EDUCATION

The convenor for Gallant Cadres of the NDC, Mr. Richard EA Sarpong has stated that, the introduction of teachers’ licensure examination by the Nana Addo’s NPP government is to deny employment opportunities of most Ghanaians.   He said there is no need for a trainee who has been in training …

Akyem Aboabo based ODI MEDIA NETWORK  which is made up of: AHENKAN 93.3 FM & AHENKANFMONLINE  in the Birim Central Municipal of the  Eastern region, on Friday 8th-Oct-2021 launched its maiden edition of Ahenkan senior high schools cooking competition ( ASHSCOCOM 2021) between some selected senior high schools within the …

The Programmes Manger at  the Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA), a civil society organization with the mission to promote peace and human security, Theodora Williams Anti, has said that expansion of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) to benefit more pupils in Ghana is crucial.     …

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana has given government a three-week ultimatum to pay all allowances owed them for the past six months.   In a statement jointly signed by President of the Association ,Dembie Abdul-Manan and General Secretary Abaidoo Felix, the Association has petitioned the Education Minister and Director …

Teachers of various senior high schools in the Saboba District of the Northern region have declared strike over the failure of their Education Director to secure their laptops under the ongoing “one teacher one laptop project”. Teachers from the schools comprising St Joseph Technical senior high, EP senior High school, …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has served notice it will resume its industrial action by Friday if government fails to shift its position in finding solutions to their concerns.     The university lecturers first declared strike in August this year over the refusal of government to respect …

The Executive Director of the Africa Education Watch, Mr Kofi Aare, has supported a directive given by the Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwm to universities to admit students with grade D7.   Mr Asare stated that it does not make sense for students with grade D7 in Mathematics …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected work on the construction of the J.A Kufuor Senior High Technical School, the Creative Arts Senior High School and Bosomtwe Girls’ Senior High School all in the Ashanti Region.   On Saturday, 2nd October 2021, President Akufo-Addo visited the …

Police have launched investigations into the death of a final year student at Tweneboah Kodua Senior High School in the Sekyere-Kumawu District of the Ashanti region. Edward Duut, 19 years, is alleged to have scaled a wall to avoid a routine check by a Prep Master, but landed with his …

Kwasi Kwarteng, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education has rubbished claims that the Free Senior High School programme and the double-track system have adversely affected education in the country.       Kwarteng said contrary to claims that the two programmes have reduced the quality of education, records at …