EDUCATION

President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed the commitment of government to find a lasting solution to the prevailing strike action by the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG). He said this is important, to end the industrial action which has has lingered since the beginning of the academic year in January. “Government …

The West African Examinations Council has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2021 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The Council will dispatch the results to the schools through the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Directors of Education. Meanwhile, the Council has hosted the results online …

The Executive Committee of the Academic Board of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has decided that academic activities resume from Monday, February 28.   This follows an emergency meeting held on Wednesday as a result of the calling-off of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) strike by its …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGs) appeals to the Government of Ghana to urgently take steps to evacuate Ghanaian Students from Ukraine and Russia following the declaration of a state of emergency by the Ukrainian Parliament and Russia’s “annexation”of Eastern Provinces of Ukraine. Read the full statement below : …

The majority of members of the University of Ghana (UG) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) are not in support of the Association’s decision to suspend its strike. In a referendum, 596 members voted to reject UTAG’s decision to suspend the strike, while 127 members voted in …

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has  served notice that it’ll resume lectures on Monday, 28 February 2022.   In a general notice, it noted that “management has today, 22nd February, 2022approved the following interim reopening arrangements pending the approval of the Revised Academic Calendar and Schedule of Lectures by …

Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has asked students and staff to report on Thursday, February 24. This follows the suspension of UTAG’s strike by the national executives. According to a twitter post the Management of KNUST says, “It is announced that the information of students …

The leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has held an emergency meeting, which culminated in a decision to suspend the seven-week old strike.   According to a press release issued on Monday, February 21, UTAG’s National Executive Committee (NEC) considered a number of factors before coming to …

Students of Savelugu Senior High School in the Northern Region on Sunday embarked on a demonstration against the management of the school over what they consider to be the poor quality of food served at the dinning hall.   The students, who protested in the school to express their displeasure, …

The deputy Minister of Education, Rev John Ntim Fordjuor has denied claims by the President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) Angel Carbonou to the effect that the government through Ministry of Education is recruiting headmasters for schools.   He said no such decision or action has been …