Government has urged authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah Univerisity of Science and Technology (KNUST) to reconsider their decision of turning all-male Katanga Hall into a mixed one. Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh in a letter to the Chairman of the University Council on Thursday explained that the move is “To preserve a peaceful and … Read more
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) plans to channel funds, set aside for its Farmers Scholarship Trust for beneficiaries entering senior high schools (SHS), into developing school infrastructure for needy communities. For almost 50 years, the COCOBOD, through its scholarship scheme, has provided scholarship for children of cocoa farmers in SHS, primarily paying for their tuition, … Read more
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has set requirement guidelines to recruit qualified newly trained teachers for the 2019/2020 academic year. Per the guidelines, candidates who wish to be considered for employment as teachers under the GES should have completed and passed the final-year College of Education Examination. READ ALSO:The Policeman ‘Killed’ My Mother – Cop … Read more
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has shifted the reopening of school for third-year Senior High School (SHS) students from Monday, August 19 to Sunday, August 25, 2019. READ ALSO: Otumfour Osei Tutu’s Daughter Picks Up Mantle From Berla Mundi As Host Of Late Afternoon Show A statement issued on Friday and signed by the Director-General … Read more
A grant agreement to provide scholarship for young government officials to pursue post-graduate studies at some Japanese universities was yesterday signed between Ghana and Japan at a ceremony in Accra yesterday. Under the $1.38 million-dollar grant agreement, the selected beneficiaries would undertake master’s degree in Economics, Public Health, Agriculture and Energy Development. A Deputy Minister … Read more
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GHNACOPS) has warned that over 400,000 untrained teachers are set to be laid off come September 2019, if government insists on the teacher licensing. Government last year through the Ghana Education Service (GES) introduced compulsory teacher Licencing Exams. The move, according to the GES, was part of the … Read more
Henceforth, if a lecturer has no PhD, he or she cannot teach in any university in Ghana, Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has announced. “Now if you do not hold a PhD, you will not be able to teach in a university,” the Education Minister said at the Meet The Press series on … Read more
Kwadwo Nkansah, known in showbiz circles as “Lil Win” has been honoured at the maiden edition of the National Private School Awards. The awards ceremony, held at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi was under theme “Rewarding excellence in Private Basic School”. READ ALSO: Menzgold Goes Online Today, Changes Mode Of Operation Various personalities and institutions … Read more
Kwesi Arthur became Ghana’s most prominent 2017 breakout rap star. A young rapper from Tema in Ghana, he released his first project, the Live from Nkrumah Krom EP, in early 2017. Some months later, a song from the EP titled “Grind Day” caught on to listener’s ears, spread like wildfire and became a smash hit. … Read more