KNUST: Students protest conversion of Katanga, Conti to mixed halls
Some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are protesting a decision by the school’s management to convert two all-male halls into mixed halls. Management wants...
View ArticleAfrica has resources to fund education – Nana Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Africa has the resources and capacity to finance access to quality education of its citizens, and also promote the interests of the continent. According to...
View Article12-year-old debutant wins 2018 National Spelling Bee
A 12-year-old first-time contestant from the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi, rose above 196 others to emerge as the winner of the 2018 National Spelling Bee held at the Accra Digital Centre yesterday...
View Article20 technical, vocational schools to be established – Minister
The Western Regional Minister, Dr Kwaku Afriyie has reiterated government’s plan to construct 20 new technical and vocational institutes across the country. This, he said would provide employable...
View ArticleSixty adolescent girls to receive community training
More than 60 adolescent girls and parent peer counselors within the Kochem, Ngogu and Bogunaayili communities in the Northern region, will receive training on community response and accountability...
View ArticleNCTE blames parliament for delay in approving new fees for 2017/2018
The National Council for Tertiary Education, NCTE, has blamed Parliament for the delay in the approval of fees for the 2017/2018 academic year for public universities. Executive Secretary of the...
View ArticleWulensi SHS students struggling with literacy, poor infrastructure
Wulensi Senior High School in the Nanumba South District of the Northern Region, has been saddled with infrastructure challenges hampering effective teaching and learning. The school has also not been...
View ArticleAshaiman MP launches second inter-schools quiz competition
As part of efforts to ensure that students in Ashaiman improve their performance academically, the Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has launched the second edition of the...
View ArticleOld students to petition gov’t over Katanga, Conti conversion
Some alumni of the Unity Hall at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), say they will petition the Ministry of Education to halt a decision by the University’s management to...
View ArticleSandvik Gh Ltd builds 6-unit classroom block at Pakyi
Residents of Pakyi, a community in the Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region have expressed their appreciation to mining, construction and materials technology company, Sandvik Gh Ltd, for the...
View ArticleAbandoned projects affecting academic work at Zorko SHS [Photos]
Students of Zorko Senior High School in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region have complained that some abandoned GETFund infrastructure projects at the school are impeding effective teaching and...
View ArticleWe levied ourselves to support Awudome SHS – PTA
The Parents Teachers Association (PTA), of the Tsito-Awudome Senior High School (AWUSCO), in the Volta Region, have explained that the decision to levy students despite the implementation of...
View ArticleHarmful smoke from Chinese factory forces closure of Osudoku SHS
The Headmistress of Osudoku Senior High Technical School in the Greater Accra Region, Sylvia Baaba Yankey, has confirmed to Citi News that the school has been shutdown temporarily because they can no...
View ArticleGov’t to introduce leadership course for SHS headmasters
The Deputy Minister of Education, in charge of General Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has said government, as part of its secondary education reforms, will introduce a professional leadership course for...
View ArticleJomoro MP cuts sod for construction of teachers’ quarters
The Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Mr Paul Essien has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring the provision of quality and affordable education in his constituency. He said education remains a vital...
View ArticleEducation Ministry organises workshop for journalists
The Ministry of Education and three of its agencies, Ghana Education Service, Teacher Education Unit and the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), have trained some...
View Article‘Toxic’ factory smoke’ forces transfer of Osudoku SHS Assistant head
The head of the Agricultural Science Department of the Osudoku Senior High Technical School at Asutuare in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region, Martin Fianu, has told Citi News that...
View ArticleCabinet approves strategic plan for technical education
Cabinet has approved a five-year strategic plan to transform Technical and Vocational, Education Training (TVET) across the country. Under the plan, all public pre-tertiary and tertiary TVET...
View ArticleBECE re-sit for private candidates takes off
The 2017/2018 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination [BECE], for private candidates, commenced today [Monday], in forty-four centres across the country. The examination, which is...
View ArticleOsudoku SHS reopens on Friday after Chinese factory’s partial closure
The Osuduku Senior High Technical School at Asutsuare in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region, will resume classes on Friday after it was closed last week over complaints of pollution...
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