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Minority backs calls for removal of new GES boss

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority backs call for removal of new GES DG The Minority in Parliament has waded into the controversy surrounding the appointment of Dr...

I won’t reverse free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made it clear that he will not under any circumstances reverse the free Senior High School(SHS) policy. He said those advocating a review were those who...

Concerned teachers support new GES boss

Some concerned teachers in the Ashanti Region have indicated their full support and appreciation towards the nomination of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new...

Post BECE ‘get-together’ banned in Builsa

 The Builsa Traditional Council in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region, has banned all forms of post Basic Education Certificate Examination...

We need to ask questions — NSMQ mistress bemoans absence of girl schools in quarterfinals

Quiz Mistress Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann has bemoaned the poor showing of girls’ schools in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). She says the...

NSMQ2022: Tough battle ahead for Presec, Prempeh, Adisco, others; see the semi-final fixtures

On Sunday, October 23, nine schools will battle it out for a slot in the finale of the ongoing National Science and Maths Quiz...

NSMQ2022: OWASS ends Volta campaign as KETASCO goes home

Opoku Ware School (OWASS) has ended the campaign of Volta Region schools in the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after defeating Keta...

Labour Commission orders university labour unions to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the four major Labour Unions in public universities in Ghana to, with immediate effect, call off the...

Education Ministry hits back at Teacher Unions over new GES boss

The Education Ministry has hit back at teacher unions opposing the appointment of the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). Dr Eric Nkanasah...

Huawei opens application for ‘Seeds for Future 2022’

Huawei Technologies Ghana has opened applications for its global flagship Corporate Social Responsibility Program 'Seeds for the Future 2022', set to commence from October...

It is a political appointment – NAGRAT Prez fires govt over new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has lashed out at the government over the appointment of Dr Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of...

NAGRAT rejects new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed reservations about President Nana Akufo-Addo's new Director-General appointee for the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to...

Prof Opoku-Amankwa reacts to his sack as GES Director-General

The immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has reacted to the termination of his contract. The educationist says he...

100 benefit from MTN Bright Scholarship Reloaded

MTN Ghana Foundation has presented the first batch of scholarship to 100 students under its Bright Scholarship Reloaded scheme.  The first 100 tertiary students received...

2021 Tamale University graduating batch storms school over delay in issuing certificates

The 2021 graduating batch of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has stormed the school to petition the management over delay in the 2021 graduation. The...

Dr. Eric Nkansah appointed Director-General of GES

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). He was the Technical Advisor to the Minister...

PTA sends SoS message to govt over free SHS

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has expressed willingness to augment the government's efforts in the implementation of the free Senior High School...

NAGRAT reacts to GES boss’ dismissal

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it is worried about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s dismissal of the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service...

CHASS wants return to trimester system

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called for a reversal of the senior high school (SHS) system from the current...

BECE 2022: Pregnant candidate in Kpandai district delivers

One out the 207 candidates writing the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kabonwure D/A JHS Centre in the Kpandai District of the...

Akufo-Addo sacks GES Director-General

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa. His termination was contained in a letter signed by...

7,000 females benefit from Huawei, Rebecca Foundation Digital Technologies Training

Huawei Technologies Ghana in partnership with the Rebecca Foundation and the Ghana Education Service (GES) has successfully engaged over 7,000 young girls and traders...

Tima Kumkum, Top Choco embark on breast cancer awareness campaign in SHSs

Top Choco and Adom TV presenter, Cynthia Tima Yeboah, aka Tima Kumkum, have embarked on a breast cancer sensitisation programme in two Senior High...

2022 BECE: Candidate goes into labour in examination room

A candidate, who was writing the ongoing Basic Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kechiebi R/C Centre in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the...

Why UTAG-UCC is out of university labour unions’ strike

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has abandoned the ongoing strike action of the four...

Russia increases scholarship to Ghanaian students

The Russian Government has increased its scholarship to Ghanaian students from 75 to 110 with effect from November 2022. All students who would qualify for...

Adwoa Safo sends message to 2022 BECE candidates [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/lY23uMy3QaM?feature=share In a video shared on social media, Miss Safo said she wishes the candidates, especially in her constituency all the best. The MP also offered...

19,999 candidates writing BECE in Upper East region

Nineteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine (19,999) candidates are writing this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which started on Monday, October 17, 2022 in...

2022 BECE: 552,276 candidates begin examination today

The 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) commences today, Monday, October 17. The examinations will take place at 2,038 centres across the country. A total of...

UTAG, TEWU-GH, other unions embark on strike beginning today

Leaders of the four major Labour Unions in public universities in Ghana have announced their intended strike slated for Monday, October 17. The unions, University...

Jane Naana’s son wins prestigious international award

Dr Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang, a son of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has won an excellence in international teaching award. The West Virginia University PhD holder received...

Accra Aca to host fundraising dinner as part of 90th Anniversary

The Accra Academy, as part of the 90th Anniversary celebrations, will host a Fundraising Dinner Dance on October 22 at the Gamashie Hall of...

We run schools on credit and borrowing – CHASS to govt

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) says the delay in the release of funds for the running of schools under the...

NSMQ 2022: Here are the schools that have qualified for one-eighth stage

On Thursday, October 13, the final contests of the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) preliminary stage came off. On day four of the...

2022 BECE: Good news for candidates on selection of schools into SHSs

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has rolled out a new and easy strategy to aid parents and their wards who will be writing the...

GES sends strong warning to 2022 BECE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates writing the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to refrain from cheating in the exams. The exams have been...

All set for 2022 BECE

The 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will commence on October 17 and end on October 21, 2022. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced...

UTAG, 3 other university labour unions suspend strike

The intended strike action of four labour unions in the Public Universities in Ghana which was to take effect from Friday, October 14, 2022, has...

St Peter’s SHS gets smart lab, E-library

A smart laboratory and an electronic-Library initiated to boost education have been commissioned for St. Peter's Senior High School (SHS) at Kwahu-Abetifi in the...

School Feeding: Pupils forced to go home for food during break time

The Authorities of Pomposo Akaporiso Basic School at Obuasi have expressed concern over the neglect of pupils by officials in charge of the Ghana...