{
  "id": 15651814,
  "title": "Government mobilises GH¢400m for book and research allowances – Education Ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/government-mobilises-gh-400m-for-book-and-research-allowances",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T20:03:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/government-mobilises-gh%c2%a2400m-for-book-and-research-allowances-education-ministry/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ministry of Education in Ghana has allocated roughly GH¢400 million to cover book and research allowances for eligible institutions across the nation, as announced by Hashmin Mohammed, the spokesperson for Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu. In a Facebook post, Mr. Mohammed revealed that the first installment of GH¢238 million has already been distributed to 56 institutions under the initial batch of payments. Further, approximately GH¢198 million has been set aside for the second batch, which encompasses entities like the University of Ghana. Mr. Mohammed attributed the delay in disbursing funds to the University of Ghana to the tardy submission of requisite paperwork to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for validation. Subsequently, the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) must process these documents before the payments can be executed. He emphasized that these submission and validation procedures were essential to guarantee the accuracy and proper processing of payments. The announcement was made in response to apprehensions surrounding delays in compensating eligible individuals for book and research allowances.",
  "summary": "Government has mobilised approximately GH¢400 million to facilitate the payment of book and research allowances to eligible institutions across the country, the Ministry of Education has announced. Hashmin Mohammed, spokesperson for the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, disclosed this in a Facebook post, explaining that GH¢238 million had already been disbursed to 56 institutions under […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Government mobilises GH¢400m for tertiary institutions’ Book and Research Allowances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/government-mobilises-gh-400m-for-tertiary-institutions-book-and",
        "published": "2026-10-19T19:36:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}