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Teachers urged to accept rural postings

The chief of Sokode Dwaso, a suburb of Akyem Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region, Barimah (Dr) Kwabena Awuah I,...

Over half of procurement irregularities recorded in 2023 came from Education Ministry

More than half of the procurement irregularities recorded in the 2023 Auditor General’s report on public accounts of Ghana came from the Education Ministry.Out...

Fire guts 3-storey KNUST student hostel

A devastating fire razed a three-storey accommodation facility known as “Father Hostel” at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).The cause of...

GES distributes laptops to 233 teachers in Okaikwei North

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has distributed laptops to 233 teachers and some non-teaching staff in the Okaikwei North Municipality in the Greater Accra...

We never anticipated CETAG’s strike would drag – PRINCOF [Video]

The President of the Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF), Prof Samuel Atintono, has expressed his dismay over the prolonged strike by the Colleges...

National Food Suppliers to picket at Education Ministry

The National Food Suppliers Association has announced plans to picket at the Ministry of Education due to delay in debt payments.The food suppliers said...

End Point Homeopathic Clinic reconstructs a 5-bedroom staff bungalow for Ghana National College

The CEO of End Point Homeopathic Clinic- Dr Adu Boateng handed over a 5-bedroom staff bungalow which the clinic has reconstructed to the Ghana...

CETAG to meet national council today to conclude decision on strike

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) will hold its national Council meeting on Thursday, July 25, to finalize a decision on...

Activate shortCode, contact ICT coordinators for laptop collection – Teachers urged

Teachers and qualified non-teaching staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) who are yet to receive their laptop computers under the government’s One Teacher...

Such things don’t move me – Deputy Education Minister reacts to GNAT walkout [Listen]

Deputy Education Minister, Professor Dr Kingsley Nyarko has expressed concern about the decision by members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) to...

Government promises to settle CETAG allowances within two weeks amid ongoing strike

The government says the allowances for teachers from the various Colleges of Education, who went on strike, will be paid within two weeks.This follows...

CETAG withdraws all services following order for July salary freeze

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has withdrawn all services in response to the government's order to freeze their July salaries.On...

GNAT members walk out on deputy Education Minister over delayed laptop distribution

Members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) walked out on Deputy Education Minister Prof. Kingsley Nyarko to express their disappointment with the...

Jasikan Municipal Assembly donates 920 mono desks to GES

In a significant move to enhance the learning environment for students, the Buem-Jasikan Municipal Assembly in the Oti Region has donated over 920 mono...

GTEC justifies July salary freeze for striking CETAG members

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has defended its decision to instruct the Controller and Accountant General to withhold the July salaries of the...

Don’t pay July salaries of CETAG staff – GTEC tells CAGD

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to withhold the July 2024 salaries of all teaching staff...

Fire guts Ahantaman Girls SHS dormitory

Fire has destroyed one of the Ahantaman Girls’ Senior High School dormitory blocks in the Sekondi -Takoradi Metropolis.The fire outbreak occurred last Wednesday, July...

KNUST: Alumni community urges old student to withdraw injunction against VC

The Alumni community of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has urged Kofi Clement Ohene Asare to withdraw the injunction he filed...

Don’t sabotage Free SHS – Okyenhene tells matrons and teachers

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has condemned persons working against the government’s flagship programme, the Free Senior High School policy.Known in private life as...

Tears flow at funeral of Ghana National College student [Video]

The final funeral rites as been held for Theophilus Ansah, the 18-year-old student of Ghana National College who died allegedly due to negligence.He was...

Bimbilla: College of Education students leave campus as CETAG strike continues

Students at Bimbilla College of Education are leaving the campus due to the ongoing CETAG strike, which has left them stranded for three weeks.With...

2 UDS administrators allegedly caught having sex in a washroom

Two married administrators (names withheld) of the University for Development Studies(UDS) Nyankpala campus, have been caught having sex in the washroom of the administration...

New Secondary Education Curriculum will prepare students for the 4th industrial revolution – NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has asserted that the proposed Secondary Education Curriculum has been designed to help Ghana benefit from...

Two Tanzania scholars clamour for local solution in Western Sahara crisis in Africa for unity and development in book launch

The Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana launched a book titled Hurdles and Prospects of African Integration: The Question of Western...

NUGS rolls out stipends scheme for PWDs

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) under the auspice of its Scholarship Board has introduced a policy that serves to ensure financial relief...

2024 BECE: Teachers caught aiding in exam malpractice will be punished – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced it will terminate the appointments of teachers arrested for engaging in examination malpractices during the recently concluded...

GES announces reopening date for 2024/25 SHS first-year students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that first-year senior high students for the 2024/25 academic year are expected to commence classes on Friday,...

I want to be remembered as the Education President – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo is elated about the progress Ghana is making in its educational strides, saying his Administration wants to leave a lasting legacy...

Akufo-Addo highlights the educational achievements of his administration

President Akufo-Addo has highlighted the substantial progress his administration has made in transforming Ghana's education sector.According to him, since taking office in 2017, he...

Atiwa East MP donates 600 dual desks; urges BECE candidates to appreciate parents, teachers

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East constituency,Abena Osei Asare has emphasized the need for candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination to remain...

NDC to have dedicated funding to sustain free SHS – Jinapor

Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu and spokesperson on Energy for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Jinapor has said they have a robust plan...

UCC to confer honorary doctorate degree on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in September

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is set to confer an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.According to...

NSS to send university graduates to USA, UK, and Nigeria sparks controversy

The Director of Corporate Affairs for the National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced that the Scheme's 10-year policy includes sending some personnel to the...

Clement Apaak calls for action against teachers involved in BECE exam malpractices

Deputy Ranking Member of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak, has called for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to take action...

BECE: We don’t doctor results to please any government – WAEC [Audio]

Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John K. Kapi, has refuted allegations that WAEC manipulates examination results for political...

BECE: 18 teachers arrested so far – WAEC [Listen]

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has arrested 18 teachers for examination malpractice in the ongoing 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE)."So far, we...

2024 BECE: Candidate delivers at Weta

A candidate (name withheld) from the Adzoatsi Junior High School, writing the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Ketu North Municipality of...

13 BECE candidates absent, 9 pregnant, 1 delivered an hour before exams in Wenchi

A total of 13 absentees, nine pregnant candidates, and one nursing mother who delivered a baby girl a few hours before her exam on...

Teacher training critical to success of inclusive education in Ghana – Prof Hayford

The Director at the Institute of Educational Research and Innovative Studies (IERIS), University of Education-Winneba, Professor Samuel K. Hayford, has said that the successful...

BECE 2024: Delay in payment of remaining funds will impact timely release of results – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has hinted at a possible delay in releasing the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results if the...