TheAfricanDream Consultancy, a Washington-DC-based Africa Affairs information and communication research consultancy, can confirm a landmark trans-Atlantic alliance is coming into being on August 27, 2026. It involves Ghana’s premier science and technology institution, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Virginia State University (VSU), one of the nation’s historically Black colleges and […]
In a significant step toward fostering environmental consciousness and sustainability education in Ghana, the Rights of Nature Ghana Movement (RoNAG) has successfully concluded a week-long series of interactive workshops on the Rights of Nature (RoN) across six Colleges of Education and the Department of Teacher Education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology […]
The prosecution handling the murder case of Miss Joana Deladem Yabani has submitted an amended charge sheet and an autopsy report to the court, marking a key development in the ongoing trial. During proceedings, the court observed that the prosecution had yet to receive advice from the Attorney-General’s Office on the case. As a result, […]
The Katanga Alumni Association, made up of former students of the University Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) also known as “Katanga”, has disassociated itself from an alleged planned demonstration by the body against illegal mining (Galamsey). The executive council of the association said while it supports the pressing national […]
On Thursday night, a devastating fire razed a three-storey accommodation facility known as “Father Hostel” at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but it has severely damaged the building, which served as a hostel for students. At least nine rooms have been […]
The 2021 Auditor General’s Report has revealed that the University of Ghana, Legon, is running 371 unaccredited programmes, including 80 undergraduate courses. The unaccredited programmes also include 213 postgraduate and 67 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) courses. Similarly, officials of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) also appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the government to demonstrate a high level of transparency with the citizenry on the economic situation of the country to win their trust and confidence. He said being candid with the people in the difficult times would produce outcomes that would be in the best interest of […]
The Auditor-General’s report for 2021 has revealed that some academic programmes offered by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have not been accredited. The report dated June 1, 2022, is addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Bagbin. According to details of the report, “out of the 360 programmes run by […]
The Asokore Mampong Magistrate Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of 61 persons suspected to be involved in last week’s violence on the campus of KNUST. This comes after two people, arrested in connection with the incident, were denied bail by the court. Three suspects are currently in Police custody. The two suspects […]
One Student of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been remanded in police custody for threatening to stab some students to death. The student, named as Elvis Nsiah, is in level 200 at the KNUST. He is said to be one of the perpetrators of last week’s hooliganism on the KNUST campus. […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on all labour unions and civil society at large to be measured in their demands on the government. In the same vein, he has asked the government to ensure equity in its dealings with the labour unions to give assurance to the citizenry. Speaking at a special […]
About six thousand students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been forced by the University to defer their courses. This was after KNUST issued a release notifying students who owe more than 70 per cent of school fees by April 7 would be deferred automatically. But the warning did not […]
