Education
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Allow students to wear short skirts, ‘crazy’ jeans, solve real problems – Prof Kwaku Asare
A US-based Law Professor, Kwaku Asare has called on University authorities to focus on solving society’s problems and not on the dressing of University ladies. A Ghanaian public University, the Unive…
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Ghana Public University bans short skirts, ‘crazy’ jeans, others
A Ghanaian public University, the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has issued stern directives to female students against “showing skins” by wearing dresses on campus that the Vice-Ch…
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GES Director-General confirms that SHS placement list will be out Sunday
Barring any last-minute hitches, this year’s schools placement will be out on Sunday, February 21, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has hinted…
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Teachers must impose face mask wearing on pupils – MCE
Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), has called on teachers to inculcate facemask wearing in pupils while ensuring they comply with the other protocols to curb the s…
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GES orders suspension of Independence Day school parade
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all schools in Ghana to halt the celebration of this year’s 6th March parade across the country. The directive follows a press release from the GES on M…
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Schools must remain open – Education Minister-designate insists
The Minister-designate for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has backed government’s resolve to keep schools open despite the surge in coronavirus cases. He said the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the …
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We are not ready for closure of schools – Teachers
Some private school teachers in parts of Accra have expressed worry over the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country and said they were not ready for a second closure of schools. They said their …
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Public Health Committee pushes for all pupils to be withdrawn from schools
DPHEC proposes withdrawal of kids from schoolThe District Public Health Emergency Committee (DPHEC), currently in charge of COVID-19 and its related issues in Dormaa East, is proposing for the withdr…
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Universities’ Senior Staff toughen strike action despite court orders
The leadership of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana has stepped up its monitoring at departments and facu…
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KNUST 2020/2021 fresh students to be matriculated via virtual ceremony
Students admitted into the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology this year will be matriculated via an online ceremony. The decision to hold a virtual ceremony is a result of the increas…