Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to the University of Ghana to revise accommodation fees, reducing them from GHC 3,000 to GHC 2,500 for both incoming and continuing students.

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This recommendation was put forward during a discussion on February 6, 2025, with the university’s leadership, including Vice-Chancellor Prof. Nana Aba Amfo and the Student Representative Council (SRC), at the Ministry’s headquarters in Accra.

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“I have asked the Vice Chancellor to reduce the residential facility fees by 25 percent and I have subsequently asked her to engage you (SRC) in the future on any fee announcement.”

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In response, Vice Chancellor Prof. Nana Aba Amfo affirmed the University’s readiness to implement the Minister’s directive.

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“We have listened to you our Minister and also our students, and we can afford to reduce it to 25 percent across the board, and going forward there will be adequate student engagement.”

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The President of the SRC, Maradona Adjei Yeboah, expressed gratitude for the fee reduction but urged that students who had already paid the higher rates be refunded.

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“We are thankful for the reduction at least it will reduce some sort of burden from our parents, there should be a refund for those who have already paid.”

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University authorities confirmed that around 80 percent of students had already paid their residential fees.

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