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Right To Play raises alarm over severe teacher shortages in cocoa-growing communities
Right To Play Ghana has raised alarm over severe teacher shortages in cocoa-growing communities, with some schools operating with only three teachers instead of the required nine. The deficit has forced many teachers into stressful multi-grade teaching, handling multiple classes with different curricula and abilities,...
BHOBU-North America raises over US$100k at fundraising dinner, launches US$1m endowment fund
The Bishop Herman Old Boys’ Union of North America (BHOBU-NA) has launched a US$1 million endowment initiative after raising more than US$100,000 during a fundraising dinner dance held in Fairfax, Virginia. The event, which took place at the Hilton Hotels in Fairfax on Saturday, May 16, 2026, brought together alumni, p...
KNUST hosts FDA, CSIR-FRI, Blue Skies for final-year industry engagement
The Career Services Centre of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, in collaboration with the Faculty of Biosciences, hosted representatives from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), CSIR-Food Research Institute (CSIR-FRI), and Blue Skies for an industry engagement session with final-ye...
School heads will fully comply with ban on extravagant graduation celebrations – CHASS
The National Secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Mr. Primus Baro, has assured that school authorities across the country will fully comply with the Ghana Education Service's (GES) directive banning extravagant graduation and school-leaving celebrations.
Three million gallons of palm oil ready for distribution to SHSs
The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has announced that three million gallons of palm oil are ready for distribution to Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country under the Free SHS feeding programme. The announcement was made during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between OPDAG a...
Research dissemination workshop on early childhood development in Africa ends
A four-day workshop on early childhood development (ECD) research dissemination for policy intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa has ended in Accra. The event was organised by ESSA and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge. It brought together 31 research grantee award...
NSA releases postings for 18,617 nurses, midwives for 2026/2027 service year
The National Service Authority (NSA) has officially released the postings for 18,617 eligible nurses and midwives for the upcoming 2026/2027 national service year. The personnel, who passed the August and September 2025 Nursing and Midwifery Council licensure examinations (major season), are expected to undergo a regio...
KNUST secures $2.3m funding for research activities
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has, between November 2025 and March 2026, secured over US$2.3 million in international funding to support research activities.
GETFund launches nationwide furniture appeal to support schools facing shortages
The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has launched a nationwide initiative to mobilise classroom furniture for basic, junior and senior high schools facing critical shortages across the country. Dubbed the Collective Furniture Appeal, the initiative is being implemented through GETFund’s Education Financing and Part...
Ghana signs MOU with ‘Google for Education’ to strengthen digital literacy
Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Google for Education in the United Kingdom to strengthen digital literacy with 21st-century skills.
Amend Education Act to reposition NaSIA — Eduwatch
The Ministry of Education should amend the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023) to reposition the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) as a non-ministerial department reporting directly to Parliament, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has advocated. That, it said, would mirror the structural sepa...
Education Minister orders daily anti-drug campaign in schools
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to introduce a mandatory daily anti-drug awareness message in all pre-tertiary schools as part of efforts to combat rising substance abuse among schoolchildren.