1st-year university students will be refunded admission fees — Haruna Iddrisu

Haruna Iddrisu, Education Minister-Designate, has announced that first-year university students who have already paid their admission fees will be refunded.

The statement was made during his vetting by the Appointment Committee of Parliament on Monday, January 20.

Iddrisu explained that the initiative is part of a broader plan to ensure financial support for tertiary students.

“We intend to provide that money to the affected universities, at least one to make refund to all those who have already paid those fees,” he stated.

The Education Minister-designate emphasized that this move aligns with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party’s promise to ease the financial burden on students and their families.

The government intends to mobilize additional funding in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance to support this initiative, with an expected total allocation of 375 million Ghana cedis.

This effort is part of a broader initiative to make tertiary education more accessible and affordable for students across the country under the NDC’s ‘No fees Stress’ policy.