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2023 WASSCE: WAEC alarmed; seizes 86 phones from candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has raised alarm about the increasing number of malpractices recorded in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate...

2023 WASSCE: WAEC exposes schools over ‘cheating fees’

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said some schools have charged students between GH¢500 and GH¢1,000 to help them cheat in the 2023...

KsTU reacts to A-G’s report over unaccredited courses

The Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has assured its students, potential students, and the general public that its programmes are being run to the highest...

Wenchi teacher who coerced pupils to swear over stolen phone revokes curses

The teacher who instructed some pupils of Saint Paul’s Anglican Basic School at Wenchi in the Bono Region to swear by deities has revoked...

1998 year group of Ghana National College transforms alma mater

The 1998 year group of Ghana National College has completed and handed over a refurbished the Clothing and Textiles block of the school. ...

QIU Operating Officer urges African students to study environmental technology amidst climate crisis

Chief Operating Officer of Quest International University (QIU) in Malaysia, Nicholas Goh, has highlighted the importance of environmental technology education in rescuing the world...

Our scholarships are not political – GETFund boss

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu has refuted allegations that the Fund grants scholarships based on political...

Kumasi Technical University runs 32 unaccredited programmes — Report

The Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) is running 32 unaccredited programmes, including three new programmes, the 2021 Auditor General's Report has revealed. They include five Master...

GNECC calls for gov’t action to bridge literacy gap

As the world observes International Literacy Day, the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition's (GNECC) has called on government to take concrete measures to address...

PAC to summon GTEC over delays in accrediting tertiary programmes

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, James Klutse-Avedzi, has hinted that the Committee is contemplating inviting the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to...

Ace Anan Ankomah: The distinguished, true and real legal luminary that is Prof Kofi Date-Bah

THE ACADEMIC During my formative years as an eager student at the Legon Faculty of Law in the late 1980s, I found myself captivated by...

CETAG suspends strike

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has announced a suspension of its industrial strike action. The decision is the outcome...

AAMUSTED suspends all unsanctioned activities

Authorities at the Apenteng Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) in Kumasi have put on hold all activities that are not...

AAMUSTED probes death of student who caught fire during traditional hall procession rites

The Management of the Apenteng Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) has begun investigations into the tragic death of a third-year...

First set of NSS farm produce to be distributed to shore up food supplies in SHSs

Government is expected to distribute the first set of produce from farms operated by the National Service Scheme (NSS) to shore up food supplies...

2023 WASSCE: Calm returns to Sunyani SHS after students went on rampage over ‘strict’ rules

Headmaster of the Sunyani Senior High School (SHS), Gordon Osei Marfo has advised parents and guardians whose children and wards are writing the 2023...

AFREhealth installs solar system worth $58,690 at KNUST

The African Forum for Research and Education in Health Limited by Guarantee (AFREhealth) with funding support from the National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International...

Empowering the future: SHS students groomed to pitch business ideas, changing the unemployment narrative

In a concerted effort to combat the growing issue of unemployment, innovative measures are taking shape on the education front. Accra, Ghana, has become...

Only an ignorant person will compare NDC government’s ‘okada’ policy to Free SHS – Stephen Amoah

A Deputy Minister for Trades and Industry, Stephen Amoah, has downplayed any comparison between the governance of President Nana Akufo-Addo and former President John...

Return home to help build nation – Sakyi-Addo advises scholarship beneficiaries

Young people who get the chance to study abroad have been advised to make it a point to return home and use the skills,...

Educational stakeholders in Nkwanta South advocate for infrastructure dev’t

Educational stakeholders and chairpersons for the Inter Basic School Federation Reading Festival in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region say the poor infrastructure...

PAC directs 2 universities to retrieve over GH¢482K paid to lecturers

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed management of the Dr Hilla Limann and Bolgatanga Technical Universities, to retrieve GH¢482,855.22 paid to...

Uncle of Nkwatia Presby SHS student exposes GES over slap incident

The uncle of a female Nkwatia Presby SHS student who was slapped by her assistant headmaster has dismissed claims the victim is being offered...

Minister considers cornbread for SHS students

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has hinted at considering cornbread as a substitute for Senior High Schools (SHSs) nationwide. Speaking on Asempa...

Nkwatia Presby SHS student on verge of losing sight in one eye after slap by assistant headmaster

A female student of the Nkwatia Presbyterian Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region who was slapped by the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) has...

Colleges of Education maintain August 27 second semester re-opening date

The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education, Ghana (PRINCOF), has stated that the second semester re-opening date for level 200 students remains August...

Nkwatia Presby SHS assistant headmaster relieved of duties over assault on female student

The Nkwatia Presby SHS Assistant Headmaster has been relieved of his duties following a physical assault on a female student. The Ghana Education Service (GES)...

NAGRAT reacts to Nkwatia Presby SHS slap incident

In a recent incident that has sent shockwaves through the Ghanaian education system, an Assistant Headmaster at Nkwatia Presby Senior High School(SHS) is under...

TUTAG backs Bolga TUTAG, Administrators’ strike action

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has assented to the strike action by the Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) Chapter. The Bolga TUTAG...

Admission World Consult wins big at Ghana Business Standard Awards

The 2023 edition of the Ghana Business Standard Awards was held last Friday at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. The awards ceremony was on...

Bolga TUTAG, Administrators strike over conditions of service

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) and Technical University Senior Administrators’ Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) branches of the Bolga Technical University (BTU) are...

Group calls for removal of Scholarship Secretariat Registrar

A group calling itself Students with Special Needs at the University of Ghana (UG) is calling for the immediate removal of the Registrar at...

The inspiring story of the 35-year-old WASSCE candidate in Nkwanta South

Age is often considered a limiting factor when it comes to pursuing dreams and aspirations, especially in the realm of education. However, the heartwarming...

Adelaide Siaw Agyepong is 2023 Outstanding Feminine in Entrepreneur Education

The Chief Executive of American International School (AIS), Mrs. Adelaide Siaw Agyepong, has emerged as the 2023 Outstanding Feminine in Entrepreneur Education at the...

51 students receive financial support from Atwima Mponua MP

 Fifty-one students in the Atwima Mponua Constituency of Ashanti Region have received over GHc 92,000 in scholarships from Member of Parliament (MP), Isaac Kwame...

2023 WASSCE: 6 pregnant women, nursing mother write at Nkwanta SHS

About six pregnant candidates and a nursing mother are writing the 2023 West Africa Senior High School Examination (WASSCE) at Nkwanta Senior High School...

Miscreants litter Sakumono TMA school with faeces as thieves strike – Parents  

Marijuana smokers and thieves are said to be wreaking havoc on TMA Primary and Junior High School (JHS) at Sakumono in the Tema West...

CETAG to continue strike despite August salary freeze

Teachers and principals of colleges of education are sharply divided on whether the striking tutors should continue with their industrial action. But the College of...

Youth groups petition CHRAJ over alleged discrimination at Berekum College of Education

Three youth groups based in Sunyani in the Bono Region have petitioned the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice...

12 SHSs to offer aviation, aerospace courses next academic year

Beginning next academic year, 12 Senior High Schools (SHSs) will offer courses in aviation and aerospace, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education, has...