EDUCATION

N/R: 6-storey building on UDS campus collapses

A building under construction on the Sagnarigu City Campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has caved in. The Saturday accident happened during a rainstorm. There were no casualties. The collapse of the six-storey structure is the third building accident in a week. Two separate 3-storey buldings collapsed days …

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School feeding caterers declare nationwide strike over unpaid arrears

Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have declared a nationwide strike following the government’s failure to pay them their arrears and increase the amount per child. The aggrieved caterers drawn from various regions across the country who converged in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi stressed that laying down their tools …

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UPSA student videoed whipping two others mercilessly dismissed

The female student of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), who was captured in viral videos bullying two other students with canes, has been dismissed from the school. The dismissed student, Mabel Teye-Nomo, is said to have gone on the rampage over claims that the other students had gossiped …

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Heavy rainstorm destroys classrooms at Dunkwa SHTS, students cry for support

More than seven classroom blocks of the Dunkwa Senior High Technical School (DSTS) have been destroyed after a heavy downpour at Dunkwa in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality. The devastating situation has left the students and teachers with no other option but to study in uncompleted buildings on campus. A …

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University senior staff to declare nationwide strike

The Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana has hinted it will declare a nationwide strike on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in support of the local chapter of the Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana at the University of Cape Coast over their condition of service. National …

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GES interdicts Fijai SHS headmaster over illegal fees

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has interdicted Mr. Kenneth Agbomodze, Headmaster of Fijai Senior High School with immediate effect over alleged illegal fees collection in the school. This was contained in a statement issued by the GES on Tuesday, April 18. He has been asked to hand over the administration of …

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VIDEO: Several students trapped as STC bus somersaults on Accra-Kasoa road

Several students have reportedly been trapped in an STC bus after an accident on the Accra-Kasoa Road, close to the Gomoa Buduatta junction. According to a news report by UTV, the STC bus, which had several students traveling to Cape Coast, somersaulted after it crashed into a speeding tipper truck …

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PHOTOS: Okuapeman SHS begs for support after thieves break into ICT lab

Management of the Okuapeman Senior High School located in the Akuapem North Municipality is appealing to the government, corporate organizations, NGOs and philanthropists to assist the school to replace stolen computers of visually impaired students of the school. About 10 desktop computers, 4 laptop computers and a sound system which …

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See video of GHANASCO toilets turned into accommodation for students

A video alleged to be a shot of a toilet facility of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale, the capital town of the Northern Region of Ghana, turned into a sleeping place for students, has gone viral. The said video, which has been sighted by GhanaWeb, showed student mattresses, …

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The introduction of AI will help minimize the oversize government – Kofi Koranteng

2024 presidential hopeful, Kofi Koranteng has highlighted the need to absorb the new Artificial Intelligence into our curriculum as part of the teaching syllabus to catch up with global education. His comment was in response to a question as to whether he will Support the introduction of AI in education …

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