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LIST: These 14 universities have received Presidential Charters

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted Presidential Charters to fourteen university colleges, marking a significant milestone in Ghana's tertiary education sector.The ceremony, held...

Akufo-Addo grants presidential charter to 14 private universities

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented presidential charters to 14 private universities across the country.This was at a ceremony at the Jubilee House,...

GES hopeful 2024 WASSCE results will be released before year ends

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, has expressed hope that the results for the 2024 West African Senior School...

Dedicate fund to pre-tertiary education – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is pushing for the state to urgently establish a system of dedicated funding for Senior High, Junior...

Govt issues GH¢25m cheque to WAEC – Apaak reveals

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has revealed that the government is processing a payment of GH¢25 million to...

Over 3,000 students displaced after fire damages Kwashieman cluster of schools

More than 3,000 students at the Kwashieman Cluster of Schools in the Ablekuma North constituency of the Greater Accra region are grappling with the...

Why students cannot be repeated in SHS – Angel Carbonu explains [Listen]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has explained why students cannot be repeated and why there is no...

Don’t expect 2024 WASSCE results this year – WAEC

Students awaiting their 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results may have to wait until next year for their results.The West African...

GES launches one-stop portal for staff data

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has completed a one-stop portal to manage all information around the service.Known as the Ghana Education Service Management Information...

We are unable to release 2024 WASSCE results over debt – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed concerns over the delay in releasing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, attributing...

Nkwanta South GES Director lauds MCE’s contribution to education

The Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, Jonathan Korsinah has lauded the Municipal Chief Executive(MCE)...

CETAG threatens strike again over govt’s failure to respond to NLC ruling

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has raised fresh concerns over their request to be migrated from tertiary...

We’ll advise ourselves by Dec 20 if…. – CETAG to gov’t

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has vowed that it will not hesitate to advise themselves by December...

Adom News gets results as Kechiebi-Asuogya M/A school gets 3-unit classroom block

In a significant development towards the educational sector in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Felix Owusu-Gyimah has...

Lack of basic school in Asantekrom affects children’s education – Chief appeals for support

Children in Asantekrom, a farming community in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region, face significant challenges in accessing basic education.With no school...

KTU rusticates students over examination malpractices

Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has rusticated a number of students over examination malpractices to protect its academic sanctity and promote honesty.The decision, according to...

Asare Bediako SHS inaugurates 500-bed girls’ dormitory; headmistress appeals for additional amenities

Asare Bediako Senior High School in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region has commissioned a new 500-bed girls’ dormitory to alleviate accommodation...

OLA Girls’ SHS to nurture students with acting talents

The Headmistress of OLA Girls’ Senior High School in Kenyasi, Ahafo Region, Reverend Sister Antoinette Fatia Abiwu, has announced the school’s commitment to supporting...

I will not scrap free SHS – Mahama

President-elect John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to the continuation of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, dismissing claims that his...

EduWatch urges Parliament to delay Free SHS bill for stakeholder consultations

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), has called on Parliament to postpone the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) Bill...

NAGRAT calls for suspension of free SHS bill

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has renewed its call for Parliament to suspend the Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill when it...

EduWatch urges Parliament to delay Free SHS bill for stakeholder consultations

Education think tank Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has called on Parliament to postpone the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) Bill...

Offline educational platform for teachers, students launched

Techaide, a Ghanaian-based social enterprise, has launched an upgraded offline learning platform, “ASANKA,” to improve teaching and learning for teachers and students, particularly in...

Dr Apaak urges govt’s to settle GH¢118m WAEC debt

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has joined calls for the government to urgently settle its GH¢118 million debt...

GNAT demands justice for teacher stabbed in the eye

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is demanding justice for a teacher who was stabbed in the left eye by a loitering student...

SHS student stabs teacher in the eye at Offinso

A teacher at Asuoso Senior High School in Offinso has been left blinded in one eye after a student allegedly stabbed him.The altercation reportedly...

Ghana’s UCMAS team departs for India for international showdown

The Kotoka International Airport was brimming with excitement as 28 young prodigies, Ghana's torchbearers of mental arithmetic brilliance, prepared to depart for India.The air...

You have made us proud – UCC students to Prof Opoku-Agyemang

Some students at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have expressed confidence that the elevation of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as Ghana’s first female...

KNUST student killed in gory accident

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is in mourning following the untimely death of a student, Afia Dedaa Osae-Atuah.The victim, a third...

GH₵118m debt delays release of 2024 WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that the delay in the payment of GH₵118m debt by the Ministry of Education has affected...

Academic disruption in Jantong Dashie: Chief threatens to retrieve cement blocks over broken promise

Students and teachers at Jantong Dashie District Assembly Junior High School in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah Region have endured harsh learning...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that 5.7 million students have benefitted from Free SHS false

Claim: Kennedy Agyapong has repeated the claim that 5.7 million people benefitted from Free SHS during the NPP’s final rally.Verdict: False ExplanationAccording to the Ministry...

Agomeda Basic School appeals for support to improve ICT education, learning conditions

The Agomeda D.A. Basic School in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region is grappling with significant challenges in delivering Information and Communication...

SHSs break on Thursday for election 2024

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all Senior High Schools (SHSs) to close on Thursday, December 5, 2024 to enable all staff and...

Gov’t begins negotiation with TEWU

The government has begun negotiations with the leadership of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) regarding its...

Education Ministry launches Channel MOE TV

The Education Ministry has launched its television station with the aim of promoting education and transforming the nation.The station christened “Channel MOE” will focus...

Selective rollout of Free SHS could lead to ‘educational apartheid’ – Kwasi Kwarteng warns

With Less Than 10 Days to the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, Questions Are Being Raised About the Future of the Free Senior High...

Legal tips: Did you know that you can be sued for failing to keep a promise to marry?

In Ghana, if one party makes a serious promise to marry and the other party relies on that promise, a breach of promise to...

Ministry of Education intensifies campaign against sexual harassment in schools

In response to a startling report revealing that one in ten Ghanaian girls experience their first sexual encounter before the age of 15, the...

Ghana and Seychelles sign two agreements

Ghana and Seychelles have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their bilateral relationship.The MOU is...