1,136 The Tamale Technical University branch of the Dagbon Student’s Association (DASA) has commended one of Ndan Ya-Naa’s spouse, Her majesty Gaziya Asana for giving a facelift to the Yendi Municipal fire station. Until the major refurbishing, the fire station has been in a deplorable condition and deteriorating each day since its establishment in the […]
Education
Artificial intelligence to complement skills of artisans
913 The Director General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has debunked the notion that the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon take away the jobs of TVET graduates. He explained that rather, the combination of AI and the skills of the artisans in the […]
Hulede Foundation donates mechanized borehole to new Amakom M/A cluster of schools
1,097 Hulede Foundation,founded by John Hulede,a US – based non profitable organization has donated mechanized borehole water to new Amakom cluster of schools in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The donation is to help pupils and teachers to have access to portable drinking water which will facilitate teaching, learning and enhance quality education […]
Free SHS: Food suppliers to picket at Buffer Stock Company over outstanding arrears
1,374 The National Food Suppliers Association will on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock Company. The Association in a press statement on Friday, said the picketing is because members of the association are yet to receive feedback from the government or its agencies on how or when […]
Teaching is a noble profession,develop clean heart on the field of work- Teachers told
1,029 Mr.Ramzy Adams, Chief Executive Officer of Ramzy Transport Services who doubles as the operations manager of Modern Granite Quarry at Buoho in Afigya Kwabre South District in an exclusive interview with the media entreated teachers to develop clean heart and selfless leadership on their field of work. According to him, education is very important […]
Laptops cannot replace textbooks – CSOs to govt
1,106 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the education sector have objected to the government’s decision to replace textbooks with laptops in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country. Their objection follows Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s announcement that textbooks and other teaching materials would be installed on the laptops for use during lessons, with the […]
Net enrolment in basic school declines – ISSER report
1,556 The Ghana Social Development Outlook Report (GSDO) launched at the University of Ghana has revealed that there has been a decline in enrollment in primary and Junior high schools. According to the 2022 report, enrolment at the Primary level declined from an average of 91 percent in 2016 to 80 percent in 2020 while […]
School Feeding Caterers’ arrears from third term of 2022 academic year to be paid next week – Gender Minister
961 The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has assured that the caterers working under the School Feeding Programme will receive the 2022 academic year third term arrears due them next week. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, she noted that the arrears for the first and second term have been […]
Late Ama Ata Aidoo made tremendous contributions to Ghana, Africa’s development – Akufo-Addo
844 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has eulogised the late Ama Ata Aidoo for her tremendous contributions to Ghana and Africa’s development. He described the renowned playwright and poet as a “big Ghanaian”, and “one of the outstanding writers of her generation”. “Through her work, she made a tremendous contribution to the development of our […]
Governing Council Chairman will plunge UEW in chaos if not removed – Concerned Staff
1,106 Concerned Staff of the University of Education Winneba (UEW) insists that the Governing Council Chairman, Nana Ofori Ansah I, will plunge the university into chaos if he is not immediately removed. Speaking on the Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu, the Convener for the Concerned Staff of UEW, Professor George Kankam Senior, accused the […]