The government has mobilised approximately GH¢436 million for the payment of Book and Research Allowances to eligible tertiary institutions across the country, according to Hashmin Mohammed, spokesperson for the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu.
In a Facebook post on Monday, October 19, 2026, Mr Mohammed said GH¢238 million had already been disbursed to 56 institutions under the first batch of payments, while approximately GH¢198 million had been earmarked for the second batch.
The University of Ghana is among the institutions expected to benefit from the subsequent disbursement.
Mr Mohammed attributed the delay in payment to the University of Ghana to the late submission of required documentation to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for validation.
He explained that the documents must be verified before the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) can process the payment.
The spokesperson said the validation and documentation requirements form part of the administrative procedures intended to ensure that public funds are accurately processed and disbursed to the appropriate institutions.
He did not indicate when the University of Ghana’s payment would be completed.
The Book and Research Allowance is paid to eligible lecturers in public tertiary institutions to support their academic and research work.
Delays in the payment of the allowance have periodically attracted concern from beneficiaries, making the government’s disbursement arrangements an issue of interest to tertiary education staff.
With the first batch reportedly paid and the second batch earmarked for disbursement, attention will be on the completion of the outstanding administrative processes and the release of funds to the remaining eligible institutions.