Education
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas says Education must produce innovators, not certificate holders
African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has called for a transformation of Ghana’s education system, urging a shift from an emphasis on academic certificates to…
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Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu promises action on Fettehman SHS infrastructure challenges
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has pledged to assess the infrastructure challenges facing Fettehman Senior High School (SHS) and provide the necessary support to improve teaching and lear…
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Ghana Education Service warns of tougher sanctions, possible prosecution for SHS misconduct
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is considering tougher punitive measures, including possible criminal prosecution, for Senior High School students who engage in serious acts of misconduct. …
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Ghana Tertiary Education Commission orders universities, colleges to stop mandatory entrance tests
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed tertiary institutions to stop making entrance examinations a mandatory requirement for admission, insisting that admissions must be based o…
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$300m World Bank loan to expand secondary education, not fund Free SHS – Isaac Adongo
Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has dismissed claims by the Minority that the government is seeking to borrow money to financ…
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Haruna Iddrisu says Legal education reforms should inspire medical training reforms
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for a major review of Ghana’s medical education system to make training opportunities more accessible to a larger number of students, following …
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Nima, Kasoa to get new Community Day Schools – Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu
The government has announced plans to establish new Community Day Schools in Nima and Kasoa under the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and Results (STARR-J) Project. The Minis…
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Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu declares Gov’t to build 50,000 houses for teachers
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced plans by the government to construct 50,000 housing units for teachers across the country as part of efforts to improve accommodation conditions and en…
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Ghanaian students pursuing undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programmes in UK to protest scholarship payment delays on July 30
Ghanaian students pursuing undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programmes in the United Kingdom under the Ghana Scholarship Authority (GSA) are set to stage a protest on 30 July 2026 over prolonged…
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Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu calls for arrest of Bole SHS teacher accused of sexual misconduct
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has urged the Ghana Police Service to expedite efforts to locate and arrest a teacher at Bole Senior High School accused of inappropriate sexual conduct in…