{"id":271416,"date":"2024-12-27T12:11:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/27\/waec-confirms-receipt-of-additional-gh%c2%a235-million-from-ministry-of-education\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:11:22","slug":"waec-confirms-receipt-of-additional-gh%c2%a235-million-from-ministry-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/27\/waec-confirms-receipt-of-additional-gh%c2%a235-million-from-ministry-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"WAEC confirms receipt of additional GH\u00a235 million from Ministry of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/854\/85420092.295.jpg\" alt=\"The fund was released by the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education\" title=\"The fund was released by the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education\" width=\"295\" height=\"158\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The fund was released by the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Head of Public Affairs of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has confirmed the receipt of an additional GH\u00a235 million from the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n<p>This funding, released by the government through the Ministry of Education, will support WAEC\u2019s operations and facilitate the continuation of the 2024 WASSCE marking.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the government had released GH\u00a225 million to settle part of the GH\u00a2118 million debt owed to WAEC.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Kapi, the funds will help WAEC expedite the process of releasing the results by the end of December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that the Director of Finance and the Head of the National Office of WAEC have confirmed the receipt of a cheque for GH\u00a235 million from the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are working around the clock to ensure we release the results by the end of this month.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fund was released by the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education The Head of Public Affairs of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has confirmed the receipt of an additional GH\u00a235 million from the Ministry of Education. 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