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GES interdicts 11 officials over BECE, WASSCE malpractices

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted 11 teachers over malpractices that marred the 2020 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), and the...

Good news for UG students whose names were omitted from graduation list

The University of Ghana (UG) has announced a separate virtual graduation ceremony will be held for eligible students whose names were omitted from the...

Sissala West MP pays fees of 42 UEW students

Sissala West Member of Parliament (MP), Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has paid the fees of 42 constituents at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The beneficiaries,...

NSMQ 2021: Prempeh College presents trophy to Akufo-Addo [Photos]

Winners of the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Prempeh College, have presented their trophy to President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House....

23 students involved in accident along Dodowa-Shai Hills road [Video]

https://youtu.be/S94WSA4cpW0 Twenty-three students heading to Anum Secondary School have been involved in an accident along the Dodowa-Shai Hills road. Principal Emergency Medical Technician, Issah Kpanbey,...

Sammy Awuku offers lady scholarship as Adom FM launches appeal for her admission fees

Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammy Awuku, fulfilled the dream of a young lady who had gained admission to the Accra College...

SHS reopens today for 2nd semester exams

All Senior High School (SHS) students in Forms 1 & 2 are returning to school today Thursday January 6, 2022 to write the end...

180 UG students petition management over their missing names in final graduation list

A total of 180 expected graduands from the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, have petitioned the management of the University, over...

Colleges of Education Teachers Association to embark on strike Thursday

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) leadership says its members will withdraw their services indefinitely, effective January 6, 2022. In a press...

We have a promise-keeping govt transforming Ghana’s education sector – Dr Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has labeled President Akuffo-Addo as a promise keeper whose policies are transforming Ghana’s education sector. According to him,...

Akufo-Addo promises more investment in education

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his willingness to investment more in the education sector. Addressing a gathering of teachers at the Quadrennial National Delegates’ Conference of...

TEWU threatens strike over professional development allowances arrears

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) says it will embark on a nationwide strike in 24 hours if government does not pay all...

The Classroom Project: Construction begins at Breman Jamara D/A school site [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/cCJt3TD0cdo Construction works have begun at the Breman Jamara D/A School in the Odoben Brakwa District of the Central Region. The project, an initiative spearheaded...

Tamale Technical University suspends 193 students

The Tamale Technical University has suspended 193 students over examination malpractices. A statement issued by the public affairs directorate of the University indicated that...

Teacher unions slapped with GHc15k cost over ‘one teacher-one laptop’ policy

The High Court in Accra (General Jurisdiction) has dismissed the suit filed by two teacher unions- the Innovative Teachers and All Teachers Alliance Ghana...

Building materials worth Ghc150k stolen from Community Day SHS site

Building materials worth about Ghc150,000 have been stolen from the site of uncompleted Community Day Senior High School at Sekesua in the Upper Manya...

Nine batches and still counting: The AIT PhD success story

The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focused private university held its 17th Graduation Ceremony this past weekend  on the 18th of  December...

60-year-old woman defies all odds to acquire degree from KNUST

Elsie Asiedu-Appiah, 60, has recently graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Her...

UCC Governing Council to demolish structures of staff, satellite community on encroached lands

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has served notice it will demolish all structures on the university’s encroached lands pursuant...

TUTAG honours Education Minister [Photos]

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has been honoured by the leadership of the Technical Universities Association of Ghana (TUTAG) for his immense...

Guru gains admission to University of Ghana

Ghanaian rapper, Maradona Yeboah Adjei, aka Guru, has gained admission to the University of Ghana (Legon) to further his education. The songwriter under the...

3 police impersonators remanded

The Aflao District Court has remanded three suspects who were arrested for impersonating Police officers in a swoop at Aflao in the Ketu South...

Education Minister walks the talk – TUTAG President extols Adutwum

The National President of Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, (TUTAG) has paid a glowing tribute to the Minister of Education, Dr Osei Yaw...

School Feeding caterers threaten demo

School Feeding caterers are fuming with anger over unpaid arrears from the School Feeding Secretariat. According to these caterers, they have been given...

UG-UTAG sets date for indefinite strike

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has rejected a decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) of...

Siscode Ghana holds maiden Girl Talk summit [Photos]

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Siscode/Gh, has held the maiden edition of a Girl Talk summit led exclusively by women. It was a tech-driven...

Teacher Kwadwo breaks silence on dismissal from GES

Teacher Kwadwo, known professionally as Michael Owusu Afriyie, has broken his silence on his dismissal by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for alleged misconduct. The...

UPSA Law Faculty cancels exam paper over Covid-19 fears

The Law Faculty of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA) Saturday afternoon cancelled a paper in their ongoing end of semester examination due to...

Kalsoume Sinare graduates with degree from GIMPA

Veteran Ghanaian actress, Kalsoume Sinare Baffoe, is a fresh graduate in town. Photos circulation online show her in graduation outfit as she becomes a degree holder...

GIJ’s Rhodalene Amartey named Dean of the Year

The Dean of students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Mrs Rhodalene Amartey, has been named the Dean of the Year by the...

Deputy Education Minister Ntim Fordjour highlights many positives of maiden National Standard Test

The maiden edition of the National Standard Test (NST) was conducted across public schools in the country today Friday, December 17, 2021. Deputy Minister for...

First National Exam for all Primary 4 pupils takes place today

The first edition of the National Standardised Test for all primary four pupils comes off today, December 17, 2021. About 470,768 pupils are expected to participate. The exam, which...

Over 40 Abuakwa State College students suspended indefinitely

About 45 students of the Abuakwa State College in the Eastern Region have been suspended indefinitely by management for allegedly engaging in gangsterism. They...

COP Maame Tiwaa’s son sets new record at UCC Medical School

Son of Director-General of Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau, Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has set a new record at the University of Cape Coast...

Ketasco’s Francisca Lamini gains admission to University of Ghana Medical School

National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) poster girl, Francisca Lamini, is a step closer to becoming a medical doctor in future. The prodigy from the...

UG to hold virtual graduation ceremonies for 2020/21 undergraduate students

Management of the University of Ghana (UG) has announced that virtual graduation ceremonies will be held for undergraduate students who completed their programmes of...

Infographics: All you need to know about the new education reforms

The government, through the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service and National Council for Curriculum Assessment has initiated some key reforms. They are...

Don’t turn 2021 SHS placement into goldmine – Group appeals

A group is raising red flags over alleged interference in the Computerised School Selection and Placement System. Foundation for Generational Thinkers (FOGET) is alleging that...

499 law students to start school in January

The aggrieved 499 prospective law students, who were denied admission, are expected to start school in January 2022. This was contained in the 2022 annual...

Teachers chase unions over ‘one teacher-one laptop’ policy

JoyNews/AdomNews · Teachers chase unions over one teacher-one laptop policy Some aggrieved teachers are threatening to go after their unions in protest over the 'one...