EDUCATION

14 recipients of the scholarships known as “Bright Scholarships” in Kumasi received their degrees from Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology (KNUST) on Thursday and Friday. Fourteen MTN Bright Scholarship recipients have received degrees from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s College of Health Sciences. 1,279 undergraduate students …

Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah, the National Coordinator of the School Feed Program, has departed from this planet. It is said that she passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah, the CEO of Ambar Quality Foods Limited, was born on February 1, 1960, in Dzelukope, Keta, in the Volta …

The preliminary results for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) this year, which was taken by school and private students, have been made public by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). According to WAEC, school candidates’ results will be forwarded to their respective schools by means of the district, municipal, …

In order to address the plethora of issues hurting the Free Senior High School program, former President John Dramani Mahama has said that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will review the policy within its first 100 days in office. During a meeting with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) …

Without mincing words, the Executive Secretary of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Hon. Osei Assibey Antwi has hit the hammer right on the head of the nail so far as the spare of the graduate unemployment rate in Ghana is concerned. “Let me share some key advice with you, Get …

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), a research and advocacy organization for education policy, has raised concerns about the country’s educational system’s disaster readiness. This comes after the Kpong and Akosombo dam spills, which caused two weeks of educational disruption in several impacted communities and districts in the Volta Region. During the …

Following a gallant victory in today’s semi-final, Opoku Ware School, fondly referred to as OWASS, made considerable progress toward winning their third National Science and Maths Quiz championship. In the second semi-final of the day, Santasi, which won the coveted NSMQ championship in 1997 and 2002, put on a remarkable …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has urged the government to stop plans for the establishment of five new universities and instead direct resources to improve the existing ones. While UTAG acknowledged the importance of increasing access to higher education, it emphasized that the current public universities are severely …

If the government does not resolve the University Teachers Association of Ghana’s (UTAG) concerns surrounding the payment of its Book and Research Allowance (BRA), the union has warned to sabotage labor peace. In a statement posted on Monday, October 16, 2023, UTAG issued the warning. The Book and Research Allowance, …

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has asked the government to permit headmasters and mistresses to buy supplies for their particular Senior High Schools, and former president John Dramani Mahama has backed this request. The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for 2024 stated that such …