EDUCATION

200 scholarships for the 2024–2025 academic year have been given by the MTN Ghana Foundation to continuing students at public tertiary institutions in the country. The recipients of the MTN Bright Scholarship get reimbursed for their laptop, books, accommodation, tuition, and books. On Friday, September 20, 2024, in the Law …

Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh(Napo), the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) vice presidential candidate, has urged student leaders to prevent political infiltration inside their ranks. Speaking on Saturday, September 21, at the 57th National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) Delegates Congress opening ceremony at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), …

Students at the University of Ghana have chosen Adjei Yeboah Maradona, popularly known as GURU, to lead the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). GURU is the lapaz-toyata hitmaker and popular highlife artist. At the conclusion of the student elections on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Mr. Yeboah received an astounding 9,455 votes, …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has commended the Free Senior High School (FSHS) program for its effectiveness and highlighted its noteworthy influence on female education. He made the argument that since more girls are now able to attend secondary school, the policy has made …

The government has not responded to the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) demands for better working conditions, despite many demonstrations and discussions. As a result, the SSA-UoG has scheduled a complete statewide strike for Monday, September 16, 2024. In a statement dated September 13, and bearing the …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has joined the chorus of people demanding that general mining and illicit mining also known as galamsey be prohibited in the forest reserves. Ghana’s forests, agricultural fields, and water bodies have all been severely damaged, according to UTAG. A news statement dated September …

Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) program has been dubbed the most ambitious social intervention project of the Fourth Republic by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene. He spoke about these issues on Thursday, September 5, at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), at a ceremony when he received an …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has received GHC $50 million, according to a statement from the Ministry of Education. The money is being used to fund the administration of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), and it is a partial …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo unveiled the recently built Silver Jubilee Building at the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale during a momentous event. This marked a key turning point in the university’s development and the President’s devotion to education in Ghana. A three-story facility intended to contain lecture …

The government’s refusal to reimburse suppliers for tablets and other educational supplies, together with the hold-up in marking the scripts for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), have caused great alarm among the Minority in Parliament. Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, the ranking member on education, charged earlier today in a news conference …