Ghana: Parliament Passes Bills On University Charters, Mining Levy Reduction

PARLIAMENT on Friday passed two separate bills aimed at addressing the issue associated with obtaining a charter by tertiary institutions and the payment of mining levies in the mining sector of the country by mining companies.

The bills are the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Growth and Sustainability (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

The Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill seeks to make optional the six-year requirement for affiliated tertiary institutions to obtain a…