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Badu Bonsu II; The King whose head was preserved in a jar in a laboratory

The leader of the Ahanta tribe in the Western Region and a Ghanaian king Badu Bonsu II was executed in 1838 by the Dutch.The Kundum festival is celebrated by the...

Ningo-Prampram MP cuts sod for ultra-modern 4-unit classroom; donates 300 chairs, tables to schools on his birthday

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has cut sod for the construction of an ultra-modern four-unit classroom block for Ahwiam...

KG block awaits commissioning while kids study in dangerous building for over a year

Pupils at Teshie Salem Presbyterian Kindergarten study under dilapidated structure which puts their lives in danger.This is because though there is a well-furnished school...

GT Bank renovates ICT centre at Anumle Cluster of Schools

The Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited, on Friday commissioned a state of the art refurbished Information Technology Centre (ICT) at the Anumle Cluster of...

Achimota Preparatory fights GES over school take-over

The Management of Achimota Preparatory School is fighting the Ghana Education Service (GES) over its decision to take over and manage the affairs of...

GES revises promotion process for staff

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revised its promotion processes, with the aim to improve efficiency and effectiveness.The management of the GES said all...

Hewalenamo Girls Incorporated poised to impact lives of young girls

Hewalenamo Girls Incorporated, a non-profit organisation, has pledged its commitment to impact the lives of young Ghanaian girls.The organisation, which seeks to ensure children...

Mahama’s plan to cancel NSS for teachers: Group reacts

An educational movement calling itself Teachers in Training Advocacy (TTA) has warned against the potential cancellation of National Service (NSS) for graduate teachers.TTA says...

Mahama’s NDC committed to abolish automatic employment of teachers as trade off for World Bank loan- NaCCA boss

Contrary to his recent statements, it has emerged that former President Mahama planned to abolish the automatic posting of trained teachers and had committed...

Government supplies food items to school feeding caterers

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) distributing food to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) across the country.The items...

Afenyo Markins writes: It is high time international schools taught Ghanaian languages

Nations across the world showcase their cultural identities in so many ways. The culture of every nation includes its set of languages. More than...

All schools to benefit from school feeding programme – Gender Minister

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced that it will expand the School Feeding Programme to all schools across the country.“If...

200 students at Wa Islamic SHS displaced after fire outbreak

Parts of the Wa Islamic Senior High School in the Upper West Region have been gutted by fire.The fire, which is said to have started...

Twellium Foundation puts up new school structure for Dzabukpo community [Video]

When it comes to teaching and learning, there is the need for an equipped educational facility to improve the teaching and learning process.Over the...

All schools to benefit from school feeding programme – Gender Minister

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced that it will expand the School Feeding Programme to all schools across the country.“If...

2019 teacher licensure exam records almost 80% pass rate

The 2019 teacher licensure exam recorded a 78.2 percent pass rate representing 27,171 out of 34,724 teachers who sat for the examination.This means 21.8...

Nkwanta South SHS students ‘refuse’ to report after Christmas holidays

Management of the Nkwanta South Senior High School has appealed to parents to allow their wards return to school after the Christmas holidays.The appeal...

GES apologises to teachers over poor organisation of training programme

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken responsibility for difficulties experienced by teachers who are being trained on core subjects for the new curriculum.The ...

NSS opens for registration of 2020/2021 defaulters

The Management of National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced it has opened registration for Ghanaians who missed the opportunity to do their national service in the...

GES trains core subject teachers

The Ghana Education Service has begun a 4-day intervention training workshop for all core subject teachers in the 722 Senior High Schools across the country.The...

A-G to advise on case of businessman who allegedly defrauded UCC

A docket on a case of alleged forgery and fraud involving the Managing Director of Tacoa Construction Limited, has been referred to the Attorney-General’s...

2 Ghanaian students invited to prestigious world debate tournament

Two students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been invited to participate in the prestigious Hobart and William Smith...

Release or justify delayed posting of some 2018 trained teachers – Group tells gov’t

A pressure group under the name Teachers and Trainees Advocacy (TTA) has queried the government on the delayed engagements of some trained teachers.In a...

New Year School opens Tuesday, January 14

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is scheduled to open this year’s New Year School and Conference at the University of Ghana.The 71st Annual New...

Russia, Ghana launch cooperation in nuclear education

The Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), Russia and three key Ghana universities are collaborating to help the Ghanaian upcoming engineers, physicists, doctors and researchers to...

Peki SHS head ‘bribes’ auditor with students’ food items

Food items that could feed about 200 students of Peki Senior High School in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region for about...

Education of over 1000 pupils in Chereponi District hangs in the balance

The future of more than one thousand children from seventeen communities in the Chereponi district of the Northern Region hangs in the balance following...

‘Somanya University’ complete, pioneers to commence school 2020 academic year

The construction of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya Campus in the Eastern Region is complete and set to admit its pioneer...

GES, MoE accused of denying graduate teachers postings

The Coalition of unemployed Graduate Basic School Teachers has accused the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) of deliberate attempts...

UEW blasts Rawlings over resignation claims

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has said former President Jerry John Rawlings calls for Reverend Professor Afful-Broni to be made to step aside...

Teachers licensure exam has come to stay – NTC

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has described the licensure exam for teachers as an important tool for the teaching profession.According to the Executive Secretary,...

We won’t deliberately fail any teacher – Addai-Poku promises

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has promised a fair process for qualified teachers who will sit for the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination.Acting Executive Secretary...

SHSs to receive funds for second term within 10 days – Education Ministry

The Education Ministry says Senior High Schools will receive their funds for the academic year within 10 days.This assurance is in response to complaints...

TUTAG declares indefinite strike again

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike effective Monday to protest the non-payment of allowances due its...

Ideas, not natural resources, are better enablers for development – NaCCA boss

The Executive Director of National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has said the country’s best bet for rapid development is ideas, not natural...

Afful-Broni must step aside – Rawlings urges UEW Council

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has supported the call for relevant authorities to ensure that Rev Father Professor Afful-Broni is removed as the Vice...

New JHS uniforms not compulsory – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to...

Video: Fire ravages Konongo-based Pinamang Education Complex

A late evening fire outbreak at Pinamang Education Complex at Konongo in the Ashanti Region has destroyed properties in at least four rooms on...

GES announces reopening date for SHS students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Sunday, January, 5 2019 as a general school reopening day for Senior High School (SHS) 3 students.According to GES, the...