{
  "id": 662948,
  "title": "KNUST students protest soaring private hostel fees at National Youth Conference",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/knust-students-protest-soaring-private-hostel-fees-at-national-youth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:09:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/knust-students-protest-soaring-private-hostel-fees-at-national-youth-conference/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have staged a protest over the sharp increase in private hostel fees. They say the rising cost of accommodation is putting significant financial pressure on students and their families. During the National Youth Conference organised by the National Youth Authority at KNUST, members of […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "KNUST students protest high hostel fees, demand urgent government intervention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/knust-students-protest-high-hostel-fees-demand-urgent-government",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:47:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}