The National Service Authority (NSA) has given a 30-day ultimatum to tertiary institutions who are yet to renew their licenses.

The Authority, in a press release dated Tuesday, June 17, cautioned that unaccredited tertiary institutions that miss the deadline to regularize their status will negatively impact their students’ chances of participating in the 2025/26 national service.

According to the Authority, it received 135,990 submissions for this year from 122 tertiary institutions; however, 3,597 submissions are pending verification of accreditation.

"This figure is part of a total of 135,990 final-year Ghanaian students submitted by 122 tertiary institutions across the country.

"However, 3,597 of these submissions, representing graduates from 22 institutions, have not been processed, as those institutions are currently not accredited and remain unknown to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)," it added.

"NSA also urges institutions with expired accreditation to engage with GTEC and regularized their status within the next 30 days," it added.

The NSA is yet to give details of the tertiary institutions that currently possess expired accreditation.

NSA has been working to ensure that all tertiary institutions in the country meet the required accreditation standards.

In 2024, it announced a temporary halt to the processing of new accreditation applications for academic programs in all public universities, including technical universities.

Meanwhile, PIN codes for 132,393 prospective national service personnel ahead of the 2025/2026 service year have been released.

The NSA indicated that this year’s intake dropped by an average of 26% compared to the past three years, with a 36% decline in 2022/2023.

908 PIN codes for private applicants are currently awaiting final verification from the related institutions to be released.