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Canada commits $30m to support TVET and skills development in Ghana

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to strengthening educational ties with Canada following a courtesy call from Canadian High Commissioner...

GTEC restores all services to UCC 

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has restored all services to the University of Cape Coast (UCC). This is coming a few days after the...

GES releases harmonised prospectus for 2025 SHS freshers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2025 harmonised prospectus for Senior High Schools and Technical Institutions nationwide. Referred to as the National Prospectus,...

Frustration mounts as BECE graduates struggle for SHS placement at GNAT hall [video]

Thousands of anxious parents and students have flocked to the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra, converted into a resolution centre...

TEWU-TUC slams breakaway unions; urges junior staff to support ongoing strike

  The Teachers and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has strongly condemned what it describes as a reckless and...

UCC VC’s lawyers demand withdrawal of GTEC’s directive; threaten legal action

Lawyers for the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong, have formally called on the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission...

Management resolves concerns of Tamale Technical University students after protest

The management of Tamale Technical University (TaTU) says it has resolved the issues that sparked a student protest on September 16, 2025, allowing academic...

Former Deputy GES boss donates 2,000 books to Goaso basic schools

Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, former Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service (GES), has donated 2,000 reading books to five...

Gov’t working on comprehensive solution to address strike threats – Labour Minister

The Minister of Labour Jobs and Employment, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo has said the government has taken notice of the Teachers and Educational Workers' Union...

GTEC directs UCC Vice-Chancellor to step aside 

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong, to step aside,...

GTEC revokes accreditation for 3 programmes at Cape Coast-based institute

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has revoked the accreditation of three postgraduate programmes at the Institute of Development and Technology Management (IDTM) in...

NSMQ 2025 to launch on October 2

The 2025 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will officially be launched on Thursday, October 2, with the highly anticipated balloting...

Rev. Isaac Owusu’s transformational leadership: A legacy of action, impact, and advocacy at GNAT 

As the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) approaches another leadership election cycle, the record of Rev. Isaac Owusu, the incumbent National President, stands...

TEWU-TUC declares indefinite strike

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has declared an indefinite strike, effective Friday, September 19, 2025. The industrial...

SHS placement to be released today 

The Ministry of Education has advised parents and guardians not to pay money to anyone who promises to secure a senior high school (SHS)...

How peaceful TaTU students’ protest escalated into clashes with police [Audio]

The Public Relations Officer of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) at Tamale Technical University(TaTU), Alhassan Huzeifa Hassan, has recounted how Tuesday’s student...

Students’ protest came as a surprise – TaTU Director of Public Affairs [Audio]

The management of Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has described Tuesday’s student protest as a complete surprise, despite earlier engagements aimed at addressing student concerns. The...

Group petitions Mahama over UCC Vice-Chancellor’s tenure as retirement age nears 

A brewing leadership crisis at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has sparked a petition to President John Dramani Mahama, urging his intervention to...

Govt earmarks ¢1 billion to end double-track system

The government has earmarked GH¢1 billion to phase out the double-track system in senior high schools (SHSs). The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, announced this...

GTEC to undertake forensic audit of appointments at C.K. Tedam University

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), as part of its campaign to sanitise the use of unearned academic credentials in Ghana, has decided to...

Olam Agri launches ‘Raising Generations Initiative’ to drive economic growth in Ghana

Olam Agri, a leading food, feed, and fibre agri-business, has officially launched the Raising Generations Initiative, a flagship sustainability programme designed to empower communities...

Pressure mounts on GES to overhaul code of conduct after BECE malpractice scandal

Calls are intensifying for the Ghana Education Service (GES) to overhaul its Code of Conduct for teachers following a JoyNews investigation that exposed widespread...

GNPC Foundation settles GHS 7.9m tuition fees for 2,571 students

The GNPC Foundation has reinforced its commitment to education by paying tuition fees amounting to GHS 7,904,754.79 for 2,571 students under its local scholarship...

Bono East to get Technical University 

Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, says plans are far advanced for the establishment of a Technical University in the Region. Mr. Antwi said...

‘Most BECE decisions rest with GES’ – John Kapi

“When it comes to the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), most of the decisions are taken by the Ghana Education Service (GES),” the Director...

GES Director requests copy of Joy News’ Dark World of BECE documentary 

The Director of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially requested...

WAEC to blacklist corrupt exam officials exposed in JoyNews’ ‘Dark World of BECE’ documentary

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that officials implicated in acts of corruption during the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be...

Newly posted teachers threaten massive demo over unpaid salaries

A group of newly posted teachers in Ghana has issued an ultimatum to the government, demanding the immediate payment of outstanding salaries and arrears,...

2025 WASSCE: Students allegedly assault housemistress for preventing cheating

The ongoing 2025 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), expected to run smoothly, turned chaotic at Wesley Senior High School (SHS) in Konongo,...

2025 BECE: How GES officials colluded with candidates to cheat [Watch]

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), an all-important gateway to secondary education, has been rocked by one of the most disturbing cases of...

2025 WASSCE: 16 arrested, 64 phones seized

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has raised alarm over a surge in examination malpractice during this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination...

Nana Dankawoso I urges Jackson Institute graduates to harness technology for  national development

Nana Appiagyei Dankawoso I, the Omanhene Kyeame of the Asante Juaben Traditional Area, has called on graduates of the Jackson Institute of Technology to...

Abuakwa South MP calls for overhaul of exam system to tackle malpractice

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and a member of the Education Select Committee, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has called for a complete overhaul...

 Feed Ghana: Deputy Agric Minister pledges support for school farms in Ahafo region

Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has assured senior high schools (SHSs) in the Ahafo Region of government’s support to strengthen their...

WAEC releases 2025 BECE private candidates’ results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)...

Some GES officials took GH¢60 to aid cheating in 2025 BECE – JoyNews exposé

Some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) colluded with invigilators, accepting as little as GH¢60 to allow candidates to cheat in the 2025...

Henry Tetteh-Afi retained as Greater Accra NAGRAT Chairman

The Greater Accra Regional branch of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has re-elected Henry Teitey Tetteh-Afi, Esq., as its Regional Chairman for...

We must stand against indiscipline as a nation – Greater Accra Education Director

The Greater Accra Regional Director of Education, Hajia Katumi Natogmah Attah, has called for national unity in upholding discipline within Ghanaian schools, describing it...

99 double-track SHSs to revert to single-track

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that 99 Senior High Schools (SHSs) will transition from the double-track system back to a single-track calendar...

NSS Scandal: Methuselahs and toddlers were paid GH¢ 1.97 million as service personnel – Audit report

The recent audit report into the “ghost names” scandal at the National Service Authority (NSA) has revealed shocking details of how persons whose ages...