The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed claims on some social media that it has prescribed uniforms for teachers in the country. Social media especially Facebook is replete with pictures of people posing as teachers wearing what appears as a new uniform for staff of the service. But speaking to …
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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, …
Read More »School feeding caterers demand increment of grant as food prices soar
School feeding caterers in the Eastern region are demanding increment in the school feeding grants following skyrocketing prices of food items. According to the caterers, food prices have increased multiple times but the government still pays Ghc1 per plate of meal making it extremely difficult to improve the quality of …
Read More »Free SHS hasn’t lowered standard of education – Yaw Opoku Mensah
It seems the recent comments of the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana on educational matters, most especially the Free SHS, is becoming one too many recipes to satisfy his disenchantment with the program. Not only that, but he has also taken contentment in factoid submissions, even in the …
Read More »Our lives are in danger – Headmistress cries out
And also education is a backbone of any country that aims at achieving greater things in the future with its youths, by giving them proper educational background and the needed tools that will aid them in learning. But Kobeda No 1, a farming community under the Kintampo North Municipality is …
Read More »3 students, 1 teacher sustain injuries after school building collapse at Abbey Kopey Dawhenya
Three Junior High School (JHS) final year students and one teacher of Abbey Kopey DA Basic School in the Ningo-Prampram District of Greater Accra Region have sustained injuries as a result of a heavy rainfall that collapsed part of a poor structure school building on the students and the teacher …
Read More »Stop buying hot food in plastics – Minister warns Ghanaians
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Kwaku Afriyie has called on Ghanaians to stop purchasing food wrapped in plastic in order to avoid the risk it poses to one’s health. The Minister also wants laws to be put in place banning the use of plastics for selling …
Read More »Private health facilities threaten strike over unpaid NHIS claims
The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana has threatened an industrial action due to government’s failure to pay claims for National Health Insurance Scheme. According to the General Secretary of the association, Frank Torblu Richard, health care delivery is being compromised due to arrears dating as far back as nine …
Read More »2021 NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini to study at the Harvard Medical School
The star girl of the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Francisca Lamini, is on her way to the Harvard Medical School. This was announced by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana through its LinkedIn page. Francisca Lamini caught the attention of the nation with her sterling performance …
Read More »2021 BECE: Private schools demand re-marking over alleged discrimination
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNCOP), has called for an independent probe into the marking of scripts of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from private schools. Candidates in private schools often do much better than their counterparts in public schools, but the Council argued that private school …
Read More »CLOGSAG to strike April 21 over neutrality allawa
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has served notice to embark on a nationwide strike from April 21 over non implementation of Neutrality Allowance. According to the group payment of the Neutrality Allowance has not been effected as agreed in spite of official reminders and follow …
Read More »Western leaders to impose additional sanctions on Russia
The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday that the Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, may be among those targeted. US media has suggested that sanctions could also target the two daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin, though Ms Psaki refused to comment on the reports. She added that the sanctions will …
Read More »Sunyani SHS old students reject appointment of new headmaster
The Sunyani Senior High School Old Students Association (SOSA) have rejected the appointment of a new Headmaster for the school, Gordon Osei Marfo. Reasons for the rejection of the new Headmaster, Gordon Ose Marfo who took office in February 2022 is not known. However, this portal has sighted a letter …
Read More »German Cardinal Woelki wants to stay archbishop, calls Pope ‘old man’
German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, is calling for a fresh start in Cologne, Germany’s largest Catholic archdiocese, but raised eyebrows after describing the pope as an “old man.” The cardinal wants to remain archbishop, but is placing his fate in the hands of the pope, Woelki told a closed diocesan …
Read More »Teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students
An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls at an Islamic school, upholding an appeal by prosecutors for the death penalty after he had initially received a sentence of life in prison. The case of teacher Herry Wirawan has shocked Indonesia …
Read More »Ningo SHS Computer Lab destroyed by rainstorm
The Ningo Senior High School (SHS) in the Ningo-Prampram District’s computer laboratory and the staff common room have been destroyed by torrential rain that ripped off the roofing of the structures of some of the buildings in the school. The computer lab and staff common room were temporarily turned into …
Read More »5 ringleaders in Wulugu SHS riot deboardinised
North East Regional Minister, Yidana Zakaria, has disclosed that five students who led a riot in Wulugu Senior High School, which happened in March 2022, have been ejected from the boarding house of the school. Zakaria also said that all the other students, who were involved in the riot, have …
Read More »Wulugu SHS riot: Students to pay GH¢76 each, ringleaders ‘deboardinized’
All students of Wulugu Senior High School in the North East Region, who were involved in the riot that led to the destruction of school property, have been surcharged GH¢76 each. In March 2022, the students protested over the quality of food served to them among other concerns, and vandalised …
Read More »346,120 Ghanaians infected with HIV – Ghana Aids Commission
A total of 346,120 Ghanaians have been infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS with 66 percent being females while the rest are males, the Ghana AIDS Commission has disclosed. Speaking at a media engagement programme organised by the Christian Health Association of Ghana on Friday, the Senior Programme …
Read More »No double track this year as 1st year SHS students report to school today – Ministry
The Ministry of Education says the double-track system will not be implemented this year as first-year Senior High School students report to school today, Monday, April 4, 2022. The double-track system was introduced in 2018 to reduce congestion in schools and create room to accommodate the projected increase in enrolment …
Read More »Faulty traffic lights endanger lives of school children at Sofoline
Pupils of the Prempeh Primary School risk their lives daily on their way and back from school while crossing the Sofoline-Abuakwa Highway in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. This is due to the faulty traffic lights which have not worked in over two years. Some of the traffic …
Read More »Reopening date for first year SHS students remains April 4 – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has emphasized that there has been no change in the reopening date for Form One Senior High School (SHS) students First years are therefore to report on Monday, April 4, 2022, as earlier communicated. Reports have circulated that the date has been shifted following some …
Read More »Students injured as inter-schools competition ends in brutal fight
Scores of students have been left injured following a clash during an inter-school gala competition at Sehwi Kwasikrom. This year’scompetition in the Amoaya circuit in the Bodi District of the Western North region did not end peacefully as some youth from the host community, Sehwi Kwasikrom, engaged in a fight …
Read More »WARNING: 3 Sexually Transmitted Diseases that are more dangerous than HIV/AIDS
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are diseases that many people are aware of but are not fully aware of the repercussions or how badly they will affect their lives. These infections are generally acquired through sexual contact. According to mayoclinic.com, the bacteria, viruses or parasites that …
Read More »NAGRAT hoping for 15% salary increment in State of the Nation address
Ahead of the State of the Nation address today, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has said it is hoping for a salary increase announcement from the President. Speaking to Citi News, the President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, explained that considering the economy, social and worsening …
Read More »Nyieso MP donates 1100 dual desks and 20 computers to GES
The Member of Parliament for Nyieso constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Stephen Amoah has donated 1100 dual desks and 20 computers to the Education Directorate to be distributed among schools in the area. The donation, according to him, forms part of his efforts towards promoting quality education in the …
Read More »GIJ SRC considers re-joining NUGS after exiting last year
The Students Representative Council of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ SRC) is considering re-joining the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) after exiting the mother student body last year. GIJ exited NUGS last year because it felt the association was not playing its role with regard to issues at …
Read More »Garden City University College inducts 1,996 fresh students
The Garden City University College at Kenyase in the Kwabre East in the Ashanti region has inducted 1,996 fresh students for the 2021/22 academic year into the university. The students, including foreign nationals, are to pursue diplomas, degrees and masters programmes in nursing, business and communication. The matriculation ceremony was held …
Read More »Free TVET kicks off in April
The Education Ministry has announced that the Free Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative introduced by the Government will start this academic year. According to the Free Senior High School (FSHS) Coordinator, the Ministry, Mr William Darkwah, all qualified candidates who chose to pursue TVET at any government-approved …
Read More »This Osu nursery school was training pupils how to iron, other home skills in the 90’s
Life skills has always been part of Ghana’s educational curricula for basic schools particularly. Over time, basic schools have allocated periods for students to learn basic vocational and life skills that will help them in their various homes and life in general. It appears this was inculcated in children even …
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