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Nana Kwame Asiedu-Amponsah is overall best graduating student – KNUST College of Health Sciences

Nana Kwame Asiedu-Amponsah, a BSc Human Biology degree graduate has emerged the overall best graduating student at the College of Health Sciences of the...

High Court orders teacher unions to end strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has successfully obtained an interim injunction to end the strike staged by the three teacher unions.Since March 20, 2024,...

NLC secures injunction against teacher unions’ strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interim injunction to halt the strike action by the three teacher unions.This comes after the unions...

Vice-President Bawumia donates 100 laptops to KNUST

The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated 100 laptops to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi in the Ashanti...

Parents in Ada West District urged to stop engaging girls in funeral activities

The Ada West District Girls Education Officer at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Erica Senanu-Sallah, has called on parents in the district to stop...

WAEC opens online registration for BECE, WASSCE, and G/ABCE candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened its registration portals for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), West African Senior Schools Certificate...

Teachers strike: Meeting ends inconclusively

In obedience to the directive by the National Labour Commission, government and the striking teachers leadership conveyed a meeting to see how to address...

Over 5,000 teacher trainees awarded scholarships under NPP

The Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, says over 5,000 teacher trainees nationwide have been awarded scholarships since the ruling New Patriotic...

WAEC chases Ministry of Finance over arrears

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has expressed worry about the delay in payment of invigilators and supervisors it engaged in the conduct of previous...

GH¢3.934bn approved for GETFund projects – Stalled works to be reactivated

Parliament has approved GH¢3.94 billion to finance educational infrastructural projects across the country.The funds are specifically geared towards the completion of 3,606 Ghana Education...

We’ll make up for lost time when strike ends – Teacher unions assure

President of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers and spokesperson of the three striking teacher unions, King Ali Awudu, has assured parents that they would...

NPP is the best gov’t to review free SHS policy – Kofi Asare

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, says the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is the best government to review the Free...

Teachers’ strike continues despite progress in negotiation

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has made some progress regarding negotiations with striking teachers.At a crucial meeting in Accra today, March 26, the Commission...

Education Minister commends 2023 WASSCE overall best students

The Minister for Education, Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum, has commended the three overall best students of the 2023 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations...

Tell us how you are going to review Free SHS – Ghanaians to NPP, NDC

There is increasing pressure on both the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to indicate a systematic approach...

Headmistress of Nyive M/A basic school appeals for infrastructure

The headmistress of Nyive M/A basic school in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, Benedicta Esenam, has appealed to the government, NGOs, and...

Call off strike – NLC directs teacher unions as three concerns are addressed

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the striking teacher unions to immediately call off their almost two weeks industrial action after arbitration.The long...

Teachers abandoned classrooms to protest at NLC [Watch]

Teachers have abandoned classrooms to protest at the National Labour Commission (NLC) over their grievances.This was when the NLC was meeting leaders of teacher...

Teachers strike: Parents in Sunyani appeal to gov’t to resolve labour issues

Some parents and guardians in the Sunyani Municipality in the Bono region have implored the government to resolve the impasse between the Ministry of...

1 Teacher 1 Laptop: Good news for teachers [Listen]

Teachers in public schools are set to receive the laptops promised by the government in 2021 by the end of June 2024.The Minister for...

Ankobea Takyiwa basic school old students call for transfer of Headmistress

The Old Students and Parent Association (PA) of Nana Ankobea Takyiwa basic school in Mampong-Akuapem in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region,...

3 Ghanaians emerge best WASSCE students in West Africa

Three remarkable young minds have made Ghana proud by sweeping all three top awards at the International Excellence Awards for WASSCE for School Candidates,...

 Final year SHS student dies after allegedly jumping over fence wall

A final-year student of the Esiama Senior High Technical School, Philip Armah Ludtroth, met his untimely death when he attempted to jump over the school's fence...

Striking teachers have failed to comply with labour laws – Fair Wages CEO

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has criticised the leadership of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT),...

Teacher unions clash with FWSC CEO over strike on live TV

The President of the National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, and the Vice President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT)...

Decentralise SHS food supply system – Parents appeal to gov’t

Parents and guardians of beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School(SHS) policy are proposing solutions to address the problem of food shortages in the...

Over 100K teachers yet to get their laptops since 2021 – GNAT President

At a time when the government has launched the Smart School Project to distribute 1.3 million tablets to public Senior High School and Technical...

JHS 3 students decry teachers strike as BECE approaches

Some Junior High School (JHS) pupils have expressed fear that their preparation for the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) may not be adequate...

Fix collapsing educational sector, stop wasteful new projects – NDC Effutu candidate

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate in the Effutu constituency has called for a reassessment of priorities in Ghana's education sector.James Kofi Annan...

Final year junior high students lament impact of ongoing strike on BECE performance

Some pupils in the Ashanti Region have resorted to self-learning amidst the ongoing industrial strike by teachers.According to some final year students, the strike...

1.3 million tablets to be distributed to pre-tertiary students – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has announced the distribution of 1.3 million tablets to public Senior High School and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students.According...

Teacher unions strike: School vendors report low sales

Three teacher unions at the pre-tertiary level in Ghana are standing firm in their industrial action, with plans to meet the National Labour Commission...

All you need to know about ‘One Student, One Tablet’ initiative

The government is set to launch free tablets for Senior High School (SHS) students today, Monday, March 25, 2024.According to the Public Relations Officer...

Cape Coast Technical University to manufacture noise free trolleys for Teaching Hospital

Cape Coast Technical University has been awarded a contract to manufacture noise-free trolleys for Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.This forms part of effort to...

Agogo State College appeals for support to enhance teaching and learning

The leadership of Agogo State College in the Ashanti region is making a fervent plea to the government and corporate entities for assistance in...

KNUST Doctor of Pharmacy student passes on

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) community is in mourning following the untimely passing of Abena Antwiwaa Anti, a second-year Doctor...

SHS students to receive free tablets on Monday

The government has announced plans to begin distributing free tablets to Senior High School (SHS) students on Monday, March 25, 2024.According to the Executive...

Asantehene decries ‘unfavourable’ staff to student ratio at KNUST, asks for clearance

Asantehene and chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned what he says is “unfavourable” staff...

Asante Akyem ‘Adesuahene’ donates books, lab equipment to Agogo State College

In a quest to promote quality education, Nana Frimpong Manso Adakabere, Adesuahene of Asante Akyem Agogo has donated over 2,000 science books and lap...

Strike: Final year JHS pupils call for immediate intervention

Some final-year Junior High School (JHS) students in the Ashanti region have called on government to ensure their teachers return to the classroom to...