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Assistant headmaster allegedly rapes SHS final year student

Police are on a manhunt for an assistant headmaster at the Bole Senior High School (SHS), Issahaku Jeduah, for allegedly raping a final year...

UEW Registrar locked out of his office

The Registrar of the University of Education, Winneba, Paul Osei Barima, was on Monday locked out of his office for not complying with the...

Free SHS: Leave debate to politicians – Akufo-Addo urges students

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged beneficiaries of the free senior high school (SHS) policy to concentrate on their studies and come out to be...

Chaos in KALISCO as ‘town boys’ clash with students during jams

A group of outsiders invaded the Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale and clashed with the students having an entertainment session last night. The clash...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for University of Engineering And Agricultural Science at Bunso

President Akufo-Addo, on Friday, cut a sod for the commencement of the construction of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS), at Bunso,...

Microsoft appoints former UG student as Chief of Staff

A past student of the University of Ghana (UG) has landed a new job with tech giant Microsoft as the Chief of Staff. Abigail Amoakoa...

Tolon SHS temporarily closed down after fire outbreak at dormitory

The Tolon Senior High School has been temporarily closed down after fire ravaged parts of the girls’ dormitory on Thursday, May 19. According to the...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for $90M University of Engineering and Agric Sciences

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Friday, cut the sod for the construction of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS), at Bunso, in the...

Tension simmers at UEW as Registrar is asked to proceed on leave

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba, Nana Ofori Ansah, has asked the Registrar, Paul Osei Barima, to proceed...

Govt to supply textbooks to schools in 120 days

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has urged the public to disregard regard reports that the government will not be able to provide textbooks for...

Accra Academy’s quest for 2022 NMSQ conquest receives massive KiDi boost

Fresh from his conquest at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) ceremony where he picked the topmost award, the Artiste of the Year, KiDi,...

Fire destroys Tolon SHS girls’ dormitory [Video]

https://youtu.be/5HzDrB15SOo Fire has engulfed portions of the girls' dormitory at Tolon Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region. The fire that started around 8:am...

UG has the best scientists in Ghana – AD Scientist Index 2022 Version 2

The University of Ghana (UG) has been ranked the highest tertiary institution in Ghana by the Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index 2022 Version 2. Additionally, the...

UG ranked highest tertiary institution in Ghana

The University of Ghana (UG) has been ranked the highest tertiary institution in Ghana by the Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index 2022 Version 2. According to...

Education Minister dines with students of Afua Kobi Ampem Girls SHS

He is a man on mission and really cut out for the Education Ministry. From teaching in the classroom as Deputy Minister of Education...

Communications and Digitalisation Ministry trains 1,000 girls in Ahafo Region

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has commenced training for 1000 girls selected from various districts in the Ahafo Region in basic ICT and...

Ghanaian Elementary team honoured in global robotics education contest

The Ghanaian Elementary team has been honoured after reaching the finals of the VEX Worlds 2022 robotics competition which took place in Dallas, Texas,...

Students Loan Trust pays GH¢1m for indebted KNUST students

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has paid the fees of 500 students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who...

Pre-tertiary education in crisis – GNAT roars

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says the pre-tertiary Education in the country is in crisis. The teacher union laments how headteachers are...

Mawuli Fund launches inter-schools ‘Critical Thinking Tournament’ [Photos]

The Mawuli Fund, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has launched an inter-school contest dubbed the Critical Thinking Tournament (CTT). The contest seeks to among other...

We’ll complete 20 E-Blocks by end of 2022 – GETFund Administrator

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Boadu, has stated that the Fund’s 3-year plan which was recently approved by...

Tears flow as KNUST final year student dies

Social media has been awash with tributes in honour of a Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) final year student. Though the...

Review free SHS policy – Palmer-Buckle tells government

Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle has added his voice to the calls for a review of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. In spite...

I had aggregate 9; but the University of Ghana Business School didn’t admit me – Education Minister

The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has revealed that, even though he excelled in his ‘A’ level exams, he was denied admission...

GETFund obtains Parliamentary nod for infrastructure completion plan

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Boadu, has said the Fund has received Parliamentary approval to bring to completion,...

School Feeding Caterers’ passionate appeal to govt over feeding grants

The National School Feeding Caterers Association is calling for an increment in feeding grants due to increase in rices of food items in the...

Snake bites testicles of level 300 student

A snake has reportedly given a level 300 student at the Assin Fosu College of Education (FOSCO) in the Central region a painful fright...

Bawumia donates 100 laptops to the University of Ghana Business School

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated one hundred new laptops to the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), to support teaching and...

Govt releases GH¢200m for Free SHS

The government has released GH¢200 million for the smooth running of its flagship programme, the Free Senior High School (SHS). Part of the amount...

Inadequate furniture, others negatively affecting learning – GES Director

District Director of Education in the Krachi Nchumuru district of the Oti Region, David Kwame Seddor, has said inadequate infrastructure in basic schools are...

Banda Islamic school student wins Bono region Girls in ICT competition

A student from the Banda Islamic school in the Banda District of the Bono Region emerged as the best in the Girls in ICT...

UDS Senior Staff threatens strike

Members of the Senior Staff Association at the University for Development Studies (UDS) have served notice to embark on industrial action against the management...

Govt set up committee to help absorb Ukraine students into Ghanaian universities

A 13-member committee has been instituted to come out with guidelines to help absorb students from Ukraine into Ghanaian Universities to continue their studies. The...

Free SHS puts a huge strain on national budget – Asantehene

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has worsened the unemployment situation in the country. He said...

Govt sends SOS message to School Feeding caterers over arrears

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says it has put in place all the necessary steps to settle the arrears of school...

UDS to integrate Ghanaian students from Ukraine

The University for Development Studies (UDS) has rolled out an initiative to help integrate Ghanaian students who returned from Ukraine into the university to...

‘Why are you bent on appealing High Court ruling that reinstated Avoke, others?’ – UEW Governing Chair quizzes

The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), says it’s getting frustrated how some of its principal officers are determined to appeal...

Church of Pentecost renovates dormitory blocks for Obuasi SecTech

The Church of Pentecost, Obuasi Area, through the effort of the Area Head – Apostle William Boakye Agyarko as part of its social intervention,...

Rainstorm destroys educational facilities at Bolga Girls’, Kongo SHS

A severe rainstorm that hit Bolgatanga and other areas in the Upper East Region last Wednesday evening destroyed some educational facilities and properties in...

Dr Prince Hamid Armah: Bridging the digital divide in Ghana, encouraging girls and women in ICT

Each year, the fourth Thursday in April is commemorated as the Girls in ICT Day. This day, instituted under the auspices of the United Nations...