Free SHS kicks off September – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that his government “will fund the cost of public Senior High Schools for all those who qualify for entry from the 2017/2018 academic year onwards.”Spelling out the...
My free SHS will be truly free – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has said he will take away all the components of fees from secondary education in order to give meaning to his free SHS policy.He said boarding fees, admission fees, library fees, examination...
J Initiative partners World Vision, Facebook, et al to celebrate “Safer Internet Day”
On 7th February, 2017, J Initiative partnered with World Vision International, Facebook, Tigo, Vodafone, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Open Learning, Ghana Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-Ghana) and Department of Children, among others...
Sacked NSS staff threaten court action
The over 200 sacked staff of the National Service Scheme have threatened a court action against the scheme in order to get their dismissal revoked.According to their Public Relations Officer, Edwin Afetsi their dismissal...
GAW revives National Writers’ Awards
The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) has served notice it will revive the national writers’ awards as part of efforts to improve quality of writing in the country.The awards have not been held in...
NSS sacks last-minute recruits
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has sacked some of its staff who were recruited during the transition process.This was based on the advice of the Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh.The scheme is the first...
Fred Asamoah appointed COTVET boss
A former Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), USA branch, Fred Kyei Asamoah, has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) by President...
Nat’l Service Scheme irrelevant – K.B Asante
Retired Diplomat, K.B Asante, has stated that the current National Service programme is irrelevant.“I think what we call National Service now is an apology of service to the people,” he told Accra-based Class FM...
E/R: Pupils injured as school bus crashes
Some pupils of the Little Angel Preparatory School in Apedwa are in critical conditions after their school bus collided with another vehicle at Kibi-Amanfrom in the East Akyem Municipality of the Eastern region.The injured...
I didn’t do National Service – Afeku
Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Catherine Afeku, has stated that she did not do national service as required by law.She made this known on Monday during her vetting before the Appointments Committee of...