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Scholarship criteria unchanged as registrar defends 2025 Canada awards to underage Ghanaian twins
The Ghana Scholarship Authority has defended its decision to award scholarships to Ghanaian twins to study in Canada, insisting the beneficiaries met all eligibility requirements under its established policy.
Teacher arrested after viral assault of female student at Nyinahini Catholic SHS
A teacher at Nyinahini Catholic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region has been arrested after a viral video appeared to show him physically assaulting a female student, authorities said Tuesday. The footage, widely circulated on social media, shows the teacher repeatedly striking the student before lifting her and t...
Education Ministry, NACOC launch campaign to combat drug use in schools
The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry for the Interior and the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), has launched a nationwide Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) Campaign to combat the growing menace of drug abuse in schools across the country. The initiative forms part of the government’s i...
Gov't to build two new community day senior high schools in Nima and Kasoa - Haruna Iddrisu announces
Two new community day senior high schools at to be constructed in Nima in Accra and Kasoa in the Central Region under the proposed STAR-J infrastructure programme aimed at expanding access to secondary education and ease pressure on existing schools. The Minister for Education, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, speaking at a press br...
Declining supervision in schools is fueling indiscipline — Lawyer
Lawyer and energy expert Lom-Nuku Ahlijah has raised concerns over declining supervision in Ghanaian schools, warning that increasing student populations and inadequate investment in education are contributing to rising indiscipline on campuses across the country. His remarks follow a disturbing incident at Ada Senior...
Precious Agrobesa Akos elected Crossbench Whip at Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Australia
Her election places her in a key leadership position ahead of the highly anticipated debate on the Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Integrity Bill 2026.
Ghana Hostels Limited fires back at Acting Rent Commissioner over ‘misleading’ comments on student hostel charges
Ghana Hostels Limited (GHL) has fired back at the Acting Rent Commissioner, Mr Fredrick Opoku, demanding an apology over what it describes as unfair and misleading comments about rent charges at the Pentagon Hostel on the University of Ghana campus. In a media release issued on May 13, 2026, the management of GHL, whic...
Ghanaian scholar advocates shift in media narratives on mental illness
A Ghanaian researcher is calling for broader changes in how mental illness is represented in the media, arguing that legal reforms alone are insufficient to reduce stigma without corresponding changes in public narratives and social attitudes. Jonathan Okoe, a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, make...
Ghana’s UK High Commissioner alleges NPP gov’t mismanaged scholarship funds
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sabah Zita Benson, has accused the previous administration of mismanaging government scholarship funds, alleging that excessive spending on dependants of scholarship beneficiaries contributed to millions of pounds in unpaid tuition fees and living allowances owed to Ghan...
Wesley Girls’ High School launches 190th anniversary celebrations with legacy projects
Wesley Girls’ High School, one of Ghana’s oldest and most prestigious educational institutions, will mark its 190th anniversary with a year-long global celebration aimed at honouring its rich legacy while investing in the future of generations of young women. The celebrations, which will be held under the theme, “Honou...
GES announces instalment plan to clear teachers’ salary arrears
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the government has approved the payment of outstanding salary arrears owed to newly recruited teachers under the 2024 financial clearance. The approval, according to the Service, was granted by the Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Controller and Accounta...
Ghana calls for educational Sovereignty as eLearning Africa 2026 Opens in Accra
Ghana has renewed its commitment to digital transformation in education, calling for African-led solutions to shape the future of learning across the continent. Speaking at the official opening of the 19th edition of eLearning Africa in Accra, Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, said Africa must take control of its...