EDUCATION

Hon. Ernest Ofosu, the Chief Executive of the Fanteakwa South District, commissioned a 3-unit classroom block and ancillary facility for the Nsutam S.D.A Junior High School on Friday, April 21, as well as a 6-seat W/C toilet facility for the Osino R/C elementary school in the Eastern region. The District …

Caterers for the School Feeding Program have announced a statewide strike. They haven’t received pay in a while. Additionally, the government has not increased the amount required to feed each child. At a news conference in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, the irate caterers told the media that they had no choice …

After a week-long standoff, the senior staff association of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), which had gone on strike due to unsatisfactory working conditions and a backlog in allowance payments, called off the strike on Friday. The action is in accordance with the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) mandate, issued …

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) schedule for applicants who will take it in 2023 has been made public by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The first papers will be written on Monday, August 7, 2023, according to a statement from WAEC. Religious and Moral Education 2 (Essay), Religious …

To reach the standards of developed nations, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has encouraged Africa to abandon the mindset of impossibility and adopt a mindset of possibility. Dr. Bawumia said that the continued reliance on inefficient systems in Africa is the bane of the continent’s economic growth and development. He …

The government’s newest alternative offer to include pension funds in the current debt restructuring has been rejected by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). According to the administration, the move to include pension funds in the program aims to both properly compensate the pension funds for the value of …

The University of Cape Coast’s senior personnel have started an indefinite strike because their agreed allowances, conditions of employment, and promotions are taking too long to be implemented. The University of Cape Coast’s local chapter of the Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana reports that its members are …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has started meeting in Tamale to discuss the Auditor General’s Report on Technical Universities for the year ended December 31, 2020, as well as the Reports on the Management and Utilization of District Assemblies’ Common Fund and Other Statutory Funds for the same …

The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has informed heads of senior high schools using the transitional calendar that first-year pupils are to continue their holiday until June 2023. In order to enable a smooth academic year, it has advised Regional Directors to instruct heads of second-cycle schools in …

At the Eastern Region’s Akim Oda, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated an ultra-modern technological hub. The facility includes an ICT Center, a Robotics Center, and a well-stocked library. Vice President Bawumia remarked during the commissioning that the facility’s creation was intended to support people’s educational growth for the …