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Right To Play takes child protection campaign to Ghanaian schools, homes

Right To Play has rolled out series of activities to raise awareness of the need to protect Ghanaian children against abuse, exploitation, neglect, and...

Ghanaian medical students in Ukraine face expulsion over unpaid fees

Several Ghanaian medical students studying in Ukraine are facing the threat of expulsion due to a lack of payment from the government for their...

Historic Achievement: Senior military officer attains PhD from leading UK university

Major Patrick Peprah Obuobi (Dr), a senior officer in the Ghanaian Army, has achieved a significant milestone by earning a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil)...

KNUST College of Health Sciences donates PPEs to 22 teaching sites

The College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has supplied Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other...

Govt building new modernised public JHSs nationwide – Education Minister

The government, through the Ministry of Education, has begun building modernised Junior High Schools (JHS) across the country, sector minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum,...

Brilliant student who got 5As and 3Bs in WASSCE now a ‘galamseyer’

A brilliant student who recorded outstanding results in the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 2021, Stephen Koomson, is now involved in...

Ketu South flooding: Schools shut down as MCE appeals for relief items

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ketu South constituency in the Volta Region, Maxwell Lugudor, says the Assembly is working with traditional authorities...

Free SHS: Food suppliers to picket at Buffer Stock today over GH¢200m unpaid arrears

Members of the National Food Suppliers Association are expected to picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock Company on Tuesday, June...

Free SHS food suppliers threaten legal action over GH¢200m unpaid arrears

The National Food Suppliers Association says it will likely seek legal redress if the government fails to pay the two years arrears owed its...

University of Ghana investigates assault of alleged thief at Evandy hostel

Management of the University of Ghana (UG) says it is investigating the assault of an alleged thief at Evandy hostel over the weekend. The angry...

Students beat thief to pulp at Evandy hostel

Some students of the University of Ghana have beaten a thief they apprehended to pulp at Evandy hostel in Accra. In the video, which was...

Fred Abenyo labels school feeding programme a ‘beautiful programme only on paper’

A former Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said the School Feeding Programme in Ghana is being classified as a...

School Feeding Programme: Caterers propose increment to ¢3.50 per child

The National School Feeding Caterers Association is proposing ¢3.50 allocation per meal for school pupils under the School Feeding Programme. This, they said, will be...

No basic school has new curriculum textbooks – Dr Apaak

A member of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak, has condemned the government for failing to deliver the full complement of textbooks...

UEW staff write to Akufo-Addo to remove Governing Council Chair

Some staff of the University of Education, Winneba, are appealing to President Akufo-Addo to as a matter of urgency, withdraw the appointment of Nana...

Parents urged to invest in education rather than clothing

The Catholic Priest at Jasikan Diocese, Reverend Father Ernest Backus Bempong, has advised parents to be more responsible and desist from wasting money on...

Best teacher in Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency goes home with $14,500 vehicle

As part of the agenda to encourage teachers, the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency and a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources,...

99-year-old pastor walks at high school graduation to finally get his diploma

It is never too late to fulfill your dreams, and one man from Big Sandy, Texas is proving just that. The 99-year-old Dr Jack Hetzel...

Bono GES Directorate to establish ‘sanitary bank’ for deprived school girls 

The Bono Regional Girl-Child Coordinator at the Regional Directorate of Education, Ms Josephine Yalley, has announced her office’s preparedness to establish a ‘sanitary bank’...

Adom FM launches ‘Sɛdeɛ Yɛka No Nie’ to promote accurate use of Akan language

Adom 106.3 FM, the leading radio station in Ghana, has recently introduced a fresh segment called Sɛdeɛ Yɛka No Nie on its morning show. The...

Accra International Book Festival commiserates with family of Ama Atta Aidoo

The Accra International Book Festival has sent a word of comfort to the family of prolific Ghanaian writer, Ama Atta Aidoo. The acclaimed novelist and...

Ghana Authors & Publishers apologise over controversial history textbook

The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has admitted the contents of a history book which attempted to explain some disadvantages of the...

IMF deal: Don’t touch free SHS – Kwame Pianim to govt

An Economist has advised government not to “touch” the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy in the quest to review flagship programmes.  Mr Kwame Pianim...

GNAT raises doubt about Bawumia’s ‘one student, one laptop’ promise

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Reverend Isaac Owusu, has expressed skepticism about the ‘one student, one laptop’ policy. According to him, government's...

Parents of suspended KTI students want management to revoke decision

Parents of the about 500 suspended students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) in the Ashanti region want school management to reinstate their wards.  The...

Govt to replace textbooks with laptops in SHS

The government, through the Ministry of Education, is preparing to replace textbooks with laptops in Senior High Schools across the country. The Vice President, Dr...

Kumasi Technical Institute suspends 500 students indefinitely for misconduct

Some 500 students of Kumasi Technical Institute in the Ashanti Region have been suspended indefinitely for misconduct and violation of school rules. This follows damages...

Epiroc Ghana hands over renovated KG block to Anyinam Methodist ‘B’ school

Epiroc Equipment Ghana Ltd, a subsidiary of the Epiroc Group, has renovated and handed over a four-unit Kindergarten block to the authorities of Anyinam...

Why Free SHS was not targeted

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, says the reason why the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy is not targeted is...

Free SHS food suppliers to picket over unpaid arrears

The National Food Suppliers Association has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the National Food Buffer Stock Company, demanding payment for outstanding debts. The Association expressed...

We’ll review all flagship programmes, including Free SHS – Govt assures IMF

Government has finally indicated that it is taking steps to review all flagship programmes as part of its objectives to strengthen fiscal policy. According to...

My stepmother’s maltreatment made me who I am today – TVET Director-General

Entrepreneur and Director-General of the Ghana Technical Vocational Education and Training Service, Mawusi Nudekor Awit, has disclosed how her childhood experience with her stepmother has...

10 pupils injured as dilapidated school structure collapses at Sehwi Kramokrom

A dilapidated Kramokrom D/A Primary school structure in the Sehwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region has collapsed on pupils from primary one...

University of Ghana ranked 2nd best University in West Africa

The University of Ghana has achieved a remarkable milestone by ranking among the top 6.1% of world-class universities, according to the prestigious 2023 edition...

Provide boats, life jackets for learners who travel on water – Report on the 9 children who drowned at Wiaboman

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Education Directorate has recommended provision of boats to convey all learners who cross the estuary to school on daily basis from...

Mother weeps after son gains admission to PRESEC

The Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon (Legon PRESEC) is arguably one of the best Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana, and many parents will...

Snakes take over dilapidated classrooms at Atobiase

Teachers and pupils of Atobiase M/A Basic School in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region are living in fear over snakes...

Weija canoe accident: GES commiserates with bereaved families

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commiserated with the families of the nine school children who drowned around Faana in the Weija-Gbawe municipality. A statement...

Are you bothered about lives of citizens? Lawyer hits at govt after Weija boat accident

Private legal practitioner, Kwame Jantuah, has taken a swipe at government following the tragic boat incident which claimed the lives of nine children. Mr Jantuah...

Over 50K students enrolled into TVET schools

The narrative for Technical and Vocational Training is changing in the country as over 50,000 students have enrolled on various TVET schools nationwide. The...