A first-year student at Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region has tragically passed away. The student, who complained of severe stomach pains, succumbed on Monday, February 5, 2024. It is...
A first-year student at Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region has tragically passed away. The student, who complained of severe stomach pains, succumbed on Monday, February 5, 2024. It is alleged that the student was denied medical attention by the school nurse, who reportedly accused...
Sally Akua Amoakowaa, the ex-wife of Dr. Kwaku Oteng, has bemoaned the incessant habit of some rich men in the country who are fond of using the police to unlawfully do their bidding. Emphasizing her point, she claimed that such men, in the quest to retrieve monies from their...
Students who choose elective science in Senior High School (SHS) will no longer be required to take Core Mathematics and Integrated Science, according to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). Director General of NaCCA, Professor Edward Appiah said this change is part of the new curriculum developed...
At a Public Accounts Committee hearing Wednesday, January 31, 2024, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service was given a two-week ultimatum to investigate and report back to the Committee on a matter of unearned salaries paid to a sick teacher. Dr. Eric Nkansah is expected to explain...
The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government has stated clearly that the flagship Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme will be reviewed. This was contained in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest report on Ghana’s US$3 billion bailout programme. On page 76 of their 155-page report under the heading...
Founder and leader of Alabaster International Ministry, Prophet Kofi Oduro, has launched a scathing attack on Ghana’s leaders and footballers, describing the country as a sick nation. According to him, the country is gradually deteriorating and nothing is being done to avert it. In a sermon delivered and shared...
All 2023 WASSCE candidates from T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (T. I. AMASS) have been summoned to the WAEC office for investigations related to alleged exam malpractices. 4,280 candidates nationwide but taken the drastic measure of withholding the entire results of 1,005 candidates due to suspected offenses. Sources reveal...
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially sanctioned Parents Associations (PAs) to raise funds in support of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. In 2019, the government halted the imposition of Parents Teachers Association levies due to widespread complaints about exorbitant levies imposed on students. This led to...
The futures of thousands of students in higher institutions of learning are in limbo, following revelations by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) that as many as 33 private tertiary institutions in the country are currently operating with expired accreditation. Institutions that have not been accredited by GTEC –...
A new 24-page code of conduct released by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for students in Senior High schools has said it will be an offence for students to engage in sexual relations while in school. The new document explained that it shall constitute misconduct or an offence for...