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UDS to be renamed after Rawlings

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, will be renamed after late former President Jerry John...

Time to rethink approach to handling education — Dr Armah

A former acting Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has observed that the COVID-19 global pandemic...

Coronavirus: Three students infected in 2 regions since re-opening of schools- GHS

Three students in Senior High Schools in the Upper West and Western Regions have contracted Covid-19 since schools re-opened a week ago. The Director-General of...

Read: What teachers and proprietors are saying about their readiness and preparedness for school reopening in Ghana

Study Background The reopening of schools means that Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres will have to concurrently teach and prevent COVID-19 in their schools. To date,...

Govt’s ¢12.5b education investment in 2019 is yielding fruits – Kwesimintsim MP

Ghana spent a whopping ¢12.5 billion on educating young Ghanaians in 2019 alone, Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim, Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has said. This...

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 schools. The closure...

Excitement as Eastern library welcomes pupils back to the library

The Ghana Library Authority, Eastern Region, has welcomed all pupils back to the library after the library was closed to them in March 2020....

Death-trap school building collapses on boy, 13 [Video]

 A death-trap school building of the New Nsuta Junior High School (JHS) in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region has collapsed on a...

Coronavirus: Two students of St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary test positive

JoyNews/AdomNews · 2 students of St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary in Wa test positive for Covid-19 Two students of the St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary...

Fire destroys Suhum Islamic Girls SHS dormitory [Photos]

Fire has destroyed the storeroom of the dormitory block of Suhum Islamic Girls Senior High School in the Eastern Region. The fire incident, which occurred...

Universities’ senior staff declare nationwide strike

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has declared a nationwide industrial action. The association announced the withdrawal of its services with immediate...

What Wontumi told authorities of Prempeh College about his certificate

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, (Wontumi), has revealed a passionate appeal he made to his Alma Mata, Prempeh...

Parliament stands down motion to suspend payment of university fees

Parliament on Wednesday stood down a motion by Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, calling on the Government of Ghana to...

KNUST announces new restrictions for students

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced new restrictions for students as a surge in COVID-19 cases is recorded. The University...

Market structure turned into classrooms [Video]

Students of Tano Kurom M/A Primary School in the Asante Akyem South Municipal in the Ashanti Region are being forced to study in a...

Africa Education Watch lashes Education Ministry over PPEs for schools [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Africa Education Watch ‘clash’ with Education Ministry over PPEs for schools Education think-tank, Africa Education Watch has lashed out at the Ministry of...

TEWU suspends nationwide strike

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has announced a suspension of its nationwide strike which began on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. This follows...

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 to supply...

Suspend reopening of schools if PPE’s are not ready – Govt told

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) is calling for the suspension of the reopening of basic schools till all relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...

Reopening of schools: Private school owners send strong message to parents

The Conference of Directors of Private Pre-Tertiary Schools says it is not compulsory for members to reduce monies taken for fees and other services...

UPSA students’ long queue causes stir [video]

A video report by a citizen captures students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, in an unusually long queue at the entrance of...

Pupils report to school without face masks [Video]

The country's fight against covid-19 in schools could face a stiff challenge in the Northern Region following non-adherence to the protocols. Most pupils and students,...

COVID-19: GES issues guidelines on school reopening

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has come out with the guidelines for the reopening of schools. Dubbed: Guidelines for School Reopening During COVID-19, the guidelines...

Afenyo-Markin constructs 14th community library in Effutu Constituency

The Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin as part of his responsibilities to his constituents on January 15, commissioned a newly constructed...

Mahama Ayariga wants tertiary fees for 2021 academic year suspended

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament to move a motion that will disallow the payment...

Coronavirus: I won’t allow my children to go to school – Sam George

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prapram, Sam Nettey George, has decided not to allow his children go back to school following the reopening...

Mahama Ayariga calls for suspension of 2021 academic fees for…

Bawku Central Member of , Mahama Ayariga, has written to the Speaker of Parliament to move a motion for the suspension of fees...

Weija-Gbawe MCE hands over KG block to Weija Presby School [Photos]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly, Patrick Kumor, has commissioned and handed over a new kindergarten block to the...

Drama as ‘gargantuan’ school fees pop up online

Social media has been thrown into a state of confusion after fees purported to be those of Roman Ridge and SOS Hermann Gmeiner International...

We are ready to accept pregnant students – KPANSEC headmaster assures

Following President Nana Akufo-Addo's Address to the Nation where he announced that schools should reopen today, pupils and students were expected to throng the...

Reopening of schools: Why Africa Education Watch thinks students are safer in schools [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Reopening of schools: Why Africa Education Watch thinks students are safer in schools Education think-tank, Africa Education Watch, has said the reopening of...

Accra International Book Festival hosts author Dinah Larbi on #CatchUpAfrica

The Accra International Book Festival will be hosting author and Lady Deacon Dinah Nyarkoah Larbie on #CatchUpAfrica.  The event scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2021,...

Meet the first National Science and Maths Quiz mistress

Today, January 14 is exactly seven years after the first National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) mistress passed on. Madam Marian Ewurama Addy was not...

GIJ reacts to allegations of disregarding covid-19 protocols

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has dismissed report which suggests students disregard the covid-19 safety protocols on its campuses. According to the Institution, all...

Extend JHS to four years to cover new curriculum – Kofi Asare proposes

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has proposed that the Junior High School (JHS) system is extended to four years. This, he...

Full list of candidates vying for the UG Vice-Chancellor office

Some seven persons have been announced as those vying for the office of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana. Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu is...

4th phase of schools disinfection underway in Eastern region

School authorities (both basic and senior high schools–SHSs) in the Eastern Region have pledged their support their support effort of government contain the spread...

ASEPA backs Adutwum for Education Minister

The Executive Director of Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has added his voice to calls for the immediate past Deputy Education...

Fair Wages to hold emergency meeting with TEWU

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has called for an emergency meeting with the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) over their nationwide strike. TEWU effective...

GES policy draft weakens civil society’s ability to demand accountability – CSOs

Civil Society Organizations through the Africa Education Watch are petitioning the Ghana Education Service (GES) to suspend the policy draft set to be implemented...