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Shutdown of public universities imminent as UTAG strike continues

The shutdown of public universities may still not be off the table as the lecturers’ strike continues. Members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana...

Legon fresher drowns in campus swimming pool

A level 100 male student at the University of Ghana (Legon) has been reported dead after attempting to use the swimming pool. The incident...

We’ll continue to engage UTAG – Education Minister

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated that further engagements will be held with the leadership of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana...

Another Rastafarian child denied admission by Saltpond-based school

A Saltpond-based school has allegedly denied an eight-year-old Rastafarian boy admission. Kofi Munko who announced this on his Facebook page identified himself as the...

UTAG strike: We can’t build Ghana on an empty stomach – Lecturer tells govt

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has expressed worry over the government’s posturing in the strike by the University...

Pupils forced to learn under palm branches at Tokuroanu

Pupils and teachers of St. Francis Anglican M/A Junior High School (JHS) at Tokuroanu in the Krachi-East Municipality of the Oti Region are being...

Jospong appointed member of UG ANYSC Corporate Advisory Team

Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has been appointed member of the University of Ghana's (UG) Annual New...

CTVET grants amnesty to tertiary students who failed to graduate since 2000

The Commission for Technical and Vocation and Education Training (CTVET) has granted amnesty to students of tertiary institutions who are yet to graduate for...

Akro SHS chaos: Why Traditional Council wants school to remain closed

The Manya Krobo Traditional Council is appealing to the Ghana Education Service to keep the Akro Senior High Technical School at Odumase-Krobo in the...

CETAG calls off strike

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has suspended its indefinite strike action the body embarked upon recently. The unanimous decision...

NLA, Atta Mills Institute school renovate block, donate Corn Mill to Gonteng [Photos]

The National Lotteries Authority (NLA) in partnership with the Atta-Mills Institute (AMI) has renovated a three-classroom school block for residents of Gonteng, a community...

Akro SHS closed down following residents-students clashes

Akro Senior High Technical School at Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region has been temporarily shut down after some residents attacked students over the lynching...

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...