Education

1,576  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 […]

1,526 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 […]

1,479  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 […]

1,576  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 […]

1,491  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 […]

1,664  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 […]

2,319  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 […]

1,650  The Obuasi Area Church of Pentecost Men’s Ministry (PEMEM) has embarked on road safety campaign to educate drivers and passengers on the need to observe traffic rules and regulations. The campaign, which was launched on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Obuasi Central Lorry Station, aims to reduce road accidents and fatalities in the […]

1,395  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reiterated that the reporting date for first year senior high students (SHS) still remains Monday, December 4, 2023. Parents, students and the general public have therefore been reminded to take note that the reporting date for first year students is December 4, 2023 as indicated on the Placement […]

1,475  Parliament has asked the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to reconsider the directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to fresh students, teaching and non-teaching staff to begin academic work on Monday, December 4, 2023. A statement by the Parliamentary Service noted that “due to the short notice with its attendant inconvenience […]