The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has taken a subtle jab at the National Democratic Congress’ Green Book, while referring to the amount of work the sitting president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has out into the education sector. The minister said that Ghana remains one of the leaders in the …
Read More »Education Ministry denies cancellation of Teachers, Nurses trainee allowances
The Ministry of Education has refuted reports that the Teachers and Nurses’ Trainee allowances have been cancelled. In the statement, the Ministry categorically dismissed the claims as false and unfounded, emphasizing that there are no plans or intentions to terminate these allowances. The Minister for Education, Hon. …
Read More »Teacher Sacked For 20 Years Of Absence Vows To Defend Herself
Teacher Sacked For 20 Years Of Absence Vows To Defend Herself A teacher in Italy who was sacked for 20 years of absence in 24 years at schools near Venice has vowed to tell her side of the story. Cinzia Paolina De Lio was dismissed in 2017 after she reappeared …
Read More »Methodist Church Wants Free SHS Reviewed
The Kumasi Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana has noted that though the Free Senior High School programme being pursued by the Akufo-Addo administration is a laudable policy, but it is fraught with challenges that must be addressed. According to the church, but for the policy, most of the …
Read More »Prioritise Education Minister’s Initiative of raising 1,000 Engineers by 2030 – Government told
Government has been urged to implement across the country, the initiative of the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to raise 1,000 young engineers in his constituency by 2030. Dr Adutwum, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe in the Ashanti region, has been sponsoring 100 …
Read More »Lowest paid teacher takes home GH¢434 every month
Teachers and staff at the Ghana Education Service have witnessed an increment in their basic pay, after the 30 percent increase in the Single Spine Salary Structure for public sector workers. This increment took effect from January 1, 2023, and also includes a 15 percent market premium which the government …
Read More »Education Minister to close down non-performing schools
The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has challenged Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions to improve their educational outcomes or stand the risk of having their institutions closed down. He explained that a school with a …
Read More »Anger as GES makes student travel 428km to receive Ghc200 as award
Officials of the Ghana Education Service(GES) in the Gushegu District have come under fire for making a student who is pursuing further studies at Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD UBIDS) travel over 428km to receive a cash award of Ghc200. Abdul-Latif Fawei who was …
Read More »N/R: 183 teenage pregnancies recorded during 2022 BECE and WASSCE
A total of 183 teenage pregnancy cases were recorded during the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE) and the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) in the Northern Region. This was disclosed by a worried Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan Shaibu in his speech during Ghana’s 66th Independence day …
Read More »University of Ghana introduces postgraduate programmes in genetics
Three postgraduate programmes in genetics have been introduced at the University of Ghana to train professionals in the handling of diseases such as sickle cell, breast and prostate cancer in the country. The new programmes are Master of Science (MSc) in Genetic Counselling and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctorate …
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