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GTEC donates Toyota Land Cruiser Prado to VCTU-G Secretariat

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has donated a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado to the Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana (VCTU-G). The vehicle is...

GES introduces self-placement system for newly qualified teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has introduced a self-placement system for 12,720 newly qualified teachers who have completed their degree programs at colleges of...

SONSOL Project 2024: 503 brilliant but needy KNUST students receive laptops

Five hundred and three brilliant but needy students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have received laptop to support their education. The...

NPP members allegedly assault students at Legon [Video]

Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) members have allegedly attacked some students of the Kwapong Hall at the University of Ghana, Legon. The incident is said...

GNAT calls for funding of pre-tertiary education bill; says free SHS bill is needless

In a bold stance, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has dismissed the proposed Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill as unnecessary, Instead, it...

Suspend proposed Free SHS bill – NAGRAT to govt

The National Association of Graduates Teachers (NAGRAT) has joined calls for extensive consultation on the proposed Free Senior High School(SHS) Bill, calling for its...

EC agrees to NUGS proposal, sets up voter transfer centers on campuses

Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) has agreed to allow students who want to transfer their votes from places they registered to their campuses to do...

Problem with Free SHS is practical implementation not legislation – Prof Adei

Educationist Professor Stephen Adei has voiced concerns over the practical implementation of the government’s flagship Free SHS Programme, rather than its legislative backing. The former...

Star Assurance partners HOPE for Little Lives to support vulnerable children

Star Assurance Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with HOPE for Little Lives, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing pediatric surgeries to...

NSMQ2024: K Wey Gey, Ksi Girls fight for supremacy only to kowtow to Adanwomase SHS

It’s an unending rivalry between Kumasi Wesley Girls High School and Kumasi Girls SHS after the two schools clashed in the Ashanti regional qualifiers...

I never went through JHS – Prof Gyampo

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has disclosed that he never attended Junior High School (JHS). According to the academic,...

Minority criticises government over lack of stakeholder consultation on Free SHS Bill

The Minority in Parliament has expressed disappointment over the perceived lack of extensive stakeholder consultation and input on the impending Free Senior High School...

Education Director denies knowledge of abandoned ICT centre in South Tongu 

The District Director of Education in the South Tongu District, Celestine S.A. Korsi Agordo, has denied any knowledge of an abandon fully equipped ICT...

North Hills International School exceeds international average score in Cambridge exams

In a remarkable display of academic excellence, North Hills International School has surpassed the international average score in the Cambridge Exams for both Primary...

School Feeding Secretariat appeals for calm over underpayment issues

The School Feeding Secretariat has called for calm among caterers amidst growing complaints of underpayment related to the recent payment of arrears for the...

NSMQ2024: First Eastern Regional contest produces 3 schools to national championship

Three schools have qualified to the national competition of the 2024 National Science and Math Quiz on the first day and first contest of...

NSMQ2024: KNUST SHS makes grand entry of 76 points to national championship

KNUST SHS is anticipating a thunderous win at the national championship after qualifying for the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) with a grandiose...

Gov’t settles first term arrears of School Feeding caterers

The Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has paid the first term arrears of School Feeding Caterers nationwide. The...

STEM coach in Oti region appeals to gov’t to include private schools

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) coach in the Oti Region Daniel Aboagye, has appealed to the government to give equal opportunities to private...

Students in Krachi West urged to prioritise their studies

Students in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region have been urged to prioritise their studies to secure a better future for themselves...

TECNO awards GH¢100,000 in scholarships to University of Ghana students

TECNO, a leading smartphone brand in Africa and a globally recognized brand with operations in over 70 countries across five continents, has reaffirmed its...

348 KNUST students receive scholarships

Some 348 needy students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, have benefited from the 2024 Hulede Foundation Scholarship. This...

JoyNews Impact Makers Awards: Eunice Asiedua Agyepong emerges 2024 overall winner

Eunice Asiedua Agyepong, a young teacher at Noka M/A Basic School in the Eastern Region, emerged as the overall winner at the second edition...

More teachers benefit from One Teacher One Laptop Programme in Greater Accra

Government's One Teacher One Laptop programme continues to benefit public school teachers in the Greater Accra Region. Recently, 600 teachers from the Ada East and...

Protect exam papers well – Gomoa East MP to WAEC

The NMember of Parliament for Gomoa East Constituency in the Central Region, Desmond De-Graft Patioo, has urged the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) to...

Obuasi East District Education directorate receives state-of-the-art examination printing center

The Obuasi East District Education Directorate has received a state-of-the-art examination printing center to facilitate terminal and mock examinations in the district. This development came...

CETAG withdraws from negotiations with NLC

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has withdrawn from negotiations with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission being facilitated by the...

OB Nartey, others sworn in as new executive for UPSA Graduate School SRC

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the University of Professional Studies, Graduate School, held a handing-over ceremony, marking a new chapter in student leadership. The event...

NSMQ2024: GHANASCO beat rivals TAMASCO, St. Francis Xavier to win Northern Zonal championship

Ghana Senior High School now holds the bragging rights as the new champions of the Goil Plc Northern Zonal Championship of the National Science...

NAGRAT undertakes initiatives to boost academic performance in Afadzato South District

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has undertaken an initiative aimed at enhancing academic performance among pupils at the basic level in the...

Mop up of one teacher one laptop distribution underway, 280,000 distributed so far

The government has so far distributed a total of 280,903 laptops to teachers across the country. This means 34,562 laptops are yet to be distributed...

Former KNUST Publishing Studies Head honoured by German State Parliament

The German State Parliament has honoured the former head of the Department of KNUST Publishing Studies for his immense contribution to the promotion of...

2024 BECE: Education Director calls on WAEC to stem leakage questions

The Sunyani West Municipal Director of Education in charge of Sports and Culture, Joe Appiah, has called on the West African Examination Council (WEAC)...

NSMQ2024: ADISCO are champions of Central Region; third time in a roll

Adisadel College is the new National Science and Maths Quiz champion of the Central Region. It is a hat-trick performance for the zebras. They have defeated...

NSMQ 2024: Apam SHS painfully defeats Mfantsipim; Wesley Girls and Ghana National all qualify to C/R regional finale

Apam Senior High School (SHS) has defeated the one-time Regional champion and two-time National champion, Mfantsipim Senior High School. Mfantsipim’s contest against four other schools;...

NSMQ 2024: Adisco defeats Augusco, Mfantsiman Girls and two others to qualify for C/R Championship

The Santa Clausians of Adisadel College are on the road to lifting a third Central Regional Championship trophy after winning the first contest of...

Asante Akyem Central MCE donates 500 dual desks to schools in his constituency

The Municipal Chief Executive Officer for Asante Akyem Central, Robert Yaw Kwakye, has lifted the mood at schools in his constituency with the donation...

NSMQ2024: 21 schools square up in Northern Zonal Championship

Tamale Islamic Science Senior High School hopes to defend their Zonal championship trophy as it joins twenty others in the GOIL Plc Zonal Championship...

High school students in Kusaug Traditional Area say no to drugs

High school students in the Kusaug Traditional Area of the Upper East region have vowed to take a stand against drug abuse among their...

25 Senior High Schools benefit from MTN’s Y’ello care initiative

As part of their annual volunteerism program, MTN Ghana, alongside various partners, is providing digital literacy lessons to students in 25 senior high schools...