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Free Zones Board boss supports construction of ICT Lab for Methodist school

Chief Executive Officer for the Ghana Free Zones Board, Michael Okyere Baafi is supporting the construction of an ultra-modern Computer Laboratory for the Wesley...

BECE candidate goes blind

Bernard Opoku, a final-year candidate of Akyem Panning Junior High School in the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region, reportedly went blind immediately he...

AMA to give scholarships to best BECE students

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) would give scholarships to 10 best students of the public schools who would excel in this year’s Basic Education...

2017 NSMQ: Notre Dame Girls, Osei Tutu SHS, St. James Sem sail through

Notre Dame Girls’ SHS and Simms SHS are through to the next stage of the 2017 National Science & Maths Quiz. Notre Dame Girls’ SHS...

2017 NSMQ: Porter Girls, T.I Amass, 4 others sail to next stage

Day two of the 2017 National Science and Maths Quiz preliminaries came off last Tuesday with  keenly competitive contests at the University of Ghana. With...

PPP calls for the scraping of BECE

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has proposed that instead of conducting the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for pupils, the criteria for them to...

Free SHS not a political gimmick – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said his flagship educational policy -Free SHS – is not a political gimmick. According to him, education and skills training are the...

5 pregnant girls, 2 nursing mothers write BECE

Five pregnant girls and two nursing mothers in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region are among 93,570 candidates sitting for this year’s Basic...

Transfer of teachers suspended

The Ministry of Education has suspended with immediate effect, the transfer of all categories of teaching and non-teaching staff across the country. Sector Minister, Dr...

BECE candidate with hunchback lies on mattress to write exams

The race of life is not won by the swift nor the powerful, but by those with the strong will to make good use...

‘Free SHS awaits you’ – Akufo-Addo to BECE candidates

President Nana Akufo-Addo has wished candidates participating in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) success. “The very best of luck to the 468,053 beginning...

Kindergarten shouldn’t be taken for granted – Good Governance Africa

Good Governance Africa-West Africa in collaboration with the Shai Osodoku District Education Office has put together a 4-day training program for selected Kindergarten teachers...

108 schools fight for 38 spots as NSMQ2017 begins Monday

The stage is set for the preliminary contests of the 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz underway at the University of...

NPP Youth Wing solidarises with BECE candidates

The National Youth Wing of incumbent NPP has sent out a message of solidarity to all final year students who begin their Basic Education...

BECE begins today

This year's Basic Education Certificate Examinations, BECE, begins throughout the country today, Monday. In all, 468 thousand and 53 candidates from 15 thousand 185 schools...

BECE: MP calls on WAEC to curb examination leakages

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has called on the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to take preventive measures...

Ananya Vinay, 12, wins US spelling bee with ‘marocain’

A 12-year-old girl from California has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tense final in Washington. Ananya Vinay from Fresno correctly spelled the...

BECE: 468,053 candidates sit Monday

A total of 468,053 candidates will commence the writing of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on Monday. The number comprises 241,148 males and 226,905...

30% of SHS placement for students from deprived communities – Minister

Under the free Senior High School (SHS) policy, at least 30 percent of places in the country’s elite senior high schools will be reserved...

World Bank report shows quality education hampered by high wage bill

The World Bank Public Sector Expenditure Review (PER) has shown that the high wage bill in the education sector, which has left little for...

100s sacked from ‘Accra Poly’ exams over a GHS100 penalty

Hundreds of students at the Accra Technical University, formerly Accra Polytechnic, have been sacked from writing their exams following their failure to pay a...

Ghana Climate Innovation Centre admits 11 Entrepreneurs

The Ghana Climate Innovation Centre has admitted its first group of entrepreneurs into its business incubator at the Ashesi University College. The 11 entrepreneurs were...

Ghanaian curriculum producing intelligent criminals – Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong

The Christian Council of Ghana has hailed government’s consideration to have the mission schools returned to the Churches which once had control over them. Most...

22 UCC students rusticated for Oguaa, ATL Hall clashes

Twenty-two students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) whom investigations found culpable in the clashes between Oguaa and Atlantic (ATL) Halls during a...

Education Minister’s quest to transform sector commendable – School Head

The Minister for Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has the potentials to transform Ghana's education sector, Mrs. Theodosia Jackson, Principal of the Jackson College...

VIDEO: Amount spent on Rattray Park could have financed 42 Day SHSs

It has emerged that the amount spent on the development of the Rattray Park in Kumasi could have been used to construct 42 Day...

Audio: NAGRAT calls for immediate payment of teachers whose names were deleted from payroll

National Association of Graduate Teachers (GNAT) is calling for an immediate payment of the arrears of about 8000 graduate teachers whose names were deleted...

‘Common Sense’ is better than a PhD– Prof Aryeetey

The former vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, whose tenure of office ends in August this year has stated that acquiring...

Technical universities key to industrialisation agenda – President Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his government towards the prioritisation of technical education and the...

Government will resource technical schools – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday said government was committed to resourcing technical schools in view of the crucial role they play in...

No sex with your female students – Akatsi teachers warned

The Akatsi District Director of Education, Joseph Yoga, has cautioned male teachers in the area against using their female students to satisfy their sexual...

STAAF moves to improve reading for rural school kids

The Steve Tenkamenin Awuya Addae Foundation (STAAF) has launched a reading project for kids in the rural settings, to help bridge the huge "ability...

First-Class Scholars don’t make leaders – Joshua Alabi

The first Vice-Chancellor of the University for Professional Studies (UPSA), has argued that students who make the best grades, often do not end up...

Govt releases funds for feeding grants

Government has released an amount of GHc106, 697,628.80 for the payment of feeding grants in second cycle institutions across the country. The release comes at...

Government to pay teacher trainee allowance in September

The scrapped allowance for teacher trainees across the country is to be restored by September this year, government has announced. Minister in charge of Tertiary...

Over 70 SHS in northern Ghana postpone reopening

Senior High Schools in the three northern regions have delayed reopening indefinitely, JoyNews has learnt. The three regions together have a total of 72 Senior...

Photos: Tema residents besiege police station over deadly shooting

There was a running battle between some residents of Tema and the police as the family of a man shot and killed by the...

Students loan to go up by 50% …a maximum of GH¢3,000 accessible

Government, will from the beginning of the next academic year –2017/2018, increase the amount of loans that tertiary students are eligible to take for...

Africa short of ‘true leaders’ – Alabi

Retired Rector of the University of Professional Studies Accra, Professor Joshua Alabi has advised the youth in the country to adhere to their dreams...

Lead your life – Prof. Joshua Alabi tells youth

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra has challenged the youth to defy the status quo of living their lives and...