WASSCE in Ghana – Education Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has disclosed that the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be moved from February to May/June. See Also: Failing Free SHS: Mahama Calls For Review of NPP’s Flagship Policy This move he said, will enable the students and teachers complete the nine-term secondary … Read more
Former President Mahama said that the widely reported failing free SHS issue is as a result of lack of consultation on the part of President Nana Addo The flagship policy of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) – Free Secondary education – seems to have been greeted with a new set of challenges in recent times. The … Read more
The Progressive Peoples’ Party (PPP) has criticized the government’s flagship educational policy, Free SHS, arguing that it is not comprehensive. According to the party, the policy, which is aimed at making Senior High School education in public schools free will not address the key issues on education. Speaking on Citi FM’s news analysis program, The Big Issue, … Read more
The Progressive Peoples’ Party (PPP) has criticized the government’s flagship educational policy, Free SHS, arguing that it is not comprehensive. According to the party, the policy, which is aimed at making Senior High School education in public schools free will not address the key issues on education. Speaking on ’s news analysis program, The Big … Read more
Policy think tank IMANI Ghana has heavily chastised the Akufo-Addo government for being incoherent in its quest to implement its much-touted free SHS policy. Barely three months to the implementation of the policy, Education Minister, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has disclosed in an exclusive interview with Francis Abban, the host of Morning Starr that only students … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday said his government would institute regulations to guide and control indecent social media content. He said regulating indecent communication was essential and could help control content posted on social media, which would also avoid denigrating Ghanaian societal norms and values. The President noted this would instill some level of sanity … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday said his government would institute regulations to guide and control indecent social media content. He said regulating indecent communication was essential and could help control content posted on social media, which would also avoid denigrating Ghanaian societal norms and values. The President noted this would instill some level of sanity … Read more
In their most scathing remarks yet against President Akufo-Addo since losing power, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Wednesday accused him of being complicit in the recent Delta Force breach of the law in Kumasi. The NDC also expressed dismay at what the party said was the paltry fine of GH¢2,400 slapped on each of … Read more
In their most scathing remarks yet against President Akufo-Addo since losing power, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Wednesday accused him of being complicit in the recent Delta Force breach of the law in Kumasi. The NDC also expressed dismay at what the party said was the paltry fine of GHC2,400 slapped on each of … Read more
The Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Akoto- Osei, has said the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme to be rolled out in September this year will only cover first year students. Government in its maiden budget statement disclosed it had budgeted GHS400million to fund the free SHS policy. Speaking on how the Free SHS … Read more
The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he did so as chairman of NPP fundraising committee. That budget was key to how the NPP won the general elections. But today, he presents another type of budget – an exponentially different responsibility because this … Read more
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Dzata George, has lashed out at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for failing to ‘tell the truth’ in his maiden State of the Nation Address on Tuesday. Reacting to the President’s presentation shortly after the State of the Nation address, the Ningo-Prampram legislator described as a hoax, the president’s … Read more
Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that he has met up with the ICGC founder Dr. Mensa Otabil and other high profile Ghanaians as he prepares for his budget presentation in Parliament next month. Mr. Ofori Atta is set to present the government’s first budget since they won the 2016 elections. He has promised the … Read more
Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that he has met up with the ICGC founder Dr. Mensa Otabil and other high profile Ghanaians as he prepares for his budget presentation in Parliament next month. Mr. Ofori Atta is set to present the government’s first budget since they won the 2016 elections. He has promised the … Read more
Why Dr Bawumia could keep NDC in opposition for sixteen years By K. Badu The title of this periodical may appear somewhat sophistic and eccentric to many observers, however I will dare state that the caption encapsulates the content, which is largely undergirded by extant literature, experiential learning, theoretical and knowledge-based resources. Interestingly, Ghana’s Fourth … Read more
K Badu unravels reasons why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could be made to remain in opposition for as long as sixteen years by Vice President-elect, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Read on… The title of this periodical may appear somewhat sophistic and eccentric to many observers, however I will dare state that the caption encapsulates the content, … Read more
The title of this periodical may appear somewhat sophistic and eccentric to many observers, however I will dare state that the caption encapsulates the content, which is largely undergirded by extant literature, experiential learning, theoretical and knowledge-based resources. Interestingly, Ghana’s Fourth Republic is 288 months old, and the day-to-day management of the country within that … Read more
Large crowds of people were hopping, waving and cheering, in some cases, jeering. People were tripping over each other, stepping on others’ toes but no one was complaining; no one demanded apologies and no one offered any. The excitement is too intense so people can afford to endure a few inconveniences. There simply was no … Read more
The head of the Central University Prof Kwesi Yankah is advocating for a law that will compel children of politicians and policy makers to go through Ghana’s educational system. Prof Yankah said on TV3’s Agenda program, the politicians cannot toy with the education system of the country only for their children to access quality education … Read more
Approximately four months ago, my maternal uncle approached me for some help towards the payment of his children school fees. But upon a carefully considered deliberation, I rather decided to inject any such funds into my younger sister’s business than paying for my uncle’s children school fees. In fact, my decision was predicated on the … Read more