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Who are the beneficiaries of Mahama’s free SHS – Educationist asks as he settles debate

Renowned Educationist and Counsellor Daniel Fenyi wants to know who the beneficiaries of former President John Mahama Free Senior High (SHS) are if indeed he started the policy. He disclosed that it is needless debating over the matter because it is an open secret President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo started …

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Mahama promises university for North East Region if elected

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has announced the construction of a university campus for the North East Region if elected in the 2020 polls. According to him, this aims at offering the youth the opportunity to further their education to the tertiary level. He made …

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KNUST: Former Continental Hall President Doe Selasie is dead

The current residents and former residents of Unity Hall (Continental Hall) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are mourning the passing of one of their very own, Doe Selasie.   The hall’s Twitter handle announced that their immediate past Hall President, Doe Selasie, has passed away. …

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Appeals Court orders reinstatement of dismissed UEW lecturer

The Court of Appeal in Cape Coast has quashed the decision by the University of Education, Winneba that led to the dismissal of Dr Samuel Ofori Bekoe, a former lecturer of the University. The court avers that the University erred when it “hastily” dismissed Dr Bekoe who was at the …

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One arrested as Bole SHS students cause chaos over bad meal

Dining time at the Bole Senior High School (SHS) in the Savannah region turned chaotic on Wednesday evening. The students went on rampage against their school authorities over what they described as bad meals being served. The students ransacked their dining hall and threw away banku and groundnut soup served …

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I launched Free SHS in 2015 – Mahama

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says the Free Senior High School (Free-SHS) programme was started by the NDC government in 2015. He said the current government poorly implemented the programme, which compelled them to adopt the double-track system and that he would abolish …

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Akufo-Addo’s free S.H.S must not suffer at WAEC’s expense – Dr. Adutwum

Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Pre-Tertiary Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says the efforts of President Akufo-Addo and beneficiaries of the free Senior High School policy must not be downplayed because of WAEC’s mistake. His comment follows the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) publication of a list of …

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Akufo-Addo directs needy student who scored 8As to be given full scholarship

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat to grant full scholarship to one Thomas Amoaning of Adeiso Senior High School. Master Amoaning is reported to have scored 8As in the 2020 West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). His plight made rounds on social media given …

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KNUST female professor named among top global scientists

Professor Marian Asantewah Nkansah of the Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has been named among the top 10 scientists in Africa. She was also named among the top 60 scientists around the world in the 2020 Analytical Scientists Power List. The Analytical Scientists Power List …

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Free SHS has made Akufo-Addo the greatest leader in Ghana’s history – Asamoah Boateng

Former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Stephen Asamoah Boateng has said that the free SHS policy implemented by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made him the greatest leader in the history of Ghana. He said “What Nana Addo is doing in the education sector is unprecedented in the …

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