Jacob Anaba

Also known as: Mr Anaba · NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba

Jacob Anaba — president of the National Association of Graduate Teachers, advocating on teacher promotion arrears and examination integrity issues.

2026-08-272026-09-30

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August 2026
27 AugJoy Online
… Musah, General Secretary of GNAT; Jacob Anaba, President of NAGRAT; and King Ali Awudu, President of PRETAG.
Teacher unions demand automatic salary placement for newly promoted teachers

Society

NAGRAT demands signed, concrete timelines before ending strike

The News

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.

28 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 28 September

NAGRAT demands signed, concrete timelines before ending strike
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.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Minister appeals to striking teachers to protect school calendar
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.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Government holds talks with teacher unions to end nationwide strike
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.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 27 September

Teacher unions to meet government over nationwide strike
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.
27 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 25 September

NAGRAT demands audit of school feeding enrolment data
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.
25 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 15 September

NAGRAT president urges end to political interference in WAEC exams
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.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 10 September

Teacher unions demand apology from Muntaka over WASSCE comments
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.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 31 August

NAGRAT gives government until September for salary adjustments
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.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
NAGRAT confident government will meet September teachers promotion deadline
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.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 28 August

Teacher unions threaten strike over salary scale placement
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.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 27 August

Teacher unions welcome automatic salary placement for promoted teachers
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.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →