EDUCATION

Eduwatch wants schools obstructing WAEC officials in ongoing WASSCE punished

September 5, 2022

An education Think Tank Africa Education Watch is calling for the punishment of persons preventing officials of the West African Examination Council  (WAEC) from entering school premises to supervise the ongoing West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In an interview with Citi News, Executive Director of Africa Education Watch Kofi Adu Asare says Continue Reading

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Only 61 out of 360 programmes offered by KNUST accredited – Auditor-General’s report

August 31, 2022

The Auditor-General’s report for 2021 has revealed that some academic programmes offered by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have not been accredited. The report dated June 1, 2022, is addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Bagbin. According to details of the report, “out of the 360 programmes run by […]Continue Reading

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Education Minister Unmasked

August 25, 2022

Deputy Ranking Member on Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, has unmasked Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw YawAdutwum, for allegedly circumventing the process to extend the contract of the embattled former Deputy Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES). Describing the issues as “strange”, Dr. Apaak said the request for post-retirement extension Continue Reading

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Armarh-Kofi Buah supports SHSs, other institutions in Ellembelle with margarine

August 22, 2022

The Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Emmanuel Armarh-Kofi Buah, in collaboration with Blue Band Margarine, distributed 30,000 pieces of margarine to seven second-cycle schools and two tertiary institutions in the Ellembelle District. This comes on the back of recent feeding challenges facing most Senior High Schools in the country. The MP who commended Upfield Ghana Continue Reading

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Give us full conditions of service or we’ll advise ourselves – CETAG

August 22, 2022

Members of the 46 Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) have called on government to give them their full conditions of service and other compensatory benefits; otherwise, they will advise themselves. Members of the group gave a deadline of August 31, 2022 for their demands to be met; else government will have itself […]Continue Reading

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CETAG gives gov’t Aug. 31 ultimatum over conditions of service

August 22, 2022

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has served notice that if government fails to grant them members’ demands concerning their “full” conditions of service and compensate them for all-year-round academic work by Wednesday, August 31, they will advise themselves. The Association expressed disappointment that government has not handled matters to Continue Reading

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Ghana Gas commissions fully furnished Faith Basic Presbyterian School

August 22, 2022

The Ghana National Gas Company has fully commissioned and furnished the Faith Basic Presbyterian School at Shaishie. The Faith Basic Presbyterian School, which comprises creche through primary to junior high school (JHS), had a major challenge of infrastructure deficit until Ghana Gas went to its aid. The aid as part of the Company’s corporate social […]Continue Reading

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Old students living on campus can have negative and positive effect; clear policy needed on this – Apaak

August 22, 2022

Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak has said a clear policy is needed to guide the tradition of old students still staying on campus. In his view, past students who are still on campus can have negative or positive influence on the current students hence, this matter must be considered thoroughly. Dr […]Continue Reading

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Don’t accept contract extension by Akufo-Addo – Teachers tell Boateng

August 22, 2022

Teacher unions have appealed to Mr Anthony Boateng to respectfully decline the contract extension by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr Akufo-Addo has decided to extend the contract of service of the Deputy Director-General (Management Services) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr Boateng for a year. A press statement dated August 19, 2022, signed […]Continue Reading

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Make scapegoat of students involved in Conti-Katanga clash – KNUST lecturer to management

August 22, 2022

A lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has asked the management to severely punish the students involved in the Conti-Katanga clash. Dr Jones Opoku-Ware said such acts endanger academic freedom and cannot be ignored. As a result, he wants those involved in the clash to be punished to serve as a […]Continue Reading