Christian Methodist Senior High School (CHRIMESCO ) is one of the two Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The school which was established in 1965 and has a student population of about two thousand (2000 ) is threatened by a number of factors which the government must … Read more
The late Maj. Mahama enrolled in 2015 as a distance-learning student in the Department of Criminology to read for a Master of Science (MSc) in Security and Risk Management degree. He was due to graduate this summer when some residents of Denkyira Obuasi gruesomely murdered him on May 29, 2017 in the Central Region where … Read more
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the entire results of candidates from 185 schools on suspicion of malpractices during and after the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to a statement announcing the provisional results of the 2017 WASSCE, the examination body said the results of the candidates have been … Read more
University of Ghana, Legon’s released academic and residential fees for the 2017/2018 academic year has been met with an outcry from the students of the university. Most students were unhappy about the rise in the fees and felt it was not right especially due to the fact that the University is a public one, and … Read more
Some schools in Accra say they are excited over Citi FM’s Literacy Challenge which seeks to enhance Ghana’s educational system. Some pupils and head-teachers of schools the Literacy Challenge team visited were full of praise for Citi FM describing the initiative as laudable. Citi FM on Wednesday launched the “Literacy Challenge” to recognize exceptional basic … Read more
The Paramount Chief of Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Kanor Nene Sakite II has admonished university graduates to move away from only striving to get their names on monthly payrolls and use their knowledge to solve Ghana’s insatiable challenges. He said there are several challenges that confronts the nation and Africa at large that needs graduates … Read more
National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged Ghanaians to demand accountability from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his promise that his government will absorb the cost of Senior High School (SHS) education. “We have only two months to the September deadline of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia led-New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s campaign promise of implementing the free Senior High … Read more
Ensign College of Public health, located at Kpong in the Eastern region and affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah Universitg of Science and Technology, Kumasi and the University of Utah in the USA, has organised its second congregation for the conferment of Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree on 46 Graduates of the school. The school … Read more
After a thorough analysis of Ghana’s 2017 WASSCE results and that of last year (2016), clear differences between the two were noted… The analysis came after the West African Examination Council (WAEC) released the provisional results of the 2017 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council had revealed in a statement released … Read more
The Ashanti Region will soon benefit from additional districts to help expedite the developmental process of the area. This was disclosed by Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo on behalf of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday. He was speaking during the 2017 New Patriotic Party (NPP)Ashanti Regional Annual Delegates Conference in Kumasi. The … Read more
The Health Tutors Association of Ghana (HETAG) of the Kintampo College of Health in the Brong Ahafo Region is demanding the removal of the school principal, Prof. Adu-Oppong for incompetence and mismanagement of the institution. To demonstrate their anger, the group Monday embarked on a peaceful demonstration, wearing red armbands on the school’s premises. They … Read more
The Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, yesterday inaugurated the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) with a charge on the members to use their vast experience to restore calm on the campuses of the university. The council, chaired by Prof. Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah, is expected to champion, … Read more
Provisional results of the 2017 May/June West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) have been released, according to the West African Examination Council (Waec). The results are currently on the website of the nation’s exam-supervising body as the hard copies are being readied to be despatched to the various schools. Candidates can, therefore, access the … Read more
The West African Examination Council has released provisional results of the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to WAEC, this year’s figures show a slight improvement of last year’s results. The Council in a statement on Wednesday and signed by Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, said while it is … Read more
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A research conducted by Good Governance Africa has revealed that small-scale mining activities were affecting school attendance and performance in basic schools in small scale mining areas in the country. The research findings shared at a forum in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, also show high levels of teenage pregnancy in galamsey communities. Gold mining constitutes Ghana’s second … Read more
The Third Annual International Research Conference of the University of Ghana College of Humanities opened in Accra on Tuesday to foster interdisciplinary research in the pursuit of academic and national development. The three-day conference, on the theme: “Humanities Research and the New Waves of Globalisation,” will discuss ways of creating the right synergies and partnerships … Read more
Citi FM on Wednesday launched an educational initiative dubbed “Literacy Challenge” to positively revolutionize basic education in Ghana. For over 12 years, Citi FM, your relevant radio partner, has been promoting excellence in education through several projects including the Write Away contest. Several thousands of Ghanaian students who have benefited from the station’s activities in … Read more
First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, says innovation is key to solving real and difficult challenges facing the country and its people. She made the statement at the African Innovation Foundation’s (AIF’s) annual innovation prize for Africa (IPA) which started on Monday, July 17, 2017 and ended yesterday in Accra. In her address, the First Lady mentioned … Read more
As part of measures to bridge the gap between male and female in academia, management of the Koforidua Technical University has decided to award scholarship to ten brilliant but needy students to pursue higher education at the university. This move according to management of the university is to help increase the number of female students in … Read more