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Prof. Ernest Aryeetey Honoured For Contributing To the Study of African Economies

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Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, former Vice-Chancellor has received an honorary doctorate degree (Degree of Doctor of the University honoris causa) from University of Sussex at a Congregation ceremony which took place this week. The award is in recognition of his contribution to the study of African Economies. http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2017/07/17/sussex-university-holds-biggest-ever-graduation-ceremony-in-brighton-all-week/ A Professor of Economics, Ernest Aryeetey became Vice-Chancellor of … Read more

Prof. Aryeetey Honoured For Contribution To African Economies

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Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, former Vice-Chancellor has received an honorary doctorate degree (Degree of Doctor of the University honoris causa) from University of Sussex at a Congregation ceremony which took place this week. The award is in recognition of his contribution to the study of African Economies. A Professor of Economics, Ernest Aryeetey became Vice-Chancellor of … Read more

South Korean Firm Pays $1m To Unlock Files

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South Korean web-hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay a $1m ransom to unlock computers frozen by hackers. It is believed to be a record amount, although it is worth noting that many ransom payments are never made public. Nayana’s chief executive revealed that the hackers initially asked for $4.4m, payable in bitcoin. Security experts … Read more

Gandhi’s Statue Stands Tall On UG Campus After Protest

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The statue of Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi, still stands in its glory at the Sam Aboa Quadrangle on the University of Ghana, despite protests some six months ago to get it down. The erection of the statue some eight months ago generated waves of criticism as proponents of the #GandhiMustFall movement argued that he … Read more

Gov’t Free SHS Not Enough To Improve Accessibility

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Government’s plans to improve accessibility to senior high school by introducing free education has been criticised as inadequate. Executive Director of the Institute for Education Studies Prince Armah argued that a lot more students are not getting access to Senior High School because they fail to pass the Junior High School exams known as the … Read more

53% of Students Unable To Complete Secondary Education – Report

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Many Ghanaian students are still unable to complete secondary education in spite of efforts to make education accessible and progressive, the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report has said. The first of a new series of post-2015 reports, says 53 per cent of students in Ghana are able to complete Junior High School (JHS) education, … Read more

53% of Students Unable To Complete Secondary Education

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Many Ghanaian students are still unable to complete secondary education in spite of efforts to make education accessible and progressive, the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report has said. The first of a new series of post-2015 reports, says 53 per cent of students in Ghana are able to complete Junior High School (JHS) education, … Read more

Ghana’s Student Population In Technical Education Low

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Only one per cent of the student population below the age of 25 in Ghana are enrolled in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), according to the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report. Released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the report states that the country’s Gross Intake Rate (GIR) in … Read more

Ghana’s Economy In Tatters – ISSER

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Professor Felix Asante, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has indicated that signs on the wall points to the fact that the Ghanaian economy is not robust, as the Finance Minister wants Ghanaians to believe. He said it would not be totally true for anyone to argue that the country’s … Read more

Election Year Projects Wrong

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Inaugurating projects in an election year is wrong, Prof Felix Asante, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has said. Speaking at a Business Breakfast Meeting on Election Budget Deficit and Its Implication on Macroeconomic Stability organised by Graphic Business and Stanbic Bank in Accra on Tuesday November 1, Prof Asante … Read more

IEA To Partner Facebook

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The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is partnering with social media giants, Facebook ahead of the 2016 Presidential and Vice Presidential debates. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Executive Director of the Institute Mrs Jean Mensa. The statement said that Facebook is donating advertising to the IEA. This will enable electorates … Read more