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Lack of basic school in Asantekrom affects children’s education – Chief appeals for support

Children in Asantekrom, a farming community in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region, face significant challenges in accessing basic education.With no school...

KTU rusticates students over examination malpractices

Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has rusticated a number of students over examination malpractices to protect its academic sanctity and promote honesty.The decision, according to...

Asare Bediako SHS inaugurates 500-bed girls’ dormitory; headmistress appeals for additional amenities

Asare Bediako Senior High School in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region has commissioned a new 500-bed girls’ dormitory to alleviate accommodation...

OLA Girls’ SHS to nurture students with acting talents

The Headmistress of OLA Girls’ Senior High School in Kenyasi, Ahafo Region, Reverend Sister Antoinette Fatia Abiwu, has announced the school’s commitment to supporting...

I will not scrap free SHS – Mahama

President-elect John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to the continuation of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, dismissing claims that his...

EduWatch urges Parliament to delay Free SHS bill for stakeholder consultations

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), has called on Parliament to postpone the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) Bill...

NAGRAT calls for suspension of free SHS bill

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has renewed its call for Parliament to suspend the Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill when it...

EduWatch urges Parliament to delay Free SHS bill for stakeholder consultations

Education think tank Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has called on Parliament to postpone the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) Bill...

Offline educational platform for teachers, students launched

Techaide, a Ghanaian-based social enterprise, has launched an upgraded offline learning platform, “ASANKA,” to improve teaching and learning for teachers and students, particularly in...

Dr Apaak urges govt’s to settle GH¢118m WAEC debt

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has joined calls for the government to urgently settle its GH¢118 million debt...

GNAT demands justice for teacher stabbed in the eye

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is demanding justice for a teacher who was stabbed in the left eye by a loitering student...

SHS student stabs teacher in the eye at Offinso

A teacher at Asuoso Senior High School in Offinso has been left blinded in one eye after a student allegedly stabbed him.The altercation reportedly...

Ghana’s UCMAS team departs for India for international showdown

The Kotoka International Airport was brimming with excitement as 28 young prodigies, Ghana's torchbearers of mental arithmetic brilliance, prepared to depart for India.The air...

You have made us proud – UCC students to Prof Opoku-Agyemang

Some students at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have expressed confidence that the elevation of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as Ghana’s first female...

KNUST student killed in gory accident

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is in mourning following the untimely death of a student, Afia Dedaa Osae-Atuah.The victim, a third...

GH₵118m debt delays release of 2024 WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that the delay in the payment of GH₵118m debt by the Ministry of Education has affected...

Academic disruption in Jantong Dashie: Chief threatens to retrieve cement blocks over broken promise

Students and teachers at Jantong Dashie District Assembly Junior High School in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah Region have endured harsh learning...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that 5.7 million students have benefitted from Free SHS false

Claim: Kennedy Agyapong has repeated the claim that 5.7 million people benefitted from Free SHS during the NPP’s final rally.Verdict: False ExplanationAccording to the Ministry...

Agomeda Basic School appeals for support to improve ICT education, learning conditions

The Agomeda D.A. Basic School in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region is grappling with significant challenges in delivering Information and Communication...

SHSs break on Thursday for election 2024

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all Senior High Schools (SHSs) to close on Thursday, December 5, 2024 to enable all staff and...

Gov’t begins negotiation with TEWU

The government has begun negotiations with the leadership of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) regarding its...

Education Ministry launches Channel MOE TV

The Education Ministry has launched its television station with the aim of promoting education and transforming the nation.The station christened “Channel MOE” will focus...

Selective rollout of Free SHS could lead to ‘educational apartheid’ – Kwasi Kwarteng warns

With Less Than 10 Days to the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, Questions Are Being Raised About the Future of the Free Senior High...

Legal tips: Did you know that you can be sued for failing to keep a promise to marry?

In Ghana, if one party makes a serious promise to marry and the other party relies on that promise, a breach of promise to...

Ministry of Education intensifies campaign against sexual harassment in schools

In response to a startling report revealing that one in ten Ghanaian girls experience their first sexual encounter before the age of 15, the...

Ghana and Seychelles sign two agreements

Ghana and Seychelles have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their bilateral relationship.The MOU is...

Gov’t to align teacher training programmes with global standards

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the government is working on developing teacher training programs that meet global standards.He...

St. Augustine’s College addresses food shortage claims

The management of St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast, has refuted claims of a food shortage, stating that it has sufficient and adequate food supplies.The...

Lamens flouted some food safety laws in re-bagging rice – Former FDA Boss

A former Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Alhaji Hudu Mogtari has emphasized that Lamens Investments Africa Company Limited breached...

30% quota for less privileged shows Free SHS is inclusive – Ofosu Nkansah

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has praised the government’s decision to reserve a...

We await FDA’s approval for students to process for commercial purposes – TVET Principal

As part of the drive to improve education, Member of Parliament (MP) for Atiwa East, Abena Osei Asare, has spearheaded the commissioning of the...

‘Expired Rice’: FDA fines Lamens investments GH¢100k for regulatory violations

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has fined Lamens Investments Africa Limited GH¢100,000 for violating regulatory requirements in the handling of Moshosho Rice imported...

FDA breaks silence on expired rice scandal

The Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs for the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Joseph Yaw-Bernie Bennie, has assured the public that as a...

Contractor sacks pupils, locks up Galilea M/A Basic School again

Pupils at the Galilea M/A Basic School have been left stranded again after Geo's Anointing Construction Company sacked them and locked down a six-unit...

Education has seen significant transformation under NPP – Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for its substantial progress in Ghana’s education sector.Speaking at...

We’ve completed over 3,000 projects since 2017 – GETFund

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) says it has completed 3,077 infrastructure projects at the basic to tertiary levels since 2017.The Fund completed 1,608...

Akufo-Addo to commission over 80 educational projects today

President Nana Akufo-Addo is set to commission over 80 educational projects today, November 21, 2024, nationwide.This forms part of ongoing efforts to provide modern...

2024 WASSCE results in limbo as gov’t’s GH₵156m debt puts WAEC in crisis

The fate of the 2024 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results hangs in the balance as the West African Examinations Council (WAEC)...

Ghana climbs to 18th in Global rankings for students in U.S. Universities

Ghana has once again been ranked among the top 25 countries globally for sending students to the United States, securing the 18th position in...

Why the drama if FDA declared repackaged ‘expired’ rice wholesome? – Ablakwa asked

The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, has questioned the basis of North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s criticism regarding the distribution...