654 Lordina Serwaah Agyapong, a 15 year old pupil from the Tafo Pankrono MA Junior High School last Friday won the coveted accolade as the best reading pupil in the Ashanti Region. With stiff competition from other four finalists in the Otumfuo Community Reading Challenge competition (OCRC), Lordina polled 78.9 points to win the two-round […]
Education
Kumasi High School Set Me Up For Success-Education Minister
1,736 Ghana’s Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says his success in life is primarily based on the solid education and discipline he got when he enrolled at Kumasi High School (KUHIS) to pursue his 6th form education. Speaking at the 9th speech and prize giving day of his alma mater in Gyinyase, the Education […]
Let’s mentor young girls, women — Professor Nanaa Jane Opoku Agyemany
831 Professor Jane Naana Opoku — Agyemany, a former Minister of Education, has called for mentoring for young girls and women in communities. She said the only way to impact the vulnerable was through mentoring, coaching and counseling, adding ” we can all do something to impact others’. It is not always about money, Sometimes […]
Education Ministry to deepen ties with Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie-Dr Adutwum
665 The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has hinted at the government’s commitment towards deepening ties with the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) towards strengthening the teaching and learning of French in the country. He explained that the move was to promote and expand the teaching and learning of the French language by […]
Ghana’s education receiving the right support towards the transformation of the economy-Dr Adutwum
709 The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the nation’s education sector was receiving the right direction and support towards the transformation of the nation’s socioeconomic development. He explained that the current retooling of educational institutions, policy directions, expansion of school projects, the building of new schools, introduction of new curricula and […]
Bloomberg trains 88 African journalists in financial reporting
665 Eighty-eight journalists have graduated from a six months capacity-building training organized by the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) for Financial Journalism Training Program (FJT) at a special ceremony in Accra. All the journalists who were from Ghana, Nigeria and Togo were categorized into two groups of 44 each and were trained in financial reporting […]
Private Universities Cry Over Neglect By Government
664Private universities have bemoaned what they describe as government neglect of their operations despite their massive contribution to the county’s human resource development. According to the chairman of the Council for Independent Universities (CIU), Professor Nicholas N.N Nsowah-Nuama, many private universities are overwhelmed by stifling capital, staff, and the administrative and overhead cost of singlehandedly […]
Dr. Osei Kwame Despite’s Son, Kennedy Osei Graduates From Ghana School Of Law
1,930On Friday, November 11, the General Legal Council of Ghana enrolled new lawyers at the Accra International Conference Center, Accra.Overall, 850 candidates have passed and were fit to be considered for the Ghana Bar on November 11, 2022 provided they have met other requirements demanded by the GSL. To pass a paper, a candidate must […]
Teacher Unions Call Off Strike
803 The teacher unions have called off their strike following a restraining order against them by the National Labour Commission (NLC) The teacher unions: the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) who have been on strike for the past seven days […]
Your GH¢126m did little to help with feeding crisis – CHASS to GES
2,424 The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has lashed out at the Government and the Ministry of Education on the GH¢126,000,000 released to the National Food Buffer Stock Company meant to cover non-perishable food items. The Education Ministry, in a statement dated October 28, 2022, said the money was released to Senior […]