The Deputy Attorney General has revealed that investigators probing ghost names in the National Service Scheme (NSS) have submitted a damning report identifying 22 individuals responsible for the alleged theft of over GH¢560 million. Dr Justice Srem Sai, speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday, disclosed that this is just one part of a broader […]
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Service Personnel to receive full arrears starting today – Acting Dir Felix Gyamfi
The Acting Director of the Ghana National Service Authority, Felix Gyamfi, has assured National Service personnel across the country that all outstanding allowances will be fully paid starting tomorrow, following a directive from President John Mahama. Speaking on Joy FM’s PM Express on Wednesday, February 12, Gyamfi praised the President for swiftly addressing the backlog, […]
NSS pays January allowance of personnel
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the disbursement of allowances of service personnel for January 2024. According to the NSS, these payments have been made exclusively to eligible service personnel. In a press release issued on Friday, April 5 and signed by Armstrong Essah, the Director of Corporate Affairs, the Secretariat emphasised that eligible […]
NSS releases first batch of PIN codes for 13,353 trained teachers
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released the first batch of PIN codes for 13,353 eligible Ghanaian-trained teachers to enable them to enrol to be deployed to offer their one-year mandatory national service for the 2024 service year. All eligible trained teachers are, therefore, requested to log onto the scheme’s website at www.nss.gov.gh to follow the […]
Be patient, NSS will pay your arrears – National Service personnel told
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has given the assurance the September 2023 allowances for service personnel have been released to the secretariat and was being processed for payment as soon as possible. In addition to that, the arrears following the recent upward adjustments was also being processed and will be paid soon after payment of […]
NSS releases 2022/2023 postings; Personnel can print appointment letters from October 17, 2022
The National Service Secretariat has released the 2022/2023 national service postings. The release of the postings was announced in a press statement issued Wednesday afternoon. The press statement signed and issued by the Executive Secretary of the NSS, Osei Assibey Antwi, said a total of 115,240 prospective national service personnel who enrolled to undertake their mandatory service […]
NSS projects bumper harvest of crops
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has projected a bumper harvest from its farms in the country this year. According to the Executive Director of the scheme, Osei Assibey Antwi, investments in the NSS agricultural programme, coupled with favourable weather conditions, had made prospects for a bumper harvest, especially of maize, look good. “Everything is going […]
National Service holds first visitation day
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has held the first-ever National Service Visitation Day across the country. It was designed to find out at first-hand how the activities of service personnel were impacting their personal development, user agencies and the nation. In the current service year, the NSS has deployed 110,324 graduates who are undertaking their […]
National service teacher training programme starts September
The National Service Scheme (NSS) and the National Teaching Council (NTC) will, from September this year, roll out a programme that will allow national service persons posted to the classrooms without teaching certificates but who are willing to teach after their service to obtain professional teaching certificates. On completion of the one-year online professional teacher […]
NSS acquires 20,000 acres for commercial farming
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has acquired 20,000 acres of farmland in the Kumawu area of the Ashanti Region for a commercial farming estate. Known as Kumawu Youth Farm, the project will start with the cultivation of maize, rice and soya this year. The Executive Director of the NSS, Osei Assibey Antwi, who made this […]
National Service Scheme pays January arrears for personnel
The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced that allowances for national service personnel for the month of January 2022 has been paid. A statement issued by the NSS on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, indicated that the allowances were paid on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The NSS has not paid the allowances of […]
NSS diversifies: goes into Bottled and Sachet water production
The National Service Scheme is set to go into the production of bottled and sachet water next year. Deputy Executive Director of the Scheme, Kwaku Ohene Djan says the move is a way of providing Ghanaians with relatively affordable options and also help in addressing the unemployment situation in the country. ‘‘We all know the […]