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 …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo honours 46 top performing BECE students
As part of the celebrations for Ghana’s 67th anniversary of independence, President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo honored 46 young, bright students who placed first overall in the most recent Basic Education Certificate Examination. Ten of the forty-six students who made up the overall national best students were …
Read More »“The success of the Free SHS has answered its critics” – Akufo-Addo
The success of the government’s Free Senior High School (FSHS) program, according to President Akufo-Addo, has placated its detractors. Many people in our nation have claimed, in the last seven years, that they are the first in their families’ and towns’ histories to have completed senior high school, according to …
Read More »Senior High Schools in Ghana owe ECG over GH₵45m – MD discloses
Senior high schools all over the nation owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) more than GH₵45 million, according to Samuel Dubik Mahama, Managing Director of the company. He explained that Accra Academy’s recent disconnect was a part of a larger national effort to collect unpaid debts. Mr. Dubik Mahama …
Read More »Government gives GH¢5 million to settle ECG arrears of Senior High Schools
Sources inside the Electricity Company of Ghana that the government has released GH¢5 million to settle arrears owed by Second Cycle institutions. This action comes after Accra Academy’s power was recently cut off by the ECG national task force over a GH¢400,000 debt. Students had to use torches to study …
Read More »Unpaid allowances causing financial hardship – NSS personnel
The non-payment of monthly allowances for the past three months has posed a significant challenge for National Service Personnel (NSP) employed in the public sector in meeting their basic needs. The National Service Secretariat (NSS) had previously promised prompt payments, but the erratic payment schedule has left those impacted feeling …
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