EDUCATION

The Majority Leader and the Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the Minority caucus of opposing the proposed bill on Free Senior High School policy. The bill seeks to regulate the Free SHS intervention by making it mandatory for future governments to sustain the policy. …

Over 500 level 400 students of Sehwi Wiawso College Of Education (WATICO) have staged a demonstration against the college’s authorities over several pressing academic issues. The students cited grievances over pending results, anomalies in exiting results, incomplete results, and the lack of a student portal and index numbers. The demonstration, …

Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam is confident that the government has outperformed the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on economic metrics. According to him, the performance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the economy leaves nothing for the NDC to trumpet in their campaign ahead of the 2024 …

The former Member of Parliament for Obuasi-East, Edward Micheal Ennin, has chastised Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for failing to declare his running mate for the 2024 elections. Ennin suggested that this delay casts doubt on Dr. Bawumia’s preparedness and capability for the presidency. …

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 …