Education

Goripie Saeddiyya Primary School Wa, Ghana – The lower primary pupils of Goripie Saeddiyya Primary school in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region sit on bare floors to obverse classes due to lack of furniture. The situation is very worrying and has made teaching and learning very …

Tamale, Ghana – Interim Executives of the Alumni Association of the Tamale School of Hygiene have been tasked to mobilise resources for the redevelopment and expansion of existing infrastructure of the school. According to Principal of the school, Bello Seiwu, the school since its establishment two decades ago, has produced …

Tamale, Ghana – Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS) Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, has urged management of African universities to adhere strictly to quality assurance measures that can be compared to those accepted globally. Prof. Teye observed that, the dwindling allocation of state funding to universities could …

Bole, Ghana – Constituency Watch, a civic group in the Bole-Bamboi Constituency in the Bole District of the Northern Region, has observed that poor road networks to local communities in the area are seriously impeding quality education and healthcare delivery to the people. According to the group, the situation has worsened …

Sawla, Ghana – The DCE for Sawla Tuna Kalba District Lawal Tamimu on Tuesday 11th September, 2018 handed over an ultra modern 10 unit dormitory to Sawla Senior High School (SAWSEC). Speaking to Nkilgi FM, Mr. Tamimu said the congestion in the female students dormitory is a concern presented by …

“Sir, sir, sir,” scream more than 30 children in exhilaration, jumping out of their small wooden chairs in a classroom on the edge of a lush, grassy valley.The race is on at Berekuso Junior High School on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana’s capital, to see who can connect a series …

Member of Parliament of the Nandom Constituency, Ambrose Dery has honoured his promise to one Bogsor Naab Emmanuel, a former student of Ko Senior High School and now a student of Bagabaga College of Education in Tamale. As part of the MP’s drive to improve performance of students in his …

Sagnarigu, Ghana – Northern Regional Chairman of the Conference of Heads and Proprietors of Private Second-cycle Schools (CHOPSS), Rahman Sulemana, has implored the government to reconsider its decision not to partner with private Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the implementation of its Free SHS programme. According to Mr. Sulemana, the FSHS programme though …

Tamale, Ghana – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched its second regional report for Ghana.The 2018 report focuses on Northern Ghana and explores human development outcomes in the context of significant socio-economic disparities in what has historically been the most-marginalised zone in the country.The report, themed: Bridging the …

Tamale, Ghana – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to launch a Human Development Report on Northern Ghana entitled “Bridging the Poverty Gap and Fostering Socio-Economic Transformation for All”. The report explores development challenges and opportunities in Northern Ghana and offers suggestions for poverty eradication in the zone. The …