The Member of Parliament for Builsa South and Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has criticized the government for opposing suggestions to review the free SHS policy. The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM, stated that the free SHS […] The post Govt’s refusal
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, is reiterating calls for the government to review its educational policy, free SHS, to close any loopholes that have been hindering the progress of the policy. Stakeholders in the educational sector have called on the government to review the policy, which has been […] The post Govt
Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama President Akufo Addo has appointed Mr. Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama as the Chief Executive of the Students Loan Trust Fund. In a letter signed on Tuesday, January Read More... The post Akufo Addo appoints Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama as SLTF Boss
The Minister for Education and Bosomtwe Constituency Member of Parliament, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has dismissed the call by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) to allow schools to handle their feeding systems. The minister cited the complex challenges associated with the school feeding programme as a reason for maintaining centralized control. […] The post Education
The Technical University Senior Administrators’ Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has suspended its intended nationwide strike scheduled for Monday, January 8, 2024. TUSAAG had threatened to strike, demanding the government and the management of various technical universities fully comply with their retirement roll-over date. In a statement issued on January 1, TUSAAG cited the failure of […] The post TUSAAG
Lawyers representing the Vice-Chancellor of SD-Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) have threatened legal action against the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for instructing their client to retire. Professor Philip Duku Osei’s legal team argues that GTEC committed an illegality by directing him to retire upon reaching the compulsory retirement age of […] The post SDD
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is urging the government to as a matter of urgency, return to the negotiation table with all teacher unions in the country to address the outstanding issues from challenges raised last year with regards to their conditions of service. According to NAGRAT, it is imperative for the government […] The post NAGRAT
Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Students Loan Trust Fund. This was announced in a letter the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, wrote to Mr. Mahama dated January 2, 2024, and sighted by citinewsroom.com. “Pursuant to Section 13 (1) of the Students Loan Trust Fund Act, […] The post Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama
The Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has raised concerns over the non-payment of research support grants, commonly known as bursaries, for graduate students. These grants play a pivotal role in supporting graduate students in their research endeavours, contributing significantly to the advancement of knowledge and overall academic development. However, over the past two years, […] The post GRASAG
Officers from the Public Relations Unit at the Ghana Prisons Headquarters have sensitized students of some selected Senior High Schools within the Greater Accra region on the Juvenile Justice Act, Crime, and Juvenile Detention. The schools include Osu Salem Senior High School, Kinbu Senior High/ Technical School, and pupils of Rangoon Junior High School. The […] The post Prison
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed deep disappointment with former President John Dramani Mahama’s recent comments belittling the success of the Free SHS programme, describing them as Read More... The post Gov’t Refutes Mahama’s
The Ministry of Education has strongly rebuffed former President John Dramani Mahama’s recent claims of lax supervision and collusion in the West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a statement released on Friday, the Ministry labelled Mahama’s comments as a “calculated attempt to downplay the great strides made by the Ministry in improving learning […] The post Denigrating
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The Chief Executive Officer of Mikkado Holdings, Nana Dr. Michael Agyekum Addo, is urging educational institutions to align their teaching and learning methods with the evolving needs of Ghana’s economy. He emphasized that the graduates of these institutions play a crucial role in spearheading the country’s growth. Speaking at the 14th congregation of Data Link […] The post Educational
In recent years, Ghana has taken significant strides towards fostering educational equality and social justice by implementing a policy that resonates with both economic empowerment and educational inclusivity. The introduction of Free Senior High School (SHS) education represents a constitutive initiative that not only empowers the youth but also lays the foundation for a more […]
Management of public senior high schools in the country has raised concerns about the delay in payments of utility bills by the Ministry of Education. Headteachers of some schools say the delays have affected teaching and learning, as their schools often experience power cuts. The Ministry of Education, however, explained that while under the prepaid […] The post SHSs
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has provided insights into how it detected that some of the candidates who sat for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) relied on Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms. WAEC released provisional results of this year’s WASSCE on Monday and announced that some of the candidates engaged in […] The post WAEC
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has provided insights into how it detected that some of the candidates who sat for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) relied on Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms. WAEC released provisional results of this year’s WASSCE on Monday and announced that some of the candidates engaged in […] The post WAEC
Takoradi Technical University has achieved the commendable feat of inclusive TVET education in a Ghanaian Technical University with the graduation of 24 disabled individuals at its 23rd Congregation. Speaking at the congregation, where 6,166 students successfully graduated for the 2022/2023 Academic Year, the Vice-Chancellor of TTU, Rev. Prof. John Frank Eshun, said the graduation of […] The post TTU
Takoradi Technical University has achieved the commendable feat of inclusive TVET education in a Ghanaian Technical University with the graduation of 24 disabled individuals at its 23rd Congregation. Speaking at the congregation, where 6,166 students successfully graduated for the 2022/2023 Academic Year, the Vice-Chancellor of TTU, Rev. Prof. John Frank Eshun, said the graduation of […] The post TTU
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