Government will from this year, expand the free Senior High School (SHS) programme to cover public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution first year students, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. President Akufo-Addo who emphasised investments in the educational sector as being a key priority of his …
Read More »Russian invasion: First batch of Ghanaian students arrive from Ukraine [PHOTOS]
The first batch of Ghanaian students who were caught in the crossfire as Russia invades Ukraine has arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Tuesday March 1, 2022. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Sunday indicated that over 220 Ghanaians living in Ukraine are …
Read More »Students bear brunt of UTAG strike
Students are once again bearing the brunt of the seemingly undecided end to the UTAG strike. This comes after some universities voted against the suspension of the strike by the National Executive Committee (NEC). The NEC of UTAG had earlier urged lecturers to resume teaching ahead of the referendum results …
Read More »We funded our evacuation – Ghanaian students in Ukraine
President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS)-Ukraine, Philip Ansah has said that, the Ghanaian student body individually funded the evacuation from war-hit Ukraine to neighboring countries for safety. According to Ansah, the student body presented a budget to the consulate but they know it take time for a …
Read More »First batch of stranded Ghanaian students in Ukraine arrive safely in Romania – NUGS
The National Union of Ghanaian Students, NUGS, has confirmed that their colleagues in the city of Chernivtsi-Ukraine, have arrived safely in Romania. They are receiving care from the Romanian government following arrangements with Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “We have confirmed very reliably that Ghanaian Students who were in the …
Read More »Ukraine crisis: Ghanaian students cry over shortage of bread and water
Ukraine based Ghanaian students have narrated their horrid experience and current situation after the recent attacks from Russia. The series of the recent bombings in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, come after Russia President, Vladimir Putin, launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, 24 February. Per media reports from Ukraine, dozens …
Read More »JUST IN: Train carrying Ghanaian students in Ukraine attacked by Russians
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that a train that was carrying some Ghanaian students was attacked by the Russians in Ukraine. Thankfully, Mr Ablakwa said, all the Ghanaian students escaped unhurt. He said this on the Key Points on TV3/3FM with Dzifa Bampoh on Saturday …
Read More »Foreign students in Ukraine are being evacuated to Poland, Romania, Slovakia – Ghanaian student reveals
Foreign nationals in Ukraine are being evacuated to Romania, Slovakia, and Poland due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, a Ghanaian student in Ukraine, Nana Kwame Appiah Denis, has revealed. He said most of these foreign nationals are students. They have been asked not to carry too much luggage on them in …
Read More »Some Ghanaian students in Ukraine find shelter in University’s bunker amid bombings
A Ghanaian student in Ukraine, Joseph Yankson has disclosed that he and some of his colleagues have found shelter in a bunker in the midst of bombings in the country. Speaking to GTV on Friday during the national television’s breakfast show, the student shared that there is a lot of …
Read More »Ghanaian students in Ukraine cry for evacuation following tensions
The National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS) has revealed that some Ghanaian students studying in Ukraine are currently stranded and in distress following conflict between the country and Russia. This follows brewing tensions in the last few days over attacks from Russia on Ukraine, in what many fear could be …
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