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 …
Read More »VP Bawumia commissions another Fire Service Academy and Training School to take national tally to 3
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, …
Read More »Minister for Education commends 2023 WASSCE overall best students
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 …
Read More »Akufo-Addo launches Smart School Project, promises 1.3m tablets for SHS students
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 …
Read More »Call off strike – National Labour Commission orders Teacher Unions
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, …
Read More »Keep schools open – GES to school heads
The Ghana Education Service (GES) Management has advised parents to maintain their composure in the face of the 3-Teacher unions’ ongoing indefinite strike over the hold-up in talks over their conditions of service. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 marked the start of the teacher unions’ indefinite strike. These unions include the …
Read More »Call off the strike immediately and come back to the negotiating table -FWSC to Teacher Unions
The nation’s three teacher unions are now on an indefinite strike that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has called “a show of bad faith.” This follows the decision to go on an indefinite strike by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), …
Read More »Teacher Unions declare nationwide strike
A nationwide strike by three teacher unions is set to begin on Wednesday, March 20. The Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT-Gh), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) make up the unions. The unions announced their intention to begin industrial action on …
Read More »NSS deploys 13,516 trained teachers for mandatory national service
About 13,516 qualified teachers from approved colleges of education have been placed nationwide in basic and second-cycle schools as part of the National Service Scheme (NSS) to fulfill their one-year mandated national service requirement. As a result, it has advised all qualified trained instructors to visit www.nss.gov.gh, the website of …
Read More »Ghanaian Students Society, UK marks 67th Independence Day
Ghanaian Students Society, University of Bradford, United Kingdom has marked the 67th Independence Day of Ghana in the city of Bradford, UK. As part of activities to celebrate this day, Ghanaians studying at the University dressed in their local costumes, ranging from Kente clothes to smocks among others. Delivering the keynote …
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