PTA commends President Akufo-Addo’s free SHS policy
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for taking the initiative to implement the Free Senior High School Policy. A statement...
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Pencils of Promise marks 4 years of removing schools under trees
An unusual plea from a child beggar in the streets of India for a pencil instead of money, has left in its place tremendous stories in the lives of other children across the world. Adam Braun, the...
View ArticleI didn’t threaten to sack school heads over poor results – Opoku Prempeh
The Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has refuted the claims attributed to him to the effect that basic and second cycle school headteachers, who oversee failure rates of 90 percent and...
View ArticleFree SHS will push us out of business – Private SHS owners
Though many have lauded moves by government to implement the Free SHS Policy in September 2017, the Conference of Heads of Private Second Cycle Schools, (CHOPSS), is worried that the policy will...
View ArticleGIMPA staff strike ‘unlawful’– NCTE
The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) has described the strike by staff and lecturers of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), over the appointment of a...
View ArticleGov’t has abandoned us – Scholarship students in China cry over stipends
The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat’s handling of beneficiaries abroad has been called into question again with Ghanaian Government Scholarship Students in China saying they have not received their...
View ArticleGov’t explains delays in stipends to scholarship students in China
The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat has insisted that it has paid over $78,000 to clear outstanding allowances owed Ghanaian students on government scholarships in China. This is despite Ghanaian...
View ArticleNational service defaulters urged to register this year
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has urged persons who have undertaken their mandatory one-year service yet to register for posting this year. The scheme in a statement signed by the acting Executive...
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Bimbilla schools re-open after violent clashes
Basic and second cycle schools in Bimbilla in the Nanumba north district of the Northern region, have resumed school after a week-long break following the chieftaincy conflict that broke out in the...
View ArticleCOTVET holds skills development workshop for stakeholders
The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), has held a skills development workshop for stakeholders to update them on the results of the first component of the Ghana...
View ArticleUniversity of Leicester, IDEC partner for degree programs in Ghana
The International Distance Education Centre, (IDEC), has reached an agreement with the University of Leicester to facilitate the delivery of undergraduate and post graduate programmes in Ghana. The...
View ArticleFrench & Bilingual International School makes French easy for kids
Many middle leveled career Ghanaians have lost several opportunities to take up jobs abroad simply because they cannot speak nor understand French. Even more worrying is when other nationals take up...
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#SOTNGhana: Nana Addo’s plans for Education [Infographic]
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday presented his first State of the Nation Address, where he reiterated government’s commitment towards education, with the implementation of the free Senior High...
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Continuing students must benefit from free SHS – Ablakwa
The New Patriotic Party government may have shifted the goal posts on its free Senior High School promise, the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has suggested. Mr. Ablakwa, a former deputy...
View ArticleA viewpoint from overseas; demystifying the Free SHS voodoo
After 60 years of independence, we’re still arguing about the pros and cons of a Free Senior High School education. An array of comments have been bundled around in the last few weeks since the Chief...
View ArticleSchool worship periods should be more inclusive – GES
Heads of schools have been advised against engaging in intense evangelization during worship hours in schools. Most public schools in Ghana participate in an act of collective worship every week which...
View ArticleMP’s daughter allegedly commits suicide on KNUST Campus
An 18-year-old daughter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem Central Constituency, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has allegedly committed suicide at the Kwame Nkrumah...
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I’ll ensure speedy completion of Eastern university – Minister
The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has promised to ensure that the University of Environment and Sustainable Development at Somanya in the Eastern Region, is completed by the...
View ArticleGIMPA matriculates public sector management students
Professor Samuel Adams, the Acting Rector of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), on Friday advised students of the Public Sector Management Training Programme to study hard...
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Family health medical school matriculates 2nd batch of students
Family Health Medical School, a private medical school in Ghana has held its second matriculation ceremony for its 2nd batch of Medical Students. The ceremony, which took place at the school’s campus...
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