The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is on strike, and the minority in parliament has urged the government to stop using threats instead of working with them to address their issues. Following their industrial action to seek improved working conditions, teachers went on strike in August, and …
Read More »Kumasi Technical University recinds decision to defer 648 students promises special exams
The Kumasi Technical University’s non-registered students who were ordered by the authorities to defer their schooling will get the opportunity to write their end-of-second-semester exams for the 2022–2023 academic year. This comes after the university decided to require the students to take a special exam. According to a statement made by …
Read More »2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) ends today
Today, Friday, August 11, 2023, the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for this academic year has concluded nationwide. The 2023 BECE officially started on Monday, August 7, 2023. For the BECE, more than 600,000 candidates applied. The amount for this year reflects a significant 5.4% increase over last year. The …
Read More »Police arrest 2 Teachers for examination malpractices in the ongoing BECE in the Central region
Two Teachers were detained by the police on August 7, 2023, for cheating on exams at the Dunkwa Secondary Technical Center in the Central Region’s Upper Denkyira East Municipality. Albert Adu-Gyan and Yaw Adadai, two suspects who worked as teachers at PEEBLE Calvary and Oxford Santech schools, respectively, were apprehended …
Read More »It is possible to pass BECE with flying colours – Dr Bawumia message to candidates
Over 600,000 BECE candidates are taking the exams commencing today, Monday, August 7, 2023, and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has wished them well. The vice president gave the applicants encouragement by telling them they could succeed with flying colors. On the first day of the exam, Dr. Bawumia posted …
Read More »2023 BECE begins today with 602,457 candidates
The 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which began today, is being taken by 602,457 junior high school pupils in Ghana. The total number of candidates, 602,457, is an increase of 49,049 over the 553,408 total from the previous year. Both school and private candidates would take the test at the …
Read More »Mahama urges graduates to prepare themselves for the leadership tasks
John Dramani Mahama, a former President of Ghana, has urged recent graduates to resist the unhealthy temptation of exploiting their positions of leadership to further partisan or personal agendas that would be detrimental to the organization or country they have been chosen to represent. He challenged the graduates to get …
Read More »NSS releases PIN codes for 2023/2024 postings
For a total of 142,381 final-year Ghanaian students from 125 accredited tertiary institutions across the nation who have so far registered to enroll in their required national service for the 2023–2024 service year, the National Service Scheme (NSS) Management released PIN codes on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Individual defaulters who …
Read More »“We’ve settled all arrears owed to caterers under the school feeding programme” – Finance Minister
The arrears owing caterers under the Ghana School Feeding program, according to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, have been paid. The payment, according to the minister, took care of the caterers’ back payments for both the first term of this year and the third term of the academic year 2022. On …
Read More »Adisadel viral video: Student involved in assault case granted bail
The student at the core of the assault case that took place at Adisadel College has been granted bail by Cape Coast District Court 2. The offender was granted bail by the court, which was presided over by His worship Eric Oheneba Antwi Boasiako. He will next appear in court …
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