. He also expressed concern about the highest number of subject cancellations recorded in January WAEC examinations and called for investigation into their causes.
Ghana's three main teacher unions (GNAT, NAGRAT, PRETAG) have condemned remarks by Interior Minister Muntaka linking forged WASSCE results to the teaching profession, describing the comments as offensive and derogatory and calling for an apology.
The National Association of Graduate Teachers has given government until the end of September to resolve outstanding promotional salary adjustment issues affecting about 80,000 teachers. NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba urges the government to communicate early if the deadline cannot be met, so the union can inform its members promptly.
The National Association of Graduate Teachers says it trusts the government to resolve promotion and salary placement issues for about 80,000 teachers by the end of September, citing transparent discussions with key officials including the Finance Minister and Controller and Accountant General.
A coalition of teacher unions has threatened industrial action if newly promoted teachers are not placed on their appropriate salary scales by Monday, August 31, 2026, citing a directive from the Controller and Accountant-General's Department that they say contradicts an earlier assurance from the Ghana Education Service.
Three major teacher unions in Ghana have called on the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service to ensure newly promoted teachers are automatically placed on appropriate salary grades corresponding to their new ranks, a practice they say has been in place since 2020.