EDUCATION

GNAT rejects 2021/2022 salary increment for public workers

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has rejected the recent upward adjustment of salaries for public sector workers pegged at four and seven percent for 2021 and 2022 respectively. “That is not what we expected. The ongoing discussions on various social media platforms indicate clearly that workers are understandably …

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$165m judgment debt claim false – University of Ghana responds to allegations

The University of Ghana has debunked claims that it has been slapped with a $165m judgment debt by a New York Court for erroneously cancelling the Africa Integras LLC Contract in 2018. In a press release dated August 6, 2021, the University said the claims are “misrepresentations and falsehoods. The …

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KNUST suspends end-of-semester exams due to UTAG’s strike

Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST have suspended indefinitely the end-of-semester examination scheduled to begin on Monday, August 9, 2021. The announcement follows an indication by members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) that they will not return to the lecture halls until the …

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Bolga-Nkwanta M/A Basic pupils study under trees

The unavailability of classrooms has compelled pupils of Bolga-Nkwanta M/A Primary School in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality to learn under trees. The school with a population of about 350 pupils lacks a single classroom block for the pupils to use for academic activities. Faced with this challenge, the school has taken …

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DETAIL ACCOUNT: GES Summons teacher Kwadwo over professional misconduct

Ghanaian comedian Teacher Kwadwo has been summoned by the management of the Ghana Education Service(GES). Teacher Kwadwo, who is a professional teacher with the Ghana Education has been cited for professional misconduct. Per the invitation letter sighted by GhanaXtra.Com, he is expected to appear before the Akrofuom District Education Disciplinary Committee …

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OBOSS Science students construct traffic and street lights

Science students at Oti Boateng Senior High School (OBOSS) in New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region have constructed traffic and street lights as a way of exhibiting their knowledge in technology. The two products of technology were out doored during a science exhibition held in the school on Tuesday, …

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400 foreign trained Ghanaian doctors stranded as local exam results delay

• Some 400 Ghanaian doctors trained outside are unable to practice • Six months after writing a government exam, results are yet to be released • A former deputy Health Minister has promised to follow up on the matter  About 400 foreign trained doctors have been left stranded for the …

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 Avanti Communications Partners With The Global Partnership For Education To Advance Girls’ Education

2nd August 2021, London: Avanti Communications is partnering with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) on The Girls’ Education Awareness Program (GEAP), which will address barriers to girl’s education through targeted, context-specific awareness and information campaigns. The objective of the Program is to enhance and add unique value to girls’ …

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His mother is mentally ill, and father is dead – Sponsor finds viral ‘fufu-for-our-day’ boy

The young boy eating fufu as an ‘Our-Day meal’ in a viral photo has been found after a well-meaning Ghanaian promised to sponsor his education. During the period in which Oswald’s our day letter drew a lot of attention nationwide, a trending photo of a young boy having fufu as …

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Free tertiary education coming – President Akufo-Addo hints

• President Akufo-Addo has touted the success of the Free SHS policy • He says the policy has granted more people access to education • He said that government is considering making tertiary education free President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dropped hints of a replication of the Free Senior High School …

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