Rent Commissioner threatens legal action over UG’s proposed 26% hostel fee increase

UG asks students to suspend planned demonstration after talks

In a notice dated Wednesday, October 28, the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs said the Dean, Professor Rosina Kyerematen, had engaged the organisers and assured them of management’s commitment to addressing students’ immediate, medium-term and long-term needs. It said the Office of Student Affairs was working with various university units, including the Student Financial Aid Office and the Careers and Counselling Directorate, to provide welfare support and promote a peaceful learning environment.

Rent Control to deploy task force to enforce 6-month rent advance limit in 2027 – Rent Commissioner

The Rent Control Commission is preparing to deploy 2,000 personnel under a task force dubbed Yellow Yellow in the first quarter of 2027 to enforce Ghana’s rent laws, including restrictions on advance rent payments. Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku announced the plan during an interview on JoyNews Prime, saying the Commission was moving from public education to strict enforcement after spending the past 10 months sensitising landlords and tenants about their legal obligations.

Reps move to halt school fee hikes, probe 100% increases in public institutions

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to suspend recent increases in school fees by public tertiary institutions across the country, warning that the hikes could undermine the objectives of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The House also mandated its committees on University Education, Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education, and Federal Colleges of Education to investigate the extent and justification for the fee increases.

Action sought against Periyar University professor for participating in DMK function

President Mahama conferred honorary doctorate by Russia’s RUDN University

President John Mahama has been conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the RUDN University of Russia, also known as Patrice Lumumba University, in Moscow. President Mahama also talked about the legacies of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, whose name the university bears.

UCC-UTAG demands clearer boundaries for GTEC’s regulatory role

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has admonished the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to refrain from interfering in university affairs and focus on its core mandates. Professor Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, a Senior Member of the Faculty of Law, UCC, noted that beyond being a regulator, the GTEC was, by law, an advisor, coordinator, and accreditor, a mandate he said the Commission had failed to execute effectively and efficiently.