EDUCATION

The Auditor General’s report on Ghana’s Public Accounts, including Public Boards, Corporations, and Other Statutory Institutions, for the period ending December 31, 2022, has been reviewed by the Public Accounts Committee. The Ministry of Education and its Agencies’ audit report was examined by the PAC today. The following are some …

Former President John Mahama’s criticism of the credibility of the results of the most recent West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination has disappointed President Nana Akufo-Addo. The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress claimed last year that a large percentage of students passed the exams because some invigilators were careless …

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, and other associated unions have called off their weeks-long work strike Following discussions with the government regarding their terms of service, during which some of their main concerns were addressed, the suspension took place on …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate for 2024, claims that if elected, national service will not be mandatory. The Vice President stated, “I think it’s time to rethink the concept of our current National Service Scheme in order to help our youth get jobs.” He made …

After obtaining artifacts at the Manhyia Palace that were stolen from Kumasi approximately 150 years ago, Ashanti overlord Otumfuo Osei Tutu II claims to have restored the spirit and soul of the Ashanti people. In 1874, seven golden artifacts were taken from Kumasi and ended up at the Fowler Museum …

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana stresses that before considering ending the current strike among its members, government cooperation is necessary in addressing important proposals. The association and government representatives met yesterday, Thursday, February 1, and the main topic of discussion was how to break the impasse that …

The former president gave notice to reinstate the original names of the public universities that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had renamed. He declared that important university infrastructure will be named after its current owners. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer claimed that the NDC was responsible for the conception …

A nationwide strike has also been declared by the Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWUG). As a result, they have joined the industrial action alongside the Senior Staff Association and the Ghana Association of University Administrators. According to the Union, the government’s refusal to address its pension and service …

On Friday, January 19, 2024, Dr. Mahanudu Bawumia, the Vice President, officially opened a Fire Service Academy and Training School in Wungu, North East Region. The state-of-the-art building is the first fire academy and training school in the north and the second in Ghana, after the only one in James …

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union of TUC (GH) (TEWU of TUC (GH)) have expressed solidarity over the issues leading up to the current nationwide strike action. Thus, TEWU of TUC (GH) called on its members in the public universities …