Ghana: President approves full-fledge university status for ILGS

 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted executive approval for the transitioning of the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) to a full-fledged university.

The University will operate as a specialised public degree awarding, research, and professional training institution whose mandate shall be of “strategic national importance for local government.”

The Minister of Local Govern­ment, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Mr Martin Ad­jei-Mensah…