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KNUST final year student shortlisted for $100k Chegg.org Global Student Prize

A final-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been shortlisted among the top 50 individuals for the 2022...

Ghana to revert to May/June WASSCE

Ghana will revert to writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in May/June in 2024, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service...

SHS food shortage: Farouk Aliu Mahama supports Yendi SHS

Farouk Aliu Mahama, Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi in the Northern Region, has made a donation of food items to the Yendi Senior...

Girl branded a witch for getting aggregate 30 in BECE

The issue of unfounded allegations of witchcraft against women is back on the front burner. Speaking on The Probe on Sunday, women’s rights activist Margaret...

SHSs suspend participation in NSMQ, other extracurricular activities

Senior High Schools across the country will not participate in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NMSQ) until further notice. The Conference of Assisted Secondary...

Free SHS will not be reviewed – Education Ministry

The Education Ministry and the Ghana Education Service (GES) seem to be on different pages when it comes to the future of the Free...

Patients should be ready to pay fuel cost – National Ambulance Service

Head of Public Affairs of the National Ambulance Service, Simon Yusif Kewura, says Ghanaians who need their services would need to cater for fuel...

Ghana to write 2022 WASSCE alone

Only Ghanaian candidates are left to write the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), scheduled for August 1 to September 27, 2022. This is...

Teachers and lecturers in private schools take bribes the most – UNODC Report

Teachers and lecturers in private schools in Ghana have been identified as the highest recipients of bribes in Ghana. This is based on a report...

Ghana to write 2022 WASSCE alone

Only Ghanaian candidates are left to write the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), scheduled from August 1 to September 27, 2022....

Ghanaian universities to admit medical students displaced by Ukraine war – Education Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghanaian Universities To Admit Medical Students Displaced By Ukraine War - Education Minister Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has said Ghanaian...

New canteen commissioned for University Basic School

A newly built canteen has been commissioned for the pupils of University Basic School, Legon. The event was arranged on July 19, 2022 at the...

22,000 students can’t go to school in spite of free SHS

In spite of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy of the government, 22,000 students offered admission to SHS each year are unable to...

Why Ghana School of Law is called ‘Makola’ [Video]

The Director of Ghana School of Law, Yaw D. Oppong, has provided insight into what ‘Makola’ means. In an interaction on the JoyNews’ The Law...

Govt committed to provide quality education – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to providing ease of access to quality education to enhance equal access to growth...

Free SHS will not be cancelled – President Akufo-Addo 

President Akufo-Addo has stressed that the Free Senior High School policy would not be cancelled despite the current economic crisis in the country. He said...

NTC warns unqualified teachers to acquire certification

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has given all in-service non-qualified teachers up to 2024 to get themselves trained as teachers, else the law will...

Food shortage in SHS: Students resorting to barter trading – GNECC

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has revealed that following the shortage of food in Senior High Schools (SHS), students are now resorting...

Ministers, MPs should be compelled to send their kids to public schools – Teacher

A teacher, Emmanuel Afful, has suggested some solutions to the woes of the country’s public education system. According to him, one of the surest ways...

‘Senior high students may be forced to go home over food shortage’

Senior high schools across the country are on the verge of being shut down as the food shortage situation worsens. The Education Ministry had said...

Senior High Schools risk shutdown as food shortage worsens

Senior High Schools across the country are on the verge of being shut down as the shortage of food supplies worsens. The Education Ministry had...

KUMACA commissions ultramodern Science Lab to support STEM education

Past students of the Kumasi Academy Senior High School have commissioned an ultramodern science laboratory to promote STEM education at the school.  After a nine-year...

Don’t blame Education Minister for food shortages in schools – Eduwatch

Executive Director of African Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has advised Ghanaians not to blame the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for the...

Strike: Teaching and learning halted at Labone Senior High School

The Teacher Union's strike is in full force here at the Labone Senior High School as teaching activities have halted. However, second year students, who could...

Education Ministry to provide food supplies to Upper West schools

The Education Ministry says it has made arrangements with suppliers to provide Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Upper West Region with food. The regional...

COLA strike: Council of Parent-Teacher Associations sends crucial message to teachers

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has appealed to teachers to consider their students’ plight, especially the final years as they meet government...

COLA strike: Govt to meet organised labour on July 12

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations will meet members of organised labour for the second time on July 12, 2022. The meeting, according to...

Strike: Pupils climb trees, play games in the absence of teachers

Teacher Unions’ strike action at pre-tertiary level is biting hard. Pupils at Accra Central’s Aaylolo Cluster of Schools enjoy unsupervised playtime. They arrive in...

COLA Strike: Stop intimidating our members – TEWU tells CHASS

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) has cautioned the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) to refrain from intimidating its non-teaching...

COLA strike: National Service personnel to replace teachers

JoyNews/AdomNews · School Authorities compelled to use NSP to mitigate effect of COLA strike School Authorities have been compelled to rely on National Service Personnel...

All is set for 2022 GIJ homecoming

The 2022 edition of the annual Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) alumni homecoming has been scheduled to take place from August 20. This year's event...

Education Minister lauds Appointed Time Printing Limited

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has lauded Ghanaian printing company, Appointed Time Printing (ATP) Limited, following its production of the first...

Defence Minister begs striking teachers

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has pleaded with worker unions to exercise patience with the government as it negotiates with the International Monetary Fund for...

Govt meeting with striking teacher unions ends inconclusively

A crunch meeting between the leadership of the four striking teacher labour unions and the government to resolve the impasse ended in a stalemate. The...

Pupils of Borae No2 displaced after heavy rainstorm

Pupils of Borae No. 2 in the Krachi Nchumuru district in the Oti region have been displaced after a heavy downpour. The rainstorm, which hit...

Meet the only Ghanaian who won gold medal in Russia [Photos]

Ghanaian-born Dr Morgan Gilbert Charles graduated with the highest achievement in Russia this year. The 27-year-old who completed the Ghana Armed Forces Senior High...

30 security and intelligence operatives graduate from IISS

Thirty (30) intelligence and security personnel have graduated from the Institute for Intelligence and Strategic Security (IISS). The participants, drawn from the Police Intelligence...

Teachers strike: GES sends important message to school heads

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of Senior High Schools to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students in their various...

Tax expert predicts which govt policy could be affected by IMF bailout

Tax expert, Dr Alex Ampaabeng, has predicted that government policies such as teachers and nurses trainee allowances could be affected as government goes to...

NUGS begs striking teachers

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has expressed its displeasure against the ongoing strike by some pre-tertiary teacher unions across the country. According to...