EDUCATION

Hardworking teachers and a handful of pupils in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region have been recognized by Mr. George Kwame Aboagye, also known as Oluwa, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP’s) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Asene Manso Akroso constituency.   MP’s Teachers Prize 2023 Distinguished …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), is investigating over 2,000 candidates who participated in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) over suspected malpractices. These candidates have been summoned to WAEC’s offices to address questions regarding alleged irregularities detected during the exams. The Council is withholding the results of specific …

The teacher and nurse trainees’ allowances became a major issue in 2016, and it seems not to have been laid to rest. Dr. Kwabena Opoku Aduse, Director of Kintampo Health College, is calling for a proper assessment before reviewing or canceling the policy. The debate on the cancellation and restoration …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has cancelled the entire results of 110 school candidates and 2 private candidates in the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The results were cancelled for various suspected offences. The candidates had their subject results cancelled for bringing foreign materials, namely, “prepared notes, textbooks …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is preparing to call candidates implicated in the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to answer for their conduct. The scripts of more than 22,000 candidates are under investigation for mass cheating. The subject results of 312 candidates and three private candidates have been …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). However, the scripts of 22,270 candidates in certain subjects are being scrutinised for reported cases of mass cheating. In a statement dated November 9, 2023, announcing the …

For only the second time ever, there has been a successful title defence of the NSMQ trophy. It is PRESEC Legon again. After setting the record in 2006, they have extended the tally to two after lifting a record eighth title on Monday. Only PRESEC Legon holds the record. PRESEC …

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has, for the first time, reacted to the suggestion by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the university should be renamed after Ghanaian statesman, the late J. B. Danquah. Speaking in an interview on JoyNew’s The Pulse …

A petition filed by Prempeh College challenging the semifinal results of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) between Prempeh, Opoku Ware, and Pope Johns Senior High School has been thrown out. Opoku Ware beat Prempeh and Pope Johns to go through to the grand finale with Presec and …

The Ghana Education Service (GES), Birim Central Directorate in the Eastern Region, in collaboration with the Birim Central Municipal Assembly (BCMA), and the Office of the Akyem Oda Member of Parliament, have organized the Teacher Prize aims to celebrate and honor teachers and education workers for their efforts in contributing …