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Kumasi Girls’ High School students allegedly assaulted by joint police, military during riots

JoyNews/AdomNews · Students of Kumasi Girls High School allegedly assaulted by joint police, military team Some students of the Kumasi Girls’ High School have been...

NAGRAT demands more details on COVID-19 situation in schools

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for more details on the Covid-19 situation in schools. The call comes on the back of...

SHS: GES makes u-turn on Form 3 mid-semester break

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its direction to Form three Senior High School (SHS) students to go on mid-semester break. The decision follows...

KNUST: Covid-19 cases on the rise – Authorities warn

There is a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases being recorded on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus, a...

Senior Staff Association of Universities threatens strike as govt’s deadline elapses

The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana has threatened a full-blown strike if the government fails to communicate plans to...

Govt approves payment for school feeding caterers

The government has given approval for funds to be released for the payment of arrears for caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP). The...

KNUST reacts to students’ march against hostel fees

The management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), says it has begun engagement with private hostel owners over the high cost of...

SHS 3 students go on mid-semester break

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a mid-semester break for Senior High School (SHS) three students, nationwide. The break, according to the outfit will...

25 teenage girls get pregnant monthly in Kpone-Katamanso

About 25 teenage girls get pregnant monthly in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality. On average, six teenage girls get pregnant weekly; as a result, 151 teenage pregnancies...

Poor academic performance by pregnant students worrying – GES Director

Birim Central Municipal Director of Ghana Education Service (GES) has expressed worry over the low academic performance of pregnant students in the Municipality and...

KNUST students protest high hostel rent, petition management

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have embarked on a demonstration against what they described as, ‘killer increment’ in...

Where are last year’s ‘pasco’ you bought for WASSCE candidates? – MoE asked

Sekondi-Takoradi Zonal Chairman of the Ghana Private Schools Association, Charles Mintaba, is demanding from the Ministry of Education what happened to the past questions...

Govt defends buying WASSCE past questions for students

Government maintains it did not err in buying past questions for students preparing for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) last year. Deputy...

NAGRAT bares teeth at govt for spending ¢68 million on WASSCE past questions

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has registered its disappointment in the  government’s decision to spend over ¢68 million on past questions for...

Students’ Loan Trust Fund publishes names of debtors [Audio]

Students’ Loan Trust Fund has published names of debtors on their website so defaulters could check their loan balance, this is according to CEO...

WASSCE: Minority questions ¢68m expenditure on past questions for candidates

The Minority in Parliament is faulting government’s decision to spend over ¢68 million on past questions for both 2020 and 2021 WASSCE candidates. On Wednesday,...

Govt grants clearance for 11,840 jobs in Security Services, Education, others

Government, through the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has granted three Ministries (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of National Security) financial...

CEO opens up on happenings around Students Loan in Ghana

It has emerged that some 200,000 Ghanaians have benefitted from the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) since its establishment in 2005. The Chief Executive Officer...

Education Ministry terminates contract for supply of Mathematical Instruments

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education, has informed Parliament that the contract for the supply of Kapek Scientific Mathematical Instruments has been...

E/R: 35 SHS girls give birth, 7 pregnant in Suhum Municipality

A total of 35 Senior High School (SHS) students in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region have been delivered of babies while seven...

Let’s educate students with 21st century skills and essential moral values – Ntim Fordjour

Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour is urging educational stakeholders to help ensure students who go through the academic system are imbibed...

I am committed to building a robust education system – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo Addo says he is committed to building a robust educational sector capable of preparing Ghanaians for global demands. For him, the country’s...

Just in: Achimota School locked down

The Ghana Health Service has ordered the restriction of movement to and from the Achimota School. The school authorities have since been directed neither to...

KNUST to rusticate students found culpable in Conti-Katanga clash – URO

Students found culpable in the clash between Continental and University Halls during the Student Representative Council (SRC) Vetting of the Kwame Nkrumah University of...

How to check 2021 WAEC results of BECE private candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private candidates. The examination is...

KNUST suspends SRC elections

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has suspended the 2021 Students Representative Council (SRC) election-related activities following a clash...

COVID-19: Achimota School records 135 cases

JoyNews/AdomNews · Covid-19: 135 Achimota School students test positive, mostly Delta Variant Some 135 students of Achimota School have tested positive for Covid-19, with most...

KNUST: Many injured in Katanga and Conti clash

A number of students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have suffered various degrees of injuries following a clash between...

Bepotirim M/A primary school pupils study under trees

Teaching and learning at Bepotirim Municipal Assembly (MA) Basic School in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region is under serious threat as the...

8-year-old boy sets up foundation to inspire children to read [Photos]

A Primary 3 pupil of Covenant Presbyterian School, Uriel Prince Boateng Aryeetey, has established his foundation dubbed 'Uriel Foundation' to boost the culture of...

Basic school at Manhyia shut down after parent cursed teachers for punishing her child

Authorities at the Adwumam/Manhyia Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region have shut down the...

Scholarship Secretariat to spend ¢85m on 55,000 beneficiaries

The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat is expecting to spend some ¢85 million on an estimated 55,000 beneficiaries for the 2021/22 academic year, the Registrar, Kingsley...

JHS pupils allegedly assault headmistress for refusing love proposal

Two Junior High School (JHS) pupils of Rev Cobbah Yalley Junior High School at Newsite, a suburb in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western...

Fire ravages Zenith University [Photos]

An inferno has ravaged parts of the Zenith University College near the Accra International Trade Fair Centre, La, destroying several properties. Reports indicate the fire...

Coalition of Concerned Teachers threatens strike action [Video]

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers has threatened to get its members to lay down their tools if the government fails to increase their salary...

Takoradi Technical University suspends 65 students

The Takoradi Technical University has suspended 65 students for one academic year effective the second semester of the 2021/2021 academic year. According to the university,...

Patakro Development Association donates 160 desks to Patakro D/A basic school

Members of Patakro Development Association (PDA) in the diaspora have presented 160 desks to Patokro D/A Basic School at Patakro, in the Adansi North...

Scholarship Secretariat boss launches €150,000 start-up fund for UK students

Registrar of Ghana’s Scholarship, Kingsley Agyemang, has launched a €150,000 start-up fund for Ghanaian students on government scholarships in the United Kingdom.The money, secured...

Accra Technical University outdoors new campus at Nsawam [Video]

Management of the Accra Technical University (ATU) has outdoored a new campus established at Mpehuasem in the Nsawam District of the Eastern Region. Following its...

Accra Technical University embarks on tree planting exercise at new campus

Vice-Chancellor of the Accra Technical Institute (ATU) has urged all and sundry to support President Akufo-Addo’s initiative of improving the state of the environment...