NNYF2025 - National Union Of Ghana Students (NUGS)

National Youth Festival

Igniting Youth Power For National Development

ABOUT NNYF 2025

The National Youth Festival, through its two months of regional activities culminating in a 7-day National Youth Convocation in Accra, will engage and impact over one million students directly and reach over 7 million indirectly through media, partnerships, and digital platforms.

This festival is unprecedented in its scale, ambition, and inclusivity — the first of its kind in Ghana’s history — and will leave a lasting legacy of empowered youth, stronger institutions, and a more cohesive national identity.

By organizing the NNYF, NUGS fulfills its historical and constitutional mandate: to champion the dreams, needs, and aspirations of Ghanaian students, and to mobilize them as active architects of the country’s future.

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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

The University Students’ Association of Ghana (USAG) is the mother body for all universities (private and public) in Ghana. USAG is an acronym for University Students’ Association of Ghana, with over thirty-five (35) university institution members. In July 2000 came into existence this honorable Association. Over the years, It has been an apolitical and a non – profit organization that does not discriminate (tribe/ethnicity, religion, race, etc.). USAG comes second to the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS).

USAG works at mobilizing and harnessing the human and intellectual potential and capacity of the various University communities and channeling them into valuable/positive projects and activities. Our mission is to contribute our quota, as an academic and intellectual body, to the national, continental, and global development agenda through constructive engagement with the people, agencies, and organizations which have a stake (direct or indirect) in the socio-cultural, economic and political growth, progress and transformation agenda. The association believes among many
things that we owe our society the duty of contributing to the building of a strong foundation that in a few years will see the country benefit tremendously. Over the years USAG has been involved in Advocacies, Campaigns, Project initiatives and implementation, Information dissemination, and capacity building programs that focus on areas including:

GHANA NURSES AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING ASSOCIATION

The Ghana Nurse and Midwife Trainees Association is the official voice of student nurses and midwives including interns in Ghana.

The association covers all issues on welfare, discipline, and
academics. The association is organized under national, zonal, and local sectors with responsible executives at each level.

GNMTA’s membership consists of about three thousand nurses and midwives including students and interns. Though student unions of nurses and midwives have existed from the inception of nursing training in Ghana, GNMTA was officially registered in September 2007 under the provisions of Sections 27 and 28 of the companies code of the Republic of Ghana.

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TEACHER TRAINEES ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

TTAG is a democratic, non-partisan independent association of teacher Trainees in Ghana. Which respects the freedom of its members. Currently the association seeks the welfare of 46 colleges.

This bloc has spearheaded and championed the welfare of teacher trainees for more than 26 years now and still counting. The motto of the Association is TTAG; A MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT. The teacher trainees association of Ghana is a well structured bloc of the union that seeks to; To champion the cause of Teacher Trainees in Ghana. To promote co-operation, understanding and friendship among students of the colleges of education in Ghana and other students‘ bodies both in Ghana and abroad so far as their aims and objectives of such bodies do not conflict with those of TTAG.

To promote high academic, professional and moral standard among Trainees. To encourage social programmes among Teacher Trainees. To serve as the mouthpiece of Teacher Trainees. To assist the authorities of Colleges of Education in Ghana to develop the College and help find solutions to problems as and when they arise

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GHANA UNION OF PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS

The Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS) is a democratic, non-partisan, non-sectarian mass movement of professional students in Ghana.

The union’s perspective encompasses all democratic, revolutionary, progressive ideals and principles, including those against imperialism, poverty, corruption, racism, tribalism and illiteracy, for national development and socio-economic progress.

The Union has been a powerhouse for student activism since its inception, offering support to member institutions and individuals under its umbrella.
The union was founded in the early 1990s but formally began official activity in 2001 after approval by its parent union, the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), and currently has 48 higher education institutions spread across the country, with its members largely having a membership of
over 2 million students.

Programs & Activities

NUGS TALK

NUGS Water Support Project

Anti-Corruption & Crime Campaigns

Agri-Power

Silverbird Movie Experiences

Fun Fairs and Student Concerts

Anti-Drug Abuse Campaigns

Junior Citizens Connect

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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

GHANA NURSES AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING ASSOCIATION

The Ghana Nurse and Midwife Trainees Association is the official voice of student nurses and midwives including interns in Ghana.

The association covers all issues on welfare, discipline, and
academics. The association is organized under national, zonal, and local sectors with responsible executives at each level.

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TEACHER TRAINEES ASSOCIATION OF GHANA

TTAG is a democratic, non-partisan independent association of teacher Trainees in Ghana. Which respects the freedom of its members. Currently the association seeks the welfare of 46 colleges.

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GHANA UNION OF PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS

The Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS) is a democratic, non-partisan, non-sectarian mass movement of professional students in Ghana.

Rationale

Ghana stands at a crucial point in its national development journey — a time when the role of young people has never been more important. With over 57% of the country’s population under the age of 25, it is clear that Ghana’s future depends largely on the capacity, creativity, leadership, and civic engagement of its youth.

The National Union of Ghana Students is uniquely and powerfully positioned to harness the potential of Ghana’s youth for national development. NUGS stands as a vital and strategic platform through which Ghana’s youthful population can be mobilized, empowered, and deployed as agents of national progress. With its grassroots network, strong advocacy voice, and youth-centered programs, NUGS is not just positioned to harness the potential of the youth — it is actively doing so to shape a prosperous Ghana.