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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...

University administrators join calls for withdrawal of Public University Bill from Parliament

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has called for a complete withdrawal of the Public University Bill from Parliament saying the content of...

UG announces approved mode of teaching and learning for 2020/21 academic year

Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has announced the approved mode of teaching and learning for the 2020/21 academic...

TEWU to withdraw services over poor working conditions

The Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) has indicated its intention of withdrawing its services following the inability of the Fair Wages and Salaries...

UG: Student leaders approved ‘double-track’ model for 20/21 academic year – Management

It has come to light that student leaders of the University of Ghana gave their approval to a proposal by the management of the...

Akufo-Addo to firm-up school reopening after Cabinet meeting

President Akufo-Addo is receiving briefings from the Covid-19 Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings. Based on it, he is supposed to make a firm decision...

Little girl’s emotional letter to Akufo-Addo over reopening of schools

A nine-year-old girl, Imani Pendo Abdallah-Sesay, is beseeching President Nana Akufo-Addo to reopen schools for academic exercises to resume. In a humble request, she said:...

University of Ghana sets date for academic activities for fresh students

Academic activities for newly admitted students of the University of Ghana will commence on Monday, January 18, 2021. These students are expected to report from...

UG students petition VC over proposed ‘double track system’

A group on the campus of the University of Ghana calling itself Concerned Students Association have petitioned management of the university over the proposed...

National Inspectorate Board changes its name

The National Inspectorate Board (NIB) under the Ministry of Education has announced a change of its name. The NIB is now referred to as the...

2020 BECE Results: Education Ministry sends message to parents [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 2020 BECE Results: Education Ministry sends message to parents The Ministry of Education has asked parents to be patient with regards to the...

Long school closure, threat to the educational sector – GNAPS

Upper West Regional Secretary of Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS), Alhaji Dasaana N. S. Adamu, says the long school closure due to...

WAEC releases 2020 BECE results; 461 cancelled, 977 withheld

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). “The West African Examination Council wishes...

Public University Bill: UTAG welcomes govt’s decision

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has disclosed that all considerations to the passage of the disputed...

Parliament suspends passage of Public Universities Bill

Parliament has suspended processes to approve the Public Universities Bill 2020 following a meeting between Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and various education sector...

Public Universities Bill: Prof. Atugubah threatens to lead impeachment against UTAG leaders

Respected law professor, Raymond Atugubah, has written a strongly-worded letter to his colleagues at the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association...

UG-UTAG requests status of Public Universities Bill re-laid before Parliament

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) is requesting an update on the status of the suspended Public...

National Science & Maths Quiz mistress gets big promotion

Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann is mostly known for her role as the principal quiz mistress of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ).However, beyond...

3 JHS pupils drown in abandoned ‘galamsey’ pit

Three Junior High School (JHS) pupils at Banaso in the Aowin Municipality have drowned in abandoned illegal mining pit locally known as galamsey pit. The...

University of Ghana graduates 29 PhD and MPhil WACCI students

A total of 29 students of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), comprising 14 PhD students from Cohort Nine and 15 MPhil...