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Watch how Headmaster, administrator busted for promoting exams malpractices

An investigation by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)’s Corruption Watch has uncovered the nefarious academic activities rife in two senior high schools in the Bono Region of Ghana. According to the report made available to GhanaWeb, it was discovered at the two schools: All For Christ Senior High/Technical School …

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VIDEO: WAEC students cry after headteacher absconds with their fees

Some students in Edo state are in tears after their headteacher absconded with their WAEC fees and put the school up for sale on exams day. A video making rounds show the students gathered at the entrance of the school gate standing in shock as they stared at a card …

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JHS student attempts suicide after failing exams

A 15-year-old boy, Yaw Gyamfi allegedly tried to commit suicide by jumping into a deep well at Mfuom-Aboabo a suburb of Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region. He survived with injuries and became unconscious before he was rushed to Dunkwa Municipal Hospital for treatment. Information …

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Kofi Kinaata’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ pops up in the University of Ghana exam

Hit song by popular Ghanaian musician, Kofi Kinaata born Martin King Arthur has found its way into the end of the second-semester examination of the college of distance education of the University of Ghana. The song which appeared in the Introduction into Production Management (OMIS 304) for level 300 students …

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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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Senegalese man dresses as a woman to write exams for his girlfriend

A Senegalese student was detained Monday, August 2 after he disguised himself as a woman in a bid to sit for national examinations on behalf of his girlfriend. The student enrolled in a university in the north of the country, and his girlfriend was placed under arrest on Monday evening. …

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8,000 teachers fail licensure exams

Over eight thousand teachers have failed the mandatory Licensure Examination (NTLE) representing 30.75% of the total number who sat for the test. A statement by the National Teaching Council on Monday, January 4 said 27,455 candidates sat for the exams. According to the NTC, 19,013 candidates representing 69.3% passed the …

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Fear and dismay as yet another matric paper is leaked shortly before exam

The tutor who blew the whistle on the leak of physical sciences paper 2 erased the tweet on Monday after receiving calls from angry pupils fearing they would have to rewrite it. The tutor, whose identity is known to Sunday Times Daily, received a screenshot of the question paper at …

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Teacher Licensure Exams not suspended – Gov’t

The Education Ministry has denied claims that the teacher licensure examination has been suspended. There were claims that the alleged suspension of the exams was triggered by a promise by the opposition National Democratic Congress to cancel it if they win power in December. But the Ministry in a statement …

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9, 246 Nigerian teachers fail qualification exam

Some 9,246 Nigerian teachers, who sat for the Batch A professional qualifying exam held in July 2020, reportedly failed. The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) said only 75%, a total of 28,094 candidates passed the exam. The council’s registrar, Josiah Olusegun Ajiboye, who disclosed that about 7,023 candidates didn’t write the exam, added …

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