EDUCATION

At a campaign event in the Bono Region, a final-year nursing student confronted Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president of Ghana and flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), claiming she had never received the government allowance (‘allawa’) aimed for students. Before the question from the student came, the …

Final-year Junior High School (JHS) students across the country will face a revamped Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) this year, with the addition of three new subjects, as announced by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The newly introduced subjects include Career Technology, Creative Art & Design, and Arabic.   …

Final-year junior high school (JHS) students in the country will be writing three new subjects in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates. The new subjects are Career Technology, Creative Art and Design, and Arabic. Career Technology and Creative Art and Design, culled from the previous Basic …

In a recent press conference, the Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers (GNAAP) has issued a warning to parents and the public at large regarding an impending rise in textbook prices in the Ashanti Region starting from September. The announcement, made by Mr. John Akwasi Amponsah, the president of …

  At the just-held National Golden Excellence Award 2024, Frankus Remedial School located in Kumasi in the Ashanti region, emerged as Ghana’s most promising remedial college.     The National Golden Excellence Award honors the efforts made for the welfare of the country by burgeoning entrepreneurs, businesses, actors, and other …

Nana Obiri Boahen, a private legal practitioner, is gearing up to take Parliament and the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, to court.   His aim is to compel them to reveal the exact amount of money accrued by the NDC government under John Mahama in 2016, stemming from the acceptance …

The Vice President and the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has promised to provide free tertiary education to all persons with disability who make it to University in Ghana. He made this known during an interaction with the clergy in the Western North Region as …

The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has threatened to boycott the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) should the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) increase registration fees without engaging them. According to the Association, students from private schools currently pay …

Ghana’s education has been ranked 125 out of 183 countries in the latest Global Youth Development Index released by the Commonwealth Secretariat. According to the Secretariat, tracking progress is a process that enhances the status of young people, empowering them to build on their competencies and capabilities for life. It …

An exchange unfolded on the Joy FM Super Morning show on April 26, 2024, as Kwasi Kwarteng, spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, faced probing questions from journalists over plans to paint public schools. The Ministry of Education recently hinted at its intention to revamp public schools, with a proposal …