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It’s ridiculous to say universities have more financial scandals than other public institutions – Lecturer

A professor at the University of Ghana says the government citing misappropriation of funds as one of its reasons for introducing the Public University...

Reopening schools amid coronavirus pandemic

Since March, schools across the country have been closed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Subsequently, the country has struggled to combat...

Akufo-Addo grants presidential charter to two private universities

President Nana Akufo-Addo has presented presidential charters to the Pentecost University College, Accra, and All Nations University College in Koforidua. This was at a ceremony at...

KNUST migrates academic work onto virtual space

There is some good news for lecturers and students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as the institution goes virtual with...

We have no entrenched position on reopening of schools – NAGRAT

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it has no entrenched position on the reopening of schools. President of the Association, Angel Carbonu said...

Parents and students at Abura-Asebu complain about E-learning

Some parents in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central region, have expressed concerns about the ongoing distance learning programmes currently being aired on the...

Coronavirus: Private schools proposes date for reopening of schools

Private schools in Ghana are demanding a partial reopening of schools across the country starting mid-June this year. In a proposal to the Ghana Education...

Information Minister finally clears air on reopening of schools

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has said the government is not reopening schools anytime soon. He, however, explained that the government is in consultation with stakeholders...

Don’t rush to reopen schools – Govt told

Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academic, Apostle Safo School of Arts and Sciences at Awoshie Last Stop, Accra, Hughes Lartey has cautioned government...

Covid-19: Deputy Education Minister’s message to private school owners [read]

Deputy Education Minister in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has asked managers of private schools to apply for the...

Covid-19 Roadmap for Schools: IFEST suggests return to shift system

An educational think tank, IFEST says a prolonged stay at home of students could have dire consequences to the country’s weak education system. In a...

Time not yet ripe for reopening of schools – PTA Council

For sometime now, calls on the government to reopen schools across the country have increased. Among those calling for the immediate reopening of schools is...

E.L’s message to GES on reopening of schools in Ghana [read]

Teacher Unions are outraged by the possibility of the Ghana Education Service (GES) reopening schools though the Coronavirus infections continue to increase. The Vodafone Ghana...

Teacher Unions kick against re-opening of schools

Teacher Unions in the country have kicked against plans by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to re-open schools should President Nana Akufo-Addo decide to...

Public University Bill: UTAG submits recommendations to govt

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) after examining the Public university Bill, 2020 have submitted a 25 paged memorandum for the consideration of...

Disinfestation chemical very potent

General Manager (GM) of Waste Masters and Agro Ghana Limited Edmund Kweku Vidjah, who is in charge of the disinfestation exercise against bedbugs in...

Okudzeto Ablakwa supports unpaid private school staff

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is touched by the plight of some teaching and non-teaching staff of private...

GES writes to GNAT on re-opening of schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has started a stakeholder consultation to provide the President a blueprint that will guide the reopening of Basic, Junior...

NaCCA approves 187 textbooks for KG, primary schools

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), acting on behalf of the Education Ministry, has announced the first batch of recommended textbooks for use...

Coronavirus: Students should be tested – Bono SHS heads propose

Some heads of second cycle institutions in the Bono region have proposed to Central Government to ensure that all students are tested for the...

SHS heads in Volta region comends GES for fumigation exercise

Authorities of some Senior High Schools in the Volta Region were full of praise for the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion as their...

SHSs at Bibiani, Chirano, Sefwi Wiaso fumigated

Senior High, Technical, Vocational and Special Schools in the Western North region are being fumigated and disinfected against bedbugs, bacteria and viruses to free...

UCC cautions lecturers against conducting exams, continuous assessment online

Management of the University of Cape Coast has cautioned it’s lecturers against conducting any form assessment test, whether quizzes, assignments, or examinations, online. According to...

Ahantaman Girls, Porter’s, others fumigated

A massive bedbug and insect disinfestation exercise is currently ongoing in all senior high, vocational and special schools in the Western and Western North...

10 Ghanaian students talk about the experience of e-learning

President Nana Akufo-Addo announced a ban on all public gatherings in the country after recording some cases of the pandemic coronavirus (COVID 19). With the...

Zoomlion to disinfect 79 high schools in Western region

The Ministry of Education, in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has begun the general disinfection of some 79 Senior High Schools (SHS) in the...

Bedbugs force Koforidua SECTECH students to sleep in dining hall

Headmaster of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH), Koforidua, Eastern region, Samuel Prince Folley, has revealed that bedbugs infestation in the school sometimes compels...

Covid-19: Deputy Education Minister’s message to hungry private school teachers (watch)

Private school teachers wailing over unpaid salaries will have to watch and pray as President Nana Akufo-Addo considers their plea for a stimulus package. Deputy...

Covid-19: GES releases virtual learning timetable for KG to JHS

The Ministry of Education, through the Ghana Education Service (GES), has released the timetable for the virtual learning for Kindergarten (KG) to Junior High...

Video: Some students have threatened to sue us – UHAS VC

The Vice Chancellor(VC) of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) says some groups of students have threatened to sue the university over...

NSMQ 2020 postponed till further notice

This year’s edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will no longer take place between June and July. This decision comes due to...

No reopening date set for schools – Dr. Adutwum

The Deputy Minister for Education Yaw Osei Adutwum has dismissed reports of dates being set for schools’ reopening across the country. Dr. Adutwum says when...

Coronavirus: Education Minister reveals when it would be appropriate for reopening of schools

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, says the reopening date of educational institutions will depend on the expert advice of health professionals managing...

No public university to write online exam – Education Minister

After weeks of agitations and uncertainties surrounding the mode of assessment of students, particularly at the university level, the matter seems to have been...

How to save Ghanaian culture of writing? This Nigerian has an idea

Ghana has, for many decades, enjoyed the spotlight as a destination of immense creative and cultural value. In music, for instance, it is hoisted...

Ashesi ranked 1st in Ghana, 9th in Africa in 2020 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking

Ashesi was ranked first in Ghana, ninth in Africa, and among the world’s top 400, in the 2020 Global Times Higher Education (THE) University...

Emergence of coronavirus calls for a paradigm shift – NCCE

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) on Tuesday said the Coronavirus has changed the basic fundamentals of human existence and this calls for...

Covid-19: Education Minister’s letter to parents [read]

The Ministry of Education has advised parents and guardians to give children a conducive environment for learning at home by not assigning them overwhelming...

Covid-19 breakthrough for Ghana as KNUST, INCAS Diagnostics develop rapid diagnostic test

Ghana has once again had a major breakthrough as the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Incas Diagnostics, a diagnostic company...

Covid-19: Wesley Girls’ High School (WGHS) Old Students donate PPEs to Cape Coast Regional Hospital

The 2004 Year Group of the Old Girls' Association of Wesley Girls’ High School (WGHS) have donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to the...