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Failure is part of Success — Peter Debrah encourages resilience among Students
The CEO of Pedlo Energy, Ing. Dr Peter Debrah has urged students to focus on purpose, discipline, and personal development as key drivers of success during the “Fire for Future” SHS edition conference in the Ashanti Region. The event, organised by Pedlo Energy and Draema Services in collaboration with the Ghana Educati...
Veep Opoku-Agyemang extends best wishes to BECE candidates
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, on behalf of the government, extends best wishes to all students writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) this week.
Shun vote-buying in campus elections—NCCE charges students
Students in the country’s tertiary institutions have been urged to reject vote-buying, intimidation, insults, and misinformation during campus elections.
Ghana School of Law rolls out counselling support after student death
The Ghana School of Law (GSL) has introduced a structured counselling programme for students following the death of a PLC Part I student at its Accra Main campus. In a notice to students, management said the intervention is designed to provide emotional and psychological support, particularly for those in Accra Main Gr...
World Bank pledges $300 million to support Ghana’s secondary education transformation for jobs
The World Bank has committed approximately $300 million to support Ghana’s planned Secondary Education Transformation for Results and Jobs initiative, a flagship programme aimed at improving learning outcomes and expanding employment opportunities for young people. The announcement was made by the Minister for Educatio...
Manuel Life Foundation distributes over 1,500 examination materials to BECE candidates in Nkoranza South District
The Manuel Life Foundation has distributed more than 1,500 pens, rulers, and other educational materials to candidates writing the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (Basic Education Certificate Examination) in the Nkoranza South Municipality. The initiative, led by the Chief Executive Officer of the foundati...
SHS selection: 2026 BECE candidates to pick 2 category A schools
Candidates writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be required to choose two Category ‘A’ senior high schools, one with boarding houses and the other a day school within their district, for the next phase of their education. The adjustment is part of measures to improve the Computerised...
Ghana Education jobs: GTEC mandates qualification checks
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed that all prospective applicants seeking employment within agencies under the Ministry of Education must have their tertiary qualifications evaluated and verified as part of the recruitment process. The directive, contained in a letter signed by the Deputy Dire...
Rent Control Department to storm universities over exorbitant hostels fees
The Rent Control Department has announced a nationwide compliance exercise targeting hostel operators across Ghana’s tertiary institutions, following growing concerns over alleged exploitative pricing, excessive advance rent demands, and arbitrary increases in accommodation fees. The move comes after a formal petition...
Hostel fees are choking students – NUGS raises concern amidst demand for urgent action
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is calling for urgent action to curb what it describes as rising and exploitative hostel fees that are putting severe financial pressure on students across the country. Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, NUGS President Rashid Ibrahim said many students are struggling to cope w...
Seven teachers arrested over BECE infractions
Seven teachers have been arrested for various examination infractions in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed. The arrests were made through WAEC’s monitoring systems and tips from whistleblowers. In a telephone interview with the Ghana N...
NSAI inaugurates board to champion AI and data science in Ghana
The Nsowah-Nuamah Statistics and Artificial Intelligence Institute (NSAI) in Accra has inaugurated a new governing board to drive the adoption of artificial intelligence and data science in education, policy development and industry across Ghana and the wider African continent. The seven-member board was sworn-in on Tu...