The excitement surrounding the 2024 MTN Y’ello Care program is growing. Employees of MTN Ghana are teaching digital literacy in a few national senior high schools in collaboration with their partners. The applications of robots and artificial intelligence in education and daily life are being taught to the pupils. Additionally, …
Read More »Napo Inspires Initiative donates educational materials to students in Volta Region
The BECE candidates of Falams Junior High School, which serves the communities of Leklebi Fiafe and Agbesia in the Afadjato South Constituency in the Volta Region, have received vital educational materials from the NAPO Inspires initiative. In order to help the kids prepare for their impending exams, a variety of …
Read More »The NDC is not ready for the free SHS bill – Majority Leader
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentarians have been asked by Majority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin to declare whether or not the free senior high school (Free SHS) program is their top priority. This came after he charged that the opposition lawmakers had not committed to passing the free SHS …
Read More »“We received a warrant of Gh₵47.125m from the government not Gh₵80m – WAEC PRO
Contrary to what Nsawam Adoagyiri MP and Majority whip Frank Annor Dompreh have said, the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) denies receiving 80 million cedis from the government for the administration of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). On Friday, June 21, 2024, in Parliament, Mr. Annor Dompreh responded …
Read More »CLOGSAG to embark on strike over delay in salary structure implementation
In the event that the new salary structure is not put into effect, the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has declared that it will go on a statewide strike that will begin on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The association claims that the new pay structure would go …
Read More »Gov’t releases Gh₵80m to settle arrears of WAEC
Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Majority Chief Whip, has made it clear that the government has paid off a sizable amount of the debt owed to the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). This comes after WAEC revealed that budgetary constraints may force it to postpone the forthcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). …
Read More »WAEC threatens to postpone BECE over unpaid GH₵90m
Financial constraints may force the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to postpone its forthcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). John Kapi, the Director of Public Affairs at WAEC, estimates that the council will require approximately GH₵90 million to administer the examinations. Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News on June 21, …
Read More »Colleges of Education at risk of shutdown over CETAG strike
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has refused orders from the Fair Wages and Salary Commission (FWSC) to end its strike and return to work, resulting in a stop to academic activity throughout all education colleges. The academic calendar’s future is unknown because of the total stoppage …
Read More »KNUST VC term extension bid hangs in the balance – Council meets Thursday for determination
The fate of the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof Mrs Rita Akosua Dickson whose desire to have a two-year extension, hangs in the balance, as the governing council meets on Thursday to discuss and make a final determination on the matter. …
Read More »Call off strike with immediate effect – FWSC orders CETAG
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has been directed by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to immediately end its strike. The Commission characterized the action of CETAG in striking at this critical juncture as an act of ill faith, considering the government’s endeavors to resolve their …
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