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A total of 12 teenage pregnancies have been recorded in eight Centres at the on-going Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE) as against 17 cases registered last year in the Agona west Municipality. This indicated that students were adhering to information sharing through sensitisation and formation various girls clubs at the basic schools in the Municipality. The… Read More: Teenage Pregnancy Reduces Among BECE Students In Agona West »

The Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has asked the West African Examinations Council, WAEC to soften its stance on the fate of the more than 200 candidates from Bunkpurugu who could not write the first two papers of this year’s BECE. The candidates missed the English Language paper One and Two on… Read More: Child Rights International Threatens Legal Action Against WAEC Over Bunkprugu… »

The second day of the ongoing preliminary stages of the National Science & Maths Quiz, saw another six teams qualify to the round of 16, as they bid to unseat Adisadel College as champions. The progressing schools are T.I. AMASS, Fomena SHS, Tepa SHS, Keta SHTS, Kwanyako SHS, Awudome SHS and Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS.… Read More: Keta SHTS,Awusco,Kwastech,others Qualify to Next Round of NSMQ 2017 »

The Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, aka Napo, could not control his emotions at the Saint Anne’s Anglican Church last Sunday. This was after the Anglican Diocese in Kumasi had presented the church’s highest award dubbed, ‘The Bishop’s Badge of Honour’ and a citation to Dr Prempeh, who is also the Member of… Read More: Education Minister shed tears in Church over Awards »

Awards winning Ghanaian youngster ,Abraham Attah who made history with his first ever appearance as “Agu” in the movie,Beast of no Nations has made another astonishing performance in his first year as a student in the United State of America. Abraham moved to Connecticut, USA to further his education at the Chersshire Academy and also pursue… Read More: Abraham Attah Makes a 4.0 Mark in His First Year… »

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has said it will not schedule new examination sittings for candidates of Bunkpurugu in the Northern Region, who could not take part in the first Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) papers.   “They would have to use the February 2018 window for re-sitters because once it is gone, you can’t… Read More: Stranded BECE Candidates to Resit in February – WAEC »

A report on the Kintampo waterfall disaster which claimed some 20 lives has described the incident as an act of God. The report presented by the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Catherine Afeku on the floor of parliament said though the disaster is an act of God there were other factors that contributed to… Read More: Interesting Report: Kintampo disaster that killed Students was an Act… »

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged universities in Ghana to redesign their academic curriculum to align skills of graduates with the job market. According to the President, although there has been a significant investment by different administrations under the Fourth Republic in the education sector, the country is yet to derive the needed benefit and called… Read More: You are Jobless Because of Your Academic Curriculum – Akufo-Addo… »

A monument will be erected in honour of Major Adam Maxwell Mahama, who was murdered at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. President Akufo Addo, who made the announcement when he paid a visit to the family of the deceased, also announced other packages for Adam Mahama’s family, including a 500,000 Education Trust Fund for his… Read More: Nana Addo promotes Captain Mahama; Pledges Statue for him »