The Ministry of Education has denied media reports that government has began the process of canceling the double system in some Senior High Schools. Reports were rife over the week end that government had backtracked on the policy in some schools particularly in the Northern region over poor infrastructure. But the Ministry in a statement […]
Tag: Mathew Opoku Prempeh
Enhancing teacher education: digital intelligence skills to be included in teacher training curriculum-Education Minister
Minister for Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has hinted of the inclusion of digital intelligence skills training in teacher training curriculum in the country soon. The move he explained is to ensure that teachers are adequately equipped to be able create awareness among children. The Minister made the announcement during a discussion on the need […]
Teacher licensure exams is a bait not to employ us-Trained teachers cry out
Concerned newly trained teachers in the country are up in arms against the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service for what they say is a deliberate ploy by government not to employ them through the introduction of the licensure exams. One of the executives of the trained teachers, Lydia Owusu who expressed the […]
Double-Track: teacher applicants to pay 40 cedis exam fee and write aptitude test on Sept 28
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that persons who applied for teaching appointment online with respect to the Double-Track system would have to write an aptitude test on September 28, 2018 Statement dated September 21, 2018, signed and issued by Cassandra Twum Ampofo, Head of Public Relations at the GES said areas to be […]
Kantanga vs. Conti: I Will Consult KNUST Council for a solution – President Akufo Addo to Alumni
Story by: Joseph Knight Gaisie President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured students and alumni of the University and Unity Halls of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) that he will consult with the University’s Council to find an amicable solution to recent events affecting the two halls. Addressing a seven-member joint […]
Teacher licensure exam: results to be released mid October, next exam slated for January 2019
The National Teaching Council has announced that the results of the licensure examination which was recently taken will be released in the middle of October 2018 while the next examination is slated to be conducted in January 2019. A statement issued by the council acknowledged the success of the first examination and admitted that there […]
C/R: Paramount Chief of Mankessim urges government to use Heritage fund for Free SHS
The paramount chief of Mankessim in the Central Region, Nana Amanfo Edu VI, is impressing upon Government and Parliament to consider using of the Heritage Fund for the Free Senior High School policy. He explained during a durbar in honour of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo who is on a 4 day tour of […]
C/R: Paramount Chief of Mankessim lauds government for Double-Track-says it is innovative and brilliant
The Paramount Chief of the Mankessim Traditional Area, Nana Amanfo Edu VI, has described the Double-Track system, which has ensured that some 450,000 students have gained admission into Senior High Schools across the country this year, as a brilliant and innovative policy, which must be lauded by all Ghanaians. According to Nana Amanfo Edu VI, […]
C/R: New UEW Vice Chancellor inducted, President calls for candour
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Very Reverend Father Professor Anthony Afful-Broni, to “use his full gifts” to promote the spirit of reconciliation in the University during his tenure of office. According to President Akufo-Addo, “it represents the surest route to success in […]
UCC Masters degree certificate used in wrapping roasted plantain
A lady who in her quest to satisfy her hunger, bought roasted plantain and groundnuts (Kofi broke man) but lost her appetite when she uncovered the food and realised that the paper used in wrapping it was actually a certified true copy of a Master’s degree certificate. The certificate bearing the name of Nobert Ayamga […]
Revealed: 12.5 billion cedis injected into seven collapsed banks before their closure
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu-Addo has revealed that a total of 12.5 billion Ghana Cedis of public funds went into supporting the seven indigenous banks that collapsed. “To protect the deposits of the seven defunct banks, the Government, through the Ministry of Finance, has had to issue bonds to the tune of some GH¢8 billion […]
B/A Berekum College of education cries out, we need more non-teaching staff
The Principal of Berekum College of Education in the Brong Ahafo Region, Prince Yeboah Marfo has bemoaned the lack of non-teaching staff in the school, explaining that administrative work is being hampered as the institution transitions into a University College. According to Mr. Prince Yeboah Marfo the Berekum College of Education has no challenge with […]