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Scholarship Secretariat can handle Free SHS funds – Aheto Tsegah
A former Ghana Education Service Director, Charles Aheto Tsegah, sees nothing wrong with government allocating funds for the implementation of the Free SHS policy to the Scholarship Secretariat. He...
View ArticleScholarship arrears to be cleared by mid 2018 – Gov’t
The government has expressed hope that accrued arrears from various scholarship programmes over recent years, will be cleared by the middle of 2018. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, the Deputy...
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Transfer of Free SHS funds to Scholarship Secretariat lawful – Gov’t
Government has dismissed suggestions that it has breached the law by allowing the Scholarship Secretariat to manage the funds meant for its flagship free Senior High School programme. According to...
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Tema DPSI School holds special Christmas Assembly
Tema-based Delhi Public School International (DPSI) has organized the 2017 edition of its Special Christmas Assembly. The Assembly, which is an annual ritual, is an occasion where all students and...
View ArticleFree University possible with strong economy – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo is hopeful that education at the university level could eventually be free if his government is able to fix the economy. He has hinted of plans to make university education...
View ArticleWe can’t respond to Prof Aryeetey’s ‘false’ claims – UG
The University of Ghana will remain silent on claims made by the former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ernest Aryeetey in relation to a $64 million contract signed during his tenure because of a...
View ArticleSchools urged to teach agriculture at basic level
An opinion leader of Gomoa-Asebu in the Central Region, Nana Kofi Koomson, has called on the Ministry of Education to treat the teaching of Agriculture as a core subject in Primary Schools. He said the...
View ArticleAmissah Arthur slams gov’t for ‘poor’ implementation of free SHS
Former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has taken a swipe at the Akufo-Addo government over what he described as the haphazard nature in which the free Senior High School policy was...
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Top SHSs don’t admit enough public JHS students – C/R Minister
The Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has registered his disappointment in how highly rated Senior High Schools in the Central Region do not admit public Junior High School leavers who are...
View ArticleSeven pupils share one textbook at Savelugu basic schools
The inadequate supply of textbooks to basic schools in the Savelugu/Nanton Municipality is affecting education outcome in the area as seven pupils in primary schools in the Municipality share one...
View ArticleGroup to set up online courses for Ghanaian journalists
The Distinguish Scholars of Africa (DISTINSA) in collaboration with the International Standards Journalism (ISJA) will soon introduce the maiden free Universal Broadcast University for journalists in...
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Manya Krobo SHS: Students charged GH¢75 for nose masks
Citi News has sighted a letter from the Manya Krobo Senior High School in the Eastern Region which indicates that students are being charged an amount of GH¢75 each for the purchase of gloves and nose...
View ArticleManya Krobo SHS: GES denies approving GH¢75 charge for nose masks
The Chairman of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council, Michael Nsowah, has said Ghana Education Service [GES], did not approve a directive to students of Manya Krobo SHS to pay an amount of 75...
View ArticleTeacher unions set to strike over GHc 50m arrears
The three teacher unions have told the government to brace itself for a strike during the second term of the 2017/2018 academic year. Although a specific date for the strike has not been given, the...
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Saviefe diasporans support ICT education back home
Citizens of Saviefe living in the diaspora have donated computers to some schools back home, to support ICT education. The donation of ten desktop computers worth GHC8000 according to the sons and...
View ArticleCETAG threatens strike over non-existent councils, market premium
The College of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), has threatened a strike action if government fails to constitute governing councils for public colleges of education, by end of January...
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Father Campbell commends Nana Addo for implementing Free SHS
A Parish Priest of the Christ the King church in Accra Rev. Father Andrew Campbell has admonished President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to be discouraged by critics of the Free Senior High School...
View ArticleUG debate team coach gets International Debating C’ttee appointment
The University of Ghana debate coach, Antonio Edem Asinyo, has been appointed by the International Debating Committee Council to serve on the equity committee for this year’s World Universities Debate...
View ArticleFunds released to pay ‘validated teachers’– Bawumia
The Ministry of Finance has released the salary arrears for validated teachers engaged between 2013 and 2016, Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. Addressing delegates at the 5th...
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Educate youth on dangers of illegal migration – Banda MP
The Deputy Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Banda in the Brong Ahafo Region, Ahmed Ibrahim has recommended that the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the National Youth Authority (NYA)...
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