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Education

Parliament petitioned to probe GES takeover of Achimota Preparatory School

Parliament has been petitioned to investigate the takeover of Achimota Preparatory School by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education. The petition was presented to the House by MP for Okaikwei North, Theresa Lardi Awuni. The petition was...

COVID-19 cases rise on KNUST campus

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has issued a public alert to the university community over the “astronomical upsurge” in COVID-19 cases on the campus. “I am directed to inform College Registrars/Deputy Registrars to...

Gov’t insists ‘pasco’ for SHS students was good investment but Eduwatch flaws procurement

The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, said the procurement of past West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) questions for final year Senior High Students was a good investment. According to the Minister, it is an investment into...

We’ve spent GHC34.8m on ‘Apor’ for 2021 WASSCE candidates

Minister of Education, Yaw Osei Adutwum has informed Parliament that government has spent GHC34.8 million on purchasing past questions for 2021 WASSCE candidates under free SHS program. According to the Minister of Education, Yaw Osei Adutwum, the ministry procured 446,954...

Give teachers better conditions, they don’t want to be millionaires – Builsa South MP

A Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee in Parliament Dr. Clement Apaak has taken a swipe at President Akufo-Addo over the latter’s comments that one cannot be a teacher and expect to be a millionaire. A viral video of...

Make the distribution of computers to rural Ghana mandatory – Gov’t Told

The Mmawere hene of Aseseeso in the Okere District of the Eastern region Nana Otutu Kwasi Kwaku Mantey Larbi is advocating for the decentralisation of computers to schools in the rural part of the country. The move he argued would...

Bono East: Sene teachers boycott classrooms over murder of two colleagues

Teachers in Sene East and West Districts of the Bono East region have boycotted classes since Thursday July 8, 2021 over the killing of two teachers by suspected armed robbers and attacks on others. The deceased teachers are Elijah Asante,...

Get side jobs if you want to be millionaires – Nana Addo tells Teachers

An audio currently in circulation on social media purported to be the voice of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised professional teachers to look for other jobs rather than depend on the teaching profession for a living since...

E/R: Surge in student pregnancy in Suhum Second cycle schools – Municipal director of Education

Suhum Municipality in the Eastern region have recorded a total of 35 Senior High School students who have given birth and 7 are currently almost due for delivery between the months of March 2020 to April 2021. This situation according...

Increment of base pay, a slap on the face of teachers – Concerned Teachers

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers in Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions of Ghana, have rejected the recent 4% and 7% base pay increment announced by government for teachers. The group at a press briefing on Monday July 5, 2021...
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LGBTQ+ community is not funding National Cathedral project – Rev. Kusi Boateng

The secretary to the board of trustees of the National Cathedral Secretariat Rev. Kusi Boateng, has denied rumours that...