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MTN Ghana Foundation opens applications for 2026 Bright Scholarship
The MTN Ghana Foundation has officially opened applications for its Bright Scholarship for the 2026/27 academic year.
'Students who sell weed on campus must be dismissed outright' – Education Minister
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for the outright dismissal of students who peddle marijuana on campuses of various senior high schools. He warned that if such students were not sacked, they were likely to "poison the rest of the students who were completely innocent." "You will be alarmed that in...
Nsutaman Catholic SHS stuns KNUST SHS on home turf to book 2026 NSMQ spot
Nsutaman Catholic Senior High School produced one of the biggest upsets of the Ashanti Regional Qualifiers, defeating two-time National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) semi-finalists KNUST Senior High School on their home ground to book an automatic place at the 2026 national championship. Nsutaman Catholic SHS held thei...
CHASS confident funding dispute will be resolved, avoiding shutdown
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) says it remains confident that the ongoing food funding crisis in Ghana’s senior high schools will be resolved through dialogue, despite rising concerns over possible disruptions to academic activities. National Secretary of CHASS, Primus Baro, struck a calm...
UDS: Prof Seidu Al-hassan hands over to new appointed Vice Chancellor after GTEC directive
Prof Seidu Al-hassan has handed over to the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Development Studies (UDS) in the person of Prof. Mohammed Muniru Iddrisu. This followed a directive from the regulator, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC). Prof Seidu Al-hassan was said to be still staying in of...
Academic City’s Dr Lucy Agyepong honoured at 2026 Ghana Women of the Year Awards
The Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Academic City University, Dr Lucy Agyepong, has been honoured with the Excellence in Education Award at the 2026 Ghana Women of the Year Honours.
Upper East defilement cases: 6 pupils abused, teacher among those arrested
A teacher is among suspects arrested for defiling schoolchildren in Ghana’s Upper East Region, as new figures reveal at least six children were sexually abused across three districts between July 2025 and March 2026 — exposing alarming gaps in child safety, even within school walls. The cases were recorded in the Talen...
Kwakyekrom residents demand completion of GETFund classroom project abandoned for 6 years
Residents of Kwakyekrom in the Asawam-Addoagyere Municipality of the Eastern Region are calling for the urgent completion of a six-unit classroom block that has been abandoned for six years under the GETFund programme. They say the stalled project has left pupils of the Kwakyekrom M/A Basic School studying under diffic...
Wonder Kutor calls on government to review the ‘No Fees Stress’ policy
Wonder Victor Kutor, Esq., Board Chairman of VRA International Schools Ltd, has called on the government to review its “No Fees Stress” policy, arguing that parents who can afford to buy luxury vehicles and other expensive gifts for their children after Senior High School should not benefit from state-funded tertiary e...
Venture into agriculture to contribute to Ghana's economic transformation – Dr Gaveh urges youth
A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Horticulture of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr Eli A. Gaveh, has urged the youth to view agriculture not as a burden but as an opportunity to meaningfully contribute to the growth of the Ghanaian economy. "As a nation, we need dedicated and committed yo...
Leadership of 48 Colleges of Education protest in Accra over limited teacher recruitment slots
The leadership of the 48 Colleges of Education across the country has taken to the streets of Accra to present a petition to government over what they describe as inadequate recruitment opportunities for trained teachers. The group is protesting the decision by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to limit recruitment to...
‘Biodiversity is not a luxury’: Ghanaian scientist warns Africa’s future depends on protecting nature
Food security, clean water, public health and economic growth across Africa are increasingly at risk as biodiversity comes under mounting pressure from climate change, deforestation, illegal mining and habitat destruction, one of Ghana's leading conservation scientists has warned.