Voluntary Fund for Free SHS needless – Carbonu
The incoming President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has criticized government’s plan to set up a fund to receive voluntary contributions to support its free...
View ArticleBritish Council Ghana holds 2017 awards night
British Council Ghana organised an awards night to recognise students from its partner schools who excelled in the May/June 2017 Cambridge Assessment International Education exams on 17th November,...
View ArticleTrainee teachers want semester extended after lecturers’ strike
The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG), has petitioned the Education Ministry for an extension of the semester’s academic calendar to enable them make up for the time lost following the...
View ArticleBuffer Stock Company cancels Free SHS contract for over 50 suppliers
The Ghana National Food Buffer Stock Company has abrogated over 50 contracts with various suppliers contracted to provide food to various Senior High Schools across the country under the Free SHS...
View ArticleVoluntary Fund for Free SHS knee-jerk – Education Campaign Coalition
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), has described government’s alternative financing strategy, for its initiatives on education, especially the Free Senior High School as a...
View ArticleNUNSEC to be closed down over inadequate toilet facilities
The Ledzokuku Krowor Municipal Assembly sanitation court, is set to shut down the Nungua Senior High School on Friday, November 24 for using poor toilet facilities. According to the Nungua SHS...
View ArticleFree SHS an embarrassment to parents, students – Ayariga
Founder and Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) Party, Hassan Ayariga, has described government’s flagship free SHS policy as an embarrassment to students and parents. Speaking to journalists,...
View ArticleCourt nullifies UEW UTAG elections
The Winneba High Court has nullified the September 15 elections, organized by the UTAG branch of the University of Education, Winneba. The court, presided over by His Lordship, Justice Kwamena Ato...
View ArticleCETAG calls off 3-week old strike over salary arrears
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), have called off the three-week-old strike they declared over the failure of government to pay salary arrears owed them since October...
View ArticleNPP’s Free SHS a hasty decision – Nunoo Mensah
A former Chief of Defense Staff, Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has criticized President Akufo-Addo over what he calls the hasty implementation of the Free SHS program. According to him, the government...
View ArticleGolden Exotics, Fair Trade cut sod for science lab at Osudoku Technical
Golden Exotics Limited, producers and exporters of locally-grown bananas, in collaboration with Fair Trade, an international organisation that ensures the fair trading of commodities across countries,...
View ArticleWe’ll protect UEW with all our might – Governing Council Chair
The Chairman of the newly constituted Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba, Associate Prof. Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah, has vowed that the Council will do everything in its power to...
View ArticlePlan educational activities with women’s needs in mind – Research Scientist
Managers of Ghana’s educational system have been admonished to consider the needs of girls when planning educational activities. According to a Senior Research Scientist at the Ghana Space Science...
View ArticleAda SHS to hold 56th speech and prize giving day on Saturday
The Ada Senior High School in the Greater Accra Region will on Saturday mark its 56th speech and prize giving day with a series of exciting activities lined up for the celebration. The school’s...
View ArticleWASSCE: 1,873 Private candidates’ results withheld for alleged cheating
The West African Examination Council (WAEC), has released the provisional results of 117,306 candidates who sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for 2017 private...
View ArticleFix free SHS challenges – NUGS urges gov’t
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has called on government to quickly address the challenges that the Free Senior High School programme faces. In a resolution that was passed at the union’s...
View Article‘Free SHS law’ needed to prevent political interference – Atuguba
A Senior Law lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School, Dr. Raymond Atuguba, has asked the Akufo-Addo government to pass a legislation making the Free Senior High School policy binding on future...
View ArticleGenerations For Peace, YDI-Ghana partner to impact lives at St. Peters...
Generations For Peace – Jordan, and its local partner organisation Youngstars Development Initiative – Ghana, has established a GFP club at the St. Peters Mission School, a private basic and secondary...
View ArticlePass mineral revenue Act to support free SHS – ACEP
The Nana Akufo-Addo Government has been encouraged to immediately pass the Mineral Revenue Management Act to serve as an additional source of funding for the free Senior High School (SHS) programme....
View ArticleFree SHS won’t collapse – UDS Coordinator replies cynics
Coordinator of Post Graduates Programme of the Faculty of Education at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Ibrahim M. Gunu, has dismissed suggestions by some members of the opposition...
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