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GTEC directs Colleges of Education to begin 2026/2027 admissions

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed Colleges of Education across the country to commence admissions for the 2026/2027 academic year with immediate...

Africa’s education systems to harness, assess indigenous knowledge for internal wealth creation

A Ghanaian curriculum development expert, Thomas Osei-Kumah has called for a fundamental transformation of African education systems to enable the continent to harness its...

Kpandai MP supports 166 tertiary students with GH¢166,000 from Common Fund

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai in the Northern Region Mathew Nyindam has supported 166 tertiary students in the constituency with a total amount...

NCPTA backs striking teacher unions, urges parents to keep children at home

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) Ghana has declared its full solidarity with striking pre-tertiary teacher unions, describing their demands as legitimate and...

Ghana urges evidence-based investment in education for children affected by emergencies

Ghana has urged West African countries, policymakers and development partners to prioritise evidence-based investments in education to ensure children affected by conflicts, disasters, displacement...

Over 2,000 teachers in Dormaa comply with strike

Justice Acquah, the Dormaa District Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Bono Region says none of the about 2,000...

15 years of waiting: Inside La Presec’s desperate fight for classrooms, computers and dignity

For more than a decade, the walls of an unfinished three-storey classroom block at La Presec have stood as a painful reminder of a...

GES urges striking teachers to return to work, warns of threat to academic calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has appealed to the striking teacher unions to call off their industrial action, warning that the strike threatens what...

Teachers’ strike hits school vendors as sales drop

The ongoing strike by teachers is beginning to take a toll on vendors who operate on school campuses. A visit by Adom News to the...

GES warns schools, teachers against illegal fees, appeals for end to strike

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned heads of schools and teachers against charging illegal fees, including admission fees and other unauthorised levies. Director-General of...

Kpandai MP commissions classroom block, renovated CHPS compound to improve education and healthcare

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai Constituency, Mathew Nyindam has commissioned and handed over a three-unit classroom block at Meme E/P Junior High School...

Over 50% of 53,000 unplaced JHS graduates complete self-placement – Education Ministry

The pressure on Ghana’s secondary school placement resolution centres is easing, with more than half of the over 53,000 students initially left without automatic...

NAGRAT gives conditions under which strike will be called off

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it will not call off the ongoing teachers’ strike until government provides concrete and binding timelines...

Delayed promotions put teachers’ retirement benefits at risk – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has warned that delays in processing teacher promotions could affect the retirement benefits of teachers who are...

Desks rotting in abandoned Kintampo South E-Block: A decade of neglect and a waste of state resources

In the quiet farming community of Anyima, in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region, a grim monument to broken promises stands...

Education Minister outlines roadmap to address striking teachers’ concerns

The government has given the Ghana Education Service (GES) until October 5, 2026, to submit outstanding data on promoted teachers, as it seeks to...

‘Teachers funded the survey, so why the delayed implementation?’ – PRETAG questions GES over deprived-area allowance

The Vice President of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), Adokwei Ayikwei Awulley, has questioned the delay by the Ghana Education Service...

Teachers strike: ‘Bring all the input forms and we’re ready to pay’ – CAGD tells GES

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says it is ready to process outstanding promotion-related salary payments for teachers once the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Keep the academic calendar smooth while we address your concerns – Education Minister appeals to striking teachers

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to striking teacher unions to return to the classroom as government steps up engagements to resolve their outstanding...

‘Teachers should not suffer for someone’s responsibility’ – CAGD

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to expedite the submission of documents needed to process outstanding teacher...

Kpandai pupils roam, play as teachers’ strike disrupts academic work

Schools across the Kpandai District have been hit by the ongoing teacher strike, leaving classrooms virtually empty as students roam and play on school...

Teacher unions strike: ‘Anyone with advice should tell gov’t to do the needful’ – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on government to take the necessary steps to resolve the issues behind the ongoing teacher...

“We’ll attend govt’s meeting if time permits us” – PRETAG says amidst strike action

The Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) says it will attend a meeting scheduled by government today if its members have the time...

CAGD processes and pays promotion arrears to 6,079 teachers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says 6,079 teachers have so far received salary adjustments and arrears arising from promotions and upgrades submitted by...

Education Ministry to meet teacher unions today amidst strike action

The Education Ministry is expected to meet leaders of the teacher unions today, September 28, as efforts intensify to end the nationwide strike over...

CAGD explains process for paying promoted teachers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has clarified that the processing of salary adjustments and arrears for promoted or upgraded teachers depends on the...

Education Ministry moves to institutionalise Ghanaian Sign Language

The government has announced plans to develop a sustainable policy for the development and use of Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) in the country’s education...

Promoted teachers getting only GH¢100 salary increase – PRETAG

The President of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), King Ali Awudu, has said some teachers who have recently been promoted are...

Minority urges gov’t to resolve teachers’ grievances amidst industrial action

The Minority Caucus Committee on Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions has urged the government to urgently engage teacher unions and address outstanding concerns that...

President Mahama should consider reassigning Haruna Iddrisu over education challenges – Charles Owusu

Political activist and social commentator, Rev. Charles Owusu has called on President John Mahama to consider reassigning Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu to another ministry,...

NAGRAT calls for audit of school feeding enrolment figures

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for an audit of enrolment figures used to determine allocations under the School Feeding Programme,...

Education Ministry to meet teacher unions amidst strike action

The Ministry of Education will meet the teacher unions on Monday, September 28, in a fresh attempt to resolve a dispute over unpaid promotion...

Krachi West Assembly supports best BECE candidates with SHS starter packs

The Krachi West Assembly in the Oti Region has supported outstanding Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates with Senior High School (SHS) starter packs...

Teacher unions strike: NAGRAT accuses government of acting in bad faith

The nationwide strike declared by Ghana’s teacher unions has entered a new phase, with the President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT),...

Kadue D/A Primary School pupils learn in chapel over lack of classrooms

Kadue D/A Primary School in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region is appealing for urgent support to provide a permanent classroom...

EduPack denies scam claims, apologises to parents for delivery delays

Prospectus Ghana Limited, implementer of the EduPack Programme, has apologised to parents over delivery delays and communication gaps, while denying claims that the school-support...

Students in six Kwahu South SHSs forced to sleep on floors over furniture, bed shortages

Six Senior High and Technical Schools in the Kwahu South Municipality are facing severe shortages of beds, furniture, dining tables and chairs, forcing some...

Teacher unions declare nationwide strike

The three teacher unions in Ghana have declared a nationwide industrial action, effective Friday, September 25, 2026, over what they describe as prolonged delays...

Ghana TVET Service partners ‘The OR Foundation’ to advance sustainable fashion through National TVET WEEK 2026

As Ghana looks to align skills development with emerging economic opportunities, the Ghana TVET Service has partnered with The OR Foundation to stage the...

Ghana TVET Service engages BoG Governor on skills development and economic transformation

The management of the Ghana TVET Service, led by its Director-General, Engr. Dr Eric Kofi Adzroe, paid a courtesy call on the Governor of...