Lecturers of UDS Wa Campus threaten demo over new promotions requirement

Lecturers of the Wa Campus of the University of Development Studies (UDS) are livid over a new requirement tied to the promotion of lecturers of the University. An internal memo from the University’s Governing Council and sighted by citinewsroom.com tied promotion of lecturers due for promotions to professorial ranks to the supervision of postgraduate students and grants […]

Rawlings writes to Education Minister: exclude my name from public universities draft bill

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has written to the Minister for Education, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, requesting that his name be excluded from the Public Universities Draft Bill to be submitted to parliament. The former president has asked government to withdraw the decision to name the University for Development Studies (UDS) after him, explaining that he […]

Details: what UDS student who committed suicide over poor academic performance told his mother and girlfriend in suicide note

It has emerged that the final year student of the Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) who committed suicide over poor academic performance, actually sent a suicide note to his mother who is said to reside in the Western Regional Capital of Takoradi and his girlfriend. He is said to have apologized […]

Realignment of courses at Wa UDS Campus: Make the policy and roadmap info available to stakeholders-Concerned Citizen

The governing Council of the University for Development studies and the management have been impressed upon, to make available to all relevant stakeholders, the realignment policy and roadmap that culminated in the migration of courses run at the Wa Campus to the Tamale Campus even after fierce resistance from various interest groups. A citizen from […]

UWR: I share in the vision of Akufo-Addo and Bawumia, ignore publication that I lampooned Bawumia-NPP Regional Treasurer

The Upper West regional treasurer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Tanko Dawda has denied a publication making the rounds that he has lampooned vice president Mahamudu Bawumia on the issue of his alleged large sized delegation to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) meeting. Accra based Citi Fm reported […]