The Head of Public Affairs of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has disclosed that adjustments have been made to examination questions and schedules to address cross-border leakages.

Speaking on Badwam on Adom TV, he explained that although Ghana and Nigeria previously wrote the same examination questions at the same time, changes have now been introduced.

According to him, the adjustments were necessary due to incidents of “apor” (exam leakages) across borders.

“We’ve made adjustments to the questions and timing. Starting earlier helps prevent cross-border leakages,” he said.

He noted that differences have been introduced in both the questions and the timing of the exams to reduce the risk of leakages.

He further explained that because Nigeria is an hour ahead of Ghana, the timing has been revised. Instead of the usual 9:00 am start time, exams now begin at 8:30 am in Ghana, with corresponding adjustments in Nigeria.

He said these measures are aimed at ensuring fairness and maintaining the integrity of the examination process across the region.

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The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on the government to urgently amend the Scholarship Authority Act to allow students to be directly represented on the Authority’s Governing Board.

In a statement issued on January 9, 2026, the student body said it was not satisfied with the Ministry of Education’s response to concerns raised about the board’s composition. NUGS said the current arrangement does not clearly protect the interests of students, who are the main beneficiaries of the Scholarship Authority.

NUGS explained that Ghana already has clear examples of student representation in education governance. It pointed to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), where the law allows NUGS to nominate a student representative to serve on the board. According to the union, the same approach should have been used in the Scholarship Authority Act.

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The union also dismissed claims that it is represented through civil society organisations. NUGS stressed that it is not a civil society organisation but a recognised national student union with the mandate to speak for students across the country. It added that past NUGS leadership has openly rejected any attempt to classify the union under civil society groups.

NUGS said student representation on the Scholarship Authority board must be clearly stated in law and not assumed or implied. It argued that decisions taken by the Authority directly affect students and therefore require a guaranteed student voice, preferably through a NUGS-nominated representative.

The union therefore appealed to Parliament and the Ministry of Education to amend the law under a certificate of urgency. It believes this will remove uncertainty, build public trust, and bring the Scholarship Authority in line with accepted standards in Ghana’s education sector.

While maintaining a strong position, NUGS said it remains open to dialogue and cooperation. The union described its action as principled and focused on protecting the interests of Ghanaian students, not as an attack on any institution.

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The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has rejected claims by the Ministry of Education that students are sufficiently represented under a civil society umbrella on the Scholarship Authority Board.

Speaking to Citi News, NUGS President Rashid Ibrahim Esq. argued that laws such as the GETFund Act explicitly recognise NUGS as the legitimate voice of students. He emphasised that representation on the Scholarship Authority Board must be explicitly stated in law, not merely implied.

The Union is calling for an urgent amendment to the Scholarship Authority Act to guarantee student representation on the board.

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“We need an amendment of the Act, to include in it and to be explicitly provided, unambiguous, that there must be a student rep appointed by NUGS as it is seen in the GETFund Act. That is what we want but that was not addressed. We also needed a stakeholder engagement meeting with the Minister again, that was also not addressed. We were assured that it will be amended, that it will be inserted in the Act that we will have a rep. To our surprise, the Act has been passed with board inaugurated without student rep. We see it as a betrayal of trust,” he said.

Ibrahim warned that if the Ministry fails to respond, NUGS will escalate the matter to the highest offices in the country.

“If the ministry does not respond to our call, we intend to write an official petition to the President and the Speaker of Parliament and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education for this issue to be addressed because if this issue is not addressed, I don’t think that the Ghanaian students will allow this matter to rest and as president, I will not even feel happy,” he added.

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