EDUCATION

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has explained the disparities that have characterised the National Grading System for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates. There has been an uproar on social media since WAEC released the 2022 BECE results on January 25, 2023. Some parents as well as some schools …

Placement for 2022 graduates of the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into Senior High Schools and Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) has been released. It was released on Wednesday, February 15, by the Ghana Education Service(GES). According to the Service, candidates can now log onto the Computerised School …

Val Charity Foundation, has distributed free sanitary pads to school girls in the Brim central Municipal Assembly and Asene Manso Akroso District in the Eastern region. The beneficiary schools were; Aboabo Presbyterian Primary and JHS, Aboabo Salvation Army, Asene Presbyterian and Akyem Esem. The donation forms part of the social …

Some aggrieved students have clashed with police at the forecourt of the Commonwealth Hall at the University of Ghana as they tried to access the facility. The former residents of the hall are protesting to register their displeasure over what they see as management’s silence on the accommodation crisis. This …

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 …