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2025 NSMQ: St Augustine’s College dominates as Central Regional championship kicks

The Central Regional Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) began on Wednesday, July 9, with 19 schools competing for just four...

Scholarships Authority Bill goes before Parliament

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has laid before Parliament the Ghana Scholarships Authority Bill—a legislative proposal aimed at transforming the country’s scholarship system and...

Education Ministry, E-Learning Africa sign MoU to boost digital learning

In a significant move to enhance digital education in Ghana, the Ministry of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with E-Learning Africa. This...

UEW Dean supports classroom project in Tampion Kukuo to improve education

The Dean of the Faculty of Ghanaian Languages Education at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof. Samuel Alhassan Issah, has stepped in to...

NSMQ 2025: No Biology student? No problem! Wa SHS books national spot with ICT duo

Wa Senior High School has once again proven that strategy and self-belief can trump convention. In a surprising yet commanding performance at the Upper West...

Kanton SHS returns to national stage with dominant win in Upper West qualifiers

Kanton Senior High School is back on the national stage of the NSMQ after a commanding performance in the second contest of the 2025...

NSMQ 2025: St. Francis Xavier Jnr. Seminary qualifies for nationals, but disappointed with performance

Two-time national finalists, St. Francis Xavier Junior Seminary SHS, have secured a spot at the 2025 NSMQ Championship after winning their regional qualifier in...

Deportation looms for Ghanaian students in UK as scholarship support collapses

President of the Ghana PhD Cohort, Prince Bansah, has raised alarm over the worsening plight of Ghanaian government-sponsored students in the United Kingdom, describing...

Education Minister to lay Scholarship Authority Bill before Parliament

The Government will next week present the Scholarship Authority Bill to Parliament as part of measures to tackle nepotism and cronyism in the award...

Shut up and sit somewhere – TEWU-TUC told [Audio]

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has asked TEWU-TUC to refrain from commenting on its indefinite strike action. The strike, which took...

TEWU-TUC slams TEWU-GH’s strike as unlawful [Listen]

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union under the Trades Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) has criticised the breakaway group, TEWU-GH, over its strike action amid an...

Mahama launches ‘No Fees Stress’ programme

As part of his commitment to fulfill a campaign promise made to Ghanaians, President John Dramani Mahama has officially launched the No-Fees-Stress academic policy,...

Education Minister orders strict enforcement of ban on phones in schools

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the National Inspectorate Board to strictly enforce the existing ban on mobile phone use in schools...

Education Minister advocates for school safety and modernised curriculum

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for reforms in Ghana’s academic curriculum to equip students with the requisite skills for the global...

UPSA is not just concerned about students’ academics – Prof. Boadi laments rising indecency [Audio]

Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Associate Professor Isaac Boadi, has clarified the controversy...

#NSMQ2025: Tuobodom SHTS topples Bono East ‘Kings’ Kintampo SHS in shocking regional qualifier upset

The Bono East region has witnessed a major upset at the 2025 NSMQ regional qualifiers, as Tuobodom Senior High Technical School delivered a stunning...

Students Loan Trust Fund begins disbursements for second semester

Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has begun disbursing second-semester loans to tertiary students across the country. According to the Chief Executive Officer, Saajida Shiraz, as...

Govt won’t interfere in public universities – Vice-President

The government has stated that it will not interfere with the governance and operations of public universities in order to enhance academic freedom on...

King Mswati III gifts KNUST Eswatini students $1,000 each

His Majesty King Mswati III, accompanied by HRH Inkhosikati LaMagongo, gifted each emaSwati student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)...

Nkwanta SHS temporarily closed down after shooting incident

Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS) in the Oti Region has been temporarily closed after a shooting incident that claimed the life of an 18-year-old...

Education Minister to present scholarship bill to Parliament

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has disclosed that he will present the Ghana Scholarship Authority Bill to Parliament in the coming weeks. According to...

NLC orders University Administrators to suspend intended industrial action

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) to suspend its intended strike action. The directive comes as the...

Govt releases GH₵8.9 million feeding grant to Special Needs Schools

The government has released GH₵8,989,866.00 as feeding grants to Special Needs Schools across the country. This was announced in a statement issued by the Ghana...

GES requests clearance extension to pay picketing teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured that efforts are underway to resolve concerns raised by newly posted teachers who picketed on Monday, June...

I work part-time as security man to survive – Newly trained teacher cries out

A trained teacher, Simon Kofi Nartey, has revealed that he works part-time as a night security guard at a fuel station just to survive. Simon...

2022 batch of trained teachers picket GES over 10 months’ unpaid salaries

A group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 batch of Colleges of Education graduates staged a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

2025 BECE: Kintampo court sentences 4 for malpractices, others remanded

The Kintampo Circuit Court in the Bono East Region has sentenced four individuals to 30 days in prison each for engaging in examination malpractices...

Headmaster arrested for detaining BECE candidates granted bail

The Headmaster of Big Six Educational Complex in Meduma in the Ashanti region, who was arrested for detaining two candidates of the 2025 Basic...

Education Ministry orders nationwide audit over poor quality of SHS meals

The Ministry of Education has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the quality and quantity of meals being served to students under the Free Senior High...

Education Minister announces €5 million Italian grant to boost TVET under RISE project

In a major boost to Ghana’s efforts to tackle youth unemployment, the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced the approval of a €5...

Dr. Adutwum expresses concern over number of engineers produced annually

Former Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has lamented that Ghana is underproducing engineers despite its growing population. In an interview on Asempa FM's...

Teacher trainees to receive only one meal daily

The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) has announced that, effective Monday, June 16, 2025, teacher trainees will be provided with only...

We won’t take inclusion of private schools in Free SHS for granted – CHOPSS

The Conference of Heads of Private Second-cycle Schools (CHOPSS) has pledged not to take for granted the inclusion of 25 private senior high schools...

IET-GH President calls for urgent infrastructure support for Tamale Technical University

The President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has passionately appealed to the Ministry of Education and...

GLC’s legal education role to be scrapped – Deputy AG confirms major overhaul

The General Legal Council (GLC) will be stripped of its role in legal education under sweeping reforms being pursued by the government, Deputy Attorney...

University of Ghana suspends 14 students, sanctions 97 for exam misconduct

The University of Ghana has suspended 14 students for two academic years over acts of misconduct and violations of institutional regulations. Additionally, 97 students found...

Headmaster allegedly locks up BECE candidates over unpaid fees

Two pupils of the Big Six International School in Meduma, Ashanti Region, on Monday, June 16, 2025, missed their Mathematics paper in the ongoing...

Bees disrupt BECE at Wa School for the Deaf

A swarm of wild bees attacked candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Wa School for the Deaf Centre on Thursday,...

25 private SHSs added to the 2025 School Selection – See full list

The Ministry of Education has added 25 private senior high schools (SHSs) to the 2025 school selection process for Junior High School (JHS) graduates...

Dr. Adutwum honoured in US for outstanding contribution to education in South Los Angeles

Former Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has been recognised in the United States for his remarkable contributions to education in South Los Angeles. A...