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WAEC reacts to leakage of exam papers

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has described as fake some images of papers circulating on social media purported to be for upcoming Integrated...

KNUST’s first female Vice-Chancellor makes this promise to students as she assumes office

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Saturday inaugurated its first female Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rita Akosua Dickson. Prof. Dickson becomes the University's...

NPP govt considering free tertiary education – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country. According to the president, the greatest investment to make in...

NDC man incurs wrath over ‘leaked’ WASSCE questions

An activist of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has incurred the wrath of some Ghanaians over ‘leaked’ West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Number of SHS students dead since reopening

At least four senior high school students have been confirmed dead after second cycle institutions in the country were re-opened for academic work. Schools reported...

Check out exit protocol for SHS Form 2 students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has outlined the protocol for Senior High School (SHS) Form 2 students’ exit as they vacate on Friday, July...

KPANSEC students present apology letter to authorities over scuffle

Students of Kpandai Senior High School (KPANSEC) have rendered an unqualified apology to the headmaster and entire teaching staff of the school for causing...

We’ve performed better than any govt including Nkrumah – Napo

Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has reiterated an earlier statement that by implementing the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, the Akufo-Addo...

Former UG Vice-Chancellor narrates how he turned a hall into a night club [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Former UG Vice-Chancellor narrates how he turned a hall into a night club A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG), Professor...

Ejisu Sec Tech student who was locked up by Assistant Headmaster jailed

One of the two students locked up overnight in the office of the assistant headmaster of Ejisu Sec Tech has been jailed for a...

Let’s survive COVID-19 together

In the news today Many new cases of COVID-19 are reported daily Who are those who make up these numbers? Journalists, parents, children, actors, lawyers, doctors, farmers,...

Committee report on KNUST SHS student’s death ready

A report about the circumstances surrounding the death of Leonard Richard Sam - a final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science...

Touching tribute by classmates as KNUST SHS student is buried

Students of the Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School (SHS) have paid their last respects to their colleague, Leonard...

KNUST commissions executive campus at Moree, Cape Coast

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has commissioned the second phase of its campus at Moree, Cape Coast. The commissioning was done...

Accra International Book Festival hosts Oheneyere Gifty Anti on #CatchUpAccra

Ace broadcast journalist and bestselling Ghanaian author, Oheneyere Gifty Anti is the guest author for the July edition of all-writers affair platform #CatchupAccra. The virtual...

More SHSs record coronavirus

Twenty five students of the Mawuli Senior High School ( SHS) are currently in isolation after testing positive for Coronavirus. Providing updates on the Covid-19...

NaCCA denies reviewing JHS, SHS duration

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has debunked claims suggesting it has plans to review the Junior High School (JHS) and Senior...

Married teacher and beauty queen jailed for sending naked photos to 15-year-old student

A married teacher and former beauty pageant winner, who is a science teacher, will spend two of her precious years in prison after being...

Check out Mahama’s good luck message to SHS finalists

Former President John Mahama has offered his best wishes to the final year Senior High School (SHS) students who are writing their final examinations...

Check out WAEC’s timetable as WASSCE begins today

Three hundred and thirteen thousand, eight hundred and thirty-seven final year students across the country will today, July 20, 2020, begin their exit examination...

Akufo-Addo wishes SHS finalists good luck as exams kicks off Monday

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday offered his best wishes to the 313,837 final year Senior High School (SHS) students, who will be writing...

What killed Mamfe SHS final year student revealed

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirmed the death of final year student of the Methodist Girls High School at Mamfe in the Akuapem...

NUGS backs registration of SHS students

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has backed the decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) to register eligible Senior High School (SHS) students...

Six SHS students recover from Covid-19 in Ahafo

Six out of the 10 Senior High School (SHS) students who tested positive for coronavirus in three schools in the Ahafo region have recovered. Two...

Kwahu-Daa pupils, residents fume as headmaster declares ‘death-trap’ school excellent

Residents and pupils of Kwahu-Daa RC Junior High School (JHS) in the Eastern region have bared their teeth at the school’s headmaster for declaring...

KNUST clears air on student who allegedly murdered Uber driver

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has dismissed reports of its student murdering an Uber driver in the Ashanti...

Coronavirus: Accra Girls SHS disinfected

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured parents and guardians of final-year Senior High School (SHS) students in the country that it will do...

Woman goes ‘gaga’ as she curses Akufo-Addo [Video]

Parents of some students of the Accra Girls Senior High School have once again stormed the school premises, demanding the immediate release of their...

KNUST student allegedly kills Uber driver over ¢1,200 debt

The Police at Tafo Pankrono in the Ashanti Region is holding a final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...

GES reacts to death of student at Gwiraman SHS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reacted to the death of a final year student of Gwiraman Senior High School (SHS) in the Western...

Final year student of Gwiraman SHS passes on

A 21-year-old final year student of the Gwiraman Senior High School (SHS) in the Western region has passed on. Reports indicate the student, identified...

Govt to close down schools only if…

The government, following the pressure mounted on it to close down schools by parents, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Minority in Parliament, due...

Prof Opoku-Agyemang wades into death of KNUST SHS student

Running mate to National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reacted to the death of a student of the...

NDC calls for immediate closure of SHSs across the country

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for the immediate closure of all Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country. The demand, the party says,...

Meet Ghana’s ‘most brilliant’ student

Florentina Naa Djama Odoi completed Junior High School with a clean record of 10-ones and then proceeded to study General Science at Wesley Girls’...

Why schools cannot be closed yet – Oppong Nkrumah explains

Information Minister Kojo Opoong Nkrumah says the government is not looking to close schools as many Ghanaians are requesting amid high increase in Covid-19...

Check out the full 2020 WASSCE timetable

The timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been released. The exam is expected to begin on July 20...

Coronavirus: Education, Local Govt ministries, GES disinfected

The Ministries of Education (MoE), Local Government and Rural Development and the Ghana Education Service (GES) on Friday, June 10, underwent disinfection against the...

Two KNUST SHS teachers interdicted over student’s death

Two teachers of the Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School (SHS) have been asked to step aside following the death...

NAPO shares near-death COVID-19 experience

Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh after being discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has recounted his near-death Covid-19 experience. The minister,...