Education

Els: MBN360 Education The Ministry of Education has launched a nationwide Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) Campaign aimed at tackling the growing incidence of drug abuse among schoolchildren. Education Ministry has introduce mandatory daily anti-drug awareness messages in all pre-tertiary schools as part of a broader national strategy to promote discipline and safeguard learners. “Daily anti-drug […]

Els: MBN360 Education Mr Primus Baro The National Secretary, Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools, Primus Baro has backed the directive restricting extravagant gifts for students after the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, describing the practice as harmful to the values schools seek to instil. He stated that the growing trend demands deeper […]

Els: MBN360 Education The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned that any headteacher who allows gift presentations on school campuses will be held accountable, as part of efforts to maintain discipline and equality within schools Speaking on Citi News Digest on Saturday, June 20, Public Relations Officer of the GES, Daniel Fenyi, said while the […]

Els: MBN360 Education Ministry of Education has directed the immediate suspension of all Senior High School graduation ceremonies nationwide over concerns about excessive displays of wealth during post-examination celebrations. The move follows an earlier Ghana Education Service ban on flamboyant celebrations after reports of parents presenting expensive gifts, including cars and money bouquets, to students […]

Els: MBN360 Education Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has revealed that Ghana’s education sector is facing a severe shortage of teachers, with the country needing between 50,000 and 90,000 additional educators to meet the demands of schools nationwide. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, June 18, 2026, the minister said the government is unable to recruit the required number […]

Els: MBN360 Education The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH) have reached an agreement with the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), and the Public Services Commission (PSC) to implement the newly approved Scheme of […]

Els: MBN360 Education The World Bank has approved a financing package of US$300 million to support Ghana’s transition from the double-track system in secondary education through the implementation of the “Transformative Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs (STARR-J) Project”. In a press statement issued on June 17, 2026, the Ministry said the […]

Els: MBN360 Education he Ghana Police Service has issued a strong caution to final-year Senior High School students across the country ahead of the conclusion of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on Friday, June 19, 2026, warning against acts of violence or misconduct during and after the examinations. The warning comes in […]

Els: MBN360 Education The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has disclosed that Ghana’s education sector is grappling with a significant shortage of teachers, estimating that the country currently requires between 50,000 and 90,000 additional teachers to adequately meet the demands of schools across the country. According to the minister, despite the pressing need for more […]

Els: MBN360 Education Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, MP for Tamale South, Minister for Education The Minister of Education, Honourable Haruna Iddrisu has reported to Parliament that 312,448 students have benefited from the No Fee Stress policy under President John Dramani Mahama. T Honourable Iddrisu described the initiative as a major social intervention reshaping access to tertiary […]