EDUCATION

Scores of aggrieved caterers who worked with the school feeding programme have besieged the premises of the School Feeding Secretariat in Accra over outstanding arrears. Speaking to the media, one of the aggrieved caterers said, the government through its appropriate hierarchy should communicate to them why they are facing challenges …

Mr. Isaac Ofori , the National Chairman of All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG) has raised issues with anyone who suggests that teachers, the majority of whom are very hardworking, in spite of restrictive conditions, must be sacked for failure of leadership. The poor performance of students in the BECE exams has generated …

One of Africa’s most prestigious universities has banned those attending its graduation ceremony from carrying phones, cameras and video cameras. Uganda’s Makerere University will from Monday hold a five-day graduation ceremony at its Freedom Square. Faculties have been assigned different graduation dates across the week.   No reason was given …

All qualified Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates who are being placed into senior high schools (SHSs) and technical and vocational institutions are expected to report to school on 20 February 2023. This is part of the timetable the Ghana Education Service (GES) has released for the academic year for …

The Nigerian National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the country’s universities to close from 22 February to 14 March because of the general elections, which will be held on 25 February.   The decision follows concerns about the safety and security of staff and students during the poll.   The …

Members of a group calling itself the Concern Students Association of the University of Ghana have taken to the streets today in a demonstration dubbed, ‘Ya Br3 Mo’ (We are tired of you). The demonstration, they said, is to register their displeasure with several decisions taken by the University Management …

The Head of the Legal Department of the West African Examinations Council, Rev. Victor Brew, has clarified the grading system used for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to him, the performance of students at various schools determine their grades. The grades awarded to students from various schools are …

The Education Minister and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) were the only ones given access and passwords to approve protocol placement into Category A senior high schools. This was to curb fraud, but The Fourth Estate‘s investigations found that placement into such schools happened through a network …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the general public against unscrupulous persons who may likely defraud guardians under the pretext of securing placement for their wards into their supposed preferred senior high schools. GES gave the caution in a statement dated January 29 ahead of the opening of the …

The wife of the Vice President, Samira Bawumia, says the Samira Empowerment Humanitarian Project (SEHP), has through the library in a box project, donated over 200,000 books to sixty-four basic schools across the country since its inception. The project, it is estimated, will benefit over four hundred thousand school pupils …