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Govt committed to providing digital literacy for teacher trainees – Dr Prince Armah

Vice Chairman of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has reiterated government’s commitment to providing digital literacy training for teacher trainees.   He...

School closed down after mentally challenged woman attacks teacher

Sukrong Junior High School (JHS) in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region has been closed down after a mentally challenged woman...

UTAG Strike: Over 73% of lecturers from 6 public universities vote against suspension

Majority of lecturers across some six public universities in the country have voted against the decision by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the...

3 members of UEW UTAG dissociate themselves from Association

Three members of the University of Education, Winneba’s branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have disassociated themselves from the Association. They are...

UCC announces commencement date for 2021/2022 academic year

The Executive Committee of the Academic Board of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has decided that academic activities resume from Monday, February 28. This follows...

Ministry of Education to roll out Rural School Project

Head of Corporate Affairs at the Education Ministry, Kenel Kwasi Abankwa, has said the Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Adu Twum, has put in...

NUGS calls for evacuation of Ghanaian students amidst Ukraine-Russia conflicts

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on government to consider the immediate evacuation of Ghanaian students from the Ukraine-Russia region, following...

UTAG strike: UG lecturers vote against suspension of strike

The University of Ghana (UG) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has voted against a decision by the National Executive Committee...

Concerned Parents of University Students salute UTAG for suspending strike

The Concerned Parents of University Students has commended the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) for suspending its strike action as negotiations for better...

CH Group Foundation donates buses to Achimota and Mfantsipim

CH Group Foundation, the CSR wing of the CH Group, has shown its commitment to supporting quality education, by donating buses to Achimota and...

UTAG Strike: I cannot betray my colleagues – Prof Gyampo

Secretary to the University of Ghana Chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof Ransford Gyampo, has dismissed claims that he has betrayed...

Court sets date to rule on UTAG strike

The Labour Division of the Accra High Court will on March 9, 2022, rule on the legality of the strike embarked by the University...

UTAG suspends strike

The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) has resolved to suspend its industrial action temporarily. This followed an emergency meeting by UTAG’s National Executive Committee...

Nandi Krom D/A basic school pupils learn on stones

The lives of pupils and teachers of Nandi Krom D/A school in the Krachi Nchurumu District in the Oti Region are in danger due...

Paying lecturers $997 is an insult to their profession – Gabrielle Tetteh

Communications Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Gabrielle Tetteh, has said the current salary being paid to lecturers is insulting. Her comment comes...

‘Education Ministry not recruiting headteachers for STEM schools’

Deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has refuted assertions by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) that the Ministry of Education, has...

Savelugu SHS students protest quality of meals served by authorities

The students of the Savelugu Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region on Sunday, February 20, protested the quality of meals offered them...

One Teacher-One Laptop policy successful, 80% of laptops distributed – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said the distribution of laptops to teachers under the ‘One Teacher-One Laptop’ policy has recorded impressive success...

Concerned parents of university students appeal to UTAG to rescind decision

A group of parents of university students are appealing to members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to reconsider their strike action...

Sad: Boafri D/A basic school pupils forced to learn on bare floor

Pupils of Boafri D/A Basic School in the Krachi Nchumuru District in the Oti Region are compelled to sit on the bare floor to...

BECE candidates urged to verify and confirm the choice of schools selected

National Coordinator for the Computerized School Selection Placement System (CSSPS), Mark Sasu Mensah, has announced that Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates are to...

Govt cuts sod for first SHS at Yunyoo-Nasuani district

Government has cut sod for the construction of the first high school in the Yunyoo-Nasuani district of the North East Region. The 12-unit classroom block...

UPSA lecturers to resume academic activities on February 21

Lecturers at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) have been asked to return to the lecture halls on Monday, February 21, 2022. This information...

Teacher Kwadwo denies ‘I’ll never fight GES again’ comment

Teacher Kwadwo, known professionally as Michael Owusu Afriyie, has disassociated himself from reports that he will not fight the Ghana Education Service (GES) if...

Bawumia launches online learning programme to offer over 3,000 free certificate courses

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday launched an Integrated Online Learning Program (IOLP) offering over 3,000 free certificated courses and industry attachment for...

Shortage of chalks, other learning materials hit schools

Some head teachers of basic schools across the country are complaining about shortage of chalks, teachers’ notebooks, textbooks and other stationery. The shortage, they said,...

UTAG Strike: Minority pushes for closure of Universities [Audio]

The Minority in Parliament is pushing for the closure of public universities in the country amid the strike embarked upon by the University Teachers...

Education Ministry reacts to shortage of chalks, others in basic schools

The Ministry of Education has reacted to reports of shortage of educational materials, especially chalks in basic schools. The Ministry said that all schools have...

Two KTU staff dismissed; 8 others suspended for embezzling over 600k

The governing council of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has dismissed two staff of the University for engaging in financial malfeasance. The council, as part...

Beyi W’ano: State Experimental School collapsing; kids exposed to danger

An old building housing children of the State Experimental Basic School in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, is in danger of collapse as three...

Police seize Bawjiase SHS bus as NPP, NDC supporters trade blows at handing-over ceremony [Video]

https://youtu.be/t4WagownGuw A GETFund bus donated to the Bawjiase Senior High School (SHS) has been seized by the District Police Command. This comes after some supporters...

UG-UTAG endorses calls for closure of public universities

President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Dr Samuel Nkumbaan, says it’s not economically prudent to...

Court directs NLC, UTAG to return to negotiation table

An Accra High Court Labour Division has adjourned to February 15, the case involving the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). The court, presided over...

Mulan Smart Activity School supports Korle-Bu Pediatric and Oncology Dep’t [Photos]

Mulan Smart Activity School has donated assorted items to the Pediatric and Oncology Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The items included bottles of water,...

Lecturer enskinned Saha Naa of Mamprugu

A lecturer in Economics Education at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Alhaji Prof. Mumuni. B. Yidana, has been enskinned Saha Naa of the...

Teacher union to petition Int’l bodies over ‘one teacher-one laptop’ policy

The All Teacher Alliance-Ghana (ATAG) has served notice to petition international bodies on the government's One Teacher One Laptop initiative. According to the union, there...

Private citizen challenges reinstatement of Prof Avoke

A Private Citizen, Kwabena Ofori, has filed a case at the Supreme Court asking that it sets aside a ruling of a Winneba High...

Kwadwofour D/A ‘collapses’ due to inadequate classrooms

Kwadwofour D/A basic school in the Krachi-Nchumuru District of the Oti Region has collapsed due to lack of classrooms infrastructure for effective teaching and...

GES begins ICT training for teachers nationwide

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rolled out an Information Communication Training training as part of the One Teacher One Laptop initiative. The training,...

UTAG strike: Student groups clash over demo

JoyNews/AdomNews · Student groups clash over UTAG strike demo The planned demonstration by university students over the strike by University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)...