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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Dr. William Kwame Amankrah Now Ashanti Regional Director Of Education.
The current District Director of Education for the Asokore-Mampong Directorate, Dr. William Kwame Amankra has been appointed to be the Regional Director for the Ashanti Region. Details soon…….
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »WAEC ‘disowns’ Bolgatanga, Bawku Technical Institutes
by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said it cannot take responsibility for the violence that erupted at the Bawku and Bolgatanga Technical Institutes. This, according to the Head of Public Affairs, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, is because they are not the supervisory body. “WAEC supervises WASSCE which …
Read More »SHSs suspend participation in NSMQ, other extracurricular activities
By;brightwebtv/nana asare Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum Senior High Schools across the country will not participate in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NMSQ) until further notice. The Conference of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), which announced this said, inter-school sports and debate competitions and other extra-curricular activities have …
Read More »IMF bailout: Free SHS, key govt interventions won’t be affected – John Kumah
by;brightwebtv The government has allayed the fears of Ghanaians claiming government’s key social interventions like free Senior High School (SHS) will be scrapped as it seeks help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah has however maintained that key interventions under the Akufo-Addo government will …
Read More »Provide COLA or face our wrath – GNAT tells govt
by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, (GNAT), Rev Isaac Owusu has said the association is going by its June 30 deadline for Cost of Living Allowances (COLA) to be paid to workers. He said this while speaking at the GNAT Investment Forum held at …
Read More »NAGRAT threatens strike over unpaid allowances
By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Greater Accra Regional Secretariat of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has served notice it will lay down its tools if government fails to pay 20 percent of their salaries as Cost Of Living Allowance (COLA). The Association says the increased cost of living …
Read More »No chalk, textbooks, others as basic schools reopen, address them – NDC MP to govt
By: brightwebtv/nana asare barimah A Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament Dr. Clement Apaak has asked the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service to provide the needed resources and learning materials for basic schools as they reopen school tomorrow, Tuesday, May 10, …
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