Education
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Government declares plans to extend free SHS policy to private schools next academic year
The government has announced plans to expand Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy to cover private schools beginnig next academic year. This was disclosed during the announcement of the revised guid…
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Africa Education Watch calls for legal backing of National Apprenticeship Programme
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for the legalisation of the National Apprenticeship Programme to ensure its continuity and prevent future governments from abandoning it. This call was ma…
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We don’t need clarification, just stop using ‘Dr’ title – GTEC to GUTA President, Joseph Obeng
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has reiterated its stance that Joseph Obeng, President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), must cease using the title “Dr.” despite holdin…
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Ghana Tertiary Education Commission blasts UG senior staff strike despite negotiations
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has expressed disappointment over the decision by the Senior Staff Association of the University of Ghana to embark on an industrial strike, despite ong…
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University Senior Staff announce indefinite strike over unfulfilled govt agreement
The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), in collaboration with the Technical University Administrators Association of Ghana (TUAAG) and the Federation of Universities Senior S…
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UTAG-UG request Auditor-General’s resignation over “unethical” audit report
The University of Ghana Chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) has called for the immediate resignation of the Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, following a controv…
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Students Loan Trust Fund to recompense academic user fees for first-year students from June
Under the No-Fees-Stress policy, the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has announced that it will begin reimbursing academic user fees in June 2025 for first-year students enrolled in accredited diplom…
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Caterers under Ghana School Feeding to petition Asantehene, Chief Imam over contract termination
Caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme have announced plans to petition the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in a bid to seek his intervention following the termination of their contracts…
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CHASS tells Education Minister says SHS food quality has improved
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has expressed surprise and disappointment over recent remarks by the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, regarding the quality of food…
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Prez Mahama Govt to reverse names of Public Universities changed under Akufo-Addo
The Mahama government is preparing to introduce a new bill in Parliament to rename the C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS) and several other public universities across…