Samira Bawumia commissions ICT Lab in Tamale

The Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP), with support from the Helping Africa Foundation (HAF) and the Friends of Yamoransa Foundation (FYF) have provided the Choggu Demonstration School, in the Sagnarigu District with an ultra-modern ICT laboratory.

GES, Others Mark Menstrual Hygiene Day

Ghana is joining hands with the rest of the world today, May 28, in celebrating the 2019 edition of the Menstrual Hygiene Day.

Free SHS has cut our poverty – Garu Chief

The Chief of Garu in the Garu-Tempane District of the Upper East Region has lauded the Nana Akufo-Addo government for implementing policies that have brought relief to him and his people.

GAW Embarks On Reading Clinic for Remar Orphanage

In its strong belief that a reading nation is an empowered nation, and that an educated people greatly enhance a nation’s quest to achieve accelerated national development, the Ghana Association of Writers, in partnership with Prince Foundation over the weekend organised a reading clinic for the inmates of Remar Ghana Children’s Home at Patasi in the Ashanti Region.

Pass WASSCE to shame opposers of Free SHS – Nana tell SHS Students

Students benefiting from the Free Senior High School policy of the government have been asked to vindicate the policy.

30% of budget goes to education - Nana Addo

Thirty per cent of the annual budget goes to the educational sector, President Akufo-Addo has stated.

Legon students meet authorities over robbery attacks

Student leaders of the University of Ghana, Legon, are to meet school authorities over an attack on one of the students over the weekend.

Canning; a major cause of school dropout – Prof. Yankah

The Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary, Prof Kwesi Yankah has stated that, many children at the school going age became dropout because of canning which was seen as the only way of punishing a student.

Winneba Varsity Launches Strategic Plan

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has launched a five-year corporate strategic plan to help make the school more vibrant and efficient in order to overcome challenges facing universities worldwide.

Basic school French can’t be compulsory – GES Council Chair

The study of the French Language as a subject in basic schools will remain optional in Ghana, the Chairman of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council, Mr. Michael Nsowah, has said.

UEW Impasse: Sacked Lecturers recalled, reopens April 8

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) is to reopen on Monday, April 8, after series of violent protests by students led to the closure of the school.

Chemu SHS beats Presec in NSMQ Championship

Chemu Senior High School has beaten the highly-fancied Presec Legon in the maiden Greater Accra Regional Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz.

Assin South: Manso Headmistress Begs for School Feeding Program

The Headmistress of Assin Manso Primary A in the Assin South District Mrs. Charity Bediako has pleaded with the government to grace them with a school feeding program.

MTN Foundation assists New Juaben SHS

Telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana has built an ultramodern Library and an ICT centre for the New Juaben Senior High School at Koforidua in the Eastern Region.

National Service is compulsory- Anyone who flees does so in peril- A/R Director

National Service has now been made compulsory for everyone who has completed any accredited tertiary institution in Ghana being it a diploma holder, degree holder etc, says the acting Ashanti Regional Director.

Genesis of the UEW Impasse

There is a political fight between the Vice-Chancellor Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni who appears to be on a purging spree, eliminating critics and dissidents.

UEW in chaos! Gunshots, teargas fired as Police clash with protesting students ....university properties being destroyed

Police are firing warning shots and teargas at the University of Education Winneba (UEW) in a bid to push back student protestors who have since Tuesday been demanding the reinstatement of some dismissed lecturers.

Students Gambling With Fees, VC Worried

The Vice Chancellor of the Sunyani Technical University (STU) in the Bono Region, Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah, says some students of the university have resorted to using their school fees to gamble at the expense of their education.

UEW SRC, alumni plan 'operation bring back our lecturers' demo

The student body and alumni of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have served notice of a planned demonstration against the Vice-Chancellor of the school, Rev Father Prof Afful-Broni for the rate at which he is dismissing lecturers.

Proprietress appeals to GHA for zebra crossing and speed ramps

The Proprietress of Bethelinter Academy, Kumasi Mrs. Vida Adu- Amankwa has appealed to the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) and the Metropolitan Chief Executive of Asokwa, for the urgent construction of speed ramps and provision of zebra- crossing on that stretch of the school.

KNUST wins 2019 Housing Innovation Challenge

Six members of the GHL Bank Real Estate Club from the KNUST came top during the Housing Innovation Challenge competition at the Real Estate Club.

Ghana Library Authority Boss honored by EIFL

The acting Executive Director of Ghana Library Authority, Hayford Siaw has been selected by the Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) as one of Africa’s young Public Library Innovator.

Initiative for Young African Library Innovators (IYALI) is an initiative of EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) which aims to expose public library innovators in Africa to professional learning experiences and ideas from other countries.

IYALI 2019 is a partnership between EIFL and Aarhus Public Libraries in Denmark. Other innovators selected by EIFL came from Kenya, Namibia, Uganda and Zambia.

Mr. Siaw will participate in high-level Next Library 2019 conference in Denmark and is expected to share his innovations in transforming the public library landscape in Ghana with other forward-thinking professionals, innovators, and decision makers from around the world, people who are pushing boundaries and making changes to support learning in the 21st century.

Mr. Siaw assumed the Executive Director role at Ghana Library Authority in January 2018 after his appointment by H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

In February 2018, Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II awarded him as a Commonwealth Point of Light. He is a Member of Trustee of ICGC’s Central Aid. He served as an Advisor on UNICEF Generation Unlimited.

He is credited with restoring 20-year-old broken partnership with one of the world largest book donors to Ghana. He has increased the revenue of the authority by over 500% in 1 year. Recorded over 64% increase in patronage across the library network and is currently rolling out its library automation program.

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Some PhD holders are fake - KNUST lecturer hints

Political Science Lecturer at the KNUST, Dr. Kwesi Amakye Boateng has drop a bombshell that he’s observed some lecturers have very little or no knowledge in the courses they teach yet call themselves holders of doctorate degrees.

Presby University College gets first female Registrar

The Presbyterian University College, Ghana, (PUCG) at Abetifi-Kwahu has appointed Mrs. Mary Abena Agyakoma Agyepong as its Registrar.

Dr. Opoku Prempeh makes case for French language

Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Education Minister has stated his case for the need to promote the French Language nationwide.

Government advised to engage citizenry on how to improve free SHS Program

The Monitoring and Evaluation expert at Voluntary Partnership for West Africa (VPWA), Mr. Kwame Twum Adabor has advised government to engage the citizenry on how to make the Free Senior High School program a success.

Stop collecting PTA levies – GES directs

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the collection of the PTA levies in all public Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Technical/Vocational Institutions (TVETs).

GES revises syllabi of basic, SHS

After 10 years of inaction, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has activated processes to revise the syllabi of Basic, Junior and Senior High Schools this year.

Meet Esther Okade, the 10-year-old maths genius

At first glance, Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from "Frozen," playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping.

MTN donates special bed to the tallest student in SWESBUS

The biggest telecommunications giant in Ghana, MTN, has donated a special bed and a mono desk to the tallest student ever admitted to the Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS).

Newmont outdoors partnership with Ghana Library Authority

The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has signed a new partnership with mining giant, Newmont Ghana Ltd.

UPSA alumni get new Executives

Drolor Bosoo Adamtey I charged the newly inducted Executives when he chaired the UPSA Alumni Dinner and Handing Over ceremony held on Saturday, 15 December 2018.

UG sea turtle released after being held ‘hostage’ in Ekumfi

A huge, black-coloured sea turtle that has been tagged by the University of Ghana became the centre of a standoff between local authorities and fisherman in Arkra, a fishing community in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region.

KTU students demand removal of Okorase District Commander

Students of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) are calling on the IGP to relieve the Okorase District Commander of his post over what they say is professional breaches in their arrest.

Takoradi Technical University receives 100 PCs from MTN

The MTN Ghana Foundation has handed over a fully refurbished e-Library to the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) at the cost of GH¢375,196.00.

UG pulls down Mahatma Gandhi’s statue

The University of Ghana has taken down the statue of India’s independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, campus-based Radio Universe has reported.

KNUST SRC calls for parliamentary probe of ‘partisan’ NUGS

The Students Representative Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has called on Parliament to probe the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS).

Headmasters reject ‘unqualified’ teachers posted for gold track

Some Heads of Senior High Schools in the Eastern Region are rejecting newly trained graduate teachers posted to their schools to teach students under the Gold Track system of the Free Senior High School Policy.

Non-PhD holders cannot lecture in university - Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has announced that from now, only PhD holders will be allowed to lecture in Universities.

“Recognize and compensate the hard efforts of teachers”- Sekyere Rural Bank Board Chairman

The Board Chairman for Sekyere Rural Bank, Mr. Francis Denteh has called on the government and other stakeholders in education to recognize and appreciate the great efforts put up by Ghanaian teachers.

Mr. Francis Denteh saluted teachers in giving true meaning to the lives of the nation’s population, particularly the youth when he was speaking as the Guest Speaker during the Golden Jubilee celebration of Adu Gyamfi Senior High School at Jamasi over the weekend.

Speaking on the theme: “Academic Excellence and Holistic Development in Retrospect, the way forward,” he said it is not in dispute that the success or otherwise of any educational enterprise is predicated basically on the efforts of teachers.

He said that, teachers’ high level of sacrifice, selflessness, dedication and sense of responsibility are always critical, on daily basis for attainment of high academic prowess and enviable discipline.

However, he reiterated that the good efforts of these teachers often go unrecognized and uncompensated for, in our part of the world. “Effort by the Nation’s leadership to recognize the difficult work of teachers, and accordingly reward them here on earth, before the other reward in heaven would be well appreciated.”

He encouraged teachers to up their game, and make sure they do not impart only knowledge, but also imparts the requisite skills and good values in the youth, in order to build the needed human capital which can stand the test of current and future challenging world that we live in.

“We need youth who are built with the skills that will drive and facilitate the needed innovation and economic growth our country so much desires.”He urged them to constantly prepare and update their skills and their lessons notes with modernity, and teach the students efficiently with the care and discipline required to meet the needs of today’s world.

Mr. Francis Denteh, who is also the Board Chairman of Sekyere Rural Bank acknowledged the contributions made by educational administrators and non- teaching staff of ADGASS. He also encouraged them to critically re-examine their efforts, and try to integrate modernity in their leadership and administrative approach towards stimulating the needed co-operation and Progress of the school.

“As administrators, trainers, counselors, resource persons, field workers, curriculum research staff, your contribution towards this school’s success story today cannot be overlooked,” he added.

Sadly, Mr. Denteh admitted that many people have erroneously marginalized or belittled the great contributions of the non- teaching staff, in helping to deliver discipline and academic progress in different but equally important ways.

"See yourself like that NASA Cleaner who affirmed to all and sundry who dared to ask him why he was always serious with his work, but said ‘I am working hard to put man on the moon’ ” the Sekyere Rural Bank Board chairman encouraged the non- teaching staff.

To the Governors of the school, he appealed to them to roll up their sleeves in guiding, controlling and directing the leadership, to help steer the school towards not only the right direction, but also with dignity and respect, since the school and its students face diverse competitions from their peers in other schools.

Mr. Denteh urged parents and guardians of the school to respond positively towards their numerous obligations in the training and development of their wards.

He urged the students to match the conducive environment they enjoy with an even better academic performance and a heightened discipline as they prepare to face more challenging world. “Seize the opportunities that have come your way. Challenge yourself, and make significant strides in life, beginning from today, for time and tides wait for no man,” he said.

Mr. Francis Denteh pleaded with the traditional council and the people of Jamasi and its environs to be on the watch against bad practices of students outside the school premises, particularly their addiction to substance abuse and other forms of immoralities.

Mr. Denteh who is also an old student of Adu Gyamfi Senior School, said his alma mater has contributed immensely towards the training of the nation’s required manpower, through the delivery of sound and quality secondary education, intermingled with great discipline, insisting that, countless number were the men and women who have passed through the walls of ADGASS, and were making their mark in all spheres of life, including academia, administration, politics, civil service, engineering, accountancy, law, medicine and many others.

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Maame Serwaa signed as brand ambassador of Knustford University

Clara Benson popularly known as Maame Serwaa in the Movie Industry has chalked another success in her movie career.

29 private schools benefit from the Free SHS program

Twenty-nine private Senior High Schools (SHSs) have benefited from the Free SHS program since its inception, Jose Bertha Gyan-Kwakye, Public Relations Officer of the Free SHS Secretariat, has said.

UEW impasse: Supreme Court quashes High Court ruling on dismissal of vice chancellor as “null and void”

The Supreme Court has reversed the Winneba High Court decision which led to the removal of Professor Mawutor Avoke as Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba.

KNUST Governing Council to be reinstated after Otumfuo intervened

 The Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is to be reconstituted on Friday November 2, 2018, the Minister-designate for Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said.

Gov’t Places Final Year Day Students under Free SHS

The government has absorbed the school fees of all final year day students in senior high schools across the country as part of the Free SHS policy.

Gov't releases GHS130m for school feeding

The government has released GHC129, 020,705.00 to the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) under the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection to pay caterers for the Third Term of the 2017/2018 academic year.

KNUST VC Professor Obiri Danso asked to step aside

The embattled Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Prof. Kwasi Obiri Danso has been asked to step aside following violent protests last week Monday.

The National Council for Tertiary Education has informed the Vice-Chancellor to make way for the interim governing council to take over the administration of the university.

KNUST-UTAG declares indefinite strike

Lecturers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have declared an indefinite strike.

Otumfuo invites KNUST Vice Chancellor, others today

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will later today, Thursday, meet with the Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Obiri-Danso and other stakeholders over last Monday’s violent student protest on campus that saw the destruction of properties and the subsequent closure of the school.

First Lady launches ‘Reading to learn, Learning to read project’

First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo on Wednesday launched the ‘Learning to Read, Reading to Learn’ initiative aimed at encouraging the habit of reading and learning among Ghanaian children.

Free SHS: Two drug addicts return to school

Two drug addicts, Larbi Appiah Benjamin, 30, and Joshua Ohene Arjarquah, 32, have taken advantage of Government’s Free Senior High Education policy to return to the classroom.

OKESS Headmistress retires from active duty

The Staffs and students of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) in Kumasi, over the weekend in a grand ceremony bid farewell to their Headmistress Mrs. Mary Owusu Cromwell.

Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School students beat up teacher

Some irate students of Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region on Monday, 16th October 2018, beat up Madam Mary, a Social Studies tutor of the school.

Technical/vocational education not meant for weak students, stop undermining it- educationist yells

Many at times do we hear most Ghanaians undermining technical/vocational education trainees as those who are academically weak, hence refuse to attend such institutions.

Kumasi: GES Interdicts Two Teachers over Rape

The Ashanti Regional Education Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted two Senior High School (SHS) teachers pending a Disciplinary Committee hearing for allegedly raping their students.

Sex for Grades: UPSA Dismisses Three (3) Lecturers

Three lecturers of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) have been dismissed for allegedly soliciting for sex from some female students.

School Feeding settles all arrears to caterers.

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinator of the School Feeding Programme, Christiana-Lovia Nkansah, says the secretariat has settled all arrears to caterers.

GETFund gets $500m to expand infrastructure in schools

President Akufo Addo says the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has secured a 500 million dollar facility boost infrastructure at the various schools in the country.

UG Fights Auditor General

The Council of the University of Ghana (UG) has petitioned the Minister of Education against threats by the Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, to forcibly terminate post-retirement contracts of 212 staff of the university, as well as other public universities.

GPHA Supports Free SHS With Maths Books

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has donated some 10,000 Core Mathematics Revised Guide to the Ministry of Education to support government’s flagship programme – Free Senior High School (SHS).

Double Track Takes Off Smoothly

The double-track system took off smoothly in various senior high schools (SHSs) throughout the country yesterday to ease congestion in public schools.

Samira Bawumia donates books on International Literacy Day

Mrs. Samira Bawumia, the second lady of the Republic of Ghana has donated books to schools in the Wenchi and Techiman Municipalities in the Brong Ahafo Region.

Medical screening for 490,000 SHS freshers.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in partnership with the Ghana Education Service (GES) will screen over 490,000 newly- admitted SHS students.

Medical screening for 490,000 SHS freshers.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in partnership with the Ghana Education Service (GES) will screen over 490,000 newly- admitted SHS students.

GNAT fully supports the double track system.

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has thrown their full support to the government on the much talked about ‘Double – Track’ system through the ministry of Education.

Engineering Institute Inducts 112 New Engineers.

The President of Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing. Steve Amoaning- Yankson, has inaugurated 112 new engineers at a colourful ceremony at the Engineers Centre, Roman Ridge, Accra, on Thursday, August 23, 2018.

NAGRAT Calls For Talks Over Double Track System

Leadership of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for broader consultations with major stakeholders to discuss the way forward in addressing issues with regard to the free SHS policy, and the double-track system which will be introduced this year.

Free SHS: Persons who can pay must be excluded - Ofori-Atta suggests

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has suggested that persons who can afford to pay fees for the education of their wards be excluded from the government's Free Senior High School (SHS) Programme.

Over 360K Students Enjoying Free SHS – Ofori-Atta

A total of 362,118 first-year students from public Senior High Schools across the country are currently benefiting from the government’s fee-free education policy, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said.

NSS Deploy Over 85,000 Personnel For 2018/2019 Service Year

The National Service Scheme has released postings for the 2018/2019 service year.

Addressing the media at the Secretariat on Wednesday 18 July 2018, the Executive Director of the scheme, Mustapha Ussif said, “the Scheme in accordance with the Ghana National Service Scheme Act, 1980 (Act 426), has deployed over 85,705 personnel to the Agriculture and Agro Business, Education Support, Business Services, Community Health, Rural Development, Administrative Support, NSS Support, Urban Traffic and Urban Sanitation.”

He added, “The Scheme is guided by government’s priority areas and policy direction to deploy National Service Personnel (NSPs). We have therefore deployed Personnel in accordance with these set objectives to meet the requirements of our user agencies and capacities of the various regions to contain the numbers.”

“We also considered issues such as acute health conditions, married women, people on study leave and persons with disabilities,” he added. 

The Scheme also deployed 500 personnel to a new module called the Entrepreneurship and Innovation module. This module will ensure the 500 personnel are deployed to acquire direct entrepreneurship skills under the supervision of skilled and well established entrepreneurs in Agriculture and ICT. 

The Scheme in collaboration with Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) and National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) will accept business proposals from these personnel and assist them with the needed capital to enable them start business skills acquired.

Over 5000 personnel have also been deployed to support the Planting for Food and Jobs across our various districts in the country. This Scheme believes will help the flagship program improves on the previous year.

Service personnel are expected take advantage of the new automated system to print their appointment letters from Friday and proceed to book an appointment on the Scheme’s website before one can report to register at the various registration centers. This automated system is expected to check the overcrowding and long queues witnessed at the various registration centers.  

The Scheme this year suspended the application of over 1200 personnel for suspicion of fraud, stolen identification, stolen pin codes, fake National Identification cards and inconsistent information and pictures to help sanitize the process.  

Personnel are expected to successfully go through their registration smoothly and starting from Friday, 20th July to Friday, 24th August. They are also supposed to report at their various places of service on Monday, 3rd September to begin their mandatory service after successfully going through the registration process.

Gov’t Launches Schools Entrepreneurship Initiative

The Ministry of Business Development has launched the maiden edition of its Schools Entrepreneurship Initiative (SEI) to provide students at the secondary level with entrepreneurial and innovative skills.

Akufo-Addo wishes NSMQ finalists best of luck

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sent his best wishes to the contestants of the 2018 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) ahead of today's finals.

GES sacks four Ejisuman SHS teachers over sexual harassment.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has terminated the appointment of four teachers of the Ejisuman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, for sexually abusing some female students.

This followed the recommendations by the Ashanti Regional Education Directorate Disciplinary Committee which investigated allegations of sexual harassment against the four teachers.

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Nkoranza south MCE donates furniture to Schools.

The Municipal Chief Executive of the Nkoranza South  Municipality, Hon. Diana Ataa -Kusiwaa has handed over 265 dual desks and chairs to the Municipal Education Directorate for distribution to some schools in the municipality to ease congestion and facilitate effective teaching and learning in the schools.

From Head Porter To Award-Winning Graduate – ‘I Starved Myself To Save For School’

Imagine this: At 14-years-old, your father dies, forcing your family into a life deprived of education and the essentials needed to survive. Determined to succeed, you work as a head porter, escape the horrors of sexual abuse, and save enough for school, only to have it stripped away when a bus hits your mother who needs the money for medical care.

Over ¢480m Spent So Far on Free SHS – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has disclosed that over GHS 480 million has been spent on free Senior High School (SHS) programme as of May 23, 2018.

Deputy Education Minister lauds Opoku Ware School for winning robotics award

The Deputy Minister for Education in charge of General Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged young people to work hard towards the realization of their dreams and bring honour not only to themselves, but to their families, schools and the country.

Kumasi Technical University loses GH¢2.8M for lack of due deligence.

Lack of due diligence by the management of the Kumasi Technical University (KTU) before entering into a joint venture with Song Tech Limited, a Chinese company, has left the institution bleeding from financial loss of GH¢2.8 million.

Schools Closing time to be extended – Education Minister hints

The National Council for Curriculum Assessment has decided to revise the closing time for the basic schools.

Asokore TI Ahmadiya wins French quiz competition

Asokore T.I Ahmadiyya girls Senior High School has emerged winners of the first ever French quiz competition  beating their closest contenders Prempeh college, St. Louis SHS, and other grade "A" schools in Ghana.

“Technical Education- The way forward to reduce unemployment”- Akufo- Addo

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the strategy of his government is to enlarge technical and vocational opportunities at both secondary and tertiary levels, and, thereby, strengthen the linkages between education and industries, as well as empower young people to deploy their skills, to employ themselves and others.

Kampala : IUIU students protest suspension over sex.

Twenty-three students of Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) have challenged the university decision to suspend them for one year for allegedly indulging in sexual activities on campus.

Nkoranza South MCE admonishes students to eschew examination malpractices

Hon. Diana Attaa Kusiwaa, Nkoranza South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has advised students to take their academic work seriously and avoid cheating during examination.

Prof Quarm pledges to make Manso Nkwanta constituency the hub of education .

Selfless and compassionate Member of Parliament for Manso Nkwanta, Hon. Joseph Albert Quarm (Prof. Quarm)  has pledged to make the constituency the hub of education.

According to the lawmaker, education is the most powerful weapon which one can use to change the world, hence has vowed to ensure that students from his jurisdiction get the best of education  to develop the human resource capacity of the constituency.

The honourable member of parliament made this pronouncement when he donated a deep freezer and three gas cylinders to the Home Economics Department of Mansoman Senior High School at Manso Atwere on Monday, 23 April, 2018.

The donation made by the MP was to support the school after its Home Economics Laboratory was razed down by fire a week ago.

“During my tour in the school, after I was elected as the Member of Parliament for this constituency, I noticed that this school (Mansoman SHS) lack some basic facilities but I said to myself I would help the school to raise its image,” he disclosed.

Prof. Quarm assured the school of getting support from the Ministry of Education to renovate the burnt block of the Home Economics Laboratory.

He appealed to the authorities of the school to exhibit the culture of maintenance.

The MP used the occasion to thank the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh for always assisting Mansoman SHS when he makes a request on behalf of the school.

Expressing his appreciation, the Headmaster of Mansoman SHS, Mr. Manu Antwi thanked the MP for his kind gesture and constant support, adding that in a space of three months the MP has presented the school with a brand new bus and has helped in the construction of a boy’s dormitory.

“I assure the Honourable MP that we will use the donated items holistically,” he said, disclosing that the gesture has been done at a right time as the final year students and other student would use them for their practicals and other learning activities.

Later on, Prof. Quarm took time to encourage students who were writing their final exams (WASSCE) and promised to help students who would excel to enter tertiary institutions.

By: David Afum/SilverOnline24.com

Ugandan university suspends 23 students over illegal love affairs

A Ugandan university has suspended 23 students for one year, after they were found guilty of engaging in love affairs, consuming alcohol and drugs and committing offences of theft, contrary to the institution’s regulations.

3 Ghanaian teenage girls get into Harvard, Yale and MIT

With highly competitive admit rates of 4.59% for Harvard, 6.3% for Yale and 6.9% for MIT, young Katia Maame Dufie Osei and Afia Sarpong Frimpong (both of Wesley Girls’ High School) and Isabelle Quaye (Ghana International School) managed to find their way through thousands of applicants worldwide.

Pregnant Students Should Be Allowed To Go To School- Educationist

Renowned counselor and educationist Mr. Daniel Fenyi has advised that access to quality education is a basic constitutional right of every child and so pregnancy should not stop a child from going to school.

Counselor Fenyi made this assertion on the Agona Swedru-based Anuanom FM on Tuesday following a recorded incidence at the Nyakrom Senior High Technical School (Nyastech) where the headmistress sent a third year pregnant student home disallowing her from writing her WASSCE.

Mr. Daniel Fenyi, who is a native of Agona Swedru, advised that headmasters and teachers have no right to send a child home due to pregnancy.

Counselor Fenyi insinuated that children who feel shy and afraid of going to school during pregnancy should make it a point to resume schooling immediately after they give birth.

Counselor Fenyi also thanked the MP for Agona West, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison for her donation of about 1000 mono-desks to SWESBUS, NYASTECH and Nyakrom Siddiq SHS.

University graduate commits suicide after 3 years of unemployment

A Facebook user who goes by the name “Poko Poko” has narrated the inside story about how a University graduate was led to commit suicide after three years of unemployment.

Teachers kick against scrapping Agriculture as major teaching subject

Some teachers in Lawra Municipal and Nandom District of the Upper West Region have kicked against the decision by authorities to scrap Agriculture Science as a major teaching subject in Junior High School (JHS).

GES slashes third term fees for final year students.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a directive to all heads of public senior high schools (SHSs) to reduce fees to be paid by final-year students in the third term by 50 per cent.

Remove PTA dues from students’ bill, Education Minister warns

The Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh warned heads of Senior High Schools (SHS) to remove Parent Teacher Association (PTA) dues from students’ bill effective September 2018.

Donors give computers to Ghana school where teacher taught computer tech on a blackboard

With just a blackboard and a talent for drawing, a Ghanaian teacher has explained in detail to his students the secrets of Microsoft Word, earning numerous headlines and worldwide admiration.

Wa Polytechnic Appoints New Rector

Professor Emmanuel Owusu-Marfo, a Chemical Crystallographer and Supramolecular Chemist, has been invested as the Rector of the Wa Polytechnic.

Nana Prioritises Technical Education

President Akufo-Addo says the goal of his government is to make Ghana a world-class centre for skills development and the leading country in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) delivery in Africa.

Sack all teachers in basic public schools for ‘incompetence’ –Prof. Adei

Former GIMPA rector Prof. Stephen Adei is questioning the competence of teachers in basic public schools across the country, and suggested they are all dismissed from service to save the educational sector from collapse.

Education Ministry Addresses Reading Problems

LACK of interest in reading of books among Ghanaian students has become a major concern to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, headed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

GNAT Battles GES over Ejisuman SHS Sex Scandal- 9 teachers interdicted.

Nine Teachers of the Ghana Education Service (GES) have been interdicted in connection with the Ejisuman SHS sex scandal.

A fact-finding committee instituted by the GES in Ashanti Region recommended the interdiction of the teachers after some students of Ejusuman SHS in the Ashanti region alleged that the teachers forced them to perform several sexual acts.

One female student said a teacher forced her to stroke his manhood.

On the contrary, the accused teachers have denied the allegations and are claiming that there is a deliberate attempt to defame them.

In this regard, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) have registered their displeasure about the directive given by the Ghanan Education Service.

Head of Public Relations at the GES Cassandra Twum Ampofo says the teachers in question will appear before another disciplinary committee constituted by the Regional Education Directorate.

Making TVET education free ‘not a special program’ – Ablakwa

A former Deputy Minister of Education under the John Mahama administration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the government’s move to make technical and vocational education training (TVET) free is only papering over the cracks in the sector.

Afia Kobi Ampem Nursing faces closure over insanitary conditions

The Environmental Health Director of the Old Tafo Municipality in the Ashanti Region, A.G Offin Boateng, has indicated that his outfit will ensure the closure of the Afia Kobi Ampem Nursing Training School for flouting sanitation laws.

The school is reported to have directed its sewage pipe, to a nearby open drain, dumping faecal matter directly into it at Tafo Nhyiaeso in Kumasi.

Mr. Offin Boateng said they will pray the court to close down the school until the insanitary conditions are addressed.

While complaining about the situation, he said the closure will serve as a deterrent to all residents in the metropolis who engage in similar insanitary practices.

“We had a call from Tafo Nhyiaeso that there was something going on so I quickly dispatched my officers and when they got there, it was a nasty scene. The whole place was scattered with faeces and there was a pipe that was coming from a toilet and discharging into the open drain which flows downstream. This would lead to the outbreak of diseases especially cholera, knowing very well of the coming of the rains.”

“We met with the officer in charge of the school and we are preparing to send him to court to serve as a deterrent. When we get to the court, we will plead with the honourable court to close down the school till such time that sanitation issues are at its best,” he said.

Common practice in Kumasi

Mr. Offin Boateng further expressed worry that many homes in the metropolis directly discharge faecal matter into nearby drains, warning that his outfit will descend heavily on such people.

“It is a common practice in Kumasi that people discharge their effluence and toilet into open drains. We are aware, and this time around we are not going to sleep,” he said.

3 Ghanaian Females Top 2017 WASSCE

Three female students from Ghana emerged the Overall Best Student, the first runner-up and the second runner-up of the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

GIVE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES THE AUTONOMY TO OPERATE

The failure on the part of government to give Technical Universities an independent role and clearance to begin offering a straightaway four-year Degree programs is largely affecting technical Universities and contributing to low patronage by applicants, SRC President for Kumasi Technical University Amos.

Microsoft to equip Ghanaian teacher who teaches without a computer

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Technical Universities plan nationwide sit-down strike

Technical Universities in the country are likely to embark on a sit down strike from Thursday over plans to strip them of their autonomy.

WHO Issues New Pregnancy Recommendations

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Japan Commissions Zabzugu Children’s Ward

The government of Japan has commissioned a children’s ward at the Zabzugu Children’s Hospital in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Technical Univarsity Teachers Applaud Gov’t

A group calling itself ‘Patriotic Intellectuals’ of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) has applauded New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for fulfilling its campaign promises.

Withdraw from Parliament, the technical universities amendment bill of 2017.

Staff of the six polytechnics converted into technical universities are demanding the Ministry of Education withdraws from Parliament, the technical universities amendment bill of 2017.

St. Augustine’s, Mfantsiman booted out of 2018 National Science & Math Quiz

There were two major casualties at the end of the regional contest of the 2018 National Science and Maths Quiz for the Central Region.

Making Registration free for public schools and triple for privates is unconstitutional – GNACOPS charge on Government.

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools, GNACOPS have charged on the government to take a critical look at its decision which went a long way to compelling candidates of the private schools to pay Ghc75.00, a triple amount as compared to last year where they paid Ghc21.00; whereas those in the public schools are given free registration.

Mawuko Girls SHS introduces e-voting in school elections

The ICT Department of E.P.C Mawuko Girls, have for the time developed a novelty in the election of student leaders by introducing an Electronic Voting System.