In protest of the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) decision to withhold and cancel the results for certain students who took the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has announced plans to hold a demonstration on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. With …
Read More »President Mahama orders probe into ghost names scandal at National Service Authority
The National Investigations Bureau (NIB) has been instructed by President John Dramani Mahama to look into the National Service Authority following the discovery of 81,885 potential ghost names on its payroll. In an attempt to pay off unpaid allowance arrears, the Ministry of Finance performed a headcount. The ministry claims …
Read More »Piina SHS headmaster interdicted by GES over smuggling of food items
Adams Mahama Issahaku, the headmaster of Piina Senior High School, has been placed under interdiction in connection with the embezzlement of school food, under the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) mandate. The prohibition is effective immediately, according a letter signed by Razak Z. Abdul-Korah, Regional Director, Upper West …
Read More »CETAG suspends strike after 3 weeks
Following a resolution made by the association’s National Council in a virtual meeting on Friday, January 24, 2025, the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) announced the immediate suspension of its three-week industrial action. A number of considerations led to the decision to call off the strike, including …
Read More »MTN Ghana Foundation hands over state-of-the-art integrated STEM lab to Wiamoase community
The MTN Ghana Foundation has made a major contribution to the advancement of STEM education by transferring a state-of-the-art integrated STEM laboratory to Wiamoase in the Ashanti Region. The state-of-the-art integrated STEM Lab is the first of its type in the area, created by the MTN Foundation. The facility is …
Read More »Free SHS: Government gives SHS heads approval to procure essential food items
The Ghana Education Service (GES) reports that the president has given the heads of public senior high schools permission to buy the basic food supplies they will need to feed their students for two weeks. According to a letter dated January 22, 2025, issued by Deputy Director-General (MS) Stephen Kwaku …
Read More »“Sports is not football, sports is not Black Stars it goes beyond football” – Sports Minister-designate
Kofi Adams, the Member of Parliament for Buem and Minister Designate for Youth and Sports, has underlined the necessity of a comprehensive strategy for sports development, stressing the value of grassroots funding and shifting focus away from football and the Black Stars. Mr. Adams emphasized during his appearance on GHOne …
Read More »Naa Momo Lartey promises to settle arrears of school feeding caterers
Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, Minister-designate for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, has pledged to address the problem of caterers’ payment delays under the government’s school feeding program. Her reassurance comes as worries about outstanding arrears and the standard of schoolchildren’s food are becoming more widespread. On Wednesday, January 22, during …
Read More »Free Tertiary: Students admission fees will be refunded – Education Minister-designate
First-year public tertiary students’ admission fees would be reimbursed, according to pronouncements made by Haruna Iddrisu, the minister-designate for education. He claimed that this is a component of President John Mahama’s strategy to increase access to higher education. The Tamale South MP stated during his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee …
Read More »President Mahama has no plan to cancel Free SHS – Haruna Iddrisu assures Ghanaians
The Minister-designate for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, appeared before the Appointment Committee of Parliament on January 20, 2025, and answered important concerns about the direction of Ghana’s educational system. He explained the government’s intention for free tertiary tuition and President Mahama’s position on the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) program. …
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