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Coronavirus: Kennedy Agyapong wades into re-closure of schools
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has called for the re-closure of schools and churches following a rise in Covid-19...
GNAT backs calls for re-closure of schools
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is backing those calling for re-closure of basic schools till the government is really ready...
Covid-19: Akufo-Addo speaks on closure of schools, borders
President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that Ghana cannot continue to keep schools closed forever and continue with the ban on social gathering.
Why this virologist is calling for closure of kindergarten, lower primary schools
A virologist at the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research, Dr Michael Owusu, has called on the government to take a firm decision...
Universities’ Senior Staff strike forces closure of UCC, UG basic schools
Authorities of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the University of Ghana (UG) have closed indefinitely all sections of their basic...
UTAG Strike: Minority pushes for closure of Universities [Audio]
The Minority in Parliament is pushing for the closure of public universities in the country amid the strike embarked upon by the...
UTAG strike: Africa Education Watch calls for closure of universities until…
Africa Education Watch has called on Vice-Chancellors to close down all public universities until the UTAG strike is called off.The Africa Education...
UTAG Strike: NLC sets records straight on closure of public universities [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · NLC sets records straight on closure of public universities
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has said there...
John Dumelo ‘schools’ Hawa Koomson
Aspiring agricultural expert and farmer, John Dumelo, has schooled Madam Hawa Koomson on fish farming after what Ghanaians have described as her...
Adutwum clears air on reopening of schools amid covid-19 surge [Audio]
Education Minister-designate, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, is insisting schools will remain opened in spite of the surge of covid-19 cases recorded in...
Pressure mounts on govt to close down schools 3 weeks into re-opening
The Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has joined calls by some teacher unions for government to close down schools...
GES staff accused of demanding money from private schools before supply of PPE
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools is calling on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to investigate some personnel in its office...
Don’t give me a reason to close down schools – Akufo-Addo tells students
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked students not to give him a reason to shut down schools a second time.
Schools reopening date announced
The 2021/22 academic year is expected to commence in mid-January 2021, sources within government say.
This was decided after...
Little girl’s emotional letter to Akufo-Addo over reopening of schools
A nine-year-old girl, Imani Pendo Abdallah-Sesay, is beseeching President Nana Akufo-Addo to reopen schools for academic exercises to resume.
Long school closure, threat to the educational sector – GNAPS
Upper West Regional Secretary of Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS), Alhaji Dasaana N. S. Adamu, says the long school closure...
Private schools council goes wild over re-opening of schools
The Ghana Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has expressed reservations over the government’s decision to reopen schools for second year Senior High...
WHO, UNICEF urge reopening of schools in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have urged African governments to promote the safe reopening of schools...
Check out Association of Private Schools’ proposed date for resumption of schools
The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) is pushing for the full resumption of schools across the country starting September this...
Covid-19: Why are we only concerned about Free SHS not Universities and Junior High...
About 14 years ago, on my way home from school, which is Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), there was an argument between...
NDC calls for immediate closure of SHSs across the country
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for the immediate closure of all Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country.
Covid-19: Kenya announces all national exams canceled as schools remain closed till 2021
Kenya’s Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), George Magoha, has announced that stakeholders have shelved schools reopening until 2021.
Speaking to...
South Africans call for school closure as students test positive for coronavirus
Calls for the closure of South African schools are growing as 204 people, mostly learners, tested positive at a boarding school in...
4,500 basic schools to be disinfected in Greater Accra
About 4,500 basic schools in the Greater Accra region are expected to be disinfected by Zoomlion Ghana Limited.
The...
Universities to reopen today after over three months closure
Public and private universities across the country are set to resume academic work today, June 15, 2020, as final year students return...
Border closure: Check out the number of Ghanaians evacuated so far
Amid Ghana's border closure over the COVID-19 pandemic, it has emerged that a number of stranded Ghanaians have been evacuated from various...
Akufo-Addo to Address nation tonight, expectations high on closure of churches, others
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will tonight address the nation on measures put in place by the government to contain the...
Reopening schools amid coronavirus pandemic
Since March, schools across the country have been closed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Subsequently, the country has struggled...
Covid-19 Roadmap for Schools: IFEST suggests return to shift system
An educational think tank, IFEST says a prolonged stay at home of students could have dire consequences to the country’s weak education...
GES writes to GNAT on re-opening of schools
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has started a stakeholder consultation to provide the President a blueprint that will guide the reopening of...
Coronavirus: Education Minister reveals when it would be appropriate for reopening of schools
The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, says the reopening date of educational institutions will depend on the expert advice of health...
Teacher’s heartbreaking fear for some pupils after schools coronavirus shut down
From today, 20th march, 2020, schools across the UK will closed until further notice.
The UK death toll has...
Coronavirus: Ministry of Health issues new directives to schools
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has directed all Directors and Principals of all schools in Ghana to allow their final students to...
Coronavirus: Lagos shuts down public and private schools
As the deadly Coronavirus spreads, the Lagos State Government has ordered that all public and private schools in the state be shut from Monday,...
Coronavirus: Closure of churches long overdue – GPCC
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has lauded president Nana Akufo-Addo for suspending all church activities in the wake of the...
Coronavirus: Marijuana on high demand in Europe after coffee shop closures
Marijuana smokers queued up to stockpile weed in Holland yesterday after the country's famous 'coffee shops' were ordered to shut over coronavirus fears.
Japan shutting down schools nationwide to fight coronavirus
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for all schools in the country to close from Monday until the end of their...
Live from the Woods: Directive for closure of School of Survey and Mapping lazy
Disappointing. Mediocre. Infantile. Disingenuous. Malicious. These words vividly describe Tuesday’s directive by Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu for the closure of...
Bawku conflict: We feel unsafe going home after vacation – UDS students
Some students of the University for Development Studies (UDS) have appealed to feuding factions in the area to make peace and resolve...
Engage Now Africa’s all important message on Int’l literacy day
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Engage Now Africa, has called for more human-centred intervention programmes as the world continues to battle the coronavirus...