The future of the country’s educational system is seriously threatened, according to Dr. Christian Addai-Poku, Registrar of the National Teaching Council (NTC). The registrar noted that, for instance, 10,000 of the applicants with Ghana Teacher Licences had been certified to work in the UK as of June 13 after applying …
Read More »Ken Agyapong apologizes to Mahama over unfair treatment
Kennedy Agyapong, the flagbearer candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has publicly apologized to former president John Dramani Mahama, who is also the nominee for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the general elections of 2024. Mr. Agyapong expressed sorry for his behavior and admitted that he had …
Read More »Theresa Kufour was “Mother of the Nation” – Mahama
On Wednesday, October 4, former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama and a group from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) paid a visit to former President John Agyekum Kufuor and his family to express their condolences for the loss of former First Lady Theresa Kufuor. During the visit, Mahama referred to …
Read More »Madina MP Xavier Sosu don’t deserve to be called Honourable – Dr Otchere-Ankrah
Dr. Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah, a lecturer at Central University, has shot salvos at Francis-Xavier Sosu, the member of parliament for Madina, for his vulgar outburst on Dr. Ernest Addison, the governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG). On Tuesday, October 3, as demonstrators marched to the Bank of Ghana, attorney Francis-Xavier …
Read More »“Looting the country as if there is no tomorrow” comment misrepresented – Ken Agyapong
Kennedy Agyapong, a Member of Parliament(MP) for Assin Central and potential flagbearer for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stated that he did not accuse party members of “looting the country as if there is no tomorrow,” as shown in a popular video. The footage, he claimed, had been …
Read More »Gov’t financing model for infrastructural development is outmoded – Alan Kyerematen
Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the founder of the Movement for Change, has stressed that the finance for infrastructure development in his Great Transformational Plan (GTP) comes from the private sector. Alan claims that Ghana’s underdevelopment is a result of previous governments trying to locate developmental projects through their budgets while …
Read More »“Fight against corruption grounded on legislative, financial and institutional action, not on mere lip-service” – President Akufo-Addo
“My government has fought and is fighting corruption not just in high-sounding words, but, actually, in concrete deeds. We have shunned mere exhortations and showy denunciations of unproved corruption. It has been a holistic approach. We have made institutional reforms, we have enacted additional, requisite laws, and we have resourced …
Read More »Mahama assures teachers of better days under the next NDC government
Teachers in Ghana have been promised better times under the incoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, according to former president John Mahama. According to Mr. Mahama, as Ghana moves forward toward a more wealthy future, increasing education and learning must be a major focus. “Teachers are the backbone of our …
Read More »“Teachers’ capacity enhanced with skills, improved welfare incentives” – President Akufo-Addo
According to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic, the distribution of laptop computers, improvement of skill set, and establishment of suitable welfare incentives have all clearly translated into improved effectiveness for our educators under the government’s new Comprehensive National Teacher Policy. President Akufo-Addo claims that by implementing these …
Read More »Gov’t is committed to improving educational standards in Ghana – Dr Adutwum
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the minister of education, has refuted assertions that the government’s implementation of the free senior high school program has had a detrimental effect on the nation’s educational system. He claims that the data available indicates the exact reverse, that is, that the program has actually improved …
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