Education
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Govt releases ¢62m intervention grants to SHS teachers across the country
The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government has announced that it has released GH¢62 million to pay teachers of Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country their intervention grants. According to Th…
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School Feeding caterers urged to continue cooking while govt takes steps to pay your arrears
The Upper East Regional Secretariat of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) is appealing to caterers in the region to continue to cook for school pupils whilst government takes urgent steps to s…
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[Photos] MP Dafeamekpor calls for universities to stop charging fraudulent application fees
The Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson Neslon Dafeamekpor has called for the abolition of university application fees in Ghana. He has questioned why online application forms that are fille…
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[Photos] Fire guts boys dormitory of Business school as 1 injured
One student sustained injuries after fire gutted the boys’ dormitory block of the Business Senior High School in the Sagnerigu municipality of the Northern Region. According to fire officials, the in…
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University of Ghana to hold public lecture on Ghana’s economy on April 6
The University of Ghana will as part of its 75th Anniversary hold a public lecture on Ghana’s economy. The public lecture is on the topic “Restructuring the National Economy; the Need for a Paradigm …
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EduWatch Africa says GH¢3bn is needed to sustain school feeding programme
Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has said a 200 percent increase in the cost of the school feeding programme is required for the provision of quality food to beneficiaries. This accordin…
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IAA reveals Education Ministry, public universities record most payroll infractions
The Internal Audit Agency (IAA) has disclosed that public institutions like the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and public universities have emerged as institutions with the most payrol…
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School feeding caterers quit services in Ashanti Region, claims half/no payment since COVID era
Caterers on the School Feeding Programme in Ashanti Region have withdrawn their services over unpaid arrears. The decision comes a day before the reopening of basic schools across the country. The ca…
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Ghana’s Education sector loses ¢5.7 billion in 5 years
The education sector has been deprived of some GH¢5.7billion revenue key for the provision of infrastructure and the elimination of numerous schools under trees between the period 2018 and 2023 – an …
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Prof. Essuman believes Free SHS is useless without skills development
Professor Ato Essuman, Chairman of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), believes that free secondary education in Ghana will be meaningless unless it is accompanied by skill development for …