EDUCATION

Students advised against lending textbooks to friends

Ms Rejoice Biscoff, the Birim Central Municipal Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised students to avoid lending their textbooks to their friends to prevent the possibility of transferring the virus to one another. She advised the students to stop stigmatization against victims of the coronavirus because …

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WASSCE starts Monday July 20 – GES boss

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Office, Prof. Opoku Amankwah, has disclosed that enough preparations have been put in place to ensure the safety of students as they commence their WASSCE exams on Monday. He indicated that though they are starting with the practicals on Monday, it is imperative to …

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Adeiso SHS ‘sacks’ students after showing coronavirus symptoms

Amidst the coronavirus scare, some students of the Adeiso Senior High School in the Eastern region have been left to their fate to deal with the contagious disease. It appears that the school does not have an isolation center and a health professional on campus as directed by President Nana Addo …

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‘Runaway’ Kpandai SHS final-year students return

Final year students of the Kpandai Senior High School who fled campus after a misunderstanding with their teachers are returning to the school. Security personnel deployed to the school have also been withdrawn. On Wednesday, July 15, a misunderstanding ensued between the students and their teachers over an alleged use …

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Two SHS final year students give birth, others pregnant

Two final year students of St. Fidelis Senior High Technical School in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region who recently delivered and a seven month old pregnant student are struggling to cope with the compulsory boarding directive. President Akufo-Addo directed that all final year Senior High …

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1st batch of Accra Girls students who tested positive for COVID-19 return after recovering (Video)

The first group of Accra Girls students who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. On Sunday 5th of July 2020, several media houses reported that some students of the Accra Girls Senior High School have tested positive for coronavirus. The news did send shivers down the spines of parents with some …

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Uber driver killer not our student – KNUST

Authorities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says Mr Emmanuel Awuah, the man who is in the news for murdering an Uber driver in the Ashanti region is not a student of the university. The 23-year-old was reported to be a final year Geological Engineering student …

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G/A GES Boss Assures Parents Following Disinfection In Accra Girls’ SHS  

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured parents and guardians of final-year senior high school (SHS) students in the country that it will do everything humanly possible to protect their children against COVID-19.   The Greater Accra Regional Director of the GES, Mrs Monica Ankrah, gave the assurance on the …

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Another final year SHS student passes away in Western Region

A final year student of Gwiraman Senior High School in the Western Region has sadly passed away. The deceased, Nathaniel Yankey, is said to have complained of headache and later passed on at the hospital. This comes just a week after a final year student of KNUST Senior High School, …

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KNUST student in Police grips for killing uber driver over GHC1,200 debt

Tafo Divisional police commander Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Akwasi Annor Arhin has confirmed that a final year student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST) is in Police Custody for the murder of an Uber Driver. According to the Police, Emmanuel Awuah committed the crime after his victim, …

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