11,501 Q: Who is Dr. Fatimatu Bello is? A: Fatimatu Bello is a Ghanaian scientist and engineer who grew up in New Tafo-Akim, a small town in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa. She is the fourth of six children in her family and the only one who pursued a career in science and […]
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NSS and Ghana Armed Forces to collaborate in food production soon
571 The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, has announced plans by the Armed Forces will soon collaborate with the National Service Scheme to produce food to feed the country. According to the CDS, the move was to help address food security issues in the country and […]
CHASS demands urgent funds, furniture for Senior High Schools
490 The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education to prioritize two critical issues; funding shortages and furniture deficiencies in senior high schools across the country. With both third-year and first-year students returning to school on January 3rd, 2024, CHASS President Rev. […]
Interdicted headteachers to appear before investigative committee today
546 Four out of the seven headteachers who were interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees in the Ashanti Region are expected to appear before a committee set up to investigate the claims today, December 12. The Ghana Education Service (GES) explained that the headteachers were accused of charging students various unapproved fees, including alleged payments […]
Resurrect NABCO to absorb out gone National Service Personnel – Chief Nurudeen to Gov’t
610 A youth activist and a National Service Personnel in the Tamale Metropolitan, Chief Ibrahim Nurudeen has appealed to government to resurrect the Nabco Programme to absorb out gone service personnel to avoid frustration among the youth. According to him, the competition in the job market is tedious and it would be frustrating for a […]
Vice-Chancellor Of AAMUSTED Calls For Support From Alumni Association
490 Professor Frederick Kwaku Sarfo, Vice Chancellor at the Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills-Training And Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) has urged past students of the university to join the Alumni Association so that they could contribute their knowledge and expertise into the shaping of the current students and to participate in the development of the […]
Increase investment in teacher education-Prof Ahmed Jinapor
564 The Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Prof Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has posited that teachers were the architects of a nation’s future and therefore called for increased investment in teacher education since it was the foundation for national development. According to him, the call for increased investment in teacher education was […]
Education Minister praised for an event free School placement exercise
502 Some parents, guardians and stakeholders in the country have praised the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for an event-free Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) exercise this year. According to the concerned Ghanaians, the fact that no incident has so far been recorded during the self-placement and the general admission process attests […]
Seven Headteachers in Ashanti Region interdicted for charging unauthorized fees
658 Seven headteachers in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the Ashanti Region have been asked to step aside for allegedly charging unauthorized fees from fresh students. The Ghana Education Service (GES) in separate statements dated December 8, 2023, noted that it has initiated investigations into the conduct of the headteachers. The headteachers are Mrs Selina […]
National Service Personnel January-May ,2023 Arrears to be paid tomorrow-Executive Director
1,076 Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS),headed by Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, Executive Director, wishes to announce for the information of National Service Personnel (NSP) who just completed their one-year mandatory national service, that government has released funds for the payment of arrears on their allowances covering January, 2023 to May, 2023. The arrears […]