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GNAT makes strong demand over Apiate-Bogoso explosion

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to identify schools in the adjoining communities near Bogoso...

Govt makes u-turn over semester system

The Ministry of Education has reversed its decision to introduce a semester-based system for basic schools in the country. This follows protests by various stakeholders...

Teachers’ Group applauds Education Minister for showing leadership

A group calling itself "21st Century Teachers" has applauded the Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum for showing leadership by reversing the academic...

GES directs teachers to pay GH¢10 for appointment letters

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the release of about 1,000 appointment letters to newly-trained teachers in the country. The beneficiaries, according to the...

Semester calendar will not affect contact hours – Education Unions told

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged cool heads among Education Unions over the semester-based academic calendar as it will not affect contact hours. According...

Dodo Fie D/A Basic School in tatters

The lives of pupils and teachers of Dodo Fie D/A Basic School in the Kadjebi Akan District of the Oti Region are in danger...

Ghanaian Professor appointed acting Vice-Chancellor of University of Kigali

A chartered marketer, Professor Robert Ebo Hinson has been appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kigali. His appointment takes effect from 19th January 2022. Prof...

Semester Academic Calendar: What teacher unions want from GES [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · TEACHER UNIONS ON GES Some teacher unions have directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to withdraw the 2022 Semester Academic Calendar for Public...

Over 300 students displaced as Presby Church reclaims building for office

Close to four hundred (400) Junior High School students of RIIS Presbyterian Basic “B” school in Koforidua have been displaced after a local assembly...

Ntim Fordjour welcomes new pupils on ‘My First Day at School’

The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has welcomed a number of pupils who were entering school for the first time under...

Juaboso MP offers ¢100k scholarship to over 50 students [Photos]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Juaboso in the Western North Region, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has offered scholarships worth ¢100,000 to needy but brilliant...

Education Ministry secures 60 million cedis to support SHS teachers [Audio]

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the Ministry has secured 60 million cedis to support all teachers in Senior High...

GES invites Education Unions over controversial semester-based calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is inviting the Union of Education leaders to a meeting to further deliberate on the issues raised concerning the...

Joy as man and wife pursuing same course graduate from UG

It is all joy when a student completes school regardless of the level of education. It is considered an essential phase in the lives...

Minority joins calls for withdrawal of semester-based academic calendar

The Minority in Parliament has expressed utmost disapproval with the new policy that changes the trimester to a semester-based academic calendar and has called...

Do you wear your shoes before socks? – Deputy Employment Minister asks UTAG leaders

The Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko-Brobby, has asked the leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to exercise...

Our members are losing their lives over govt’s inability to pay debt – NAIS president

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) has revealed how some suppliers have lost their lives due to the government's inability to pay off...

Eduwatch backs teacher unions to oppose new academic calendar

JoyNews/AdomNews · Eduwatch backs teacher unions to oppose new academic calendar Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), is backing teacher unions opposing the new...

UG-UTAG continues strike despite NLC directive

The University of Ghana’s chapter of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has refused to call off its strike action. This is in direct...

Unions in Education oppose semester-based academic calendar

Some unions in the basic education sector have called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately withdraw the new policy changing the trimester...

Former Attorney General bags Masters Degree

Former Attorney General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, has graduated from the University of Ghana (UG). She bagged Masters degree in Economic Policy as part of...

163 teenage mothers return to classroom

One hundred and sixty-three teenage mothers who got pregnant when schools were closed as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in...

Education Minister gives 61 students scholarships to study medicine and engineering

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has provided 61 Senior High School graduates from Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region full scholarships to study medicine...

Double Track System not abolished – Ntim Fordjour

The Ministry of Education has refuted claims making the round that the Double Track System has been abolished. Deputy Minister of Education, Rev John Ntim...

Bawumia launches UG’s ‘one student one laptop’ initiative [Photos]

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday launched the University of Ghana's (UG) 'one student one laptop' initiative. The initiative is designed to...

NLC declares UTAG strike illegal; orders work resumes

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the University Teacher Association of Ghana's (UTAG) strike action. Members of UTAG embarked...

GES finally announces reopening date for basic schools, SHS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Tuesday, January 18, 2022, as the general reopening date for basic schools nationwide. second and third-year Senior High...

We are going to build more classroom blocks – Deputy Minister

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South Constituency and Deputy Minister for Education, John Ntim Fordjour, has disclosed that the construction of more classroom...

Deputy Education Minister hints at resumption date for basic school, SHS

Deputy Minister for Education, John Ntim Fordjour, has said preparations are in place for the re-opening of basic and Senior High school(SHS) in the...

My reason for attending school as a child – Obaapa Christy

Growing up as a child, her ideal reason for being in school was not the same as her age mates as she perceived a...

CTVET releases 2021 provisional results, 160 candidates’ results withheld

The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has released the 2021 Certificate 1 core and elective components, access course, technician, advanced,...

UTAG strike: We don’t expect any ‘meaningful’ outcome from NLC meeting – UCC UTAG President

The President of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), is pessimistic about the outcome of...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for STEM School at East Legon

President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) School at East Legon in Accra. According to...

Krachi Nchumuru MP donates laptops, printers to constituency

Member of Parliament (MP) for Krachi Nchumuru Constituency in the Oti Region, has donated some items to the Ghana Education Service office in his...

7-year-old pupil drowns in school septic tank

Police in Koforidua in the Eastern region is investigating the circumstances that led to the drowning of a 7-year-old pupil of High Mowing International...

NLC invites UTAG, Fair Wages over ongoing strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has invited the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) for a...

Francis Sosu rewards hardworking teachers in Madina [Photos]

Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis Xavier Sosu has held a ceremony to reward hardworking and dedicated teachers in the constituency. The scheme dubbed...

More Cuban scholarships in the offing for Ghanaians – Ambassador

Cuba has pledged to support Ghana’s education sector to help increase the country’s economic transformation agenda. The Cuban Ambassador, Mrs Anette Chao Garcia, during her...

NUGS backs UTAG’s intended strike

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has welcomed the decision by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), to embark on an indefinite...

UTAG to strike on Monday

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced that its members would be withdrawing their services on Monday, January 10. According to UTAG, the...