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2024 WASSCE practicals underway

The practical aspect of this year’s Ghana Only West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates (SC) is underway in the various...

10 students receive scholarships for exceptional academic performance

Kingrich Academy marked its third graduation ceremony on July 31, 2024, a significant event that celebrated the achievements of its students and underscored the...

Entrance exams to replace BECE when Free SHS bill is passed – Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum

Ghana’s Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that, in the future, basic-level students will no longer write the Basic Education Certificate...

Clergyman lauds Adutwum for promoting STEM education in Ghana

Bishop Gideon Titi-Ofei, Founder and Vice President, Accra Business School, has lauded Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, for expanding Science, Technology, Engineering...

CETAG strike: GTEC shoots down calls to shut Teacher Training Colleges

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has dismissed calls for the closure of all Teacher Training Colleges amidst the protracted strike by the Colleges...

30 students benefit from software development training by RAIL-KNUST

Thirty students have been trained in software development by the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, RAIL...

Free SHS beneficiary ‘Adeiso wizkid’ grabs first-class degree from Brunel University [Photos]

A beneficiary of the Free Senior High School program from Adeiso, the District capital of Upper West Akim in the Eastern Region, Thomas Amoani...

PRINCOF appeals to CETAG to call off strike after govt’s intervention

The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) has appealed to the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to end its...

Yvonne Nelson calls for improvements in education system

Ghanaian actress and entrepreneur Yvonne Nelson has expressed worry about the state of Ghana's educational system.Speaking to JoyNews, she shared a disturbing experience where she encountered...

Cape Coast North NPP PC petitions Akufo-Addo to dismiss UCC Governing Council Chairman

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Cape Coast North, Horace Ekow Ewusi, has formally petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove...

3 teacher unions to strike on August 9 over non-payment of allowance

Three unions have announced plans to commence industrial action on August 9, 2024, if the Ministry of Finance does not authorize the payment of...

UG’s Dean of Student Affairs dismisses Electoral Commission’s allegations as unfounded

The Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Ghana, Professor Rosina Kyeremanten, has denied allegations by the UG SRC Electoral Commission of bias...

SHS heads will be responsible for procuring food for students – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has promised that students in Senior High Schools (SHS) under the government's Free SHS...

UCC Vice Chancellor impasse resolved

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) says it has resolved the impasse between the Council Chairman of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof....

Bawumia commissions ICT labs for two schools for the blind

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned innovative information and communication technology (ICT) laboratories for the Akropong and Wa Methodist Schools for the Blind.At the...

UG SRC elections in chaos amid allegations of Dean’s Interference

The 2024 University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (UGSRC) elections have been marred by allegations of interference from the Dean of Student Affairs, raising...

Ghana to export teachers to Jamaica

Ghana is set to send teachers to Jamaica in a collaborative effort to address a critical shortage of educators in the island’s public school...

Remain at post – GTEC tells UCC Vice-Chancellor

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong to remain at post as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast...

Free SHS policy achieves gender parity and high transition rates, says Dr Prince Armah

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party's Education Committee, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has lauded the achievements of the free SHS policy.He highlighted the...

UTAG-UCC rejects termination of VC’s appointment, demands withdrawal of letter

The University of Cape Coast branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UCC) has expressed strong disapproval of the University Council's decision to...

Kumasi High School celebrates 60 years of academic excellence

The Gyinyase campus of Kumasi High School (KUHIS), one of the most recognisable second-cycle institution in Ghana became the center of attraction over the weekend...

Prof. Nyarko-Boampong served with injunction notice not to hold himself out as UCC Vice-Chancellor

The University of Cape Coast and the Vice Chancellor have been served with an injunction application seeking to restrain the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Johnson...

NPP’s success in education too loud to ignore- Manifesto Committee Chair

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) manifesto committee on education Dr Prince Hamid Armah says beyond free SHS, which has been the...

Ashanti Regional GES guides newly posted teaching, non-teaching staff in orientation session

All newly posted teachers and non-teaching staff posted to schools in the Ashanti Region have undergone some orientation.The orientation organized by the Ashanti Regional...

UHAS seeks financial clearance to employ more staff

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has appealed to government for financial clearance to hire new staff to enhance the university's human...

High Court dismisses injunction application against KNUST VC’s tenure extension

A Kumasi High Court has dismissed the application of an interlocutory injunction seeking to thwart the tenure extension of the Vice Chancellor of the...

Government making great strides in education – Dr Adutwum

The government is making great strides in transforming education in the country, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, has stated.Some of the...

Free SHS has not destroyed Ghana’s education system – Dr Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has addressed criticisms of the government’s flagship programme, Free Senior High School (SHS).Addressing the nation on the...

Adeemra residents appeal to govt over death trap school building

Pupils in Adeemra, a farming community in the Kintampo South district, are risking their safety by attending classes in dilapidated structures, which is affecting...

Good news for high school teachers

The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced a limited recruitment drive for high school teachers set to commence next week.This recruitment...

MTN Ghana pledges continued support for the “Girls In ICT” initiative

Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has reiterated its commitment to Girls In ICT.Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer for MTN Ghana,  Adwoa Wiafe, made this...

KNUST staff files another suit challenging vice-chancellor’s tenure extension

A stores superintendent at the Procurement Department at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has filed a suit challenging the recent extension...

President Akufo-Addo commissions phase II expansion project of UHAS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the Phase II expansion project of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), highlighting the significance of...

President Akufo-Addo receives Honorary Doctorate from UHAS

In a ceremonious event at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was conferred with an Honorary Doctor...

Dr Adutwum to speak on the State of Education on Tuesday

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, will provide an update on the state of education in the country at the Accra International Conference...

CETAG strike enters week 7 as leadership awaits gov’t signature on new agreement

The industrial action by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has entered its 7th week, as members have refused to return...

Current era calls for new and better ways of imparting knowledge – Prof Kaufmann

With the emergence of the industrial revolution, the adoption of a new and better way of imparting knowledge has become necessary, Professor Elsie Effah...

Ola Girls SHS holds cultural week celebration to promote Ghanaian heritage

Ola Girls Senior High School (SHS) at Kenyasi No. 2 in the Ahafo Region has organized a cultural week celebration aimed at promoting the...

Former AGI President calls for enhancement of ICT in curriculum

The former President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and Executive Chairman of Celltel Networks, Dr. Prince Kofi Kludjeson, has called on the...

Asutifi North MP cuts sod for construction of staff bungalow for Ola Girls SHS

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Patrick Banor has cut sod the construction of a headmistress bungalow at Ola...