Final year student at UG drowns in swimming pool
A Level 400 student of the University of Ghana (UG) is reported dead after he drowned in the school’s swimming pool on Saturday. The 22-year-old final year student, who has been identified as Dennis...
View ArticleGraduates urged to use skills to transform society
Dr. Sazrar Opata, the Board Chairman of the University College of Management Studies (UCOM), on Saturday, urged graduates at the school’s Sixth Congregation to use their knowledge and skills to bring...
View ArticleKufuor Foundation awards scholarship to 20 tertiary students
The John A. Kufuor Foundation (JAKF), a non-profit making organisation, has awarded scholarship to 20 students of various tertiary institutions across the country to undergo a leadership training...
View ArticleNAGRAT threatens demo over SSNIT biometric registration
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), is threatening to demonstrate if government goes ahead to withhold the salaries of workers without SSNIT biometric registration. According to...
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Deceased student didn’t die in pool – University of Ghana
Authorities at the Sports Directorate of the University of Ghana have dispelled reports that a final year student drowned in the University swimming pool. According to them, the deceased, Dennis Akoto,...
View ArticleVodafone introduces ‘Free Passco’ for WASSCE, BECE students
In a quest to support pupils and students prepare effectively for their final West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) exams, Vodafone Ghana in partnership with RevoEducation has introduced a ‘Free...
View ArticleTeachers reject postings to Bunkprugu/Yunyoo – Headteacher reveals
Some trained teachers continue to reject postings to far-off Bunkprugu/Yunyoo district in the Northern Region, even though calm has returned to the area. This, according to the headteacher of Bunkprugu...
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334 basic schools in Upper East still under trees – GES
The Upper East Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has expressed worry at the alarming number of schools under trees and those in a dilapidated condition. According to the...
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Free WiFi policy for SHS, tertiary to begin soon – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated his administration’s commitment to overseeing a functional, ICT-driven educational system built to respond to the challenges and evolution of modern science and...
View ArticleUHAS land owners to sue gov’t again over delayed compensation
Owners of the land hosting the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho in the Volta Region, have issued a ten-day ultimatum to the government to pay them their compensation or face their...
View ArticleAirtel, Coderdojo trains La Wireless school kids on coding
Airtel Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment and drive to demystify the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with a coding session to teach pupils of La Wireless Cluster of...
View ArticleLeave university IGFs alone – Prof Adei to Gov’t
Professor Stephen Adei, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Ashesi University College, has cautioned government against taking the Internally Generated Funds (IGF) from public universities. He said the IGFs...
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UDS honours former Tanzanian President
The University for Development Studies (UDS), has conferred Honorary Doctorate degree on a former Tanzanian President, Benjamin William Mkapa. He was honoured alongside 252 other postgraduate students...
View ArticleProfessor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa appointed acting GES Director
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa as the Acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). A letter signed by the President and sighted by Citi News,...
View ArticleGroup to boycott May Day celebration over salaries
The Coalition of Newly Recruited Graduate Teachers has said they will boycott the celebration of this year’s May Day celebration over the non-payment of their salaries. According to the group, the...
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Bernard Avle interacts with UGBS MBA Marketing Management Class
The Weekend Master of Business Administration (MBA) Marketing Management class on 22nd April, 2017, hosted Mr. Bernardino Koku Avle, Broadcast Journalist and Director of News Programming at Citi FM at...
View ArticleUpper East SHS students cry out to gov’t over feeding grant arrears
Continuing students of second cycle institutions in the Upper East Region are appealing to government to settle their feeding grant arrears to enable them reopen on the 4th of May 2017. Various second...
View ArticleCoventry University holds masterclass in entrepreneurship
Coventry University, a public research university based in England in partnership with the Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC) and African Institute for Transformational Entrepreneurship (AITE),...
View ArticleNSS personnel ordered to validate names or lose allowances
The National Service Scheme (NSS), has ordered personnel on government payroll to validate their particulars with the scheme or risk forfeiting their allowances. A statement issued by the Executive...
View ArticleWe’ll pay Upper East SHSs feeding grants soon – GES
Second Cycle Institutions in the Upper East Region that are yet to receive their feeding grants from the government will do so soon, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. The Public Relations...
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