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Quantum Science is key to Africa’s future – Education Minister

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has underscored the critical role of quantum science and innovation in shaping global development, stressing that education remains the...

Education Minister proposes ‘Our Day’ cultural wear in schools after Mahama’s fugu buzz

Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has proposed a nationwide cultural dress day for Ghanaian students, inspired by President John Dramani Mahama’s recent appearance in...

Kwadaso MCE hands over metal dual desks, teachers’ furniture to GES for distribution to basic schools

The Kwadaso Municipal Chief Executive, Eric Assibey has officially handed over 230 dual desks and 60 sets of teachers' tables and chairs to the...

Nkwanta South MCE commissions 3-unit classroom block for Mmen Akura M/A JHS

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Joseph Antwi Awal, has commissioned a newly completed three-unit classroom block for...

Asante Akyem’s Pinamang School to host maiden homecoming

Pinamang Educational Complex, one of the oldest private schools in Asante Akyem Central in the Ashanti Region, is set to host its maiden edition...

Students who engage in inter-hall fights will be sacked – UCC Acting Vice Chancellor warns

Professor Denis Worlanyo Aheto, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has issued a stern warning against violent student confrontations...

UENR SRC begins distribution of 15,000 exercise books to schools in Sunyani East and West

The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has begun distributing 15,000 exercise books to selected basic and...

GES completes probe into alleged poor feeding at Savelugu SHS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has concluded its investigation into the recent feeding controversy at Savelugu Senior High School (SHS), following the circulation of...

Buem-Jasikan MCE pledges to prioritize education and teacher welfare

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Buem-Jasikan Assembly in the Oti Region, Park-Davies Magyiegbe, has pledged to prioritize education and the welfare of teachers...

Sokode SHTS shines in presidential debate, Headmaster appeals for urgent support

Sokode Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in the Volta Region has emerged as the winner of the Presidential Debate competition, representing one of eight...

Final year Kikam Technical student electrocuted; father suspects foul play

Grief and confusion have engulfed the family of 17-year-old Bernard Nyanzu, a final-year student of Kikam Technical Institute in the Western Region, following his...

Amin Adam hands over 300-bed capacity dormitory block to Ambariyya Islamic Institute

The Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced the completion and handover of a 300-bed capacity dormitory block to the...

National Labour Commission orders university staff unions to suspend strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed four striking university senior staff unions to immediately suspend their indefinite industrial action to allow for further...

Deputy Education Minister raises alarm over dormitory fire outbreaks in Northern Region

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, has expressed grave concern over the rising incidents of fire outbreaks that have destroyed girls’ dormitories in...

Institute for Education Studies calls for strategic measures to improve 2026 WASSCE performance

The Institute for Education Studies has urged the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to adopt strategic, evidence-based measures to significantly enhance...

Mahama directs NIB to probe alleged payment for scholarship abroad

President John Mahama has directed the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to immediately probe allegations of improper practices in the award of overseas scholarships. The directive...

KNUST Senior Staff Association joins nationwide strike, calls on gov’t to address grievances

Members of the Senior Staff Association of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have joined a nationwide strike to protest changes...

University Senior Staff Association leadership orders immediate halt to work at University of Ghana

The leadership of the University Senior Staff Association (USSA) has begun a series of visits to various departments at the University of Ghana, instructing...

St Thomas Aquinas breaks silence on head boy’s demise

St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School has officially confirmed the death of its Head Boy, Master Barima, following days of speculation and unverified reports...

Santasi M/A Basic and JHS faces infrastructure deficit as classroom congestion worsens

The Headmistress of Santasi M/A Basic and Junior High School in Kumasi, Mrs Emily Abraham, has raised concerns about a serious infrastructure deficit at...

Government to construct emergency dormitories and classrooms for NOBISCO and Labone SHSs

The Government, through the Ministry of Education, has announced plans to construct new girls’ dormitories at the Northern School of Business (NOBISCO) and a...

Labour Ministry seals TVET partnership with Dubai firm to create job-ready skills

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has entered into a new partnership with Dubai-based Dual Vocational Education Consulting FZCO to boost Ghana’s technical...

Dormaahene rewards UENR valedictorian with Toyota Levin Hybrid, GH¢5,000

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr. Agyemang Badu II, who also serves as Chair of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) Council, has...

GES completes promotion process for Director II and Director I ranks

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has completed key arrangements to promote eligible staff from the rank of Deputy Director to the higher...

Government allocates over 34% of budget to education

Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah, Board Chairman of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) and Member of Parliament for Ho West, says government has committed more...

Ahafo COHBS raises concerns over challenges facing basic schools

The Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) in the Ahafo Region, Edwin Sarpong-Boakye, has raised concerns over persistent challenges facing...

Education Minister reaffirms push for indigenous languages in schools

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reiterated the government’s commitment to integrating Ghana’s indigenous languages into the national education system, stressing that language...

Education Minister donates GH₵100,000 to Ga Mantse’s Education Fund

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has donated GH₵100,000 to the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II’s Education Fund to support the academic...

Haruna Iddrisu visits Ga Mantse over language inclusion in AI learning platform

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has paid a courtesy call on the Ga Mantse at the Ga Mantse Palace, assuring the Ga State...

Double-track SHS students to learn via TV, online portal during off-campus periods — GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a comprehensive plan for students in Transition Schools to continue learning during scheduled off-campus periods, declaring that...

Akatsi North MP supports 95 tertiary students with GH¢400,000 educational grant

Tertiary students from the constituency have received cheques totalling GH¢400,000 to support their education. Addressing the beneficiaries, the Member of Parliament said the initiative forms...

TUTAG breaks ground on 12-bed expansion for Ho Technical University Clinic

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has officially commenced the first phase of an expansion project for the Ho Technical University (HTU)...

Education Ministry clarifies exclusion of Ga, Adangbe in AI tool pilot

The Ministry of Education has addressed concerns raised by members of the Ga and Adangbe community over the exclusion of their languages from a...

Eduwatch petitions Chief of Staff to stop GH¢600m foreign scholarship liabilities

Education advocacy giant Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has officially petitioned the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, demanding an immediate freeze on what it describes...

Amonokrom D/A Basic School appeals for more teachers and improved infrastructure

The Amonokrom D/A Basic School in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region has appealed for additional teachers, improved educational infrastructure, and adequate...

GES cautions public against fake recruitment letter circulating on social media

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the public against a fake recruitment notice circulating on social media, describing the document as fraudulent...

Ahanta West MP supports 150 tertiary students through AyindaMaale Educational Trust Fund

The Member of Parliament for Ahanta West, Mavis Kukuaa Bissue, has taken a major step toward easing the financial burden of higher education in...

Otumfuo Foundation commemorates International Day of Education in Obuasi, advocates youth Inclusion

The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, in collaboration with AngloGold Ashanti and Adwinsa Publications, has marked the International Day of Education with schools in...

Angel Carbonu urges workers to prioritize family during active working time

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called on workers to consciously balance their professional responsibilities with family...

Nana Kwame Bediako breaks silence on $14.9m UK judgment debt

The 2024 presidential candidate of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, has responded to reports about a US$14.9 million judgment debt allegedly being enforced...