EDUCATION

Dennis Owusu Ansah, 16, a recent Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduate who was scheduled to start school on Thursday, November 7, 2024, is allegedly killed by three teenage girls who are currently being held by the police. Witnesses report that the incident happened in Anloga, Ashanti Region, on Monday …

A nationwide strike has been declared by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to begin on November 7 in response to the government’s tardiness in establishing a new pay scale. Assuming the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) would miss the deadline of October 31 to …

Citizens of Ghana are urging the termination of certain important government programs while strongly supporting the continuance of others as the country gets closer to a crucial election year. Most Ghanaians, 85%, support the continuation of the Free Senior High School program, coupled with the Planting for Food and Jobs …

Jachie Pramso Senior High School(JAPASS) over the weekend organised a Speech and Prize Giving Day in honour of deserving teachers, staff, and students whose contributions have catapulted the school to achieve academic excellence. For the first time in the history of the school, they also honoured a section of the …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana has formally called off its strike, which was started in protest of the harm that illicit mining, often known as galamsey, is causing to Ghana’s people and environment. Professor Mamudu Akudugu, National President of UTAG, said in a news statement on Tuesday, October 29, …

The double-track system should not be scrapped hastily, as Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has warned that doing so might have long-term effects on pupils’ prospects. His comments follow the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) promise to do away with the double-track system if it wins the 2024 election. In …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared that on October 29, 2024, it would put an end to its anti-galamsey strike. They informed Ghanaians about their industrial action in a statement issued on Thursday, October 24, 2024, saying that their decision was made following extensive discussions with the …

The preliminary results of the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for both school and private candidates have been made public by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). According to a statement released by WAEC on October 19, the Council will use the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Directors of Education …

The strike action has been suspended by the National Executive Councils (NEC) of the Federation of University Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) and the Senior Staff Association, Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) from Wednesday, October 16, 2024. This is what came out of an emergency meeting that was convened on …

The nationwide strike has been suspended, according to the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA). The suspension “is to allow for further engagement with the Government on outstanding conditions of service concerns,” according to a communiqué sent by university authorities on October 11. “All members of the Association are, therefore, …