Education General News

‘I am a fixer not a talker’ – Dr Osei Adutwum tells critics

4,330 The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated his commitment to improving the education system in Ghana. According to him, his zeal to facilitate an improved sector during his tenure goes beyond mere rhetorics. The Minister has come under criticism recently for some public comments regarding Ghana’s approach to educating its populace. But […]

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3,500 housing units project takes off in Abbankrom

2,110  A sod-cutting ceremony has been performed for the establishment of 3,500 housing units eco-city project at Abbankrom in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. Dubbed: “the GM Bamboo Eco-Tech-City-2”, the sprawling project on a 160-acre plot will spread into Afenakrom, and share boundary with Damang-Anomabo. The city will also have a logistics development […]

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Why Ghana’s employment minister is now in charge of pensions

2,106  The Finance Ministry used to be in charge of pensions. President Nana Akufo-Addo has now designated that responsibility to the labour ministry Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations President Nana Akufo-Addo has given additional responsibilities to the Minister of Employment and Labour […]

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Francis Addai Nimoh formally declares intention to contest for NPP flagbearership race

1,639  The former Mampong MP, Francis Addai Nimoh, has formally joined the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential race. The 57-year-old engineer said he will lead a united NPP to ‘Break the 8’ if elected by the delegates in the yet-to-be-announced national delegates’ congress. Announcing his bid at the Osu Presby Hall, Mr Nimoh said […]

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Lack of infrastructure forcing some public basic schools to turn pupils away – Educationist

1,622  The National Programmes Manager of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition, Festus Longmatey, has revealed some public basic schools are turning pupils away due to lack of basic infrastructure. According to him, in some areas, the lack of desks for instance means that public basic schools are unable to enroll as many pupils as […]