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Education Minister endorses nationwide NHIS sensitisation, inter-regional quiz competition
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has endorsed a nationwide sensitisation programme and inter-regional quiz competition on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as part of efforts to strengthen health awareness among students.
University of Ghana to launch global alumni network app to reconnect graduates
The University of Ghana will on May 28, 2026, officially launch a new digital platform designed to connect its alumni across the world in a single, secure and verified network. The University of Ghana Global Alumni Network (UGA Network) App is expected to serve as a central digital hub for graduates to reconnect, engag...
Lifeline for Afife R/C Primary School as JOBerg supports GETFund with GH¢2.25m for classroom and toilet project
JOBerg Ghana Limited, a leading construction and real estate development company, has donated GH¢2.25 million to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to support the construction of a six-unit classroom block and a six-seater toilet facility at Afife Roman Catholic Primary School.
Techiman: students protest at Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College, demand removal of principal
Students of the Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Bono East Region have staged a protest, calling for the immediate removal of the school’s principal, Mrs Ellen Dwamena, over what they describe as poor leadership and deteriorating conditions on campus. Carrying placards and chanting slogans, the stude...
Brighter Future Africa, Ghana Library Authority launch 2026 Holiday Reading Challenge
Brighter Future Africa (BFA), in partnership with the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA), has launched the 2026 Holiday Reading Challenge, a nationwide initiative aimed at encouraging children to develop a reading culture during the long school vacation. The programme targets learners from Basic 4 to JHS 2 in both public a...
Gov’t working to address salary arrears of 2024 teachers – Education Minister assures
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, on Friday, engaged a delegation of newly recruited teachers from the 2024 cohort over concerns regarding their unpaid salary arrears.
Ashanti Region: six injured in Offinso Technical Institute unrest, first years ordered home
Six students have been injured after a violent clash between local youth and students at the Offinso Technical Institute in the Ashanti Region, prompting school authorities to send Form One students home as tensions remain high. The injured students — three boys and three girls — sustained various degrees of harm durin...
Tatale SHS storekeeper accused of attempting to steal food items
A storekeeper at Tatale Senior High School has been caught in an alleged attempt to steal food items from the school’s storage facility, according to reports. Accra-based Citi News reported that students, suspecting irregularities, laid an ambush to intercept the theft. During the confrontation, the storekeeper reporte...
Gov’t urged to expand support to private schools as King Arthur International School marks 30th anniversary
Private educational institutions have called on the government to extend more support to private schools, arguing that they remain key partners in Ghana’s human resource development. According to stakeholders, government interventions over the years have largely focused on public schools through infrastructure developm...
Private schools deserve government support too — King Arthur International School advocates at 30th anniversary
Private educational institutions have called on the government to extend education support interventions to private schools, arguing that they remain important partners in Ghana’s human resource development. The stakeholders say while government investments in infrastructure, teaching and learning materials and other e...
Educationist warns against rising partisan politics in schools
Rev. Dr. Nana Kwesi Essel-Okyeahene, founder and director of Young Executive School (YES) in Kasoa and Onua Francis International School, has raised concerns about the growing infiltration of partisan politics into Ghana’s educational institutions, warning that the trend threatens student development and the integrity...
Students of Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College protest over poor conditions
Students of the Techiman-Krobo Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Bono East Region have staged a demonstration to protest what they describe as poor living and learning conditions at the institution, while demanding the removal of the principal. Wearing red armbands, the aggrieved students took to the street...