EDUCATION

Following a resolution made by the association’s National Council in a virtual meeting on Friday, January 24, 2025, the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) announced the immediate suspension of its three-week industrial action. A number of considerations led to the decision to call off the strike, including …

The MTN Ghana Foundation has made a major contribution to the advancement of STEM education by transferring a state-of-the-art integrated STEM laboratory to Wiamoase in the Ashanti Region. The state-of-the-art integrated STEM Lab is the first of its type in the area, created by the MTN Foundation. The facility is …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) reports that the president has given the heads of public senior high schools permission to buy the basic food supplies they will need to feed their students for two weeks. According to a letter dated January 22, 2025, issued by Deputy Director-General (MS) Stephen Kwaku …

Kofi Adams, the Member of Parliament for Buem and Minister Designate for Youth and Sports, has underlined the necessity of a comprehensive strategy for sports development, stressing the value of grassroots funding and shifting focus away from football and the Black Stars. Mr. Adams emphasized during his appearance on GHOne …

Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, Minister-designate for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, has pledged to address the problem of caterers’ payment delays under the government’s school feeding program. Her reassurance comes as worries about outstanding arrears and the standard of schoolchildren’s food are becoming more widespread. On Wednesday, January 22, during …

First-year public tertiary students’ admission fees would be reimbursed, according to pronouncements made by Haruna Iddrisu, the minister-designate for education. He claimed that this is a component of President John Mahama’s strategy to increase access to higher education. The Tamale South MP stated during his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee …

The Minister-designate for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, appeared before the Appointment Committee of Parliament on January 20, 2025, and answered important concerns about the direction of Ghana’s educational system. He explained the government’s intention for free tertiary tuition and President Mahama’s position on the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) program. …

The present GH₵ 7.50p meal charge for senior high school pupils is inadequate, according to Primus Baro, national secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS). On Thursday, January 16, Kojo Yankson asked if the sum was sufficient to feed a child on Joy FM’s Super Morning …

Dr. Clement Apaak, the MP for Builsa South, has reiterated the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) pledge to implement its free first-year university tuition policy, highlighting the fact that the program is still a major commitment of the administration of President John Dramani Mahama. Dr. Apaak explained that parents and pupils …

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has expressed worries about the lack of preparations for student food, casting doubt on the planned reopening of Senior High Schools (SHSs) throughout Ghana for Form One and Form Three students on January 3, 2025. CHASS requested that the reopening be …