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AUDIO: NAGRAT Threatens Special Prosecutor For Frozen Teachers’ Salaries

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has issued a two-day ultimatum to the Office of the Special Prosecutor to release the salaries of some teachers by Friday or face their wrath. The Association alleged that the OSP had withheld the salaries of more than 400 teachers. According to the …

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NAGRAT Replies Mahama Over Free SHS-WASSCE Results Brouhaha

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has refuted former President John Mahama’s recent allegations of widespread cheating among senior high school graduates. In an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, on Friday, Mr. Carbonu stressed the uniqueness of each examination, stressing that “no …

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NAGRAT Sceptical About Govt’s Promise To Replace Textbooks With Laptops In SHSs

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has welcomed news by the government to phase out textbooks with laptops in Senior High Schools across the country albeit with some scepticism. Speaking at an event in the Volta Region on Saturday, Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, …

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Pay Our Tier-2 Pension By February Or Face Our Wrath – Teachers Unions Caution Gov’t

Four teacher unions are up in arms against the government for failing to pay contributions to the Ghana Education Service (GES) Occupational Pension Scheme (Tier 2). The unions include the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Coalition of Concerned Teachers and the …

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2nd Meeting Between Teacher Unions And Government Over Strike Action Inconclusive

The meeting between teacher unions and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations over the ongoing strike action has been adjourned to Tuesday, November 8. The Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Graduate Teachers and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers have all declared an indefinite nationwide strike to register their …

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Education Ministry To Teacher Unions: You Have No Prerogative To Determine Who President Akufo-Addo Appoints

The Education Ministry has hit back at teacher unions opposing the appointment of the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). Dr. Eric Nkanasah was appointed as the new Director General of the GES following the termination of Professor Opoku Amankwa’s engagement. But the National Association of Graduate Teachers …

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COLA Strike: NAGRAT, GNAT Walk Out Of Negotiations

Representatives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the National Graduate Association of Teachers (NAGRAT) have walked out of the negotiation with the government over their demand for Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). The two associations accused government of betrayal of trust for asking them to call off …

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Teachers’ Strike: Keep Your Wards Away From School For This Week – GNAT Chairman Tells Guardians

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has asked parents to keep their children at home for this whole week due to the strike action by its members. The association’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Prosper Tachie, explained that teachers will not return to classrooms for at least the whole of this …

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Eastern Region: We Will Leave The WASSCE students, Classrooms June Ending – NAGRAT Cautions Gov’t

The Eastern Region branch of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has joined calls for nationwide strike over failure on the part of government to pay teachers 20% cost of living allowance (COLA).   Addressing the media in Koforidua on Friday, the Eastern Regional Chairman of NAGRAT Godwin Awoonor …

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NAGRAT Boycotts National Labour Conference; Says It’s Not Worth It

The National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT, says its decision not to attend the National Labour Conference is based on its conviction that the meeting was not meant to salvage the hardships facing the ordinary government employee. President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu says, although the group was invited, it did …

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