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WAEC releases 2024 BECE results; cancels results of 41 candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for both...

NSMQ24: St. John’s School books quarter-final spot in nail-biting showdown, edges OKUASS by a point

The one-eighth stage of the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) erupted into a thrilling intellectual battle as three powerhouse schools—St. John’s School,...

The road to glory: NSMQ 2024 heats up with one-eighth stage showdown

The stakes are higher, the pressure is mounting, and the journey to the national championship of the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ)...

Five Mpraeso SHS students remanded for gang rape

Five students who allegedly raped a female student at Mpraeso Senior High School(SHS) have been remanded for 10 days into Police custody.On Friday, the...

GES releases 2024/25 academic calendar for Basic and Senior High Schools 

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2024/25 academic calendar for basic schools and Senior High Schools (SHS).The academic year begins on Wednesday,...

Student who pushes himself 26km weekly to lectures receives electronic wheelchairs, scholarship after JoyNews report

A student with physical challenge at the University of Ghana, Isaiah Amada Awuku, who covers 26 kilometers weekly in a manual wheelchair to lectures,...

GES Head of Public Affairs touches lives of needy pupils on her birthday [Photos]

The Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Cassandra Twum Ampofo has donated learning materials to needy pupils at Bethany Basic...

Accra Girls SHS ends 10-Year NSMQ drought, outshines Aburi Girls and Notre Dame Girls

After a decade-long absence from the national stage of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Accra Girls’ Senior High School has made a...

Free SHS has reduced armed robbery, teenage pregnancy drastically – Napo 

The Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said the success story of the Free Senior High...

UTAG strike: We set academic calendar and can destroy it – Prof Gyampo

The President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG), Prof Ransford Gyampo has said the Association remains...

Galamsey: UTAG’s strike a lazy man’s approach; not providing solutions – Dr Addo [Audio]

A senior lecturer at the University of Cape Coast(UCC) Dr Justice Kwaku Addo has voiced his opposition to the ongoing strike by the University...

Galamsey: NUGS criticises UTAG strike; says it’s counterproductive [Audio]

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has expressed deep concern about the ongoing strike of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) over...

Galamsey crisis: UTAG’s indefinite strike remains in force – Prof Gyampo

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has emphasised its commitment to its ongoing indefinite strike, despite opposition by some 57 individuals calling itself...

UTAG replies ‘Silent Majority’ over ongoing strike

The National Leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has responded to a petition from some members, opposing the ongoing anti-galamsey strike.UTAG...

NSMQ24: Adonten SHS triumph over Yaa Asantewaa Girls SHS, Tolon SHS  

Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School (YAGSHS) has once again faced a tough defeat in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) 2024, failing...

Students with special needs threaten protest over delayed bursary payments

Students with special needs at the University of Ghana, Legon, have threatened to protest if the government and the Scholarship Secretariat do not resolve...

UG-Senior Staff Association and FUSSAG suspend strike

The Senior Staff Association, Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), and the Federation of University Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) have called off their ongoing...

2024 NSMQ: Mfantsiman Girls knock out Zion College and WASS to secure spot in one-eighth stage

The ladies from Mfantsiman Girls SHS are back in the spotlight, kicking out West Africa SHS and Zion College to secure their spot in...

Philip Osei Bonsu – OB: The meteoric rise from Elubo to the Ghana Bar

Today, the General Legal Council of Ghana has ushered in a new cohort of barristers and solicitors to the Ghanaian bar. While this ceremony may...

Ministry of Education spokesperson Kwasi Kwarteng called to the Bar

In a remarkable addition to his already diverse and accomplished career, Kwasi Kwarteng Frimpong, the spokesperson for Ghana's Ministry of Education, has been called...

Dr Apaak authorises release of over GH₵231K to support 264 Builsa South students

Builsa South Member of Parliament(MP) Dr Clement Apaak has authorised the District Assembly to release and disburse GH₵231,200 cedis from his portion of the...

Court grants UCC VC’s stay of execution, restrains further actions until final determination

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has been given the green light to resume his duties.This follows...

Okyehene praises Napo for role in Free SHS success

The Okyehene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Pannin has praised the contribution of the running mate of the NPP, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh that led to...

Bawumia inspects work on Digital Youth Hub at UG

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has inspected the progress of work on a Digital Youth Hub (DYH) being constructed at the University of Ghana...

Pupils stranded as contractor locks govt school over debt

Pupils at the Galilea M/A Basic School have been left stranded after Geos Anointing Construction Company locked down a six-unit classroom block due to...

Government spends almost GH¢9k on each Free SHS student; over ¢9k on each TVET student – NEIP CEO reveals

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has revealed that the government spends approximately GH¢9,000 on...

UHAS-UTAG votes in support of Organised Labour’s nationwide strike

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has officially declared its support for the...

Kpando SHS wins 5th Energy Commission Renewable Challenge

Kpando Senior High School(SHS) in the Volta Region emerged as the winner of the fifth edition of the Energy Commission’s SHS Renewable Energy Challenge.The...

Education Ministry optimistic as talks resume with striking teacher unions

The Ministry of Education has expressed optimism that a meeting scheduled for this afternoon with striking teacher unions, who have varying demands, will yield...

Students Loan Trust pays GH¢25m teacher trainee allowance

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has released GH¢25 million to cater for the allowances of 47,000 teacher trainees in all 46 colleges of...

Fire destroys properties at Obuasi Pomposo primary school [Video]

A fire outbreak has destroyed properties at the Obuasi Pomposo Roman Catholic primary B school in the Obuasi East district of Ashanti Region.Properties running...

Kete-Krachi Cluster of World Vision supports maiden teachers awards in Nchumuru district

As part of it commitment to education and community development, the Kete-Krachi Cluster of World Vision Ghana has made significant donation to support the...

Free SHS: Ban Parent Associations if you deem them problematic – NAGRAT to govt

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has urged the Ministry of Education to abolish the Parents Association in Senior High Schools if it...

GAUA strike continues as talks with government stall

The Ghana Association of Universities Administrators (GAUA) has reaffirmed its decision to continue its nationwide strike, stating that no agreement has been reached with...

MTN Ghana Foundation gives life-changing support to 200 students in public universities

The MTN Ghana Foundation is excited to announce that it has awarded 200 scholarships to students in public tertiary institutions through its Bright Scholarship...

List of 160 unaccredited study centres being used by UCC, UEW and UDS

Any tertiary institution that continues to run programmes at unaccredited centres will have its accreditation for those programmes revoked, the Director-General of the Ghana...

2024 NSMQ: Check out the schools competing in the prelims

The highly anticipated National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has made a grand return, with schools nationwide gearing up for the national championship.The launch...

There should be jail terms for abandoning of gov’t projects – Prof Opoku Antwi

The Dean of Business and Communication at Academic City University College, Prof Enoch Opoku Antwi has called for accountability in government project management.He specifically...

PAC summons Ghana Buffer Stock Company, Free SHS Secretariat

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee(PAC) of Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi has called for a meeting between the Free Senior High School(SHS) Secretariat...

Amasaman NPP PC inspires at NAGRAT’S 25th anniversary launch

At the National Association of Graduate Teachers' (NAGRAT) 25th-anniversary celebration, NPP Parliamentary candidate for Amasaman constituency, Yahya Kassim Atta delivered a stirring speechMr Kassim...