Nungua SHS charging over GHc170 for uniforms under Free SHS
More reports continue to put into question the scope of free education in Ghana, as checks by Citi News at the Nungua Senior High School in Accra indicate that students are being charged for school...
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Unclean, dilapidated kitchens threatening school feeding in New Juaben
Several structures demarcated as kitchens for caterers under the school feeding programme are in a deplorable and unclean state in several schools in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region....
View ArticleFree SHS: OWASS appeals to gov’t for infrastructure
Authorities at the Opoku Ware Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, have appealed to government to help them improve their infrastructure to ensure the success of the Free Senior High School...
View ArticleDon’t abuse Free SHS opportunity – Majority leader to students
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has challenged beneficiaries of the Free Senior School policy not to squander the opportunity given to them to study at no cost to their parents. According to...
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Free SHS: We’ll probe illegal fees collectors – Prof. Yankah
The government will be dispatching “agents” to various Senior High Schools in light of reports of unapproved fees still being charged first-year students under the free SHS policy. The Minister of...
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Free SHS: Mamfi Methodist Girls complain over ‘small’ food
First year students of Mamfi Methodist Girls Senior High School in the Eastern Region are not happy with the portion sizes of meal served them for lunch as part of the free Senior High School...
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We’ll allocate GHc1bn to free SHS in 2018 – Bawumia
Government’s much hyped free Senior High School programme will be boosted with a billion cedis budgetary allocation in 2018. This is to guarantee the policy’s sustainability as questioned by the...
View ArticleUnion of Professional Students swears in new executives
The Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS), has sworn in new national executives to take over the affairs of the union. The democratic, non-partisan group, which was formed in 1990, consists of...
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Quality education most vital SDG goal for Africa’s dev’t – Nana Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his belief in the crucial role of education in the development of the African continent. Speaking at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum at the...
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Don’t waste free SHS investment – Deputy Minister to students
The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide, has entreated beneficiaries of the free Senior High school policy to study hard and aspire for excellence. The Deputy Minister gave the...
View ArticleFree SHS: Gov’t to decongest overwhelmed schools
Following reports of overpopulation recorded by some Senior High Schools, the Ministry of Education is to embark on an exercise to re-distribute students to less populated schools. Some schools have...
View ArticleMake use of district, metro supervisors – Minister to head-teachers
The Deputy Minister for Education in charge of basic schools, Barbara Asher Ayisi is blaming various supervisors of education across the country for the seeming neglect basic education is currently...
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YEF Launches 11th Spelling Bee Championship
Young Educators Foundation, the Non-governmental Organisation responsible for The Spelling Bee, Ghana, yesterday [Tuesday] launched the 11th edition of the annual competition. The theme for this...
View ArticleWa, Bolga poly to be reassessed for conversion to universities
The National Council for Tertiary Education will reassess the Wa and Bolgatanga polytechnics to determine their readiness for conversion into technical universities in December 2017, Dr Mathew Opoku...
View ArticleGov’t committed to full implementation of Free SHS – Dery
The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is fully committed to the successful implementation of the Free SHS policy. According to him, the...
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Airtel supports La Wireless cluster of schools
Airtel Ghana, award winner for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative’ at the 2017 African Carrier Awards has affirmed its commitment to the La Wireless Cluster of Schools, a member of its...
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Give students condoms to prevent unwanted pregnancies – MP
Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwabre East Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Francisca Oteng Mensah, is advocating the introduction of orthodox pregnancy prevention measures to deal with the...
View ArticlePoor roads affecting enrollment at Adaklu SHS
The deplorable nature of roads in Adaklu in the Volta Region, is affecting enrollment in Adaklu Senior High School, under the implementation of government’s free senior high school policy. Unlike...
View ArticleUG freshmen urged to be critical thinkers
Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, on Saturday, urged fresh students to develop skills in critical thinking and be analytical, as they pursued courses...
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UCC fails to admit 50% of applicants
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has matriculated 5,785 regular students to pursue various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the 2017/2018 academic year. The number is less than half of a...
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