Tag Archives: UNIVERSITY

A Ghanaian student pursuing Biological Science at a US varsity risks losing his PhD scholarship over anti-Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) tweets. The woes of Derrick Boadi Sakyi started when his posts were flagged by a Twitter user on July 21. Papa Kojo Ampofo, who describes himself as ‘intersex’ …

African countries would be better off with dictators cast in the mould of Rwandan leader Paul Kagame than the current crop of liars and theivess in power who are being appraised as democrats, Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Dean of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has said. …

The University of Ghana (UG) has issued a statement to clarify the recent viral video and pictures circulating on social media, showing a UG-branded vehicle with the misspelled word “University.” According to UG’s management, the incident was a result of a poor branding job carried out approximately one month ago. …

A Ghanaian student who has exhibited excellence in his studies at St. Louis University in the United States of America has been presented with an honour of distinction. Walter Drah Jnr, who read a Master of Science in Cybersecurity program at the university, earned a GPA of 3.97, surpassing the …

The Council of the University of Ghana has approved a one-time discount of 2% on the 15% fee increment for some of its students for the 2022/2023 academic year. This comes on the back of an approval by Parliament for the academic year. The discounts apply to full fee-paying programmes, …

The Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana has hinted it will declare a nationwide strike on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in support of the local chapter of the Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana at the University of Cape Coast over their condition of service. National …

Ghana’s Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has acquired a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London. This was announced when the Second Lady took to social media to share her feat. In a Facebook post, she thanked her family and friends for the support and encouragement as she took …

A luxury car Ford Mustang has reportedly caught fire at the forecourt of the Jean Nelson Ackah Hall at the University of Ghana. The incident is said to have occurred on Monday, March 6, 2023, during a car show some residents indicated. The driver of the Ford Mustang car was …

Nigerian author Onyeka Nwelue has had his Academic Visitor status at the University of Oxford terminated, a Cherwell investigation revealed. The investigation revealed he was dismissed for misusing university logos and premises for commercial purposes. Mr Nwelue is also facing complaints of misogyny towards students and the spread of racist, …

Elizabeth Frances Baaba Sey, was the first ever female to graduate from the University of Ghana. She attained that historical feat in 1953, barely four years before Ghana’s independence. The late Frances Sey, was admitted to what was then the University College of the Gold Coast, in 1950 for a …