329 The University of Ghana Management has served notice that it will be sacking students in the College of Applied Sciences, the College of Education, and the College of Humanities with a CGPA below 1.0. A notice from the school’s administration has ordered students to review their CGPA as soon as possible in order to […]
Education
National Service Scheme to be upgraded into an Authority – President Akufo-Addo
365 By GNA – The Government is taking steps to upgrade the National Service Scheme (NSS) into an Authority, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed. He said a draft policy was being prepared to that effect, and subsequently work to enact a law to back the proposed new status of the Scheme. This is […]
GRIDCO- NSPS give back to support society
212 The 2022/23 batch of National Service Personnel (NSP) from the Ghana Grid Company LTD, (GRIDCo) has commissioned a 10,000-liter capacity water storage facility dubbed the “PRESTEA SPRING WATER PROJECT” at Prestea in the Western Region. This is an initiative of the GRIDCo NSPs which aligns with GRIDCo’s Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. With the […]
Dr Adutwum launches NELI to sharpen the skills of educational leaders in the country
324 The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, on Friday launched the National Educational Leadership Institute (NELI) to provide specialized professional leadership and management development training for individuals holding or intending to hold leadership and management positions in institutions of learning across the country. A total of 400 leaders from all parts of the education […]
National Service Executive Director Gives Update On National Service Personnel Allowance
375 Management of the National Service Scheme,headed by Hon Osei Assibey Antwi,Executive Director ,has taken notice of concerns expressed by national service personnel regarding their unpaid allowances for September and arrears covering January to June, 2023 from the recent upward adjustments of their monthly allowances. Management wishes to assure service personnel that allowances for September, […]
Journalist Supports Pupils With Educational Materials
280 A KUMASI-based Journalist, Simon Opoku Afriyie , has extended a helping hand to scores of children of school-going age at Manso Muawano in the Amansie south District of the Ashanti Region. Mr. Opoku Afriyie who is also Otec Fm news reporter and doubles as the Chief Executive Officer of choicenewsonline.com, presented exercise books, pens […]
Loss of experienced teachers to the UK worrying – Registrar of National Teaching Council
469 The Registrar of the National Teaching Council, Dr. Christian Addai-Poku, says the loss of experienced teachers to the United Kingdom ought to be a major concern for the country. Last week, the registrar had raised concern about the high attrition rate in the nation’s education sector, and the threat it poses towards the future […]
High attrition rate poses danger to the nation’s education-Dr Addai-Poku
255 The Registrar of the National Teaching Council, Dr Christian Addai-Poku, has announced that the high attrition rate in the nation’s education sector poses a great threat towards the future of the nation’s education and development. He then appealed to the government and all other stakeholders to put in place the right measures to curb […]
AGI eulogizes Dr Adutwum for promoting STEM education
233 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Mr Seth Twum Akwaboah, has praised the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, and the government for the frantic effort towards the development of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in the country. He explained that the move was the surest […]
NSS deploys 122,275 personnel for 2023/2024 service year
341 122,275 prospective national service personnel have been posted to various institutions nationwide to undertake their one-year mandatory service to the nation for the 2023/2024 season. The personnel include the year 2023 eligible Ghanaian graduates from accredited tertiary institutions in the country, defaulters who submitted their applications for postings, and private registrants. Regional validation and […]