Education
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138 students affected by fire at Wa Islamic SHS Dormitory – Headmaster of Wa Islamic Senior High School, Al-Hassan A. Bafara
The Headmaster of Wa Islamic Senior High School, Al-Hassan A. Bafara, has disclosed that 138 students were affected by a fire outbreak at the school’s girls’ dormitory in the Upper West Region. The i…
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Ghana Tertiary Education Commission directs Spio-Garbrah to prove doctorate or drop ‘Dr.’ title
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed Ghana’s Presidential Envoy for Reparations, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, to provide evidence supporting his use of the academic title “Dr.” or cease…
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas says Education must produce innovators, not certificate holders
African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has called for a transformation of Ghana’s education system, urging a shift from an emphasis on academic certificates to…
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Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu promises action on Fettehman SHS infrastructure challenges
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has pledged to assess the infrastructure challenges facing Fettehman Senior High School (SHS) and provide the necessary support to improve teaching and lear…
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Ghana Education Service warns of tougher sanctions, possible prosecution for SHS misconduct
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is considering tougher punitive measures, including possible criminal prosecution, for Senior High School students who engage in serious acts of misconduct. …
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Ghana Tertiary Education Commission orders universities, colleges to stop mandatory entrance tests
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed tertiary institutions to stop making entrance examinations a mandatory requirement for admission, insisting that admissions must be based o…
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$300m World Bank loan to expand secondary education, not fund Free SHS – Isaac Adongo
Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has dismissed claims by the Minority that the government is seeking to borrow money to financ…
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Haruna Iddrisu says Legal education reforms should inspire medical training reforms
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for a major review of Ghana’s medical education system to make training opportunities more accessible to a larger number of students, following …
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Nima, Kasoa to get new Community Day Schools – Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu
The government has announced plans to establish new Community Day Schools in Nima and Kasoa under the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and Results (STARR-J) Project. The Minis…
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Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu declares Gov’t to build 50,000 houses for teachers
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced plans by the government to construct 50,000 housing units for teachers across the country as part of efforts to improve accommodation conditions and en…