EDUCATION

A student of Aburi Girls Senior High School in the Eastern region, Miss Naana Akua Adobea Ofori-Henaku took home the title of overall best in the 4th edition of the National Public Speaking Competition on Adolescent Children’s Mental Health. Students from Accra Academy SHS, St. Mary’s SHS, Yaa Asantewaa SHS …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pension payments by 15% in line with its 2024 indexation rate. Following the review which is by Section 80 of the National Pensions Act, 2008, (Act 766) all valid pensioners on the SSNIT pension payroll as of the end …

The Minister of Education, Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said the government is finalising moves to make changes to the format of the Basic Education Certificate Exams (BECE). The move is in line with the implementation of the new curriculum by the government in the education system. Appearing on the Asaase …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reviewed the Code of Conduct for students in pre-tertiary schools in Ghana. The new code has been sent to all metropolitan, municipal, and district Directors of Education as well as managers of education units and heads of schools for immediate implementation. “It is the …

The Minister of Education, Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum says despite available data indicating the rising standard of education in Ghana, some people have decided not to see the progress and are rather interested in bastardising the success. In a thinly veiled riposte at former President John Mahama, who has downplayed …

The Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has refuted claims that it operates a remote or satellite campus in Nigeria. It was reported in some media spaces on Thursday that UEW’s operations in Nigeria were banned for allegedly awarding questionable degrees. In a statement dated Friday, January 5, …

An affidavit has been made by a female student of Tarkwa Senior High School to demonstrate her ownership of two names. She acknowledged that her name appears under the names Janet Damoah and/or Janet Esi Damoah in some documents and records. She maintains that all of the records and documents …

The Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has raised concerns over the non-payment of research support grants, commonly known as bursaries, for graduate students. These grants play a pivotal role in supporting graduate students in their research endeavours, contributing significantly to the advancement of knowledge and overall academic development. However, …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Technical University Senior Administrators’ Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has declared a nationwide strike effective Monday, January 8, 2024. In a statement issued by the Association, the industrial action is to drum home their demand for full compliance with the conditions of the roll-over …

If anybody told the parents of Adwoa Favour (not real name for privacy reasons) 10 years ago that their daughter, then 6, would end up at the prestigious Achimota Senior High School, they would have labelled it impossible, and that would have been justifiable. Favour’s parents, both cured lepers, would …