Minister orders GTEC to block universities from increasing fees
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to immediately halt any plans by ...
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Dear Education Minister, English is a local Ghanaian language
Ghana stands for many things, including the acronym ‘Glorious Home All Nations Admire' (GHANA). Foreigners admire our culture, or so ...
Local languages now compulsory for teaching in all schools
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to strictly enforce the policy mandating the use ...
Computerised SHS placement not helping the country — Haruna Iddrisu
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has called for an immediate review of Ghana’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), citing ...
Book and research allowance raised from GH¢408m to GH¢610m
The government has announced a major boost in funding for tertiary education staff, increasing the Book and Research Allowance from ...
Ministers contradict each other on unpaid teachers’ salaries
A sharp discord has emerged within government over how and when newly recruited teachers, who have gone without salaries for ...
Govt to spend GH₵1bn on double-track infrastructure – Haruna Iddrisu
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister for Education, says the government will spend about one billion Ghana cedis from the Ghana ...
99 senior high schools taken off double-track system
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that 99 double-track Senior High Schools have been taken off the system and ...
Free SHS: ‘Double-track impacted negatively on quality of education’
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has admitted that the introduction of the double-track system under the government’s flagship Free Senior High ...
Gov’t to cancel Teacher Licensure Examination on August 30
Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu has called for the conclusion of the final teacher licensure examination no later than August 30. ...
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