We’ll challenge Govt’s 30% School Feeding protocol – Minority
The National Democratic Congress Minority in Parliament will challenge the School Feeding Programme’s 30 percent allocation of the schools in each district as protocol for the Minister of Gender,...
View ArticleChristian Council calls for further engagements on Free SHS policy
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has called on the Government to, as a matter of urgency, engage stakeholders on their roles in the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy to...
View ArticleDeputy Minister donates to two institutions
Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, has donated office equipment to the Sissala West District Directorate of the Ghana education service and the Nabugubelle Health center in...
View ArticleGNUTS executives welcome breakaway of four technical universities
Interim leadership of the Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) have welcomed the decision by four technical universities to break away from the student group. GNUTS, which happens to be...
View ArticleCiti FM targets GHc250,000 with COPE fundraiser
Citi FM will be launching a fundraising drive for the Citi Opportunity Project on Education (COPE) which will seek to raise GHc250,000 from listeners to support 50 beneficiaries. The average amount...
View ArticleProf. Mireku appointed Vice-Chancellor of Wisconsin University College
Professor Obeng Mireku has been appointed the new substantive Vice-Chancellor of Wisconsin International University College, Ghana with effect from August 1, 2017. He takes over from former Acting...
View ArticleFree SHS policy procurement plan laudable – Adwoa Safo
The Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, has commended the Ministry of Education, particularly the sector minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for strictly adhering...
View ArticleIntroduce inter-generational reading in homes – Educationist
An Educationist, Mrs Ewura-Abena Ahwoi has called on parents to introduce inter-generational reading in homes to inculcate reading habits among children. She said: “In the olden days our elders used to...
View ArticleTeacher trainee allowance ready
About 45,000 teacher trainees in 41 public colleges of education will, from next month [September], receive GH¢204 each as monthly allowance from the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF). Although each...
View ArticleKorleman launches plan to build SHS
The chiefs and people of Korleman in the Greater Accra Region, have launched a three-year development plan to construct a senior high school estimated at GHS1 billion. The project would comprise a...
View ArticleSend-off party held for Chevening scholarship beneficiaries [Photos]
The UK High Commission in Ghana on Wednesday held a send-off party for beneficiaries of its 2017/2018 Chevening scholarship. The event held at the residence of the High Commissioner saw the 20 Ghanaian...
View ArticleGive Free SHS time to succeed – Nana Addo
As the start of the Free Senior High School policy beckons, President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to critics to avoid pessimism borne out of partisanship, and consider the long-term benefits of the...
View ArticleWe’ve been excluded from Free SHS implementation – GNAT
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) General Secretary, David Ofori Acheampong, has revealed the teacher union was not part of the national committee overseeing the implementation of the...
View ArticleGuarantee the future by embracing free SHS – Nana Addo to Muslims
President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged the Muslim community to wholly embrace the free Senior High School educational policy which will take off in the upcoming academic year in September 2017. “…The...
View ArticleOver 36,000 students miss cut off point for SHS placement
Over 36,000 Basic Certificate Examination School (BECE) students were not placed in schools of their choice because they failed in either English or Mathematics. The Ghana Education Service made the...
View ArticleEducate girls to address poverty – Nana Addo to Muslims
President Nana Akufo-Addo is encouraging Muslim parents to ensure that their children, especially girls, are enrolled and made to stay in school. According to him, that will help address challenges...
View ArticleTap into expertise of alumni – Spio Garbrah to schools
A Former Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has asked educational institutions to make conscious efforts to tap into the rich expertise and experiences of their alumni in making...
View ArticleGES’ 48-hour ultimatum to candidates ‘unreasonable’– Group
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has described as unreasonable a 48-hour ultimatum given by the Ghana Education Service (GES), to some Basic Certificate Examination School (BECE)...
View ArticleGIMPA inducts Prof. Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson as Rector
The Governing Council of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration has inducted Professor Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson as its new Rector. The Council appointed Prof Bondzi-Simpson as...
View ArticleNabdam MP supports students with GHS30,000
Continuing students of Senior High and Tertiary institutions in the Nabdam District in the Upper East Region have received financial support from the Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. Mark Nawaane...
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