SHS placement: No one should be left out – Nortsu

The Ranking Member of the Education Committee of Parliament, Peter Nortsu, has urged government to ensure that every single student qualified for entry into senior high school gains admission. His comments come in the wake...

Education Ministry extends SHS placement to Sept. 7

The Ministry of Education has extended the registration process for students seeking Senior High School education to Thursday, September 7, 2017. A statement signed by Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, on Monday, 4th September, 2017, said...

SHS placement: Frustrated parents besiege Edu. Min.

Some frustrated parents have besieged the premises of the Education Ministry to seek placement for their wards following the challenges that have plagued the exercise. Reporting live from the premises of the ministry, Starr News’...

Unemployed polytechnic graduates hit the streets today

Hundreds of unemployed polytechnic graduates will hit the streets of Accra today, September 5, 2017. The graduates are demanding the inauguration of councils for the various technical universities to enable them have their certificates for...

DYMOG to join Polytechnic/Technical Uni. graduates demo

The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) has said in a statement Monday that it stands in firm solidarity with the 2015/2016 students of Polytechnics/Technical Universities who have completed, but yet to graduate due...

All BECE candidates will be placed – Gov’t assures

Government has appealed to parents across the country to remain calm as it takes steps to ensure all BECE candidates duly qualified are placed in senior high schools. Many parents have complained about the placement...

Call off strike – UEW tells UTAG

Some lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba, are calling on the Campus branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to call off their strike action as it is affecting admissions at...

Teacher licensing story “fake news” – Opoku-Prempeh

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has strongly dismissed media reports that his ministry will license all teachers before they are eligible to teach. According to the minister, he has not on any...

Free SHS: Ghana can be like America – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says Ghana can be like the United States of America after the successful implementation of his flagship education policy - Free SHS. The President made the comment during the unveiling of the logo...

South Africa student receives $1m loan in error

A South African university is investigating how a student was mistakenly given a 14m rand ($1m; £770,000) loan. The error became known after an image of a receipt showing the student's account balance was widely...