Angry youth of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency of the Central Region have sent a strong signal to the Electoral Arbitration Committee not to go ahead with elections in the constituency. The youth said they will not allow the constituency elections …
Read More »Some Deferred Students Used Fees For Betting, Buying Vehicles And Bakery – KNUST Management
The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has explained their decision to ask over 6,000 students to defer their courses. They stated that some of the affected students are playing games with them. According to Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, the University’s Public Relations Officer, …
Read More »Aflao SECTECH Ready For Admission – GES
Aflao Community Day Senior High Technical School (Aflao SECTECH), a controversial subject a few months ago, is now ready to admit students, the Ketu South Municipal Director of Education has said. Mr. Michael Yao Tsuiatorfe in an interview with the media announced that the school has been given the green …
Read More »Teachers Express Disappointment Over Government’s Non-Payment Of Feeding Fees
The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has expressed disappointment in the government for the inability to provide funds for their feeding. This is because, the National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education – Ghana (PRINCOF) has directed that teacher trainees start to fund their own feeding from May …
Read More »Video: Dr Bawumia Teases A BECE Graduate Who Asked Him A Critical Question About Jobs After School
Boateng Henry Blessing, a BECE graduate who hails from the Afigya Kwabre North constituency has been teased by the vice president of Ghana, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia . In a recent one-on-one questions and answers series with the vice president, one student by name Boateng Blessing asked a …
Read More »High Court Grants Injunction Against Swearing-In Of NUGS Executives
An Accra High Court has granted an interlocutory injunction against the swearing-in of newly elected executives of the National Union of Ghana (NUGS), expected to be held today, Thursday, April 14, 2022. According to the applicant, who is a member of NUGS, Daniel Owusu Baffoe, the elections were held in …
Read More »45,000 Tertiary Students Awarded Scholarships – Government Says
The Presidency has said the government’s Scholarship Secretariat has awarded local scholarships to 45,000 tertiary students. Also, 1,600 training college students have been awarded scholarships. This is part of efforts to educate Ghana, the seat of Government said. Regarding foreign scholarships, 560 students have also been awarded under the online …
Read More »Education Stakeholders Kick Against Plan To wean Tertiary Institutions Off Government Payroll
A group of stakeholders in education has kicked against the government’s plan to wean public tertiary institutions off its payroll. The stakeholders; the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG), Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition, National University of Ghana Students (NUGS) and All Africa Students’ Union under the umbrella name Campaign …
Read More »GES Refutes Reports Of Alleged Introduction Of New Uniform For Teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dispelled claims that teachers in public schools will henceforth wear uniforms to their workplace. Over the weekend, some social media users reported that teachers will now report to work in dull peach coloured shirts and deep brown skirts and trousers with the Ghana Education …
Read More »Non-Teaching Staff In Colleges of Education To Begin Strike On Monday, April 11
The Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) has declined an invitation by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission over its intended strike. The Association contends that several efforts to get the respective agencies to improve their working conditions have proved futile, a situation which has necessitated an intended …
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