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‘School Placement 4 Sale’: Be Vigilant – Education Ministry Cautions Parents As They React To Exposé

  The Ministry of Education has welcomed the Fourth Estate’s latest investigative piece, “School Placement for Sale” which uncovered widespread under-dealings in the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSPSS). According to The Fourth Estate led by Manasseh Azure Awuni, the CSPSS which is a computerized system used to place students …

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Sierra Leone Delegation Calls On Education Minister

  A 12-member delegation from Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Education has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to discuss ways to provide quality education in their respective countries. The delegation, led by the Minister of Education of Sierra Leone, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, …

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Old Vandals protest ejection of students from Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah halls

  There is a heavy security presence on the University of Ghana campus as Old Vandals are massing up to protest against the University Management’s decision to eject continuing students from the Mensah Sarbah and Commonwealth halls. The Old Vandals Association converged on campus Tuesday morning to give solidarity with …

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Labour Commission directs teachers unions to call off strike

  The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the three teacher unions who are on strike against the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new GES boss to call off the industrial action. The NLC after its meeting with the three unions on Wednesday said the decision is to …

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NAGRAT rejects new GES boss

  The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed reservations about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s new Director-General appointee for the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to them, the President must with immediate effect withdraw Dr Eric Nkansah’s appointment. This, according to them, is because the appointee with his background as …

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2022 BECE: Candidate goes into labour in examination room

  A candidate, who was writing the ongoing Basic Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kechiebi R/C Centre in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, went into labour in the examination room. The pregnant candidate is said to have began contractions on Tuesday morning, few minutes after arrival …

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Where did the Ghc14m for capitation grant go? – Apaak questions Adutwum

  The Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak has expressed worry over the unavailability of textbooks and the non-payment of the capitation grant for basic schools across the country. Reports were rife that not even a pesewa has been paid for the 2021/2022 academic …

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Police fire teargas to disperse protesting UEW students in Winneba

  Police fire teargas to disperse protesting UEW students in Winneba 186 Shares Share The police have resorted to the use of teargas to disperse some protesting students of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The students were protesting what they say were discrepancies in their results as posted on …

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Chaos at UEW as final year students hold lecturers hostage

  There is chaos on the campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) as final year students hold lecturers hostage. According to reports, the aggrieved students have blocked all access routes to the school over discrepancies in their examination results. They claim the results as posted on the university’s …

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