World Literacy Day 2021: Ghana’s 79% literacy rate laudable – WVI

Technical Programs Manager of World Vision International (WVI), Andrew Ofosu Denkyi, says it is laudable that the literacy rate in Ghana increased to 79 per cent in 2018. He said it is a good thing for national development. He is however of the view that “there is more work to be done to increase the […]

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Consider teachers as essential workers – 16 local groups of Ho District GNAT says

Heads of 16 local groups of the Ho District of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has called for teachers to be considered as an essential workforce and accorded the needed support. Mathias Tulasi, a co-convener who spoke on behalf of the groups at a press conference held in Ho, said despite indispensable essence, […]

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SIM card re-registration: All you need to know

With the sim re-registration exercise set to take place from next month October 1, 2021, Communications and Digitilisation Minister has already spelled out a number of modalities for the exercise which will last for six months ending March 31, 2022. The re-registration exercise according to government is expected to curb the incidents of fraud, monitor […]

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Basic School teachers cannot use certain Bachelor Degrees for upgrading — GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said that teachers at the basic schools who went for their studies to upgrade themselves in programs that does not relate to subjects at the Basic School level cannot get upgrading. In other words, such certificates cannot be used for upgrading. An exclusive report by EducationGhana’s Ellis Ferdinand indicates […]

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Students secure injunction against end of semester examination at Cape Coast Technical University

Sixteen Cape Coast Technical University students have filed a motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the university and its academic board from conducting the impending end of second-semester examinations for the 2020/21 academic year. The exams, which are expected to start on Monday, September 6, would have to be put on hold […]

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Return to constitutional order or be sanctioned – ECOWAS to Guinea coup leaders

The Economic Communicty of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it has noted with great concern the recent political developments which occurred in Conakry, Republic of Guinea. ECOWAS in a communique on Sunday condemned “with the greatest firmness this coup attempt on Sunday, September 5, 2021.” “ECOWAS demands respect for the physical integrity of the […]

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Sharing fake news can land you a huge fine or jail term

Sharing fake news can make you pay fine up to GH¢36,000 or be put into jail up to five years. This has been revealed in Samson Lardy Anyenini’s regular write-ups which he calls Samson’s Take. Read Samson’s take below: Samson’s take: Vaccine hesitancy is a major threat to our collective health and safety as Covid-19 […]

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