Education
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[Islamic SHS shooting] All 39 student-victims discharged from hospital
All students admitted to hospitals following Monday’s clash between protesting students of Islamic Senior High School and the Police in Kumasi have been discharged. 22 of them were treated and discha…
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Don’t take the laws into your hands when confronted with challenges – IGP tells Islamic SHS students
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has urged students of the Islamic Senior High School at Abrepo, Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region, to use the appropriate channels to see…
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[Islamic SHS shooting] Deputy Regional Police Commander removed, 2 Senior Officers interdicted
DCOP Kwasi Akomeah-Apraku, acting Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander, has been removed from his position following the shooting incident at the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi on Monday, June 13.…
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Pay us COLA or risk turmoil in education sector – TEWU to government
The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union, (TEWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has warned the government that non-payment of Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) will destabilize the education sect…
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Gunshots at Kumasi Islamic SHS as police allegedly fire live bullets, students unconscious
Scores of students of the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi have reportedly been rushed to the hospital following an incident with police. According to a 3news report sighted by GhanaWeb, some stu…
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Gov’t scraps guarantor for student loans
Government has cancelled the policy which required students to provide three guarantors to secure a loan. Ghanaian tertiary students will no longer require three SSNIT contributors as guarantors befo…
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[Photos] KNUST gets Africa’s largest single-structure faculty building
The completion of the construction of the Faculty of Social Sciences building at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has brought a lot of pride to all associated with the s…
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Ghana’s education system leads to miseducation, undereducation – Consultant
Lead Consultant of the International Training Centre, a subsidiary under the Africa Education Centre, Pastor Grant Bulmuo, has outlined several gaps in the education sector which he believes should b…
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Two teacher unions set for strike over delayed cost of living allowance
Two teacher unions have served notice of their intention to strike by the end of June over delays in the payment of their Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). The two teacher unions are the National Asso…
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There is an uneasy calm – GNAT demands 20 percent ‘cost of living allowance’
The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Tanko Musah, has called on government to pay workers the ‘cost of living allowance’ as a matter of urgency. Accordin…