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Ghana owes £5m in unpaid stipends to PhD students in UK – High Commissioner reveals
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sabah Zita Benson, has revealed that government owes about £5 million in unpaid stipends and tuition to Ghanaian PhD students in the UK.
Mahama commissions Paga SHS E-Block, promises facilities to end double-track by 2027
President John Dramani Mahama has, as part of his Resetting Ghana Tour of the Upper East Region, commissioned the E-Block of the Paga Senior High School (SHS) in the Kassena-Nankana West District.
Nkawie SHTS exposed to insecurity as persistent power outages put students’ and staff lives at risk – Headmistress
The Headmistress of Nkawie Senior High Technical School, Mrs. Faustina Sekyere, has raised concerns over growing insecurity on the school’s campus due to persistent power outages, popularly known as “dumsor.” According to her, the school has no alternative power source, and whenever electricity goes off, the entire cam...
TEWU-TUC gives gov’t two-week ultimatum over grievances of non-teaching staff
The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union of TUC (TEWU-TUC) has given the government a two-week ultimatum to address what it describes as the persistent neglect and unfair treatment of non-teaching staff in Ghana’s education sector. The union says non-teaching staff across the Ghana Education Service, public and tech...
Tamale Central MP: Better schooling key to bridging north-south divide
The MP for Tamale Central, Prof. Alidu Mahama Seidu, has said the only way northern Ghana can close the poverty gap with the south is by preparing students to compete on equal terms with their counterparts in the south.
Academic City and partners issue white paper for stronger digital accountability as Ghana loses GH¢19.3m to cybercrime
Academic City University, the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana, and the Cyber Security Authority, Ghana, have released a white paper calling for stronger accountability, public awareness and coordinated action to safeguard Ghana’s rapidly expanding digital ecosystem.
FAWE Ghana offers 700 new opportunities for young people to pursue tertiary education
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Ghana Secretariat is offering 700 young people opportunities to pursue tertiary education through fully funded scholarships and a remedial programme aimed at students who narrowly miss university entry requirements. The opportunities form part of the second phase of th...
GNAT calls for more specialist teachers to strengthen inclusive education
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called for urgent measures to strengthen Ghana’s special and inclusive education system, particularly through the training and deployment of more specialist teachers. According to GNAT, quality inclusive education cannot be achieved without teachers who are adequate...
Over 37,000 candidates to sit 2026 BECE in Northern Region
A total of 37,111 candidates from 808 schools across the Northern Region will sit for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which begins on Monday, May 4, at 132 examination centres.
Oti Regional Education Director calls on stakeholders to help fight exam malpractice
The Acting Regional Education Director for the Oti Region, Irene Jacquelinda Attabra, has called on all stakeholders to join forces with the Ghana Education Service (GES) to curb examination malpractice, warning that the growing trend threatens the credibility of Ghana’s educational outcomes and the future of the natio...
MOBA inaugurates secretariat to enhance operations
The Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) has inaugurated an ultra-modern office for its secretariat to enhance its operations. The secretariat is expected to provide essential support to the National Executive Council and the MOBA Council in handling project logistics, organising meetings and undertaking initiatives...
BECE malpractice: Education Ministry considers publishing identity of adult exam cheats
The Ministry of Education says it is considering publishing the identity of adults caught in examination malpractice during the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). “We appreciate the public's call for publishing all adults caught engaging in examination malpractices in the just-ended BECE, a prop...