EDUCATION

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, …

Voting on whether or not to support the decision to go on strike in accordance with the organization’s constitution has begun among members of the University Teachers Association (UTAG) on a number of campuses. At the University for Development Studies (UDS), voting is now complete, with 311 members casting ballots. …

As proposals for an industrial action against illicit mining, or galamsey, are rejected by certain Organized Labor members, the labor front is becoming more divided. The leadership of the workers union called for industrial action, claiming that the livelihoods of Ghanaians were in danger because the government had not declared …

The MTN Ghana Foundation is pleased to announce that, as part of its Bright Scholarship initiative, 200 scholarships have been given to students enrolled in public tertiary institutions. For the duration of the academic year and while they are enrolled at their respective colleges, these outstanding students will receive complete …

47,000 teacher trainees in all 46 of the nation’s education institutes will get GH¢25 million in allowances thanks to a disbursement from the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF). “We are working to pay an additional two months soon to clear all arrears,” Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama, the Chief Executive Officer of …

Kumasi, Ghana – Hundreds of final year distance students at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW-K) Kumasi study centre, have expressed their grievances over alleged deliberate mass failure in their exams. The students, in an interview with the press, stated that the university has not been fair to them, including …

The nationwide continuous professional development (CPD) allowance for pre-tertiary school teachers has been significantly increased, according to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Education (MoE). Professional teachers will receive a 50% increase in their CPD stipend, going from GHC800 to GHC1,200, while non-professional teachers would see a doubling of …