Sarbah Hall The Dean of Students and the Mensah Sarbah hall master of the University of Ghana have been invited by the police to submit their statements to help assist with investigations into the case involving a 24-year-old man who allegedly fell from the 4th floor of the Mensah Sarbah …
Read More »Free SHS funding: Q & A with Education Minister
Host Francis Abban (right) and Education Minister Dr Adutwum FUNDING FREE SHS AND SHARING COST HOST: The matter of Free SHS, thus far, per the Budget that was read by the Finance Minister, we’ve spent a little over GHC 3 billion on the flagship program Free SHS. Three years after …
Read More »Free SHS: Parents are free to pay fees – Adutwum
The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said parents who wish to pay the fees for their wards despite the Free SHS program are free to do so. According to him, the government would applaud any parent who does so. He told Starr News’ Francis Abban in an …
Read More »Level 200 UEW student found dead at Winneba sea shore
A young man whose body was washed ashore at the Winneba beach on Wednesday, April 7, has been identified as a student of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The deceased, Kweku Boateng Preprah, aged 23, is a native of Asante Efiduase and a level 200 Art student of the …
Read More »Recruit only licenced teachers from next month or be sanctioned – Private schools told
The National Teaching Council (NTC) through the National School Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) – the regulator of pre-tertiary schools – has informed all pre-tertiary private schools to ensure that from next month their teachers begin processes to acquire their teaching licence. Also, it has notified the private schools that all yet …
Read More »No student has been reported dead at UEW in last 24hrs – SRC
Authorities at the University of Education, Winneba say they are yet to receive any information concerning the death of a student in the school. According to the Students’ Representative Council of the University, no student of the university has been reported dead per the university records in the last 24hrs …
Read More »UG opens no-guarantor student loan application process
The University of Ghana, Legon, has opened the application process for students who wish to avail themselves of the student loan facility for the 2020/2021 academic year. This was announced by the Student Representative Council of the university. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the SRC, Mr …
Read More »VIDEO: Young School Girls In Uniform Heavily Sm0king Goes Viral
Per the video going viral, it is all obvious that the future is indeed in a mess as the disturbing video on social media captures five young schoolgirls smoking shisha in their uniforms. In the video, the young girls who are believed to be in their teens were seen …
Read More »UCC Stealing Spree: Student jailed 6 months
Some students of the University of Cape Coast in the Central Region have turned themselves into criminals, stealing laptops and mobile phones belonging to their colleagues. The University of Cape Coast District Police Commander, Superintendent Fii Okyere who made the disclosure further revealed that a student was last week sentenced …
Read More »3 SHSs deny admission to student after realizing he’s an ex-convict
23-year-old ex-convict, Abu Safianu Yahaya who dreams of becoming a nurse has his hopes dashed because of his ex-convict status. He has therefore appealed to the government to come to his aid to gain admission into any of the three different Senior High Schools who refused to enroll him. …
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