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6 pupils defiled in Upper East; teacher among suspects
At least six schoolchildren were defiled in the Upper East Region between July 2025 and March 2026, with a teacher among the suspects arrested in connection with the cases, raising fresh concerns about the safety of children, particularly within school environments.
Education Minister orders withdrawal of GTEC letters on post-retirement contracts
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to withdraw two earlier letters concerning post-retirement contracts for senior academic staff in public universities.
UCC School of Optometry receives $8,000 eye care equipment donation from alumnus
The School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Cape Coast has received clinical equipment worth $8,000 to support vision education at the School.
Academic City University offers free health screening to boost healthy living in Ga East
Academic City University organised a comprehensive free health screening exercise for hundreds of community members during its annual Health Week celebration.
Rent Control Department cracks down on hostels over exploitative pricing, illegal rent advances
The Rent Control Department has announced a nationwide compliance exercise targeting hostel operators across Ghana’s tertiary institutions, following concerns over alleged exploitative pricing, arbitrary rent increases, and excessive advance rent demands. The Department said the move forms part of efforts to enforce co...
WAEC adjusts exam timings to curb examination leakages
The Head of Public Affairs of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has disclosed that adjustments have been made to examination questions and schedules to address cross-border leakages.
New Legal Education Reform Act raises standards, not lowers them – Dafeamekpor
Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has defended the newly passed Legal Education Reforms Bill, insisting it strengthens, rather than weakens, the quality of legal training in Ghana.
2026 BECE: Steps to check and print your results online
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates. Candidates need a WAEC result checker PIN to view their individual results. The PIN can be purchased through a shortcode service by dialing t...
2026 BECE: Candidates stranded over road blockade at Nyanikrom
Some Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates at Nyanikrom in the Shama District of the Western Region were on Monday morning left stranded after residents blocked the main road in protest over its poor condition, disrupting movement to examination centres on the first day. A headmistress who spoke in...
Alleged assault: GNAT threatens WASSCE boycott over arrest of Nyinahini SHS teacher
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Ashanti Region has threatened to boycott the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and stage protests if a colleague detained following an altercation with a student is not released from custody. The Association said Tuesday that the...
GES shoots down claims of new graduate teacher recruitment
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a disclaimer, distancing itself from a recruitment notice circulating on social media and describing it as fake and misleading.
Every child deserves to learn
For thousands of neurodivergent children in Ghana, the classroom remains a place of exclusion. We talk about inclusive education in policy documents. We sign international commitments. But on the ground, the reality is very different. Consider this. One in every five children with a disability aged 6 to 24 has never at...