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Education Minister assures newly trained teachers of salary payment
The Minister of Education Haruna Iddrisu has assured all newly trained teachers that their salaries would be paid after the Minister of Finance Cassiel Ato Forson has presented the Mid-Year Supplementary Budget to Parliament.
He noted that the process has already began to issue all newly trained teachers Staff Identification Cards leading to payment of their salaries.
The Minister of Education gave this assurance when the Member of Parliament for Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abrem, Samuel Atta-Mills raised the issue on the floor of Parliament.
Haruna Iddrisu also hinted that about 50,000 teachers and 10,000 non-teaching staff would be employed this year, stressing that this has already been captured in the 2025 budget.
It would be recalled that on Monday 23rd June 2025, a group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 batch of College of Education graduates staged a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters in Accra over delayed staff identification numbers and months of unpaid salaries.
Answering questions on when stalled GETFund projects and the STEM school in the Weija-Gbawe Constituency will be completed, the Minister indicated that the Consultant on the instruction of the GETFund has recently submitted cost to estimates for the remaining works.
He said this will aid the allocation of funds to ensure the completion of the project, adding that the Ministry is hopeful that once funds are made available, the Project will be completed by the end of the year.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three (3) suspects in connection with a case of possession of narcotic drugs and engaging in prohibited drug-related activities within the Accra metropolis.
On April 10, 2026, the Special Operations Assistant to the Inspector General of Police received intelligence that a group of individuals were planning to engage in the sale of suspected narcotic drugs at Dzorwulu in Accra.
A surveillance operation was mounted and on 11th April 2026, a Police team proceeded to the area and arrested two suspects, Bright Ayivor and Ifeanyi Ijeoba.
The suspects were found in possession of twenty-two (22) compressed substances suspected to be cocaine, which were being prepared for sale to a prospective buyer.
Further interrogation of the suspects led to the identification of a third suspect, Kwabena Botwe as a key figure in the drug trade.
A follow-up operation at Caprice resulted in his arrest after Police mounted surveillance during a planned transaction involving proceeds from the sale of the suspected drugs.
The suspect later led Police to his residence at Greda Estates, where a search resulted in the retrieval of an amount of GHc400,000 and a counting machine.
According to the police, during the operation, he attempted to bribe the arresting officers with an additional GHc420,000, which has been retained as evidence.
All the suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations and will be put before the court.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, yesterday April 14, 2026, promoted seven officers of the Tema Regional Police Command to their next ranks for their role in a recent anti-robbery operation in Tema.
The promotions were awarded to officers who responded to a robbery attack on a Mobile Money vendor at Tema Community 5 leading to the shooting of two robbery suspects and the recovery of a firearm, ammunition, and other exhibits.
The officers promoted are Chief Inspector Enoch Nartey Nuer, Inspector Gershon Dekpey; Inspector Prince Asante; No. 45881 Sergeant Lukman Mohammed; No. 49900 Sergeant Eugene Kuudouru; No. 54157 Corporal Jerome Akator; and No. 59882 Lance Corporal Jonathan Sewurah.
The IGP, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), congratulated the officers on their promotion and commended them for their courage, discipline, and commitment to duty.
The IGP urged the officers to view their promotion as a call to higher responsibility and encouraged all personnel to continue working with dedication and professionalism in the service of the nation.
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