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NaCCA holds stakeholders forum on national pre-tertiary assessment framework

The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA), in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), has held stakeholders’ engagement on the National Pre-Tertiary Learning...

Adom News gets results as Adansi M/A primary school finally receives 30 desks

Following Adom News' report that threw the spotlight on the plight of pupils of Adansi M/A Primary School in the Ashanti region, help has...

Eastern Regional Library authority launches STEM hub

The Eastern Regional Library Authority has launched a Stem Study Hub to support teaching and learning in Senior High Schools in the region.The hub funded by...

GH₵1.8 billion spent on free SHS -Kwaku Kwarteng

Government has spent GH₵1.8 billion in the implementation of free Senior High School (SHS) for the past three years.This initiative, according to Deputy Minister...

Free SHS numbers jump from 400,000 to 794,899

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says the free Senior High School (SHS) education has recorded significant enrollment.According to the Minister, records display an increase...

Abiola Bawuah Foundation pledges more support for girl child education in Ghana

The Abiola Bawuah Foundation (ABF), a non-profit organization has pledged its continuous support to promote girl child education in Ghana as part of its "100 Girls...

KNUST ranked best University in West Africa

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been ranked the best University in Ghana and West Africa, 14th best on the African...

NUGS reunites; elects new executives

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has reunited its front.According to the leadership of the Association, the reconciliation process has come as great...

JHS, SHS curricula have not been reviewed – NaCCA clarifies

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) says claims that the curricula for Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High Schools (SHS) have been reviewed are...

Gold Track reopening deferred to Nov 15

Senior High School (SHS) Form One and Two students under the Gold Track will now report to school for the first semester of the...

GES extends mid-term holidays for SHS students, reasons unknown

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has pushed back the resumption date for senior high school students currently on mid-term holidays.The students were to return...

COCOBOD CEO justifies $5m allocated for cocoa consumption

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has justified the allocation of $5 million to the school feeding programme.According to...

Right to Play Ghana to train teachers on use of new educational curriculum

Right To Play Ghana is set to embark on a series of training workshops to equip teachers with creative and innovative ways of delivering...

StandChart Endowment Fund supports 31 brilliant-but-needy students

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited is disbursing a total of ¢71,000 as the first tranche of a total amount of ¢300,000 over a four-year...

UEW VC Afful-Broni in fresh trouble

Rev Prof. Afful-Broni, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba has found himself in fresh trouble as pressure has begun to mount on...

Pupils of Adansi Primary sit on mat to learn

Pupils of Adansi M/A Primary School in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti region are now forced to sit on mats during...

UG to publish names of lecturers involved in sexual misconduct

In a bid to curb the ‘Sex for Grades’ notion that hangs over the University of Ghana, its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu...

Education Ministry distances itself from free SHS ambassadors

The Ministry of Education has distanced itself from the activities of purported ambassadors of the free Senior High School (SHS), who are visiting various...

No textbooks approved for new curriculum – NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has reiterated that it has not yet approved any textbook for the new curriculum.Dr Prince Armah,...

Gov’t using ‘free SHS ambassadors’ to campaign in schools – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that the government is using subterfuge means to campaign in Senior High School across the country.According to...

AdAge Media presents Name Tags to UG School of Pharmacy

AdAge Media, a Marketing and Advertising Agency, has presented 'Name Tags' to staff and students of the School of Pharmacy under the College...

Our lecturers don’t carry guns – KNUST dismisses report

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has reacted to publications that lecturers of the institution have resorted to the...

Audio: Second phase of UGMC expansion begins

The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has officially commenced work as part of the second phase to expand and scale up operations of...

Flood halts lectures at UG

The University of Ghana (UG) has suspended lectures and quizzes due to flooding on its campus.The flooding in parts of the campus, according to...

No school for primary pupils today as teachers undergo training

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that pupils in primary school will not attend school on today, October 30, as the day has...

African Ministerial Conference on Information Access opens in Accra

The 3rd Ministerial Round table for African Ministers with oversight responsibilities for Libraries has opened in Accra under the auspices of the Ministry of...

Our school now a den of sex workers & wee smokers – Awutu Mankomda Christian Int’l School

Teachers and pupils at the Awutu Mankomda Christian international school in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central region have decried the activities...

Okyenhene launches tertiary education fund for Asona people

Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has launched the Asona Family Educational Foundation and Scholarship to assist members of the Asona clan to get...

Good strides made in improving learning outcomes – NaCCA boss

The Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) says the country has made good strides in improving learning outcomes. Dr Prince Armah...

Meet 12-yr-old home-schooled Viemens Bamfo who has gained admission to Legon

Viemens Bamfo, a 12-year-old, has become an instant internet sensation for gaining admission to study Public Administration at the University of Ghana, Legon.He is the youngest...

NAFTI beats six communication universities to win ‘fake news’ contest

National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) students studying Broadcast journalism have emerged as winners of the maiden edition of the Inter-Tertiary Media and Information...

Read: Why no girl has ever completed Sawoubea JHS in two decades

The Upper West Regional Girls’ Education Officer at the Ghana Education Service (GES), has disclosed that no girl has ever completed the Sawoubea Junior...

Accra Book Fest 2019 opens, list of speakers out

The 2019 Accra International Book Festival was opened on Thursday with the Kwame Nkrumah Writers’ Workshop at the University of Ghana, Legon.The four-day Book...

Book Aid Int’l donates books to Eastern Regional library

Book Aid International as part of an annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and RELX has donated over two thousand books to the Eastern Regional Children's Library...

Photos: Pupils forced to sit on bare floor to learn

Pupils of Buya D/A Primary School in the Kpandai District of the Northern region, who are forced to sit on bare floors to learn...

Report lecturers who invite you to cook for them – Governing Board chair

Kwabena Sarpong, chairman of the Governing Board of Baldwin University College, has urged female students of the university, to as a matter of urgency,...

KTI students sell school gate to scrap dealer

Some students of Kumasi Technical Institute have dislodged their school’s gate and deposited it with a scrap dealer for a bargain, Ghanaweb reports.The metal...

UEW begs government for financial clearance to recruit more staff

Chairman of the University of Education, Winneba Governing Council, Prof Obeng Mireku has said the council is sure of its desire to resolve all...

Govt to construct six new SHSs across Ghana

Minister for Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh has hinted the government will soon construct six new modern Senior High Schools (SHSs) across Ghana.According to him,...