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Parliament’s Education Committee engages stakeholders on exam papers leakages

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, led by the Chairman, Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah, has engaged some stakeholders in the education sector on the perennial...

University of Ghana gets female Vice-Chancellor

Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has been confirmed as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana. This follows a decision by the University’s Council on...

Law students hit streets over entrance exam saga [Photos]

The National Association of Law Students (NALS) has taken to the streets to protest against another mass failure the 2021 Ghana School Law entrance...

Headmaster arrested after student drowns in school pit

The Nigeria Police attached to the Ughelli Area Command, Delta State, have arrested the principal of Government Technical College, Ogor, over the alleged drowning of...

Law students to demonstrate over entrance exam fiasco

The National Association of Law Students (NALS) is set to demonstrate on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, over the Ghana School of Law entrance exam...

Zoomlion kick starts proper handwashing campaign in basic schools

In commemoration of Global Handwashing Day, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), through its Zoom kids Club programme, has begun an operation to intensify the proper...

MTN Bright Scholarship beneficiaries graduate with flying colours

Three beneficiaries of the MTN Bright Scholarship, who pursued various degree programmes at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), have graduated with flying...

Admit 499 students who passed entrance exam – GLC told

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has asked the General Legal Council (GLC) to admit some 499 candidates who were denied entry into the...

GES clears air on SHS calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has asked students, staff, and parents of the various Senior High Schools in the country to stick to the...

Blame parents for indiscipline in schools – Retired educationist

A section of the Ghanaian public believes the growing indiscipline among students can be attributed to educational regulation banning corporal punishment in schools. A retired...

Enhance access to quality education – Bawumia charges African leaders

The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for increased access to quality education for young people by African...

‘Ghana School Feeding Programme is a trailblazer in Africa’ – AUDA-NEPAD official

The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has been described as the “trailblazer” in Africa as far as the implementation and development of the Home-Grown...

Businessman nabbed after absconding with GIMPA SRC money

A businessman who absconded with Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Students Representative Council’s (SRC) ¢45,000 six years ago, has been arrested...

Fire destroys boys dormitory of Nhyinahin Catholic SHS

Fire has completely destroyed the boys dormitory of the Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region. Report indicates the incident...

Jachie-Pramso SHS student found dead in uncompleted building

A 19-year-old male student of the Jachie-Pramso Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region has been found dead in an uncompleted building. ...

Angry Ajumako teachers boycott workshop over alleged extortion

Over 600 angry teachers in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region have boycotted a workshop organised by the Controller and Accountant...

GES sends strong warning to school authorities over illegal collection of monies

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned authorities at the various Senior High Schools against collecting any unauthorised and/or illegal charge from newly graduated...

Akan Akansie on Nhyira FM enters semi-finals

The maiden edition of Nhyira FM’s Akan Akansie has reached its semi-final stage after an entertaining and educative contest in preliminary and quarterfinal stages. The...

NUGS threatens lawsuit against GLC over Law School entrance exams

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has given the General Legal Council (GLC) a 10-day ultimatum to correct errors against some candidates who...

Govt’s SOS message to UTAG

The Ministry of Education has announced plans to meet with members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). The meeting has been scheduled...

Association makes interesting revelation about Law School entrance exam

The National Association of Law Students (NALS) says some of the 790 students who passed the 2021 entrance exam of the Ghana School of...

NUGS sends important message to 2021 Ghana Law School applicants

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has urged calm among aggrieved 2021 Ghana Law School applicants as the matter is a delicate one. NUGS,...

Xavier Sosu petitions Speaker of Parliament over law school entrance exam failures

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to probe the mass failure...

44-year-old adjudged 2021 Most Outstanding teacher

Ebenezer Kojo Otoo, a 44-year old Visual Arts and Ceramics teacher at the Winneba Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Region has been adjudged...

UTAG to resume strike by Friday if …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has served notice that it will resume its strike if the government does not meet its demand by Friday,...

JHS teacher found dead in his room

A 36-year-old mathematics teacher at Bechem Methodist Junior High School (JHS) in the Tano South Municipality of the Ahafo Region has been found dead...

GAF signs historic deal with UEW

The School of Education under the Ghana Military Academy and Training Schools (MATS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has signed a Memorandum of...

Covid-19: Akosombo Int’l School records new cases

At least 24 students of the Akosombo International School have been moved to a hotel at Atimpoku for isolation after testing positive for Covid-19....

J. A. Kufuor SHS, others to be ready for use in 2022 [Photos]

President Akufo-Addo has inspected work on the construction of the J. A. Kufuor Senior High Technical School, the Creative Arts Senior High School, and...

School Feeding caterers cry out [Video]

https://youtu.be/SdrcbfnL_jA?t=41 The School Feeding Caterers Association is calling for an overhaul of the secretariat over what they described as a grand scheme to milk the...

Residents chase UCC to complete rotting-away satellite campuses

Residents of Zuarungu in the Bolga East District of the Upper East Region, Upper West Region as well as Jumapo in the Eastern Region...

Law school SRC president details cause of massive entrance exam failure

The President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana Law School, Wonder Victor Kutor, has called for an all-inclusive approach in dealing...

Prof Azar reacts to mass failure at Ghana Law School

Private legal practitioner, Professor Kwaku Azar, has reiterated the need for the monopoly of the Ghana Law School to be broken. According to him, the...

Meet the 11-year-old Spelling B winner who represented Ghana in Dubai

Master Angel Arhin, the 2021 second runner-up of the inter-continental spelling 'B' competition who represented Ghana in Dubai, has been highly commended by the...

Teacher arrested for allegedly sodomising nine pupils

A teacher at Kulpi M/A Junior High School in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region is in the grips of the police...

Last words of lady who died shortly after graduation will break your heart

A Nigerian lawmaker has brought to light the final words of a university student who died shortly after her graduation. The deceased, Rukayat Rukayat Umar, reportedly passed...

Govt sued over Kumasi Technical University’s sale of 9 cars

South-Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has sued the government over the auction of cars belonging to the Kumasi Technical University. He contends that...

D7 in WASSCE should not be a barrier to tertiary education – Minister

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, is charging public tertiary institutions to allow students who obtain grade D7 in WASSCE to have access to...

Let’s prioritise mentorship programmes in our schools – Right To Play Ghana urges

Right To Play Ghana is urging the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service and District/Municipal Education Directorates across the country to prioritise mentorship...

Abandoned ‘Mahama’ Community Day School turns cattle ranch [Photos]

An abandoned Community Day Senior High School project, which begun in 2014 at Damanko in Nkwanta North district of the Oti Region, has been...