EDUCATION

King Ali Awudu, the president of Ghana’s Coalition of Concerned Teachers(CCT), is requesting that the government enhance the One Student, One Tablet program from senior high schools to basic schools. He claimed that there hasn’t been much investment in basic schools, which are a crucial part of the educational ladder. …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, has cut the first sod on the four-story, 200-bed dormitory facility for the Trinity Theological Seminary in Accra. The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) is financing the multipurpose dorm, which is a fulfillment of a promise Dr. Bawumia …

A 10-year-old student in class four received a sizable plot of land and scholarship package from the Ejura Divisional Council, led by Ejurahene Barimah II, as a prize for winning a television reality show. The traditional council claims that the property in the center of the Ejura township is to …

The nationwide strike by three pre-tertiary teacher unions, which began on March 20, 2024, has been called off due to unresolved disputes with their benefits and working conditions. The National Labour Commission (NLC) was able to secure an interim order to stop the industrial action, which gave the unions and …

The first batch of 450,000 free student tablets, wholly supported by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND), will be given next week, according to a statement made by Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum. He claims that the tablet distribution has been divided into three stages, with 450,000 devices …

The President Akufo-Addo administration has the deepest thanks from the Duayaw Nkwanta Traditional Council for realizing their ambition of establishing a Fire Service Academy and Training School in the region. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, officially opened the second fire training school constructed by …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the 2nd National Fire Service Training School built by the Akufo-Addo Government, bringing the total number of Fire Service Training Schools in Ghana to three. Prior to the present governemt assuming office in 2017, Ghana had only one Fire Service Training School, …

The three (3) overall best students from the 2023 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) were commended by Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, in his office on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, during a courtesy visit by Dr. Eric Nkansah, the Director-General of GES. He thanked the …

Plans to provide Smart Tablets to 1.3 million Senior High School (SHS) students across the country have been disclosed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This declaration was made on Monday during the Ghana Smart Schools Project launch in Accra. In keeping with the government’s goal of expanding education via …

The three striking teacher unions have received an order from the National Labour Commission (NLC) to cease their strike action. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) announced a nationwide strike on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, …