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NaCCA dismisses claims of 8 compulsory subjects for JHS leavers

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has refuted claims circulating about the Junior High School (JHS) leavers being examined on 8 compulsory...

Akufo-Addo is a visionary leader – Former NDC DCE

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) District Chief Executive for Adansi South District of Ashanti, Benjamin Anhwere, has commended the Akufo-Addo administration for its foresight...

Water crisis hits Oti SECTECH, students roam in town for help

The Oti Secondary Technical School is experiencing water crisis, which has compelled hundreds of the boarding students to roam nearby neighbourhoods in search of...

Pay us now or we picket on March 4 – Institutional Suppliers warn Education Ministry

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has announced plans to stage a protest on March 4, 2024, outside the Ministry of Education. Their decision follows...

New Juaben Omanhene to chair UniMAC’s “Ghana month” seminar

The Paramount Chief of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Kwaku Boateng III, will be the special guest of honour...

Free SHS Secretariat expresses shock over ECG’s disconnection

The Free SHS Secretariat has expressed shock and displeasure over the recent disconnection of electricity supply to Accra Academy. The Deputy National Coordinator at...

Institutional Suppliers to picket Education Ministry

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has announced plans to picket the Education Ministry on March 4, 2024 over debt owed them. According...

Biden cancels $1.2bn in student loans for more than 150,000 people

The Biden administration has announced it is cancelling $1.2bn (£949m) of student debt for 153,000 American borrowers. The Supreme Court had previously blocked President...

Tension brews at Accra Technical University over former VC’s re-appointment

There is serious anger and growing tension at the Accra Technical University (ATU) over the re-appointment of former Vice Chancellor, Professor Samuel Nii Odai....

Education Ministry blames Accra Academy’s power disconnection to ECG billing discrepancies

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng is certain a potential discrepancies in the Electricity Company of Ghana's billing system is a probable...

Change all SHS electricity pre-paid meters to post-paid – CHASS advocates

President of the Conference of Heads of Assistant Secondary Schools has called for a shift from prepaid to postpaid electricity meters in all schools...

WAEC begins investigation into 289 withheld private WASSCE results

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has commenced investigations into results of withheld 289 private West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates.  According to...

Coalition Unemployed Trained Teachers chase GES for jobs

The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers (CUTT) has charged the Ghana Education Service to employ them. They have called on GES to open the recruitment...

Parents urged to speak local language with children at home

The District Director of Education for Kadjebi Akan in the Oti Region, Deh Seyram Seth has urged parents to cultivate the habit of speaking...

Parliament must invite Education Minister to answer for SHSs’ power outages – NAGRAT

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is advocating for the Education Minister to be summoned before Parliament to address the recent power outages...

Stalled for 20 years: University of Ghana’s Performing Arts building left to rot

A blanket of dust, as thick as the memories it enshrines, engulfs the visitor. The air, once filled with the promise of creative zeal,...

Akyem Asene: Pupils stranded as contractor locks up school

A contractor, Owusu Agyekum Kontoh has locked up the Akyem Asene Roman Catholic Basic School in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District of the Eastern Region. This follows...

WAEC withholds results of 289 private WASSCE candidates

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the entire results of 289 candidates out of 37,825 candidates who sat for the 2023 private...

ECG MD apologises to Accra Academy authorities

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has rendered an apology to authorities of Accra Academy Senior High...

A Decade of Impact: My Lebanese community scholarship story

It was in 2016 while preparing to begin my second year at the Ghana Institute of Journalism when I received a call from the...

Yaw Nsarkoh: Understanding why the Free SHS scheme seems not to have made a drastic impact on literacy levels

An open letter to the Minister of Education and all presidential candidates In May 2023, I studied trends on literacy levels in Ghana since the...

Rainstorm destroys St Dominic Catholic School in Koforidua [Photos]

Academic activities have temporarily been put on hold at the Adweso Estate St. Dominic Catholic School in Koforidua after Monday’s downpour wreaked havoc in...

CCT criticises gov’t over Accra Academy power disconnection

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers-Ghana (CCT) has strongly criticised the Ministry of Education over the disconnection of electricity supply to Accra Academy Senior High...

Kalpohin SHS: Investigations underway to unravel mystery behind death of student

Two different investigations are underway to unravel the mystery behind the death of a form one student of the Kalpohini Senior High School in...

WAEC releases 2023 WASSCE results for private candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results for the 2023 private West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The...

GNECC urges government to prioritize renewable power solutions for SHS

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is calling on the government to urgently address the issue of outstanding electricity bills for Senior High...

Accra Academy power outage: It won’t happen again – GES Director-General

Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah says power has been restored to Accra Academy. Dr. Nkansah explained that the Free SHS...

Kalpohin SHS housemaster hot over alleged negligence in student’s death

The Senior Housemaster of Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale has been reported to the Northern Regional Police Command for negligence, resulting in the...

Govt releases GH¢5m to settle arrears of Senior High Schools

Sources within the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have disclosed that the government has released an amount of GH¢5 million to settle outstanding debts...

Power outage: Pay 50% of arrears or stay disconnected – ECG to Accra Academy

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) stated that it had no choice but to disconnect Accra Academy from the national grid on Monday. The senior...

Ghana hosts 2024 AISA Global Issues Service Summit  

A leading IB school in Ghana, Al-Rayan International School has hosted the 2024 Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) Global Issues Service Summit...

ECG disconnects power supply to Accra Academy [Video]

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected power to Accra Academy Senior High School (SHS) at Kaneshie over debts owed. It is...

Maggie Wealthy Foundation partners with Love Your Menses to sensitise girls on menstruation in Eastern region

A non-governmental organization, Maggie Wealthy Foundation, together with Love Your Menses, an NGO in the USA have taken to the Eastern region to sensitise...

Students in Adansi North prepare for NSMQ

The Adansi North Educational Directorate is preparing students in its district to compete in the annual National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). This initiative is...

IET leads advocacy to break stereotypes to empower girls in STEM

In a world driven by technology and innovation, Ghana stands at a crossroads, grappling with the challenge of limited female representation in science, technology,...

I abandoned medical school – Nana Aba Anamoah

Renowned media personality, Nana Aba Anamoah, has opened up on how pregnancy dashed her father's hope of her becoming a medical doctor. As...

Sunyani Technical University probes sex-for-grades allegations against some lecturers

Management of the Sunyani Technical University (STU) has set up a committee to probe an allegation of sex for grades against some lecturers. This...

Another KNUST student reported dead

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has plunged into mourning once again following the death of another student. The tragic event comes...

Final year KNUST student passes on

A final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been confirmed dead. Jim Ofori Twumasi of the Economics faculty...

Release teachers salaries or… – GNAT warns OSP

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has issued a stern warning to the Office of the Special...