EDUCATION

The senior staff association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has declared that its three-week strike in protest of its demand for a 20 percent cost-of-living allowance will be put to an end (COLA). The group has also been claiming, among other things, how the government’s failure to pay Tier 2 pension arrears …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has stressed that the government has no plans to revisit the Free Senior High School program in response to rumors that it may. On July 25, 2022, Mr. Ofori-Atta underlined the government’s interest in human capital development when delivering the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …