The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the introduction of a new school uniform for Junior High School (JHS) students. Students are expected to start wearing the new school uniform from next academic year, 2019 – 2020. The Director-General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku Amankwa announced this at a …

Cases of rabies had increased to 78 in 2017 from 44 recorded the previous year, making it the second highest number since 2014 which had 82 cases. Similarly, 63,283 dogs were vaccinated against rabies out of an estimated 1,302,834 dogs recorded in the country at the end of 2017. Speaking …

More than 600 Students of Ahmadiyya Girls Senior High School (Amass Girls) in Asokore in the Sekyere East District of Ashanti Region have displaced after heavy downpour ripped-off the school dormitory. The students according to report are currently stranded while others on Tuesday night were forced to sleep in classrooms …

At least 20 people have been killed when two villages were attacked in Kaduna state in north-west Nigeria. A local official in Kajuru Local Government area told the BBC that following Monday’s attacks people were still searching for other victims in the bushes outside the villages. Eyewitnesses suspect Fulani herdsmen …

Three Senior Lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) who were dismissed based on recommendations by a disciplinary committee had officially had their dismissal reversed according to checks by MyNewsGh.com. Dr. Emmanuel Osei Sarpong, the immediate past Head of Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (HPERS), Professor Ephraim …

Professional Counselor, Motivator, Speaker, Author and Entrepreneur, Counselor Frank Edem Adofoli has given the reason why most nurses in the country are unable to marry despite attaining the mandated age. In an article he posted on his Facebook page sighted by MyNewsGh.com, he observed most of them have issues with relationships. …

Pupils in kindergarten (KG) to primary six will from the next academic year, which starts in September, have a new education curriculum that will put a premium on reading, writing, arithmetic and creativity. Dubbed the 4Rs, the new 12-subject curriculum will provide pupils with the needed foundation skills required for …

A seven-member team of Ghanaian doctors has performed the first-ever brain surgery in the country, without cutting the skull. The minimally invasive brain surgery is the technique by which health workers safely remove brain and skull-base tumours through smaller and more precise openings that minimise collateral damage; that is, injury …

Students of the University of Education, Winneba return to school today after it was temporarily closed due to a series of protests by students. The students have been calling for the dismissal of the school’s Vice Chancellor for firing some lecturers and workers. Three out of the eight dismissed lecturers …

The 2019 edition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) begins today. Final year Senior High School (SHS) students are expected to take part in the exams in various centers across the country. The examination is commencing with Basketry 3 project work. Per the timetable, the first core …

North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has described as a “national disgrace” recent events in the educational sector where some teachers in the Ashanti region had to write examination questions on the chalkboard following a directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to heads of schools not to collect printing …

Libya’s UN-backed government says 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting near the capital, Tripoli. Earlier the UN called for a two-hour truce so casualties and civilians could be evacuated, but it was unclear if there was any lull. Rebel forces under Gen Khalifa Haftar have advanced …

His Royal Majesty Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has said the dignity of teachers must be restored and protected because of the crucial role they play in national development. According to him “If Ghana will move forward we have to come back and restore the dignity of teaching in our …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has justified its decision to halt the collection of printing fees in basic schools across the country. But, GES said it did not direct the teachers to write examination questions on chalkboards. There have been concerns over teachers writing examination questions on chalkboards for pupils …

World powers and the United Nations have condemned fresh fighting in Libya as rebel forces from the east of the country march on the capital. The G7 group of rich countries urged all parties “to immediately halt all military activity”. The UN Security Council issued a similar call. Khalifa Haftar, …

Fred Swaniker, Ghanaian entrepreneur and founder of the African Leadership University (ALU), who is making gains across the world, has been given a top appointment in the Paul Kagame-led administration of Rwanda. Swaniker has been appointed by the Rwandan leader to chair the Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB), a strategic business …

Meet Lucy Grant, a first year student at Nyankumasi Ahenkro Senior High School who is suffering from Kyphosis. Lucy Grant is 19 years old and one of the brilliant Business Students at Nyankumasi Ahenkro SHS. As it is said, “disability is not inability”, Lucy doesn’t let her condition limit her …

The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Reverend Father Professor Anthony Afful-Broni to reinstate all dismissed lecturers of the university.Mr Afenyo-Markin said the V-C should adopt a reconciliatory posture and reciprocate the goodwill shown by aggrieved …

The three-member committee tasked by the Asantehene and Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to investigate the October 2018 riot by students of the university is set to complete its work by April 25, 2019. So far, the Vice-Chancellor of the …

The gender court in Sekondi has ordered Mawusi Rose Fiaku, the 42-year old woman who is standing trial for allegedly stealing a one-year-old baby in Takoradi, to undergo a mental checkup. The move is to determine whether she is mentally sound. This was after the mother of the accused confirmed …

Students of the Bongo Senior High School in the Upper East Region have been sent home to forestall chaos after the female students boycotted breakfast and lunch over allegations that their senior housemaster and some tutors often peep at them while nude in their dormitories.The students refused to go for …

Zimbabwe’s constitutional court has banned the caning of juvenile convicts as a judicial punishment. Nine judges decided that judicial corporal punishment was illegal under the country’s constitution. They ruled it was cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. While attitudes are changing, many parents in Zimbabwe still believe corporal punishment …

Nigeria’s debt office said on Thursday it expects the government to approve total borrowing of 1.649 trillion naira ($5.39 billion) in 2019. Half the debt, 824 billion naira, will be foreign borrowing, Patience Oniha, the director general of Nigeria’s Debt Management Office, told reporters in the capital Abuja. Nigeria, Africa’s …

Kenya has closed one departure terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi after a fire sparked by a baggage system malfunction forced authorities to evacuate passengers and staff, the state-run airports operator said on Thursday. JKIA, as the airport which is the main gateway into the East African nation …

A youth activist of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the University of Education Winneba – Mampong Campus, Mr. Oscar Klabla Bedzra has charged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take swift action to erase the photograph of President Akufo-Addo from the mock examination papers some students in the …

A woman gave birth in a mango tree while escaping floods in central Mozambique caused by Cyclone Idai. Single mother Amélia delivered her daughter, Sara, whilst clinging to the branches with her two-year-old son. The family was rescued two days later by neighbours, following storms that have killed more than …

The Students Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) said the call by the Alumini for the resignation of the Vice-Chancellor and the dissolution of the Governing Council of the University was unfortunate. It said the Vice Chancellor, Reverend Professor Anthony Afful-Broni, and the Governing Council, within …

About 8000 teachers recruited by the government to facilitate the implementation of the controversial double track system under the Free SHS policy, have not been paid their salaries five months after their employment. The Ghana Education Service, which is in charge of processing of the newly recruited teachers for their …

The governing council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has rejected a directive by the Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh to reinstate three dismissed senior lecturers of the institution. It would be recalled that the Minister last week directed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education Winneba …

Students of Atebubu Fakwasi Presby Basic School in Atebubu/Amantin Municipality of the Bono East region are compelled to write on the floor due to lack of tables and chairs, especially those at KG 1&2. The school, established 17 years ago has not electricity power and has not seen any renovation; …