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NSS personnel monthly allowance  sickening – DASA chief of Tamale Technical University pleads for increment

1,776  The Chief of the Dagbon Students Association (DASA) of the Tamale Technical University, Chief Nurudeen Ibrahim has appealed to the Akufo Addo government to review the monthly allowance paid to National Service Personnel. According to him, Ghana’s economic challenge had made life unbearable to the service personnel at their respective post following the low […]

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NSS poised to support the development of education in the country

1,585  The Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, has affirmed the preparedness of the scheme towards the development of education in the country by posting more than 40,000 NSS personnel to the sector yearly. He explained that the posting of NSS personnel to complement the efforts of teachers was […]

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70,000 new applicants expected to access loans from the SLTF for the 2022/2023 academic year

1,630  The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has announced the opening of applications for the 2022/2023 academic year. Tertiary students across the country will be able to access the Students Loan portal either through the organization’s website or by downloading the Students Loan App. Targeted applicants It is expected that over 70,000 new applicants will […]

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Government Releases Funds To SHSs For 2022/2023 Academic Year 

2,188  Elder Peter A. Gyamfi, Eastern Regional Chairman of the Conference of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), says government has released monies to Senior High Schools under its perishables and recurrent expenditure for the 2023 academic year. According to him, the funds were divided into three lodgements: perishables for current forms two and three students and […]

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UG suspends Commonwealth Hall JCR Executives for 3 years each

1,859  The management of the University of Ghana has suspended four former Junior Common Room (JCR) Executives of Commonwealth Hall. According to management, the students had “organized or allowed the organization” of several meetings at the JCR of Commonwealth Hall which had provided a platform for the delivery and publication of “false, reckless and defamatory […]

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Just In: New Reopening Date For All Basic & Senior High Schools In Ghana

2,083  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has made some changes in the re-opening date for basic and senior high schools for January 2023. Following the release of the academic calendar, the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a new re-opening date for basic and senior high schools for the 2022/2023 academic year, […]

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Dr.Eric Nkansah Officially Confirmed As Director-General  Of GES

2,971 Dr.Eric Nkansah has been confirmed as the substantive Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). A letter dated January 4, 2023, signed by the Acting Director of HRMD at the GES, Ms Angela Frimpomaa Nkansah, addressed to all Regional Directors of the GES and seen by Graphic Online, informed them about the official confirmation […]

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Education Minister directs UG to comply with 15% fee increment charges

1,769 The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has directed the Management of the University of Ghana (UG) to comply with the 15 percent increment in tertiary fees. The Education Ministry’s directive follows an engagement with all public universities on the tertiary fees brouhaha on Thursday. It could be recalled that the Ghana Tertiary […]