Parliament passes amendment making Presidential Charter optional for private universities

The Parliament of Ghana has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making it optional for private universities to obtain a Presidential Charter and removing the previously mandatory six-year timeline. Defending the amendment during the second reading, Haruna Iddrisu said the earlier requirement under the Education Regulatory Bodies Act 2020 (Act 1023) created significant […]


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