{
  "id": 13044144,
  "title": "52,000 teachers’ promotion payments targeted for October 15",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/52-000-teachers-promotion-payments-targeted-for-october-15",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/52000-teachers-promotion-payments-targeted-for-october-15/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "By October 15, teachers who have been awaiting promotions may start receiving their salary adjustments and arrears. The Controller and Accountant-General's Department is finalizing the records of 52,000 affected staff. Following the submission of promotion input forms and letters by the Ghana Education Service, officials are currently verifying the documents to determine which teachers' records meet the payment criteria. Controller and Accountant-General Kwasi Agyei confirmed that all required forms had been received by October 8. He stated that any records left unaddressed during the ongoing payroll exercise would be processed through a supplementary payroll and reflected in teachers' salaries later. Agyei indicated that the verification process is expected to be completed by the following week, with the payments anticipated to be made by October 15 or 16. This action follows a directive from Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu on September 28, which required the Ghana Education Service Director-General to provide details of all promoted teachers to facilitate the payment of outstanding salaries and arrears. The delayed payments have been a significant grievance for the National Association of Graduate Teachers, the Ghana National Association of Teachers, and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana, who have been on strike over various issues, including promotion delays, conditions of service, and deprived-area allowances.",
  "summary": "Teachers whose promotions have been delayed could begin receiving their salary adjustments and arrears by October 15, as the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department works to clear the records of 52,000 affected staff.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}