Education

2,456  Professor Edward Appiah, the Director of the National Council For Curriculum and Assessment (NACCA) at the Ministry of Education has commended the Christ Apostolic University College (CAUC) for having a forward looking curriculum for teaching and learning. Speaking at the 8th Graduation ceremony of the Christ-centered private tertiary outfit as guest speaker in Kumasi, […]

1,987  The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers have rendered an unqualified apology to the general public, especially,parents and NaCCA over the publication of a history textbook for basic schools which intended teaching anti-Christian content to pupils. According to the association, they would from now on ensure that a committee is put up to […]

2,104  The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) of Ghana has stressed that not all textbooks on the Ghanaian market have been approved by the council. According to the Director General of NaCCA, Prof. Edwin Appiah, some publishers fail to get approval from the council before putting their books on the market for sale. […]

2,043  Management of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) in the Ashanti Region says it is discussing with stakeholders, the appropriate time to recall some 500 students, who were asked to go home last Friday, May 26. The students are reported to have gone on rampage on May 17, causing damage to school property. The school […]

2,108  The government through the Ministry of Education is preparing to replace textbooks with laptops in Senior High Schools across the country. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who announced this, said textbooks and other teaching and learning materials would be installed on the laptops to be used during lessons. Speaking at the 60th Anniversary […]

2,814  The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS),has released PIN Codes for a total of 12,594 eligible final year Ghanaian Nursing Trainees from 107 accredited Nursing Training Institutions in the country to enable them enroll to do their national service for the 2023/2024 service year. This was contained in a statement dated Friday,26th May,2023 […]

3,077  The Punch Newspaper can say on record that authorities of Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI)in the Ashanti Region have sacked over seven hundred (700)students for failing to attend Assembly today. Speaking to some of the students this afternoon they confirmed that authorities have asked them to go home with their bags and chop box and […]

2,431  The Deputy Education Minister, John Ntim Fordjour, has sternly condemned Excellence Publications for publishing a textbook that vilifies content on Christianity. In a tweet on Thursday, Mr Fordjour who doubles as MP for Assin South described the content in the textbook titled ‘History of Ghana for Basic Schools’, as obnoxious and misconceived. While condemning […]

1,995  Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, says he doubts government will ever review the Free Senior High School programme. According to him, the government has given no indication of doing so despite pressure from the International Monetary Fund to review the programme as part of its objectives to strengthen fiscal policy. In […]

2,112    The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has announced that a frantic effort was being made by the government of Ghana towards increasing the number of Ghanaians who speak and or write the French language in the country. He explained that the Education Ministry has since 2017 embarked on an ambitious […]