The Union of Trainee Nurses and Midwives Ghana (UTNMG) has raised serious concerns over what it describes as financial exploitation of 33 unregistered students at the Bolgatanga Nurses’ Training College.
According to the union, the affected students who were unable to register for the 2025/2026 Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) licensing examinations due to one or two referred courses are being compelled to pay exorbitant fees despite not receiving the services attached to those charges.
UTNMG said the students were initially billed GH¢3,828, made up of GH¢2,088 for full tuition and GH¢1,740 for feeding.
After deducting a stay-back fee of GH¢1,155, the payable amount should have been GH¢2,673.
However, the union alleges that the college kept revising the figure, first to GH¢2,713 and then GH¢2,523, without providing any clear explanation.
Despite being charged for feeding, the union claims the students have not been provided meals since the semester began and have been forced to find accommodation off campus.
In a statement signed by UTNMG National President Agbeti Immortal, the union said its attempts to engage the school administration including a written request for exemption from feeding fees had been met with silence.
UTNMG is demanding that the college conduct the resit examinations without additional charges, provide a full breakdown of all fees, refund any excess payments, and end what it terms “financial exploitation.”
The union is also calling for a full-scale investigation into the matter.
The group has appealed to government to intervene urgently to ensure the issue is resolved and the welfare of the affected students protected.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
