EDUCATION

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has clarified the GH¢40 Online Enrolment Activation fee required from prospective national service personnel to activate PIN codes for the 2024/2025 service year enrolment. There was a significant public uproar following media reports about the Online Enrolment Activation fee. However, the NSS has addressed these …

Academic activities across colleges of education have come to a halt as the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has defied directives by the Fair Wages and Salary Commission (FWSC) to call off its strike and resume work. This strike has led to a complete cessation of academic …

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has ordered the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to call off its industrial action with immediate effect. The Commission described CETAG’s decision to strike at such a crucial moment as an act of bad faith, given the government’s efforts to address …

Following the pronouncement of Judgement by Her Ladyship Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, a high court judge at the Accra High Court yesterday 11th June 2024, the executives elected on 16th December 2023 at the Volta region were sworn in as directed by the court. The handing-over ceremony which was organized at …

The government is set to present the Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill to Parliament in the coming days, aimed at regulating the policy and ensuring its sustainability. This move comes amidst concerns of possible cancellation by future governments and challenges faced by the programme.   Stakeholders in the educational …

The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged teachers in the area to refrain from indoctrinating students with their political ideologies ahead of the upcoming 2024 December polls. Afenyo-Markin said such practice polarises the educational environment, creating acrimony among students. He made this comment during the distribution of …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has generously donated GH₵500,000 to support the education of underprivileged Ga Dangbes. The announcement was made during a grand durbar held in his honor by the Ga State, led by the Ga Mantse, Nii Teiko Tsuru II. “I want to donate an amount of …

It has been highly recommended that parents and second-cycle institution management encourage their children to study home economics. Since there are numerous opportunities in the field of vocational studies, Home Economics teachers and their students at Oda Senior High School (ODASCO) in the Birim Central municipality of the Eastern region …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has inaugurated a five-day registration exercise for the “2024 Point Mass Distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN).” This significant public health initiative, aimed at combating malaria, will commence on Friday, 7th June, and conclude on Tuesday, 11th June, 2024. The launch was led by Dr. …

The government has been urged to address the infrastructure needs of the Akroso Senior High Technical School (AKROSEC), situated in the Asene Manso Akroso district of the Eastern region. Akroso Senior High Technical School’s infrastructure deficiency, which makes studying extremely unpleasant for students, has been bitterly criticised by students, staff, …