EDUCATION

After obtaining artifacts at the Manhyia Palace that were stolen from Kumasi approximately 150 years ago, Ashanti overlord Otumfuo Osei Tutu II claims to have restored the spirit and soul of the Ashanti people. In 1874, seven golden artifacts were taken from Kumasi and ended up at the Fowler Museum …

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana stresses that before considering ending the current strike among its members, government cooperation is necessary in addressing important proposals. The association and government representatives met yesterday, Thursday, February 1, and the main topic of discussion was how to break the impasse that …

The former president gave notice to reinstate the original names of the public universities that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had renamed. He declared that important university infrastructure will be named after its current owners. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer claimed that the NDC was responsible for the conception …

A nationwide strike has also been declared by the Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWUG). As a result, they have joined the industrial action alongside the Senior Staff Association and the Ghana Association of University Administrators. According to the Union, the government’s refusal to address its pension and service …

On Friday, January 19, 2024, Dr. Mahanudu Bawumia, the Vice President, officially opened a Fire Service Academy and Training School in Wungu, North East Region. The state-of-the-art building is the first fire academy and training school in the north and the second in Ghana, after the only one in James …

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union of TUC (GH) (TEWU of TUC (GH)) have expressed solidarity over the issues leading up to the current nationwide strike action. Thus, TEWU of TUC (GH) called on its members in the public universities …

All students whose results were withheld because of suspected mass cheating will meet with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Thursday, January 25, 2024. According to WAEC, the meeting is a part of their process for conducting an investigation to determine the students’ guilt or innocence. On January 17, …

An indefinite strike has been declared with immediate effect by the Federation of Universities Senior Staff (FUSSAG) and the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities in Ghana (SSA-UoG). They are taking this action because they believe the government is showing complete disdain for their well-being. This action is a response …

Parents Associations (PAs) are now authorized by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to hold fundraising events in favor of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. The Parents Teachers Association levies were discontinued by the government in 2019 as a result of numerous complaints regarding the excessive levies imposed on …

On education, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would build more E-blocks for senior high schools (SHSs) to encourage more admissions, according to the John Dramani Mahama the 2024 flagbearer. He also promised to upgrade Ohawu Agricultural College into an agricultural university, to the deafening loud applause from the massive crowd. …