EDUCATION

Four employee unions in Ghana’s public universities have stated that they will not end the current sit-down strike they started on Monday, October 17, 2022, to demand better working conditions. The unions made this disclosure in a statement that was released on October 25, 2022, and was co-signed by the …

In the National Science and Math Quiz, Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC) has won seven trophies, a record that no other school has yet to match. On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, the dazzling blues defeated the defending champions Prempeh College and Adisadel College to retake the title of top …

In order to support needy and talented students in public tertiary institutions and vocational training schools, Ghana’s Telecommunications giant MTN Ghana has awarded 100 brilliants but deserving students full scholarships each to pursue their tertiary education across the country under the Bright Scholarship Award, dubbed “Bright Scholarship Reloaded.” The guest …

On Saturday, October 22, 2022, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic, officially opened the Abomosu Model Senior High School, one of the nine (9) new model schools that the government is building. The Abomoso Model Senior High School has all the necessary facilities, including athletic grounds, office buildings, …

As part of a three-day visit to the Eastern Region, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday, October 22, 2022, officially opened the Nsawam Skills Acquisition, Vocational and Reformation Camp Prison. The building includes fully furnished dormitory blocks for the inmates with a capacity of 320, …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has been instructed by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to call off industrial action. The order was given following a meeting between the NLC and UTAG, the Ghana Association of University Administrators, the Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana, and the Senior Staff …

Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has been fired. This was stated in a letter from the President’s Office dated Monday, October 17, 2022. A copy of the letter written and signed by Nana Asante Bediatuo, Secretary to the President, informing Prof. Opoku-Amankwa of the …

The Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) for 2022 will be held from today, Monday, October 17, through Friday, October 21, 2022. The tests will be administered at 2,023 special locations across the nation. The test will be taken by about 552,276 individuals, including 276,988 men and 275,288 women. The Ghana …

The publication of this year’s National Service postings has been announced by the National Service Scheme (NSS) Management. The positions were made public by the NSS today, October 12, 2022. A total of 115,240 potential national service members signed up to complete their required service for the service year 2022–2023 …

Media rumors indicating impending Service layoffs have been refuted by the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (LGS). There have been several rumors that the Service intends to fire administrative officials because the industry is overstaffed. Both the description and the content of the aforementioned publication, according …