Cape Coast University Provost ‘schools’ Napo
Education Minister’s cheeky and abrasive response to remarks by pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Prof George Kwaku Toku Oduro on government’s proposed “Free SHS” policy has...
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Prof. Adei Wants Better, Stronger Justification For 110 Ministers
Ghanaian governance guru Professor Stephen Adei wants the government to provide a stronger justification for requiring 110 ministers, the highest-ever by any administration. He suggested the...
If the Battle Is the Lords, You Don’t Need A Large Army
President Akufo-Addo has been criticised for setting up Ghana's largest government with 110 ministers and deputies. The National Youth Organiser of the Convention People's Party Ernesto Yeboah has...
Senseless Portfolios, Insensitive Government
Yesterday, I listened to the Minister of Information, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, on Joy FM’s Top Story with Evans Mensah. He was trying to defend the president’s decision to shoot the number of...
Professor Adei Wants Better, Stronger Justification For 110 Ministers
Ghanaian Governance guru Professor Stephen Adei wants the government to provide a stronger justification for requiring 110 ministers, the highest-ever by any administration. He suggested the...
Gov’t To Convert BECE Into Placement Exam
The Minister of Education Mathew Opoku Prempeh has revealed government’s intent to convert the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into a placement exam for Senior High Schools. The BECE...
Public Unis To Use Common Application Form
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Poku Prempeh has said that government has initiated talks with all stake holders in the University Education sector to introduce a single application form for...
Public Unis To Use Common Application Form
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Poku Prempeh has said that government has initiated talks with all stake holders in the University Education sector to introduce a single application form for...
Public Universities To Use Common Application Form
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Poku Prempeh has said that government has initiated talks with all stake holders in the University Education sector to introduce a single application form for...
Former Education Minister Shoots Down Calls For ‘O’ & ‘A’ Level System
A former Minister of Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, has said that efforts must be concentrated on improving the current educational system rather considering proposals to reintroduce the...
Naana Opoku-Agyemang Shoots Down Calls For ‘O’ & ‘A’ Level System
A former Minister of Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, has said that efforts must be concentrated on improving the current educational system rather considering proposals to reintroduce the...
Free SHS Will Be Poorly Funded and Fail
Government's ambitious program to fund the free SHS policy in September 2017 will impose an unnecessary burden on government's finances, a policy think tank has suggested. The Institute of Fiscal...
60 Electronic Libraries To Be Established Across Ghana
A total of 60 electronic libraries are to be established across the country as part of Ghana’s 60 years anniversary celebration. The establishment of the e-library would help deprived areas in the...
West Blue Funds Ghana @60 Library Project
Government has cut the tape for the construction of 60 e-libraries throughout the country. Dubbed: “Ghana, 60 years on,” the project forms part of the second phase of activities of the Ghana @ 60...
UCC VC Reacts To Minister’s ‘unprovoked Personal Attack’
The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. George Kwaku Toku Oduro is counselling the Ministry of Education to be more receptive to suggestions and criticisms as it prepares to...
National E-Library Projects Take Off
The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, yesterday cut the tape for the construction of 60 e-libraries throughout the country. Dubbed: “Ghana, 60 years on,” the project forms part of...
Criminal Offences Act To Be Amended To Deter Corrupt Acts
Government has reiterated its decision to amend sections of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 to make corruption and other related offences felonies instead of misdemeanours under the current statutes....
St. James Student Emerges Best 2016 WASSCE Candidate
A student from the St. James Seminary/Senior High School in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, has been adjudged the overall best candidate in the 2016 West African Senior School Certificate...
Government To Pay All Allowances, Arrears of Teachers
The government will this year pay all the outstanding allowances and salary arrears of teachers, including the 74, 885 staff of Ghana Education Service (GES). Additionally, the payment of promotion...
NDC Built Only 46 Community Day SHS
Only forty-six out of the 200 planned Community Day Senior High Schools project initiated by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has been completed, the Minister of Education, Dr Mathew...