EDUCATION

5 Chiana SHS students who insulted Akufo-Addo dismissed

Five female students of Chiana SHS in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region who were captured in a viral video insulting President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) after thorough investigations into the matter. The students who had been …

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UG suspends four Commonwealth Hall students

The Management of the University of Ghana has suspended four former Junior Common Room (JCR) Executives of the Commonwealth Hall, for disobeying the Vice Chancellor and the Dean of Student Affairs. A press statement signed by the Registrar said the executives held a meeting which provided a platform for the …

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UG Authorities have pulled a trigger, we’ll do same – Old Vandals Association

The Old Vandals Association of the Commonwealth Hall has served notice it will not sit down for the hall to go down. The University of Ghana (UG) has issued a directive on students’ residence arrangements, beginning the 2022/23 academic year. According to the UG Registrar, all continuing students of Commonwealth …

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GRASAG rejects university fees increment

The Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) is rejecting the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission’s (GTEC) 15% increment in fees in all public universities for the 2022/23 academic year. Over the week, GTEC had directed tertiary institutions to review fees for the next academic year by a maximum 15 percent increment. …

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There’s no security issue here, the whole place is calm – UG Management

Management of the University of Ghana, Legon has refuted claims that there has been chaos on campus which Management of the School is unable to handle by providing security. This comes on the back of a decision by the Management of the University of Ghana (UG) on Tuesday to prevent …

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Government reintroduces quota for admission to colleges of education

The government is set to reintroduce a quota system for admission into the various public colleges of education in the country. A letter addressed to principals of colleges of education by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), indicated that the quota system will start in the 2022/2023 academic year. The …

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GTEC approves 15% fees adjustment for Public Tertiary Education Institutions

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has confirmed the approval of fees and charges in Public Tertiary Education Institutions for the 2022/23 Academic Year. In a letter copied to the Minister of Education, it says all public tertiary institutions may adjust their fees for the academic year by up to …

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UG sacks all ‘Vandals’, male Sarbah Hall residents over recent clashes

Management of the University of Ghana has revoked the accommodation of all continuing male members of Commonwealth Hall and the Mensah Sarbah Hall after the latest clashes involving these two halls on campus. In a statement signed by the Registrar of the University, the residents are to be randomly assigned …

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Students of Sandema SHS burn dormitory over seizure of mobile phone

Some second-year students of Sandema Senior High School in the Upper East Region have burnt down portions of their school’s dormitory in protest over the seizure of their mobile phones. According to Class 91.3 FM’s regional correspondent, Moses Appiah, the students were protesting against the head of the school’s cadet …

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Stones fly, louvres smash as Islamic SHS students attack Asanteman SHS

An attack that occurred Monday afternoon by students of the Islamic SHS on Asanteman SHS has left many window screens of the Asanteman school shattered. For a reason best known to them, some male students of the Islamic SHS stormed the backyard of the Asanteman SHS through the State Boys’ …

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