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TEWU suspends nationwide strike

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has announced a suspension of its nationwide strike which began on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. This follows...

GNAT backs calls for re-closure of schools

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is backing those calling for re-closure of basic schools till the government is really ready to supply...

Suspend reopening of schools if PPE’s are not ready – Govt told

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) is calling for the suspension of the reopening of basic schools till all relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...

Reopening of schools: Private school owners send strong message to parents

The Conference of Directors of Private Pre-Tertiary Schools says it is not compulsory for members to reduce monies taken for fees and other services...

UPSA students’ long queue causes stir [video]

A video report by a citizen captures students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, in an unusually long queue at the entrance of...

Pupils report to school without face masks [Video]

The country's fight against covid-19 in schools could face a stiff challenge in the Northern Region following non-adherence to the protocols. Most pupils and students,...

COVID-19: GES issues guidelines on school reopening

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has come out with the guidelines for the reopening of schools. Dubbed: Guidelines for School Reopening During COVID-19, the guidelines...

Afenyo-Markin constructs 14th community library in Effutu Constituency

The Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin as part of his responsibilities to his constituents on January 15, commissioned a newly constructed...

Mahama Ayariga wants tertiary fees for 2021 academic year suspended

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament to move a motion that will disallow the payment...

Coronavirus: I won’t allow my children to go to school – Sam George

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prapram, Sam Nettey George, has decided not to allow his children go back to school following the reopening...

Mahama Ayariga calls for suspension of 2021 academic fees for…

Bawku Central Member of , Mahama Ayariga, has written to the Speaker of Parliament to move a motion for the suspension of fees...

Weija-Gbawe MCE hands over KG block to Weija Presby School [Photos]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly, Patrick Kumor, has commissioned and handed over a new kindergarten block to the...

Drama as ‘gargantuan’ school fees pop up online

Social media has been thrown into a state of confusion after fees purported to be those of Roman Ridge and SOS Hermann Gmeiner International...

We are ready to accept pregnant students – KPANSEC headmaster assures

Following President Nana Akufo-Addo's Address to the Nation where he announced that schools should reopen today, pupils and students were expected to throng the...

Reopening of schools: Why Africa Education Watch thinks students are safer in schools [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Reopening of schools: Why Africa Education Watch thinks students are safer in schools Education think-tank, Africa Education Watch, has said the reopening of...

Accra International Book Festival hosts author Dinah Larbi on #CatchUpAfrica

The Accra International Book Festival will be hosting author and Lady Deacon Dinah Nyarkoah Larbie on #CatchUpAfrica.  The event scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2021,...

Meet the first National Science and Maths Quiz mistress

Today, January 14 is exactly seven years after the first National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) mistress passed on. Madam Marian Ewurama Addy was not...

GIJ reacts to allegations of disregarding covid-19 protocols

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has dismissed report which suggests students disregard the covid-19 safety protocols on its campuses. According to the Institution, all...

Extend JHS to four years to cover new curriculum – Kofi Asare proposes

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has proposed that the Junior High School (JHS) system is extended to four years. This, he...

Full list of candidates vying for the UG Vice-Chancellor office

Some seven persons have been announced as those vying for the office of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana. Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu is...

4th phase of schools disinfection underway in Eastern region

School authorities (both basic and senior high schools–SHSs) in the Eastern Region have pledged their support their support effort of government contain the spread...

ASEPA backs Adutwum for Education Minister

The Executive Director of Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has added his voice to calls for the immediate past Deputy Education...

Fair Wages to hold emergency meeting with TEWU

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has called for an emergency meeting with the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) over their nationwide strike. TEWU effective...

GES policy draft weakens civil society’s ability to demand accountability – CSOs

Civil Society Organizations through the Africa Education Watch are petitioning the Ghana Education Service (GES) to suspend the policy draft set to be implemented...

TEWU declares nationwide strike Wednesday

The Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has declared its intention to embark on a nationwide strike beginning Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The action, according...

Coronavirus: Private basic schools in Central region disinfected

Some private basic schools in the Central Region have been disinfected ahead of reopening. The exercise was also to allow for the safe reopening of...

UCC adopts Nduom School of Business

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has adopted the Nduom School of Business and Technology as its satellite campus to address its accommodation challenges. Director...

UG: Traffic congestion on campus as freshers arrive for registration

There is heavy vehicular traffic on various sections of roads on the campus of the University of Ghana as cars troop in to drop...

Covid-19: Over 6,000 basic schools in Greater Accra region disinfected

With a few days to the reopening of schools in Ghana, Zoomlion Ghana has taken the mass disinfection and fumigation to public and private...

Dr Adutwum shocks 30 students in his constituency

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has granted scholarships to 30 students in the Bosomtwi Constituency to pursue various courses...

Coronavirus: Basic & SHS schools disinfected ahead of reopening

As part of the measures aimed at safe reopening of schools in the country, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has disinfected basic and Senior High Schools...

Scores of UG freshers stranded after failing to secure accommodation ahead of reopening

Scores of first-year students of the University of Ghana (UG) and their parents are stranded on the school’s campus after failing to secure accommodation...

Basic schools in Bono East disinfected ahead of reopening

Basic schools in the Bono East Region on Thursday (January 7, 2021) begun benefiting from the ongoing Ministry of Education and Zoomlion Ghana Limited...

Why Kumbungu residents are wailing over school reopening

Some residents of Nawuni, a community in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, have expressed worry over school reopening. The residents, who sought safety...

KNUST, KsTU face big test as Free SHS freshers arrive

Tertiary Institutions face the biggest test on their abilities to plan and prepare for challenges as freshmen arrive in schools on Saturday, January 9,...

UG: Concerned Students threaten demonstration at main entrance over modular system

A group calling itself the Concerned Students of the University of Ghana is threatening to demonstrate at the main entrance of the school in...

KNUST moves part of academic work online

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is adopting what management terms a blended approach in teaching and learning as part of...

Coronavirus: All tertiary institutions undergo disinfection ahead of reopening

The Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has begun a mass disinfection and fumigation of public...

GES reviews WASSCE, BECE exams dates

The Ghana Education Service is seeking to review the examination dates for West African Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination...

Over 8000 teachers fail licensure exams

About 8,442 candidates have failed the 2020 Teacher Licensure Examination organised by the National Teaching Council. This is out of a total of 27,455 candidates who...