Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has announced that the government’s No Fees, No Stress program will be officially launched on Friday, July 4, 2025.
The initiative, first proposed by President John Dramani Mahama during the 2024 election campaign, intends to waive academic user fees for all first-year students at state tertiary institutions during the administration’s first 120 days.
Speaking at KNUST’s 58th Special Congregation, the Vice President disclosed that over 100,000 students have already applied for the policy online.
“The government continues to implement funding approaches that increase access to high-quality education. One of these is the No Fees Stress policy, which exempts first-year students at public institutions from paying academic user fees.
“Data from the Students Loan Trust Fund, which manages the programme, shows that by mid-June, nearly 130,000 students had accessed the portal, with over 100,000 completing their applications,” she told reporters.
She said that the official launch of the application process is scheduled for July 4, and underlined the government’s commitment to expanding educational opportunities and safeguarding academic freedom.