{
  "id": 668887,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:47:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/knust-students-protest-high-hostel-fees-demand-urgent-government-intervention/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have raised strong concerns over what they describe as exorbitant private hostel fees, warning that soaring accommodation costs are placing severe financial pressure on students and their families and could affect their education.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:09:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}