Education

1,193  The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has presented tablets to students of the Opoku Ware School at a special ceremony in Kumasi. The tablet presentation which is an initiative of the government dubbed ‘One Student One Tablet’ is part of efforts being made by the government to digitize the learning processes in schools across […]

1,361  The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has applauded Prempeh College for emerging winners of the Robofest World Championships, Unknown Mission Challenge (UMC) 2024 held in the U S recently. He said, “You have done very well and you have made Africa proud. We have the best talents in the world. We are disciplined. […]

1,164  The Ministry of Education wishes to address the claims made in a recent report by The Fourth Estate Media regarding the Wi-Fi for Schools Programme. The report, which suggests a failure in service delivery and misuse of public funds, is inaccurate and does not represent the facts. For purposes of clarity, the facts of […]

1,406    The Ministry of Education (MoE), in collaboration with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), has announced a significant reduction in the number of subjects offered at the Senior High School (SHS) level. The streamlined curriculum, which will see the number of subjects reduced from 63 to 37, is set to be […]

1,318  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated its position to scrap the post-college teacher licensure examination when it takes the reins of government in 2025.   It described the examination as an affront to the Colleges of Education. “In this light, the NDC will initiate processes towards the cancellation of the post-college teacher licensure […]

1,261  Mrs. Louisa Amoah, Executive Director of Girls Shall Grow, a Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti region has entreated the general public to observe menstruation as a normal fact of life and not a taboo. Speaking at a symposium organized by Girls Shall Grow and the Students Representative Council (SRC) […]

1,122  A retired educationist, Nana Adu Asare, has appealed to the government to consider free distribution of sanitary pads and related materials to adolescent school girls as a major social intervention to encourage basic and second cycle schools’ enrolment, particularly in the rural communities across the country. He explained that, the prevailing socio-economic difficulties being […]

1,401  The MTN Ghana Foundation has announced that it will close entries for its Bright Scholarship program on May 31, 2024. Eligible applicants who meet all the criteria are urged to apply through the web portal scholarship.mtn.com.gh before the application deadline. The MTN Bright Scholarship is open to continuing students pursuing a first degree at […]

1,492  The British Council in Ghana is commemorating its 80th anniversary with celebrations focusing on its significant contributions to Ghana’s cultural and educational landscape. To mark this significant milestone, the British Council Ghana has planned a series of events and initiatives in June, including but not limited to: · Co-sponsoring the ‘unsung category’ in the […]

1,152  The Obuasi Area Pentecost Men’s Ministry (PEMEM) has partnered the Municipal Education Directorate of the Ghana Education Service to organize a day’s guidance and counseling seminar for final year Junior High school pupils in Obuasi. Pastor Vincent Ephraim Amegah who represented the Area Head, Prophet David Kankam, of Bidieso District at the seminar explained […]