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Pressure is mounting on the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to release the withheld results of some students. The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is demanding urgent action. WAEC filed a stay of execution at the High Court on Thursday, January 30, against a court order directing the release …

The President of the National Union of Ghana Students, Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo, says giving parents the option to pay school fees for their wards under the Free Senior High School Programme will create classism in schools. Mr. Larbi-Ampofo was speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show where he advised that government should …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has urged universities that are charging unlawful tuition to reverse their decision and adhere to the 15% threshold. University of Ghana (UG), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Mines and Technology (UMAT), University of Cape Coast (UCC), University of …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGs) in a meeting with the Scholarship Secretariat of Ghana, has been able to secure slots for NUGS to have representation on the District Selection Committee of the Scholarship Secretariat.   The President of the  National Union of Ghana students, Mr. Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has elected Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo as its new President. Dennis was the former Students’ Representative Council (SRC) President of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). He won by a landslide vote of 824, beating his colleague aspirants Kwesi Atuahene who had 201 votes …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has elected Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo as President despite agitations over credibility of the exercise. Mr Appiah Larbi-Ampofo won the election by garnering 78.1 percent of the votes cast. He expressed excitement at his election, promising to unite the association.   “Forget about everything, …

President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Emmanuel Yiadom Boakye, has bemoaned the inability of the Student’s Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) to pay loans to students.   Speaking at the NUGS’s 56th Residential Congress at Ejisu on April 1, 2021, the NUGS president said that the SLTF has …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has welcomed the decision by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, January 10, 2022. Speaking in an exclusive interview with MyJoyOnline.com on Sunday, the General Secretary of the Union, Mr. Julius Kwame Anthony intimated …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has registered its displeasure against the ongoing strike by the University Teachers Associating of Ghana (UTAG), describing the approach as wrong. The student body said even though UTAG has a genuine case, the timing for the strike is wrong considering the impact on …

Multiple award-winning communication and leadership activist, Kabu Nartey, has been named among young leaders who have greatly contributed to the welfare of Ghanaian students, home and abroad. The young leader was awarded by the National Union of Ghana Student (NUGS) at a handing over ceremony at the University of Ghana …