Education
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Pregnant BECE candidate goes into labour in exam hall and delivers a baby
A pregnant student sitting for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) stunned many after she went into labour and gave birth during her ICT paper. The incident occurred on Wednesday,…
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Education Minister tells 2025 BECE candidates to “Remain calm, focused and avoid malpractice”
Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu has extended a heartfelt message of encouragement to the over 600,000 candidates preparing to write this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), sche…
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Eduwatch warns that digital inequality threatens fairness in 2025 BECE
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called on government to urgently address the stark digital divide in Ghana’s basic schools as over 600,000 candidates prepare to sit for the 2025 Basic Education…
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Free SHS is for public schools only – GNAT declares
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has expressed strong opposition to the government’s decision to expand the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy to include private schools. According…
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Prof. Ernest Tweneboah-Koduah succeeds Prof. Bawole as Dean of University of Ghana Business School
The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) has entered a new era with the appointment of Professor Ernest Yaw Tweneboah-Koduah as Dean, marking a momentous chapter in the institution’s history. H…
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Senior Education Advisor says Parental conduct fuelling indiscipline in SHSs
Senior Education Advisor at Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Dr. Peter Attafuah, has attributed the growing wave of indiscipline among Senior High School (SHS) students to the conduct of some paren…
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Government declares plans to extend free SHS policy to private schools next academic year
The government has announced plans to expand Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy to cover private schools beginnig next academic year. This was disclosed during the announcement of the revised guid…
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Africa Education Watch calls for legal backing of National Apprenticeship Programme
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for the legalisation of the National Apprenticeship Programme to ensure its continuity and prevent future governments from abandoning it. This call was ma…
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We don’t need clarification, just stop using ‘Dr’ title – GTEC to GUTA President, Joseph Obeng
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has reiterated its stance that Joseph Obeng, President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), must cease using the title “Dr.” despite holdin…
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Ghana Tertiary Education Commission blasts UG senior staff strike despite negotiations
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has expressed disappointment over the decision by the Senior Staff Association of the University of Ghana to embark on an industrial strike, despite ong…