EDUCATION

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the examination dates for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a letter dated February 5, 2024, copied to Adomonline.com, the exam schedules are as follows: July 8 – 12, 2024 for BECE (SC) …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the second series of provisional results of 37,825 private candidates who sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2023. According to WAEC, the entry figure comprises 17,389 males and 20,725 females including 16 visually impaired candidates. …

A final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been confirmed dead. Jim Ofori Twumasi of the Economics faculty is said to have passed away on Thursday, February 15, 20224. The devastating news was first announced via the school’s social media handle, where heartfelt …

The leadership of the Movement for Change has categorically refuted claims of collaboration between Alan Kyerematen and either the New Patriotic Party (NPP) or the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In a strongly worded statement, the Movement for Change reiterated its stance that the duopoly of the NPP and NDC does …

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has suspended its two-week-long strike over the government’s failure to pay vehicle maintenance allowances to its deserving members. TEWU-GH on Monday, February 12, urged its members to continue the industrial strike which commenced on February 1, despite meeting with the government on …

Parliament is to begin the use of local languages on the floor of the House to promote the Ghanaian culture and prevent it from becoming extinct. Order 63 of the new Standing Orders states that a Member of Parliament (MP) may use any of the local languages subject to interpretation …

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has issued a two-day ultimatum to the Office of the Special Prosecutor to release the salaries of some teachers by Friday or face their wrath. The Association alleged that the OSP had withheld the salaries of more than 400 teachers. According to the …

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released the first batch of PIN Codes for 13,353 eligible Ghanaian-trained teachers to undertake their mandatory service to the nation. NSS released the pin codes on Monday, February 12, 2024. The pin codes, according to the NSS, will enable the teachers to enrol to …

Akim Swedru Senior High School (Akiss) in the Eastern Region is said to have lost a final-year boarding student. The 19-year-old student reportedly complained of multiple pains before passing away on February 5, 2024, according to the report The student, who hails from Asuokow in the upper West Akim district, has …

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has urged its members to continue their industrial strike despite a meeting with the government on Friday, February 9, 2024. TEWUG declared an industrial strike on February 1 to demand the payment of members’ Tier-2 and vehicle maintenance allowance. The government agreed …