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Over 2,000 candidates write 2020 private BECE

Some 2,154 candidates are sitting for the 2020 private Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across the country. The exam, which is being taken in 17...

MoE states position on Ejisuman students’ expulsion

The management of Ejisuman Senior High School has expelled seven of their female students from the boarding facility for uploading a video on social media...

Africa Education Watch opposes expulsion of seven Ejisuman SHS female students

Africa Education Watch, a non-governmental organisation, has kicked against the decision by management of Ejisuman Senior High School (SHS) to expel seven female final...

Ejisu Queenmother reacts to sacking of ‘allow men to chop you’ SHS girls [Audio]

Nana Yaa Asantewa II, Queenmother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Region, has welcomed the decision by Management of the Ejisuman Senior High School to...

7 Ejisuman SHS girls sacked over “allow boys to chop you” comment

The management of Ejisuman Senior High School have sacked seven of their female students from the boarding facility for bringing the name of the school into...

Textbooks are reference materials for teachers – Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, says no teacher should feel incapacitated because of the absence of textbooks. "It should not be made...

Young Africans receive US$500,000 scholarship funding

General Electric (NYSE:GE) and the Africa Leadership University (ALU) have announced the commencement of the third cohort of the Africa Industrial Internet Programme(AIIP) aimed...

Otumfuo helps Ghana to get $174m from World Bank

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has used his revered office to secure a mouthwatering financial package from the World Bank to support the transformation...

OMESS dormitory fire suspect escapes from police custody

A student, suspected to have masterminded the fire that gutted Oppong Memorial Senior High School (OMESS) dormitory, has escaped from police grips. ALSO READ: Napo reveals...

Chairman Wontumi gives details about his time at Prempeh College

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, says he is not bothered by people who mock him about...

Napo reveals suspects behind SHS fires

Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh says he suspects arson in the recent spate of fire outbreaks in schools. At least, five Senior High Schools (SHS)...

GES revises promotion process for staff

Two teacher unions and some teachers have hailed the decision of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to revise its promotion process. The National Association of...

Mahama attributes bad grades to double-track system

Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed worry over the sharp decline of the results of students who undertook the West African Senior School Certificate...

I will never denigrate teachers for their selfless and sacrificial service – Napo

Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has clarified that his comments suggesting diploma holders attended colleges with worst results were taken out of context. In parts...

Road Safety Authority bares teeth at three public universities over traffic non-compliance

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has hinted of plans to sanction three public universities over non-compliance of traffic rules. The universities include the...

6 Service persons in Dansoman SHS reposted

The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has reposted all the six national service persons who were assigned to a school in Dansoman that has only...

GES shuts down Buipe SHS after fire razed school

Nearly 300 students of Buipe Senior High School have been asked to go home after they lost all their personal belongings in a fire...

NaCCA develops teacher and learner resources materials for the new Common Core Programme

The Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has opened a nine-day workshop currently being held...

Audio: GES holds stakeholder consultations on Comprehensive Sexuality Education

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has held a stakeholder engagement on the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Accra. ALSO READ: Parliament summons Health Minister over...

GES hints of date to begin teachers’ promotion process

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has hinted of plans to begin teachers’ promotion processes for 2019 and 2020 by February, 2020. According to the Director...

Photos: Oppong Memorial SHS petitions chief over burnt dormitory

Days after fire gutted the boys’ dormitory of Oppong Memorial Senior High School (SHS), management has appealed to the Omanhene of Kokofu to use...

Nigerian university translates physics, chemistry and maths textbooks into Hausa

Bayero University, Kano, has reportedly translated physics, chemistry, and mathematics textbooks into the Hausa language to aid learning. A twitter user, with the name...

NaCCA holds review workshop on draft subject curricula

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has organised a workshop in the Eastern region to review the draft JHS to SHS1subject curricula...

University of Ghana Alumni Association honours Multimedia Group CEO

The Leadership of the University of Ghana Alumni Association has honoured Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Multimedia Group, Kwasi Twum. Vice President of the...

Teacher uses mobile phone to teach ICT

The Assistant Head Teacher of Bosuso D/A Junior High School (JHS) at Fanteakwa South District in the Eastern region, has been using his...

Accra Academy on fire again

Parts of the Accra Academy School near Kaneshie has been engulfed in fire. The fire started at Alema Hall, is reported to have started around...

We’ve not created a vaccine for coronavirus – KNUST responds to fake news

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has described as false media reports that, its Pharmacy Department, has created a vaccine for...

Report: Dr Adutwum has deep understanding of Ghana’s education system

A report by two research firms, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) and FAKS Investigative Services, has revealed that Deputy Education Minister,...

Employ play-based learning – Right To Play Ghana charges teachers

Right To Play Ghana has charged Ghanaian teachers to employ play-based learning methodology in their classrooms to enhance academic and developmental learning outcomes of...

Achimota school take-over: Spokesperson assures of calm

Spokesperson for the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of the Achimota Preparatory School, Julius Adusi Poku, has said the operations and management of the school...

All you need to know about the ‘Joy Learning’ channel that is bridging the inequality gap in Ghana’s secondary education

The Multimedia Group, a trailblazer in Ghana’s private media space has, once again, led the way by becoming the first media organization to open...

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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...