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5th Accra International Book Festival scheduled for December 2022 

The fifth edition of the Accra International Book Festival will take place in December this year, the Afro-Book Festival has said.  Held every year, the...

Former Deputy Minister is best graduating student in Peace, Security and Intelligence Management at UPSA

A former Deputy Minister for Defence under the erstwhile John Mahama government has been adjudged Best Graduating Student in Peace, Security and Intelligence Management...

Fire guts Sawla SHS girls’ dormitory

Fire has gutted the girls' dormitory of the Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Savannah Region. The incident reportedly occurred at about 11:00 am...

Anglogold Ashanti partners Otumfuo Foundation to distribute 17,000 textbooks at Obuasi

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Education matters hence quality education cannot thrive without the provision...

Akufo-Addo’s former appointee bags Masters Degree [Photos]

A former Upper West Regional Minister in President Nana Akufo-Addo's first term, Tangoba Abayage, has graduated from the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA)....

Rethinking primary education in Ghana, time to say ‘goodbye’ to traditional teaching method

Ghana introduced a bold new curriculum of the future in 2019 labelled the ‘Standards-Based Curriculum’ (SBC) for kindergarten to primary six. While this new...

Education Ministry reacts to food shortage in Colleges of Education

The Ministry of Education says it is working to resolve its outstanding financial obligations to Colleges of Education.  According to the Ministry, this is to...

PRINCOF appeals to Education Minister to allow teacher trainees to feed themselves starting November 7

The National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education – Ghana (PRINCOF) is requesting for teacher trainees to start to fund their own feeding...

Teacher Unions divided over appointment of new GES Director

The teacher unions in the country are divided over the suitability of Dr Eric Nkansah as acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES)....

Teachers demand payment of tier-two pensions

The Ghana National association of teachers(GNAT) is worried about the Ghana Education Service's reluctance to promote teachers and members of the association to their...

Govt releases funds for feeding of SHS students

The government, through the Ministry of Education, has released an amount of ₵126,000,000 for feeding students in public Senior High Schools (SHSs) covering non-perishable...

2022 NSMQ winner receives full scholarship from Academic City

A member of the winning 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team from Presbyterian Boys Secondary School, Legon, Austin Afutu, has received and...

Good news for JHS graduates in selection of Senior High Schools

National Coordinator for the Computerised School Selection Placement System (CSSPS), Mark Sasu Mensah, has assured of a smooth selection of schools into Senior High...

Prof Aryeetey wins defamation case against his successor

An Accra High Court on Thursday ruled that Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Immediate Past Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, was liable for...

Stop using GES staff as invigilators, supervisors – WAEC told

The African Education Watch has called on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to cease using staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) as...

Eduwatch bemoans lack of urgency by Police in prosecuting WASSCE fraud suspects

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) says its efforts in getting the Police to prosecute suspects of examination fraud have not yielded any results a...

NSMQ2022: Watch how Prempeh College returned the trophy

The journey to claiming the coveted trophy of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is one participating schools do not downplay for any...

NSMQ: Meet the man who has been setting chemistry questions since 1993

The cheers, applause and appreciation were just overwhelming in the KNUST Great Hall when the longest-serving National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) chemistry consultant...

Teacher Unions threaten strike on Nov. 4 over new GES DG

The controversy over embattled Director-General (DG) of Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, continues to deepen as four teacher unions threaten to go...

NSMQ 2022: Mother of PRESEC’s Alfred Ken-Nsiah shares touching story

Mother of one of the contestants for the 2022 NSMQ winners, Linda Lartieku-Nsiah, is overwhelmed by her son’s performance in the 2022 National Science...

Presec wins 2022 NSMQ

“We are still ‘seven’ a living God,” the students, old boys and other supporters of Presec chanted as the Legon-based school clinched a record-extending...

UTAG, other public university unions continue strike

Leaders of the four major Labour Unions in public universities in Ghana have announced their strike which began from Monday, October 17 is still...

Kukpum community converts NPP pavilion into school

Residents of Kukpum in the Gushegu Municipality of the Northern Region have been forced to convert the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) pavilion into a...

Education Minister ‘defends’ new GES boss; says he taught Geography in SHS

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said the new acting Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah,...

I dreamt of participating in NSMQ in class 4 – Prempeh College contestant

Lionel Sefa Boakye Yiadom was in class four when he started dreaming of representing Prempeh College at the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). He...

New GES boss pledges to work with all stakeholders

The newly appointed Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, has assured the government of his readiness to work very hard...

Minority backs calls for removal of new GES boss

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority backs call for removal of new GES DG The Minority in Parliament has waded into the controversy surrounding the appointment of Dr...

I won’t reverse free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made it clear that he will not under any circumstances reverse the free Senior High School(SHS) policy. He said those advocating a review were those who...

Concerned teachers support new GES boss

Some concerned teachers in the Ashanti Region have indicated their full support and appreciation towards the nomination of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new...

Post BECE ‘get-together’ banned in Builsa

 The Builsa Traditional Council in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region, has banned all forms of post Basic Education Certificate Examination...

We need to ask questions — NSMQ mistress bemoans absence of girl schools in quarterfinals

Quiz Mistress Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann has bemoaned the poor showing of girls’ schools in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). She says the...

NSMQ2022: Tough battle ahead for Presec, Prempeh, Adisco, others; see the semi-final fixtures

On Sunday, October 23, nine schools will battle it out for a slot in the finale of the ongoing National Science and Maths Quiz...

NSMQ2022: OWASS ends Volta campaign as KETASCO goes home

Opoku Ware School (OWASS) has ended the campaign of Volta Region schools in the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after defeating Keta...

Labour Commission orders university labour unions to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the four major Labour Unions in public universities in Ghana to, with immediate effect, call off the...

Education Ministry hits back at Teacher Unions over new GES boss

The Education Ministry has hit back at teacher unions opposing the appointment of the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). Dr Eric Nkanasah...

Huawei opens application for ‘Seeds for Future 2022’

Huawei Technologies Ghana has opened applications for its global flagship Corporate Social Responsibility Program 'Seeds for the Future 2022', set to commence from October...

It is a political appointment – NAGRAT Prez fires govt over new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has lashed out at the government over the appointment of Dr Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of...

NAGRAT rejects new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed reservations about President Nana Akufo-Addo's new Director-General appointee for the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to...

Prof Opoku-Amankwa reacts to his sack as GES Director-General

The immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has reacted to the termination of his contract. The educationist says he...

100 benefit from MTN Bright Scholarship Reloaded

MTN Ghana Foundation has presented the first batch of scholarship to 100 students under its Bright Scholarship Reloaded scheme.  The first 100 tertiary students received...