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Covid-19: GES speaks on using schools as isolation centres [listen]

Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwah, says the GES has no reason to resist the use of some senior high...

GES sacks Tamasco ‘rapist’ teacher

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked Razak Alhassan, aka Starboy, a sports teacher who allegedly raped a 16-year-old student of ...

Rector of College of Physicians and Surgeons dead

Prof. Jacob Plange-Rhule, Rector of College of Physicians of Physicians and Surgeons, has died.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: License of popular TV station in Zambian revoked!Covid-19: Rawlings’...

UCC resumes lectures on April 22, exams fixed for June 15

Authorities at the University of Cape Coast have announced a resumption of academic work for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year.The university,...

Police deployed to St. Augustine’s College as teachers oppose isolation centre [audio]

There is heavy police presence at the St. Augustine's College in the Central region after it was chosen as an isolation centre for COVID-19...

5 effective virtual teaching methods for lecturers during COVID-19 crisis

Teaching and learning in Ghana’s tertiary institutions and for that matter, most tertiary institutions around the world, are typically characterised by in-person meetings between lecturers and...

Ghana Learning TV for SHS students set for April 3

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is set to roll out a distance education programme for students at the Senior High School (SHS) level.This was...

Students advised not to abandon their books as they stay home

Students across the nation have been advised not to abandon their books as they stay home following the closure of schools by the government...

Coronavirus: Contacts of UG patient test negative

All 94 primary contacts of the Covid-19 infected University of Ghana (UG) student have tested negative after mandatory 14-day quarantine.ALSO READ:Photo: Meet the lady...

Covid-19: Ghanaian students to adopt online study models – Napo

Minister for Education, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, has revealed plans put in place to enable Ghanaian students of all educational levels study on the various...

See how UG students reacted to ‘virtual learning’ move

Management of the University of Ghana on Monday announced the roll-out of E-Learning from 30th March 2020 to be able to complete the semester...

Twitter users reveal how they used heater to do nasty things in secondary school

Some twitter users have taken to the social media platform to reveal the nasty things they did with boiling ring (heater) while in...

Coronavirus: OST students create hand-sensitive ‘veronica bucket’

Some students of Obuasi Secondary Technical School’s robotics team, along with their teacher, have manufactured a hand sensitive veronica bucket.The invention is to encourage...

Covid -19: Mulan Activity Centre supplies sanitisers, others in Adjiriganor

The Mulan Activity Centre, a child centered facility has distributed sanitizers, immune boosters and antibacterial wipes to children at Adjiriganor as their support in...

Teacher’s heartbreaking fear for some pupils after schools coronavirus shut down

From today, 20th march, 2020, schools across the UK will closed until further notice.The UK death toll has now increased to 144, with more...

Coronavirus: Ministry of Health issues new directives to schools

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has directed all Directors and Principals of all schools in Ghana to allow their final students to go home....

UG announces closure of halls

University of Ghana (Legon) has directed all resident students to vacate their halls of residence by Saturday March 21, 2020.The school in a...

Let’s join hands to fight filth as a nation – Educationist

Mrs Theodosia Jackson, Principal of Jackson College of Education, has called on Ghanaians to, as part of their civic responsibilities, make conscious effort to...

No university for student with aggregate 09

Guests at the last Tema West Municipal Assembly Independence Day celebration were awestruck when the emcee announced that one of the recipients of the...

UCC gives students March 21 to leave campus

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has given students up to March 21, 2020 to leave the campus.A statement issued today and signed by...

NaCCA ends second workshop on development of teacher and learner resource materials

A 3-day workshop organised by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) for the development of Teacher and Learner Resource Materials for the...

Coronavirus: You can now order KNUST-manufactured low-cost sanitizers

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has released newly-manufactured alcohol-based sanitizers into the Ghanaian market.The university's timely release comes in the...

Coronavirus: KNUST, UCC comply with Akufo-Addo’s directive

Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and University of Cape Coast (UCC) have directed all of its students to vacate...

Legislate on the free SHS programme

Ghana's 1992 constitution has been crafted in such a way that article 25 and 28 specifically envisage a time where most Ghanaian children shall...

Nana Ama called me to take heart after breaking my heart –KNUST’s student speaks (video)

Samuel Aboagye, the brokenhearted student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), whose video went viral recently, says his girlfriend, Nana...

Company donates soft drinks to KNUST’s brokenheart student to enhance his healing (Photos)

Samuel Aboagye, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student who trended on social media for all the wrong reasons, is still...

Sawla SHS teacher sacked for allegedly raping student

A mathematics tutor at Sawla Senior High School has been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly raping one of his female...

Coronavirus: GES suspends all public activities in schools

The Ghana Education Service has directed heads of schools to suspend all activities that require large gatherings.In a communique issued after a meeting with...

Coronavirus: UG suspends all outdoor activities

Management of the University of Ghana (UG) has temporarily suspended all public gatherings including hall week celebrations and other events on its campus. The decision...

How I murdered my student – Lecturer shares story of regret

I was in a class that fateful Friday afternoon teaching my students when she raised her hand to ask a question.I permitted her...

Coronavirus: GES, GHS meet to prevent spread in schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have met Friday, following the reported cases of the novel coronavirus in...

KNUST mimics UCC; also cancels all international conferences on campus

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in the wake of the two confirmed COVID-19 virus cases in the country has suspended all international conferences...

Coronavirus: GIS shutdown for two weeks

Ghana International School (GIS) will close down effectively on Friday, March 13, after the school day has ended.ALSO READ:Two Coronavirus cases confirmed in GhanaCoronavirus:...

Coronavirus: UCC suspends Int’l conferences

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has suspended all International Conferences both on campus and outside the country in a bid to...

Bia West wins maiden Western North Region Inter-District Quiz Competition

The Lamplighter Community School in the Bia West District of the Western North Region has emerged as Champions of the annual maiden edition...

Eastern Regional Library launches study hub

The Eastern Regional Library has launched a Junior Stem Study Hub ­­­in Kovoc Preparatory School in Koforidua.The Junior Stem Study Hub is an initiative of...

Tarkwa UMat Basic School retains Western Region Inter-District Quiz title

The UMaT Basic School in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the western region have retained their title as champions of the 5th annual edition...

GES, others receive pickups and motorbikes from govt

Government, through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), has presented 365 double cabin Isuzu pickups and 493 motorbikes to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

I’m the first graduate in my family – Samira Bawumia [Audio]

Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has revealed life was not rosy for her growing up as many have assumed.Though her father was a giant...

Academic Diary celebrates Mrs. Theodosia Jackson on Int. Women’s Day

The Academic Diary, a monthly educational magazine, has paid a glowing tribute to Mrs. Theodosia Jackson, Principal of Jackson College of Education (JCE) for...