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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...

Gov’t, University Senior Staff Association reach agreement

The Government has reached an agreement with the Senior Staff Association – Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) regarding their conditions of service.This milestone was achieved...

Krachi Nchumuru district holds maiden Best Teachers Award to honor excellence

The Krachi Nchumuru District has held its first-ever Best Teachers Awards to celebrate outstanding educators for their dedication and hard work.Organized by the District...

Education Ministry complicit in expired rice distribution to SHSs – Ablakwa

North Tongu MP and whistleblower in the expired rice scandal, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has accused the Ministry of Education of involvement in the distribution...

We won’t accept these unscrupulous acts – Kwesi Kwarteng on alleged distribution of expired rice

The PRO of the Ministry of Education, Kwesi Kwarteng, has affirmed that his Ministry will not tolerate the distribution of expired foodstuffs to Senior...

Education Ministry probes Ablakwa’s alleged distribution of expired rice to SHSs

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has commenced an investigation into the alleged distribution of 22,000 bags of expired rice to Senior High Schools (SHSs)...

Akwatia chief predicts Mahama’s return to power will mirror Donald Trump’s comeback

The Ankobeahene of Akyem-Boadua in the Akwatia constituency, Nana Barfuor Annor, has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to intensify their efforts to ensure...

Severe water shortage hits two schools in Northern Region

St. Michael’s Senior High School and Azeem-Namoa Senior High Technical in the Northern Region are currently facing a severe water shortage, significantly impacting the...

Ablakwa alleges distribution of 22,000 bags of expired rice to SHSs nationwide

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that a total of 22,000 bags of expired and repackaged rice...

Dr. Kwesi Eduafo Yankey appointed first Chancellor of Koforidua Technical University

Dr. Kwesi Eduafo Yankey, also known by his traditional title Nana Kwesi Boama, has been named the first Chancellor of Koforidua Technical University (KTU).His...

2024 NSMQ KETASCO contestants make passionate appeal to public

Contestants from Keta Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in the just-ended 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) are pleading with the general public...

NPP chairman locks up school block due to unpaid gov’t contract

Teachers and students of Zangbalun RC Junior High School (JHS) in the Kumbungu district of the Northern Region were left stranded on Monday morning...

Free SHS was politicised and implemented in a terrible way – Sulemana Braimah

The Chief Executive Officer of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, says the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme is a...

Abolishing double-track will deny 1.8 million students access to free SHS

Former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have stated in their 2024 manifesto that the next NDC government will review...

Saboba: Education halted in Kucha electoral area due to river overflow

The overflow of the River Oti has brought education in the Kucha Electoral Area of the Saboba District in the Northern Region to a...

Free SHS: Double-track crisis goes beyond infrastructure – Kofi Asare urges NDC to rethink expansion

The Executive Director of Eduwatch, Kofi Asare, has shared his critical perspective on the NDC’s proposal to include private schools in the Free Senior...

NDC’s promise to uncap GETFund could transform Education – Eduwatch

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has endorsed the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s pledge to uncap the Ghana Education Trust...

There hasn’t been enough awareness about new curriculum – Parent

All second-cycle institutions across the country have started using a new curriculum developed by the Ministry of Education and its partners.However, there are growing...