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DHLTU’s Open Day and Mini Trade Fair: When classrooms turn into marketplaces
The forecourt of the Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University buzzed with more than student energy on Monday.
Free SHS suppliers to picket at Education Ministry over GH¢50m debt
The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) has announced plans to stage a picket at the Ministry of Education on June 11, 2026, over delays in the payment of outstanding debts owed to its members under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme. In a statement issued on Wednesday, June 3, the asso...
An open letter to the President: The excavators are back…
History will not remember every press conference, political quarrel or television debate of our time. But it will remember whether Samreboi was treated as a warning or merely as another disaster scene visited by officials, photographed by cameras and forgotten once the mud had dried.
Old students’ association breaks silence over Kumasi Academy arson threats
The Kumasi Academy Past Students Association (KAPSA), popularly known as Akunini Global, has thrown its support behind the management of Kumasi Academy and the Ghana Education Service (GES) over measures adopted to safeguard the integrity of the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Parliament shuts out media during BoG Governor’s briefing amid Minority protest
The parliamentary Minority on Wednesday walked out of a briefing by Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Asiama after the First Deputy Speaker ordered the session to be held behind closed doors, triggering accusations that the Majority was undermining transparency and accountability. First Deputy Speaker Bernard Ahiafor d...
Petrol prices set for sharpest drop in months amid falling global oil prices
Motorists are set to enjoy significant relief at the pumps from June 16, as fuel prices are projected to fall sharply nationwide.
NPP regional election: Bernard Okoe Boye wins Greater Accra NPP chairmanship
Bernard Okoe Boye has been elected Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after securing a decisive victory in the party’s regional executive elections. Okoe Boye polled 490 votes to beat Alfred Boye, who obtained 172 votes. Joana Frances Ada won the first vice chairman position with 405 votes...
How to check 2026 WASSCE Private First Series results
The West African Examinations Council has announced the release of provisional results for candidates who sat the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, First Series.
Oppong Nkrumah exposes BoG’s US$10.36bn forex operations amid media blackout
The controversy surrounding Parliament’s closed-door engagement with Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr. Johnson Asiama deepened on Wednesday (15 July) after Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, disclosed portions of the Governor...
Violence disrupts Bantama NPP constituency elections; three arrested
Three men have been arrested after violence broke out during the New Patriotic Party’s constituency executive elections at the Bantama Cultural Centre in Kumasi on Saturday (11 July). The election reportedly went ahead despite a court injunction seeking to stop the exercise. Witnesses say voting was in progress when a...
Education Ministry eyes stronger numeracy interventions as maths lags behind literacy
The Ministry of Education is considering expanding numeracy-focused programmes across the country after recognising that mathematics has not received the same level of attention as literacy in basic education.
High court stops NPP constituency executive elections in Bibiani
The High Court in Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region has halted the conduct of constituency executive elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) pending the determination of an application for an interlocutory injunction before the court.