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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...

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...