{
  "id": 14526100,
  "title": "First phase of arrears for promoted teachers to be paid on Friday – Haruna Iddrisu announces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/first-phase-of-arrears-for-promoted-teachers-to-be-paid-on-friday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T20:02:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/first-phase-of-arrears-for-promoted-teachers-to-be-paid-on-friday-haruna-iddrisu-announces/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has assured that the government will pay the first phase of arrears for promoted teachers by the end of October 2026. Speaking at the 64th Annual National Conference of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in Ho, Volta Region, Iddrisu stated that the first phase of payment will be completed by Friday, October 16th.\n\nThe Ministry of Education will ensure that the Controller and Accountant General honors the payment on Friday, with the remaining amounts being paid throughout October. This announcement comes after teacher unions utilized a strike action to secure better conditions of service, with the Ghana Association of University Administrators also striking over issues such as market premium, parity with other members, and research allowances.\n\nThe Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) is working with the Finance Ministry to resolve these issues, and Iddrisu expressed confidence that the strike would be called off by Friday, allowing universities to resume normal operations. The Finance Minister has already signed a warrant for 12 million Ghana cedis to cover the research allowance, and a letter has been sent to the Ghana Association of University Administrators expressing government intentions to address their concerns.",
  "summary": "The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government would honour its promise to pay promoted teachers their due salaries by the end of October 2026. He indicated that the first phase of payment would be made by Friday the 16th, based on the new grades of the promoted teachers. He was speaking […]",
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  "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."
}