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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...

TEWU declares nationwide strike Wednesday

The Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has declared its intention to embark on a nationwide strike beginning Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The action, according...

Coronavirus: Private basic schools in Central region disinfected

Some private basic schools in the Central Region have been disinfected ahead of reopening. The exercise was also to allow for the safe reopening of...

UCC adopts Nduom School of Business

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has adopted the Nduom School of Business and Technology as its satellite campus to address its accommodation challenges. Director...

UG: Traffic congestion on campus as freshers arrive for registration

There is heavy vehicular traffic on various sections of roads on the campus of the University of Ghana as cars troop in to drop...

Covid-19: Over 6,000 basic schools in Greater Accra region disinfected

With a few days to the reopening of schools in Ghana, Zoomlion Ghana has taken the mass disinfection and fumigation to public and private...

Dr Adutwum shocks 30 students in his constituency

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has granted scholarships to 30 students in the Bosomtwi Constituency to pursue various courses...

Coronavirus: Basic & SHS schools disinfected ahead of reopening

As part of the measures aimed at safe reopening of schools in the country, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has disinfected basic and Senior High Schools...

Scores of UG freshers stranded after failing to secure accommodation ahead of reopening

Scores of first-year students of the University of Ghana (UG) and their parents are stranded on the school’s campus after failing to secure accommodation...

Basic schools in Bono East disinfected ahead of reopening

Basic schools in the Bono East Region on Thursday (January 7, 2021) begun benefiting from the ongoing Ministry of Education and Zoomlion Ghana Limited...

Why Kumbungu residents are wailing over school reopening

Some residents of Nawuni, a community in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, have expressed worry over school reopening. The residents, who sought safety...

KNUST, KsTU face big test as Free SHS freshers arrive

Tertiary Institutions face the biggest test on their abilities to plan and prepare for challenges as freshmen arrive in schools on Saturday, January 9,...

UG: Concerned Students threaten demonstration at main entrance over modular system

A group calling itself the Concerned Students of the University of Ghana is threatening to demonstrate at the main entrance of the school in...

KNUST moves part of academic work online

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is adopting what management terms a blended approach in teaching and learning as part of...

Coronavirus: All tertiary institutions undergo disinfection ahead of reopening

The Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has begun a mass disinfection and fumigation of public...

GES reviews WASSCE, BECE exams dates

The Ghana Education Service is seeking to review the examination dates for West African Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination...

Over 8000 teachers fail licensure exams

About 8,442 candidates have failed the 2020 Teacher Licensure Examination organised by the National Teaching Council. This is out of a total of 27,455 candidates who...

GNAT welcomes decision to reopen schools

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in Accra has described the reopening of schools as laudable and has urged parents to prepare for...

Full document: GES 2021 academic calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a new academic calendar for 2020/21 Second Cycle (Senior High School) institutions. The release of the calendar comes...

Don’t charge or demand COVID-19 test results before admission – GES to schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says students are not required to take COVID-19 tests before being admitted to school. According to the Director General of...

Find full details of 2020/21 academic calendar for SHS here

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a new academic calendar for 2020/21 Second Cycle (Senior High School) institutions. The release of the calendar comes...

No mass gatherings, sporting activities permitted when schools reopen – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of schools starting January 15, 2020. During his 21st address to the nation on government’s Covid-19 mitigation measures, he...

All tertiary institutions to reopen on this date

All tertiary institutions will on Saturday, January 9, 2021, President Akufo-Addo has said. Delivering his 21st national address on measures being taken against the spread...

How Legon will run its ‘double-track’ academic calendar

The management of the University of Ghana (UG) Legon says the “double track” academic calendar scheduled to commence mid-January 2021 will offer a safe...

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 President Akufo-Addo’s meeting with Parliaments Committee...

Pregnant at 13 and able to attend school

The Tanzanian government was taken to court last month over its ban on pregnant school girls and young mothers attending school. It is one...

AIT wins 3 prestigious awards at 2020 UMB Ghana Tertiary Awards

Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), consistently ranked the top private university in Ghana was announced the winner of the three most prestigious awards at...

Reopening of schools: Consider batch system – Africa Education Watch tells government

Education think-tank, Africa Education Watch has asked government to consider allowing students back in school under the batch system with all Covid-19 safety protocols...

New curriculum: JHS teachers boycott GES training over this… [Video]

Junior High School (JHS) teachers, drawn from the three regions of the North, have refused to participate in 'day three' of Ghana...

10 study tips for foreign students in US

Are you planning to start studying in the US next year? Or maybe you are just looking for the best offers, grants, scholarships, and...