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Teacher unions threaten action over unpaid allowances
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Three major teacher unions in Ghana are demanding immediate payment of owed allowances, warning that the government’s failure to pay could lead to industrial unrest.
The unions including the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (PRETAG) have written a strongly worded letter to the Minister of Education, expressing their “strongest displeasure.”
The dispute centers on two specific allowances, the Continuous Professional Development Allowance (CPDA) and the Continuous Development In-Service Allowance (CDISA).
According to the unions, a formal agreement signed in 2024 guaranteed that these payments would be made in November 2025.
However, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department recently announced it cannot pay the allowances this month, breaking the agreement.
In their letter, the teacher groups are holding the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, the Ghana Education Service, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, and the Controller and Accountant General’s Department responsible for the problem.
They called on the Education Minister to step in and ensure the money is paid as promised.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Work has commenced to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin at Mallam as part of government’s ongoing efforts to mitigate flooding in Mallam, Weija, Dansoman and surrounding communities.
The operation is being led by the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, and is aimed at removing years of accumulated solid waste, silt and illegal structures that have significantly reduced the basin’s capacity to hold water.
The exercise includes dredging of the basin, evacuation of waste to a designated landfill site, demolition of illegal structures within the water reserve and the construction of protective embankments to secure the area.
The intervention, coordinated by the Post-Flood Mitigation Task Force, forms part of a broader national effort to restore waterways and drainage channels across Accra following the devastating June 29 floods.
Government has made resources and equipment available for the exercise, with similar works ongoing simultaneously at Oyarifa, East Legon and the Kpeshie Lagoon area.
The Task Force has urged the public to cooperate with the ongoing exercise and to desist from activities that obstruct waterways and undermine flood mitigation efforts.
Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak on the advice of the National Security Council and by Executive Instrument, has reviewed the restrictions on motorbike riding within the Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East Region.
Effective Monday, August 25, 2026, men and women are now permitted to ride motorbikes between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily.
The curfew hours, however, remain unchanged from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Government has also reiterated that there is a total ban on all persons in the Bawku Municipality and its environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons, and any persons found with arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted.
The government has called on Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them and to use non-violent means to channel their energies into ensuring peace.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
