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Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu Directs NaCCA to Ensure Clarity on Biological Sex in Curriculum, Following Minority’s LGBTQ Claims

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, on Thursday, January 15, 2026, directed the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) to ensure there is no ambiguity in the biological definition of gender within Ghana’s educational curriculum. Speaking during a brief stopover at a Ghana Senior High School teachers’ training workshop in Tamale, the Tamale South lawmakerContinue reading “Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu Directs NaCCA to Ensure Clarity on Biological Sex in Curriculum, Following Minority’s LGBTQ Claims”

The Minority Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament, now comprising members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), held a press conference on Thursday, January 15, 2026, to address the ongoing controversy surrounding the 2025 Senior High School (SHS) Physical Education and Health Teacher Manual produced by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). Led by VincentContinue reading “Minority in Parliament Demands Immediate Withdrawal of ‘LGBTQ-Related’ Materials From Schools and Dismissal of NaCCA Leadership”

Council stresses no LGBTQ content in curriculum, clarifies revision of SRH material, and situates controversy within Ghana’s long history of politicised attacks on sexuality education The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has issued a detailed statement responding to allegations made by Hon. John Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency andContinue reading “NaCCA Rejects Hon. Ntim Fordjour’s LGBTQ Claims, Clarifies That SHS Teacher Manual Has Been Revised and Old Printed Copies Withdrawn”

Ghana’s 1992 Constitution is widely regarded as a stabilising force that guided the nation through post-military rule transitions, established democratic institutions, and codified fundamental rights. But after more than thirty years, it is evident that parts of the Constitution no longer reflect Ghana’s evolving social structure, technological landscape, and human rights obligations. The Constitutional ReviewContinue reading “Leaving No One Behind: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Chapter Six of the CRC’s Transformative Constitutional Reforms for a Just and Equitable Ghana”

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, , has criticised President and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) for failing to prioritise the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill—commonly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill—despite campaign promises made to religious leaders ahead of the 2024 general elections. Speaking in an interview withContinue reading “‘Hurt and Disappointed’ — Vincent Ekow Assafuah Criticises Mahama-Led NDC for Not Prioritising Anti-LGBTQ Bill, Questions Clergy’s Silence”

Ghanaian lawyer and activist Mawuse Oliver Barker-Vormawor has forcefully rebutted attempts to misrepresent the Constitutional Review Committee’s recommendations on intersex children as a covert effort to introduce LGBTQ+ rights into the 1992 Constitution. Speaking on NewsFile on December 28, 2025, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, a Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and member of theContinue reading “‘Constitutional Review Recommendations on Intersex Children Are Child-Protection Measures, Not LGBTQ+ Provisions’ – Oliver Barker-Vormawor to Hon Baffour Awuah”

The First Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu, has proposed the introduction of mandatory HIV testing for prospective employees in Ghana, a policy direction that raises serious human-rights, public-health, and legal concerns and risks institutionalising stigma and discrimination based on HIV status. Raising the matter on the floor of ParliamentContinue reading “MP Promotes Mandatory HIV Testing for Employment in Ghana — A Proposal That Risks Deepening Stigma and Workplace Discrimination”

During an episode of RAAYUWA, a programme aired on Adom TV on Sunday, December 14, 2025, a nurse introduced as an Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) nurse at the Adabraka Polyclinic, Rafiatu Musah, made deeply stigmatizing, misleading, and transphobic remarks about HIV, men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender persons. The statements, broadcast on nationalContinue reading ““HIV Is a Gay Man’s Disease” — Adabraka Polyclinic ART Nurse on Adom TV’s RAAYUWA Stigmatizes MSM and Transgender Persons, Makes Transphobic Remarks, and Blames Key Populations for Ghana’s HIV Prevalence”

Prominent anti-LGBTQ+ advocate and private legal practitioner Moses Foh-Amoaning has intensified his campaign against the University of Ghana (UG), accusing its leadership of succumbing to foreign-influenced “LGBTQ+ driven” ideology through the adoption of gender-neutral pronouns in its statutes. In a fiery interview on UG’s Radio Univers’ “Campus Exclusive” program on Tuesday, Foh-Amoaning rejected the university’sContinue reading “Moses Foh-Amoaning Attacks Academics, DEI, Inclusivity Over University of Ghana’s Gender-Neutral Pronouns, Claims It’s LGBTQ+ Driven”

The University of Ghana (UG) has issued a forceful rebuttal to claims by prominent anti-LGBTQ+ advocate Moses Foh-Amoaning that the institution amended its statutes to endorse or admit LGBTQ+ activities, labeling the accusations as “entirely false, misleading, and defamatory.” In a detailed statement released on November 24, 2025, UG clarified that recent changes to itsContinue reading “University of Ghana Vehemently Denies Allegations of Promoting LGBTQ+ Activities, Demands Apology from Moses Foh-Amoaning, Slams Irresponsible Media Reports”