Tag Archives: STUDENTS

Government should have left us in Europe – Returned Ukraine students

Some Ghanaian students in Ukraine who were evacuated by the government due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have said that they are beginning to regret accepting the government’s offer to return home. According to the student, since they were brought back to Ghana, the government has not taken considerable steps …

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Free SHS students being served ‘Gari Jollof’, ‘Donkey Saliva’ over food shortages in the Upper East Region

Some Senior High School students in the Upper East Region have expressed worry over the kind of food usually served them. They said more often “Gari Jollof” and “Donkey Saliva” are predominately on their menu. Gari Jollof as they called it is a mixture of gari, palm nut oil, salt …

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Some KNUST students who drive on campus don’t take their cars home; they can’t explain how they bought it – Mgt

The University Relations Officer (URO) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Norris Bekoe, has revealed that some students who drive on campus are unable to take their cars home during vacation because they cannot explain to their parents how they got the money to buy the cars. …

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How former UG student spent ¢10k in sports betting and won only ¢200 in 2021

Supreme Petras Anaab Ali, a former student of the University of Ghana, Legon, has been talking about how he spent huge sums of money in sports betting but never got any profit from it. Speaking about his addiction to gambling, particularly sports betting and how it has cost him thousands …

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Students who allegedly used fees for betting need therapy – Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who allegedly used their school fees for gambling must be taken through therapy. The MP said that the rehabilitation is needed because the student might be addicted to …

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Turn students with aggregate 25 into 1st class if you you’re best – Dr. Adutwum tells PRESEC, Wesley Girls

The Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has said Grade A Senior High Schools including Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (PRESEC Legon) and Wesley Girls’ Senior High School in Cape Coast must be willing to accept students with aggregate 20 or 25 and make them first class students. He said the …

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Angry students of GIMPA threaten demo over new, outrageous parking levy by management

Some students of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) have registered their disgust at the attempts by the school management to implement what they say is a policy that would cripple them financially. The students have since served notice that they will hit the streets over the …

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1,600 Colleges of Education students awarded scholarships – Gov’t

The Presidency has said the government’s Scholarship Secretariat has awarded local scholarships to 45,000 tertiary students. Also, 1,600 training college students have been awarded scholarships. This is part of efforts to educate Ghana, the seat of Government said. Regarding foreign scholarships, 560 students have also been awarded under the online …

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More than 1000 KNUST students likely to defer courses due to inability to settle fees

More than a thousand students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will likely have to defer their courses due to their inability to pay their tuition fees by the stipulated deadline. The deadline for the payment of fees was extended from March 24, 2022, to April 7, …

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Damongo Nurses Training College students threaten demo to remove Principal

Tension is brewing at the Damongo Nurses Training College in the Savannah Region, with students planning a demonstration against the Principal of the institution, Hajia Iddrisu Rabiatu. The students are accusing Hajia Rabiatu of running down the school and have vowed to protest to demand her removal. There are reports …

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