Education

Broniamah, Ghana – Four foreign nationals – one Chinese and three Togolese – have been arrested by Operation Vanguard (the joint military/police taskforce against galamsey) at Broniamah, a community in the Amenfi Central District of the Western Region. The four, who were arrested on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, were allegedly indulging …

Kanvilli, Ghana – The Tamale School of Hygiene is currently saddled with myriad of challenges that are impacting negatively on academic work and safety of students, that is according to school authorities. According to Principal of the School, Bello Seiwu, the two-storey hostel building accommodating 270 students is a death-trap …

Kanvilli, Ghana – Principal of the Tamale School of Hygiene, Bello Seiwu, has appealed to government to also consider paying students of the school some allowances like their counterparts in the nursing and teacher training colleges. He said the lack of payment of allowance to students and jobs for those …

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Sector Manager of Marie Stopes Ghana, Patricia Antwi-Boasiako, has said that the lack of sexuality education at homes and schools could partly be blamed for the increasing rates of teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortion practices in the country. She noted that, evidence in the literature …

Pong-Tamale, Ghana – Member of Parliament for the Savelugu Constituency, Abdul Samed Gunu and the Savelugu Municipal Chief Executive, Hajia Ayishetu Seidu have paid a visit to the Pong-Tamale Senior High School (PONGTASS) to have a first hand view of the destructions that were caused by a fire that gutted …

Tamale, Ghana – Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP), John Ampontuah Kumah, has expressed the interest of the state agency to collaborate with the University for Development Studies (UDS) to train some potential youth entrepreneurs. According to Mr Kumah, the government was putting in place …

Accra, Ghana – MTN Ghana Foundation is inviting students to apply for its Bright Scholarships which is opened from 3rd April to 3rd May 2018. The Foundation will award 100 scholarships to students in public tertiary institutions each year for three years. In all, 300 scholarships would be awarded over a period …

Tamale, Ghana – The first batch of students of Modern Star Integrated School (MSIS -Tamale) for both the Senior High School (SHS) and Junior High School (JHS) are taking part in the ongoing 2018 Basic Certificate Examination Council and the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSSCE). The school …

Kpandai, Ghana – Pupils of Kpandai D/A Primary School are appealing to the authorities, including government, to provide them with desks and tables to boost their academic performance. The school has no desks for pupils, making it difficult for them to undertake their lessons. Owing to the development, some pupils …

Nanumba North, Ghana – Grameen Ghana, with support from Global Giving, has donated reading materials to the Bolni D/A primary school in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region. Grameen Ghana is a non-governmental organization working in the north with a focus on issues relating to food, nutrition and …