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UG clarifies no increase in academic facility user fees for 2025/2026

The University of Ghana (UG) has clarified that Academic Facility User Fees (AFUF) for the 2025/2026 academic year remain unchanged. In a statement issued on...

Minority demands parliamentary probe into NaCCA-SHS teachers’ manual saga

The Minority in Parliament has called for a full investigation into the development and sponsorship of Ghana’s current school curriculum, following concerns over content...

Minority calls for removal of NaCCA boss, board chair over SHS teacher manual saga

The Minority in Parliament has demanded the immediate removal of the Director-General and Board Chairperson of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA),...

Ghana to admit Burkina Faso students to public tertiary institutions at capped fees

Ghana is set to open its public tertiary institutions to high school graduates from Burkina Faso at capped fees, in a renewed effort to...

GES announces January 23 as Continuous Professional Development Day for teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Friday, January 23, 2026, will be observed nationwide as a National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day...

We warned them – NAGRAT says NaCCA knew of “gender identity” problem before public outcry

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) knew about the controversial "gender...

GTEC orders University of Ghana to comply with approved fees or risk sanctions

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the University of Ghana (UG) to strictly apply the fees approved by the Ministry of Education...

NaCCA Director-General apologises over controversial teacher manual

The Director General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prof Samuel Ofori Obuobisah Bekoe, has publicly apologised following public outrage over...

Ntim Fordjour demands Education Minister appear before Parliament over gender identity definition in SHS manual

Former Deputy Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called on the Minister of Education to...

Interior and Education Ministries partner to boost local production for schools

The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the local production of sanitary...

Why are you still at post? Miracles Aboagye asks NaCCA Board Chair amidst teachers’ manual controversy

Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has called for the resignation or dismissal of the Board Chairman of the National...

Director General of NaCCA must be fired for sleeping on the job – Ntim Fordjour

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has called for the immediate dismissal of the Director General of the National...

Foh-Amoaning urges inquiry into curriculum after NaCCA withdraws teacher manual over gender content

The Lead Advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has called for the establishment of an...

Prof. Bokpin calls on gov’t to apologise over NaCCA SHS teacher manual response

Professor Godfred Bokpin has urged the Government of Ghana and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) to apologise to the public following...

University of Ghana rejects GTEC’s approved charges

The University of Ghana (UG) has raised concerns over parts of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission’s (GTEC) recently published fee schedule for the 2026...

NaCCA recalls hard copies of SHS Physical Education & Health teachers’ manual

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has directed all teachers in possession of hard copies of the SHS Physical Education & Health...

Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo elected Chairperson of Association of Commonwealth Universities Council

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has been elected Chairperson of the Council of the Association of Commonwealth...

NaCCA reviewing controversial gender identity definition in SHS teachers’ manual [Listen]

Prof. Vincent Assanful, Board Chairman of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), has confirmed that a controversial definition of gender identity in...

NaCCA Board Chair reacts to controversial gender identity definition in SHS teachers’ manual

Board Chairman of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prof. Vincent Assanful, has confirmed that a contested definition of gender identity in...

Deputy Education Minister raises alarm over schools built without toilets

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed concern over the construction of school projects without proper toilet facilities, describing it as a...

GTEC approves University of Ghana fees for 2025/2026

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has released the approved fee structure for the University of Ghana for the 2025/2026 academic year, aiming to...

Asutifi North DCE raises concern over poor state of Pobikrom KG Block

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has raised concerns over the deplorable state of the Kindergarten...

Traditional ruler bemoans decline in academic performance in Ada

Asafoatsengua Buertey Okumko Obuampong IV, Senior Warlord of the Royal Adibiawer Clan of Ada, has expressed concern over what he described as a decline...

GES cautions school heads against registration of unauthorised students for WASSCE

The Ghana Education Service has issued a strong caution to heads of Senior High Schools and Technical Schools over the unauthorised registration of...

Deputy Education Minister engages stakeholders to resolve UG fees hike dispute

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, says government has begun formal engagement with key stakeholders over the recent adjustments in fees at the...

GNUTS rejects Scholarship Authority board over exclusion of student representation

The Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) has strongly objected to the inauguration of the Scholarship Authority Board, citing the absence of student...

Five former Kade SHTS students remanded over assault on teacher

The Kade District Court has remanded five individuals in connection with the assault on Michael Quayson, a teacher at Kade Senior High Technical School...

Education Minister inaugurates Governing Board of Ghana Scholarships Authority

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated the Governing Board of the Ghana Scholarships Authority, established under Act 1149 and approved by President...

Prosper Tachie elected new GNAT President at national delegates conference

Prosper Tachie, a teacher at T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (SHS), has been elected President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), defeating...

Five arrested over brutal assault on Kade SHTS teacher

The Cyber Security Unit of the Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Kade Police, has arrested five suspects in connection with the assault...

Chonke Paramount Chief demands GTEC transfer of DACE Principal

The paramount chief has given the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) an ultimatum to transfer Dr. (Mrs.) Benedicta Awusi Atiku, principal of Dambai College...

Dr. Gideon Boako provides fee support to 127 tertiary students in Tano North

The Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Gideon Boako, has presented cheques to 127 tertiary students from the constituency...

Reopening: Single-track SHS freshers report with excitement

First-year students enrolled under the Single-Track system of Senior High Schools (SHS) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) across the country reported to school...

Over 6,000 teachers threaten legal action and street protests over unpaid arrears

The academic year is set for a turbulent start as the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers has issued a final ultimatum to the government, warning...

Ghana Education Service maintains 2025/2026 SHS academic calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the 2025/2026 academic calendar for senior high schools will remain unchanged. In a statement dated January 2,...

UG explains academic fee increases

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Ghana has provided clarification regarding recent additions to students’ third-party fees, following concerns from the...

GNACOPS outlines data-driven strategy to scale private education in 2026

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has unveiled its strategic direction for 2026, prioritising data-driven decision-making, innovation, and strong leadership to scale...

High Court grants injunction against GNAT elections

The National Officers’ Elections of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), slated for January 7, 2026, have been suspended after a court granted...

Oti youth group demands probe into Dambai College Principal over alleged mismanagement

A youth group in the Oti Region has called on authorities to launch an immediate investigation into serious allegations against Dr. Mrs. Benedicta Atiku,...

Ablakwa awards tertiary scholarships to 50 North Tongu students

As part of activities marking his annual Christmas celebrations, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa,...