EDUCATION

A fire outbreak has destroyed parts of the Commonwealth Hall at the University of Ghana, Legon. Numerous videos shared online show the fire, which broke out on Tuesday evening, starting at the very top of the building. Fortunately, alerted students evacuated the hall safely, and the fire service was called …

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared an indefinite strike due to delays in the payment of outstanding arrears of allowances owed to its members. CETAG in a statement dated June 3, said the research allowances of its members are in arrears, adding …

The Ministry of Education has described claims made in a recent report by The Fourth Estate Media regarding the Wi-Fi for Schools Programme as inaccurate. According to the Ministry, the report, which suggests a failure in service delivery and misuse of public funds, does not represent the facts. This is …

A businessman, Emmanuel Bright Obeng Nyarko affectionately called Great Kofata, has constructed a multi-million dollar Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) center for Ayirebi Senior High School in the Akemansa district of the Eastern Region.   In order to assist students in their academic endeavors and research, the facility is furnished …

Professionals For Humanity (PROFOH Ghana) has appealed to the government of Ghana to consider the free provision of sanitary pads in schools as a way of supporting menstruating girls. According to PROFOH Ghana, health and hygiene, especially among girls should be priortise.       Women and girls face numerous …

Some Ghanaians studying in Morocco under the Morocco scholarship programme on Friday, May 24, staged a protest over alleged delays in the release of their stipend. The demonstration took place at the Ghana Embassy in Morocco. According to the students, the prolonged delay has resulted in difficulties, emotional distress, risks, …

Nursing trainee students nationwide are ecstatic after the government paid arrears of allowances owed to them. A video shared by an Accra-based Neat FM on Facebook on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, shows several trainees from a nursing training college rejoicing after receiving their payments. Some of the trainees could be …

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the termination of its long-running scholarship scheme, citing the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) initiative by the government. In its place, the board has established the Cocoa Board Education Trust, aimed at providing essential primary school infrastructure in underserved cocoa-growing …

The pre-tertiary teacher unions of the Eastern Region on Monday, May 15 embarked on a demonstration to demand payments of four allowances that are in arrears. The four allowances include deprived area allowance, extra assessment, book/data/online and teaching support, and upward adjustment on CPD allowances. The unions, the Ghana National …

The outstanding trainee allowances for 2024 will be released this Thursday, May 16, 2024, for payment to nursing and teacher trainees nationwide, according to a statement made by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and NPP’s flagbearer. The allowances for both teacher and nursing trainees, which the Akufo-Addo government restored …