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Free SHS will not thrive in your hands – Akufo – Addo tells Mahama

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the Free Senior High School policy will not thrive in the hands of former President John Mahama should he...

NPP 2020 Manifesto: NPP promises expansion in admission of law and medical students

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has promised to increase admission of students who wish to study Law and Medicine at the various tertiary institutions...

NPP 2020 Manifesto: No guarantor for loans for students – Bawumia declares

All tertiary students in the country will get the option to obtain student loans without guarantors, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Speaking at...

‘Universities likely to revert to entrance exam assessment over WASSCE leakages’

Executive Director for Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has hinted of the possibility of public universities reverting to the era of conducting entrance exam...

Man sneaks WASSCE answers to students on top floor with ladder

A man on Thursday, August 20, risked his life to sneak answers through a window to students sitting for the West Africa Senior Senior...

GES takes critical decision about private schools and diploma holders

The Deputy Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES) in-charge of Managerial Services, Anthony Boateng, has revealed that private schools in the country are going...

WAEC rejects accusations of leaking exams questions

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it cannot be blamed for mass leakage of exams questions on social media. Mounting a strong defence the...

WAEC publishes names of 13 suspected 2019 WASSCE cheats

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has published the names and index numbers of 13 persons suspected to have been involved in examination malpractices...

NUGS bites WAEC over leakage of 2020 WASSCE questions

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is calling for a comprehensive investigation into the leakage of papers in the ongoing West African Senior...

IFEST shreds WAEC over leaked WASSCE questions [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · IFEST shreds WAEC over leaked WASSCE questions Executive Director of the Institute for Educational Studies (IFEST), Peter Partey Anti, has described the West...

Committee inaugurated on school reopening

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has inaugurated a 10-member committee in Accra to deliberate and advise on modalities for the re-opening of...

WAEC reports leaked 2020 WASSCE questions to Cyber Crime Department

The West African Examinations Council(WAEC) has initiated investigations into the circulation of a yet-to-be finalised version of an examiners’ list for the 2020 West...

Diagnosing the perennial leakage of WAEC questions: A researcher’s analysis

Examinations are key in every educational system. The form a major part of any assessment framework and are important because exams serve as feedback...

Minority calls for cancellation of leaked WASSCE papers

The Minority in Parliament is calling for the cancellation of leaked papers in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). This comes after Africa...

Leaked WASSCE questions were same in the exam – Group confirms

Africa Education Watch has raised concerns over the continuous leakage of exam questions in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According...

NAGRAT welcomes Professional Teacher Allowance policy

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has welcomed the government’s policy of Professional Teacher Allowance. The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, on Tuesday,...

NADMO boss breaks silence on galamsey site near school premises

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADM) Director for Aowin Municipality in the Western North, Akwaboah Queson, has responded to claims from the Omanpe chief...

NDC’s apology over cancellation of teacher trainee allowance [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC apologises for cancellation of teacher trainee allowance The Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has apologised for the cancellation of...

JHS pupils to enjoy free waakye, kontomire stew, egg… – Minister reveals

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, says the free hot meal per day for final year Junior High School...

UG ends free online data package for students, staff

The University of Ghana has brought to an end its free online data package that was provided to students, faculty members and some staff...

How teachers reacted to Akufo-Addo’s hot meals for BECE candidates, staff

It is in order for President Nana Akufo-Addo to provide one hot meal a day for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) students and school...

School of Hygiene students go wild, storm Sanitation Ministry again!

Students of the Ghana School of Hygiene are for the second time in two weeks, picketing the premises of the Sanitation Ministry to demand...

JHS pupils to enjoy free meals

Final year Junior High School (JHS) pupils in schools preparing to write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will enjoy free meal from government. President...

All tertiary institutions to re-open on this date

Tertiary institutions are expected to re-open on August 24, 2020 for continuing students for academic work to continue, President Akufo-Addo has said. Delivering his 15th national...

Jane Naana clears air on cancellation of Teacher Trainee Allowance

The running mate to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed claims that the John Mahama-led government canceled trainee teachers’ allowance. According...

Education Minister discloses when schools will reopen

Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said the reopening of schools in Ghana will be dependent largely on how the coronavirus behaves...

UG Chancellor elected to African Academy of Sciences Fellowship as Honorary Fellow

Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Mary Chinery-Hesse, has been appointed an Honorary Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. This was communicated by Prof....

GES commended for timely sanctions against marauding students

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sub-Platform 4 (SDG4), a civil society organization, has commended the Ghana Education Service (GES) for the timely sanctions against...

UK based educationist condemns politicisation of education in Ghana

Following the intolerable behaviour of some final year students that went viral on social media, many educationists have called for a proper, strict and...

The Big Debate: Kwaku Boahen makes ‘rib-cracking’ comment about Free SHS

Kwaku Boahen, a member of the communications team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has made a hilarious comment about the government's educational...

Government cleared all legacy arrears – Education Minister

Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, on Wednesday said the government has cleared all legacy arrears left by the previous administration to...

Protest hits Okyenhene’s university over salary and SSNIT non-payment

Some staff and the Students Representative Council of the University College of Environment and Agricultural Studies at Bunso in the Eastern region have protested...

Why this 16-year-old SHS student committed suicide will shock you

A 16-year-old student of the Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School in Kumasi has allegedly committed suicide at Asonomaso, in the Kwabre East Municipality. Kwabena Prince...

New JHS and SHS Courses to be rolled out

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has revealed that Cabinet has approved the Common Core Programme (CCP) Curriculum for Junior and Senior High...

We have cleared debt left by Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang – Napo

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has painted a bleak picture of the state of affairs in the education sector at the time...

Full Text: Education Minister’s statement on ‘Education and Teacher Reforms’

PARLIAMENTARY STATEMENT ON EDUCATION AND TEACHER REFORMSBY DR. MATTHEW OPOKU-PREMPEH, HONOURABLE MINISTER OF EDUCATION Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to make a...

Gov’t introduces new teachers’ allowance

Government has disclosed plans to introduce what it calls 'professional teachers allowance'. The new allowance meant to be paid on annual basis will benefit both...

NPP has delivered on manifesto promise to transform education sector – Education Minister

Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the Akufo-Addo government has delivered on its manifesto promise to transform Ghana’s education sector. In a statement to...

WASSCE 2020: Why SDA Church is opting for Nov/Dec for students [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why SDA Church is opting for Nov/Dec for students The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church is registering church members who failed to write...

Elder endorses behaviour of SDA students who refused to write WASSCE on ‘Sabbath Day’ [Video]

Three final year students of Agona Senior High Technical School (ASTECH) in the Ashanti region failed to write their Asante Twi paper in the...