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No BECE pass, No free SHS – Gov’t

The government has announced its much touted Free Senior High School policy will be enjoyed by only students who pass their Basic Education Certificate...

Abraham Attah not charging for Free SHS envoy job – NAPO

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has disclosed that award-winning young actor Abraham Attah volunteered to become ambassador for government’s Free Senior...

‘Stone mouse’ teacher deserves promotion – Napo

Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said that if he had his way, he would promote rather than punish Augustine Kusi, the class...

Economy in good shape for free SHS – Napo

Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reiterated government’s resolve to implement the free Senior High School (SHS) policy in September, 2017. According to...

Free SHS: Government to announce implementation plan today

Government will today Thursday, July 27, announce the implementation plan for its flagship policy- Free SHS. The absence of a clear road map on the...

UG students petition Speaker over ‘killer’ fees

Some concerned students of the University of Ghana have formally petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye over what they describe as exorbitant...

Volta Region: Bomigo Basic School cry for help

The deplorable state of infrastructure at the Bomigo Basic School in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region is affecting effective teaching and learning. The school which...

BECE candidates asked to confirm SHS selection

Parents and guardians of the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates have been advised to confirm the choices of schools of their wards...

University of Ghana Council Sworn into Office

A 16-member Council for the University of Ghana was yesterday inaugurated by the Hon. Minister of Education at a brief swearing-in ceremony at the...

Spelling Bee goes local: Dagbani is just a start

Seventy-seven school children, aged between 6 and 10 years will be participating in a pilot spelling competition in their mother tongue, Dagbani. They emerged finalists...

"Trokosi” girls graduate from vocational school

Fifteen young women rescued from ritual servitude, also known as “trokosi” have graduated from the Baptist Vocational Training Institute at Frankadua in the Volta...

Government to allocate 32.2% GETFund to tertiary institutions

The government has allocated 32.2 per cent of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), representing GH?255 million, to public tertiary institutions, Chief Director of...

2017 WASSCE: WAEC withholds results of 185 schools

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the entire results of candidates from 185 schools on suspicion of malpractices during and after the...

Make Sexual and Reproductive Health Education a core subject – Lecturer

Professor Kofi Awusabo-Asare, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to integrate critical...

Government inaugurates 16-member Council for UEW

The government has finally inaugurated a 16-member governing Council for the University of Education, Winneba. The Council is to be chaired by Prof. Emmanuel Nicholas...

Free SHS: ‘Elite schools’ will leave space for deprived students – Nana Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said elite schools in the country will be required by government to preserve 30% of their admission space for pupils from...

Govt to increase support for private health Institutions

The Minister of Health Honorable Kweku Agyemang Manu has revealed plans by government to support private health institutions in the country. This, according to him...

Government pays GH¢45m for lecturers book allowance

The Minister of State-in-charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has announced the release of GH¢45 million for the payment of Book and Research...

Jack and Jill school to depend solely on solar

Jack and Jill School, located in Accra, will depend solely on solar energy and will no longer rely on power from the Electricity Company...

Education Minister commends Jackson College of Education

A Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has commended Mrs. Theodosia W. Jackson and Prof. Ebenezer A. Jackson, founders of the Jackson...

Video+Photos: Sefwi Samansuo D/A pupils forced to study on bare floor

Dozens of pupils Sefwi Samansuo D/A primary school in the Sefwi Bodi district of the Western region are forced to lie on their bellies...

Court orders UEW Vice Chancellor to step aside

The High Court in Winneba has ordered the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Professor Mawutor Avokeh to step aside until a...

Pay our allowances in 2 weeks – UTAG

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued a two-week ultimatum to government to pay all outstanding research and book allowances owed its...

Photos: Pupils study under trees at Senchi over abandoned school project

Pupils at Senchi Methodist JHS in the Eastern region study under trees following a JHS block which has been abandoned after construction started in...

UEW counter-suit against plaintiff thrown out

A high court has thrown out a motion filed by the University of Education Winneba (UEW), challenging the capacity of Mr. Supi Kofi Kwayera...

Reconsider IGF remittance policy against universities- Asantehene tells gov’t

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu the second has called on government to reconsider the policy of universities remitting part of their internally generated funds to...

Insufficient subvention hampering higher education – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advocated a review of the law that mandates universities to remit 34 per cent of their internally-generated...

University of Energy inaugurates $1.2m ground station

The Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre (EORIC) of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has inaugurated a US$1.2 million COSMIC-2 Satellite...

State institutions urged to limit control over schools

Consultor to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican, Sir Knight Dr Lawrence Honny, has challenged state institutions to limit their...

UCC students accused of impregnating teenagers

A survey conducted by the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) in the Central Region has exposed some male students of the University of Cape...

PHOTOS: Prempeh College Old boys host NSMQ winning team

The mood at the GCB club house on Thursday evening was one with smiles, laughter and joy as the old students of Prempeh College...

NSMQ2017: Adisadel boys were ‘intimidated’ by crowd – Dr Kaufmann

The host of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has suggested that then defending champions Adisadel College, might have been intimidated by the crowd...

Quiz mistress gifted 2 new handbags

Oye GH, a local bag and accessories firm, has donated two custom-made bags to Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann, the National Science and Maths Quiz...

Please return my ‘stolen’ handbag – NSMQ Mistress begs ‘thief’

Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann, quiz mistress of the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has pleaded with the unknown person(s) who ‘stole’ her handbag...

Demo rocks WAEC over exam cancellation

NATIONAL UNION of WAEC Diploma Students (NUWADS) yesterday demonstrated against the abolition of the Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE). It was aimed at making...

Hot Audio: Police begin investigations into quiz mistress’ stolen bag

The Ghana Police Service has said that it is investigating the circumstances leading to the stealing of the handbag belonging to the Quiz Mistress...

Photos: Prempeh College boys make triumphant entry into campus

Prempeh College came to a standstill after their heroes at the National Science and Maths Quiz made a triumphant entry into the campus flashing...

Audio: Teachers threaten to close down school over shit-bombing

Teachers at the Akyem Adeambra RC Primary School in the Birim South District of Eastern Region have threatened to close down the school in...

VIDEO: Suspected thief of quiz mistress’ handbag caught on camera?

A video of the final stages of the NSMQ appears to show the suspected thief who allegedly stole the handbag of the quiz mistress,...

NSMQ Quiz mistress’ handbag still not found despite headmaster’s claim

A family source has discounted reports that the stolen handbag belonging to the Quiz Mistress for the 2017 National Maths and Science Quiz (NSMQ)...