Former National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) Chief Executive Officer, Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has reportedly been granted bail.

The National Intelligence Bureau reportedly detained the former NEIP CEO over allegations he made of a government official selling foreign scholarships for GH¢100,000 and above.

According to a report by JoyNews, on Thursday, February 12, 2026, the former NEIP boss was granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000.

The report also indicated that a scheduled court appearance was cancelled.

Reports on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, indicated that Kofi Ofosu Nkansah had been hospitalised after his arrest and interrogation by the National Intelligence Bureau.

The development was confirmed by his lawyer, Nana Agyenim Boateng Baffour Awuah, who also serves as Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, in an interview on Asempa FM's Ekosii Sen.

He explained that Nkansah experienced a sharp rise in blood pressure, alongside complications related to a pre-existing bone condition that causes him significant pain.

The lawyer also claimed that operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau searched the residence of his client without a warrant.

What the former NEIP boss said:

Speaking in a recent interview on Sompa FM, Nkansah alleged that he knows people, including members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who have purchased some of these scholarships for sums as high as GH¢100,000 or more.

“These are the things Dr Bawumia says he would stop, and so he is bringing digitalisation, which was accepted by the delegates. I would not be a hypocrite to pretend that it doesn’t happen because, even with the new NDC government, I know people who have bought a foreign scholarship… The person bought the scholarship and has travelled abroad.

“I don’t know the exact amount the scholarships are sold for, but some cost up to GH¢100,000. Some NPP members are even buying them to travel abroad; I’m telling you,” he claimed.

He added, “What I’m trying to say is that whether the NDC is in power or the NPP, some of these excesses happen. We cannot pretend or think that it doesn’t happen. I’m talking about things that have already happened.”

Nkansah, however, stated that he does not know whether the scholarships are being sold through the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), or any other state entity responsible for awarding these scholarships.

Former NEIP CEO Kofi Ofosu Nkansah admitted to hospital after NIB arrest - Lawyer



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