All co-curricular activities that senior high schools engage in outside of their campuses are to be temporarily suspended, according to a directive from the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS). Due to insufficient funding, the decision was made at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting for the third …
Read More »Free SHS not under review – Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education has denied reports that the Free Senior High School initiative, the Akufo-Addo administration’s signature program, is being reviewed. In an interview with Joy News, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwabena Opoku Amankwah, stated that a review is happening to determine which …
Read More »Ghana to write 2022 WASSCE alone
The West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), which will be administered from August 1 to September 27, 2022, will only accept applications from Ghanaians going forward. This is due to the fact that the other four West African Examinations Council (WAEC) members, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The …
Read More »Government owes Buffer Stock Company suppliers over GHC340m – Education Minister
According to the Ministry of Education, the federal government owes more than GHC 340 million to Buffer Stock Company’s suppliers. This information was provided by Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, in response to inquiries from Dr. Clement Apaak, Member of Parliament for Builsa South, in Parliament. The Minister …
Read More »The strike will continue until our other demands are satisfied-University Senior Staff
The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana claims that even if the government has agreed to pay the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), some other unresolved labor disputes will prevent its workers from ending the strike. It listed contractual obligations and the failure to pay tier 2 pension arrears …
Read More »Free SHS won’t be canceled, according to President Akufo-Addo
The Free Senior High School program would remain in place, according to President Akufo-Addo, despite the nation’s current economic problems. He said that the government would continue to offer free, high-quality education at the elementary and secondary school levels despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the invasion …
Read More »Free and excellent education is still a top priority for me, according to Akufo-Addo
Despite the current economic difficulties, President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has reiterated the government’s intention to maintain its signature free Senior High School (SHS) program. President Akufo-Addo pledged that the government will keep taking action to ensure that every kid in Ghana has access to free education while speaking at …
Read More »Government and organized labour agree on 15% Cost of Living Allowance
The government of Ghana and Organised Labour have agreed on a 15 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) (COLA). This takes effect from July 1, 2022 and will continue until the next negotiations. On Thursday night, the government side and Organized Labor finished their negotiations. This information was released to …
Read More »Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana declares nationwide strike over COLA
In response to the 20% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana has mandated that its members go on an indefinite strike. Additionally, they demand that the government pay the interest that accumulated on their tier two pension arrears from 2016 to 2021. The …
Read More »COLA strike:Teacher Unions walk out from negotiation table
Today, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, a conference between the administration and teacher unions from throughout the nation failed to reach an agreement to halt the teachers’ protracted strike. Since Monday, July 4, 2022, the teachers have been on strike because the government has refused to pay their Cost of Living …
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