General News of Saturday, 30 May 2020Source: ghanaiantimes.com.ghGovt to fund expansion of universities to accommodate free SHS studentsPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoPlans are underway to address the infrastructural challenges in the various universities across the country to build their capacity to increase their intake. The move was in anticipation of more students coming out from the Senior High Schools (SHS) beginning this year due to the free SHS policy introduced three years ago. To enable universities absorb the increased number of students from the SHS this year, the Ministry of Education was making arrangement for a special funding to address the capacity challenges. “The special funding is almost complete and it is intended to address the capacity issues in the various universities,” he said. Touching on plans to construct the multipurpose Pwalugu Dam in the region, the President said the government had made plans to complete the dam.

Source: GhanaWeb May 30, 2020 06:56 UTC