EDUCATION

Information gathering  indicates that at least 30 students of the Islamic Senior High School at Abepo in the Ashanti Region have been rushed to hospital, gasping for survival. This follows the firing of tear gas canisters by the police as they demonsted over a frequent road accident in front of …

The Authorities of the Sunyani Senior High School in the Bono Region have suspended seven female students for engaging in a gangster activities with some men.   The students last week sneaked from the campus in school uniforms to have fun and smoke shisha with three young men who invited …

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) attention has been drawn to the fact that some Junior and Senior High School form three (JHS3 and SHS 3) students consistently refuse to attend school and classes after registering for their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate …

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched ‘No Guarantor’ policy for the Students Loan scheme. The launching was held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, on Wednesday June 8, 2022.   This forms part of the manifesto promise by the NPP …

Information reaching MyGhanaMedia.com indicates that, one of the Rastafarian students who was initially denied enrollment into Achimota School  because of his dreadlocks, has allegedly stabbed his father in the hand. This was reported by the father who indicated that this is not the first time Tyron has done this to …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has given the government by end of June this year to grant the 20 per cent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) or risk the anger of over 240,000 teachers nationwide. According to GNAT the current delay continues to affect the meagre earnings of …

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has said the Akufo-Addo led government is ready to partner with various stakeholders including Private Sector Operators to provide the much-needed infrastructure for all the institutions across the country.   According to him, the Government will continue to intensify efforts to increase …

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba, Nana Ofori Ansah, has asked the Registrar, Paul Osei Barima, to proceed on leave. In a letter dated May 18, 2022, the Chairman appointed Mrs. Tete Mensah to act as Registrar. Prior to the appointment of Mrs. Tete …

SEND Ghana is mounting pressure on Government to increase feeding grants for Caterers of the School Feeding Programme. Members of the School Feeding Caterers Association threatened to go on strike effective Monday, May 16, 2022. According to them, the school feeding grant was inadequate, hence threatened to boycott cooking services. …

The Liberal Party of Ghana’s (LPG)Central Regional Chairman and 2020 parliamentary candidate for Agona East, Mr. Samuel Aryeequaye, has called on Minister of Education, Hon. Yaw Adu Twum, to end boarding school system in the country. He told Nana Owoahene Acheampong of Atinka Fm in Accra yesterday that dismantling this …