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Goaso Bishop urges Ola Girls’ SHS headmistress to uphold discipline

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Goaso, Most Rev. Peter Kwaku Atuahene, has charged the newly inducted headmistress of Ola Girls’ Senior High...

TVET Service condemns KNUST SHS Assistant Headmaster’s misconduct

  The Ghana TVET Service has strongly denounced the conduct of Charles Akwasi Aidoo, Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School(SHS), after a viral...

National Apprenticeship Programme to address demands of Ghana’s economy – Dr. Apaak

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has underscored the significance of the newly launched National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP), describing it as a...

 Pupils in Asunafo North and Asutifi South receive 3,000 exercise books 

A non-governmental organization, Heels and Crowns, has donated 3,000 exercise books to 600 underprivileged pupils in the Asunafo North Municipality and Asutifi South District...

“We may be blind, but our brains are working” – Visually impaired teacher laments over salary arrears

A visually impaired teacher, Mabel Agyei Twumasi has appealed to the government to immediately release funds for the payment of their 13-month salary arrears,...

 TEWU-TUC suspends strike action 

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has suspended its indefinite strike which began on September 19,...

Newly posted teachers to receive salaries in 30 days – Finance Ministry assures

The Coalition of Unpaid Newly Posted Teachers has secured a 30-day assurance from the Ministry of Finance for the payment of their long-overdue salaries. On...

Wee tea bags found in SHS student’s bag as NACOC warns of rising drug use in schools

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) says marijuana is now being packaged as tea bags and smuggled into senior high school campuses, a development it...

Kenyasi Youth donate educational materials to 13 basic schools

The Concerned Youth of Kenyasi No. 2, a local youth association in the Ahafo Region, has donated educational materials to 13 basic schools in...

Greater Accra TVET Service launches major sensitisation drive at Kaneshie Lorry Station

The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service has carried out an extensive sensitisation exercise at...

Ministry of Education probes alleged GHC15,000 bribe for Aburi Girls’ admission

The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into social media claims alleging that admission into Aburi Girls’ Senior High School requires a payment...

UCC lecturer sues GTEC over directive to remove Vice Chancellor

A Senior Lecturer and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr. Elijah Tukwariba Yin, has filed a...

GES opens applications for non-teaching staff promotions

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has opened applications for promotion to senior grades within its non-teaching staff category for the 2024/2025 academic year. In a...

UCC Governing Council appoints Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto as interim head

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto, to serve in an interim capacity...

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...