Education
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312,448 Students benefit from ‘No Fees Stress’ policy at GHC888m — Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, says 312,448 first-year tertiary students have benefited from the government’s ‘No Fees Stress’ policy at a total cost of over GHC888 million. Answering qu…
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Ghana’s education sector short by up to 90,000 teachers – Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has disclosed that Ghana’s education sector is grappling with a significant shortage of teachers, estimating that the country currently requires between 50…
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Ghana National Research Fund must be accessible, transparent — Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana
The Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has called for the Ghana National Research Fund (GNRF) to provide accessible, transparent and equitable funding opportunities for graduate researc…
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Cyber Security Authority cautioned universities to strengthen cybersecurity after Nottingham cyberattack
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has cautioned universities and other operators of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) in Ghana to strengthen their cybersecurity systems and comply with the c…
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Ghana Education Service interdicts Bole SHS teacher over purported sexual misconduct
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted a teacher of Bole Senior High School in the Savannah Region following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a student. In a statement issued on …
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Ghana Education Service cautions public against fake BECE school selection announcement
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has described as false a widely circulated notice claiming that the 2026 school selection exercise for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates comm…
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Government to review BECE timetable — Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government is reviewing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) timetable to create longer intervals between papers and re…
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Free SHS: 70 private SHSs demand payment of arrears
Seventy (70) private Senior High Schools (SHSs) participating in the Free SHS programme under a pilot arrangement are demanding the release of arrears owed to them by the government. The schools say …
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UTAG-KNUST rejects Ghana Tertiary Education Commission promotion harmonisation plan
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has raised strong objections to a proposed policy by the Ghana Tertiary Education…
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Krachi East Municipality caterers vows school feeding suspension over unsettled arrears
Thousands of pupils in the Krachi East Municipality are at risk of having their school meals disrupted as caterers and cooks under the Ghana School Feeding Programme threaten to suspend services over…