EDUCATION

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 …

School uniforms and stationery have been presented to some indigent students at Osino Islamic Basic School in the Fanteakwa South region of the East Region by Hajia Maurijanatu Mohammed, the Queen Mother of the Zongo Chief’s Council of Akyem Abuakwa Council. During her recent visit to the school, the queen …

President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has praised his administration’s Free Senior High School (SHS) program as a game-changer that has helped 5.7 million youth in the nation many of whom would not have been able to afford a top-notch education otherwise. During the 79th United Nations General Assembly …

Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the vice presidential candidate for the NDC, has advised prospective nurses and midwives not to give in to what she refers to as transient government inducements. During her second visit of the Western Region, she spoke to trainee nurses in the Ellembele Constituency and urged them …

By the end of September 2024, the Technical University Senior Administrators’ Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) would have threatened a national strike in the event that their demands are not fulfilled. TUSAAG revealed its dissatisfaction with the government’s disregard for their collective bargaining agreement in a statement dated September 8, 2024, …