Education

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The National Coordinator of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), Mrs. Bernice Ampere Gyekye, has called on Ghanaian parents to make indigenous languages the primary means of communication at home, warning that the country’s linguistic heritage is gradually disappearing because many families now prioritise English over their mother tongues. According to […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the temporary closure of all public and private schools within the Yendi Municipality to allow students, teachers and staff to observe the funeral rites of the late Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom, Yaa-Naa Abukari II. In a statement issued on Tuesday, July 14, the GES […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION Former Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prof. Edward Appiah, has called on the government and educational institutions to decolonise Ghana’s curriculum, arguing that the country’s education system must be restructured to produce a generation capable of competing globally. According to him, Africa’s education system was designed during […]

Els: MBN360 EDUCATION The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has announced a major intervention to strengthen education funding, unveiling new financial commitments aimed at improving support for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and enhancing the school feeding programme Scheme. The announcement, made as part of the government’s broader […]

Els: MBN360 EDUCATION Kofi Asare, Executive Director for Africa Education Watch, says he is seeing clearer purposive intentionality in the Mahama government’s approach to inclusive education. Writing on recent policy developments, Mr Asare pointed to a series of measures introduced within the past one and a half years that together signal a deliberate reorientation toward […]

Els: MBN360 Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Hon Haruna Iddrisu, has announced a package of new incentives designed to attract, motivate, and retain teachers willing to serve in deprived and underserved communities across Ghana. He made the announcement during a session in Parliament, outlining several measures the government intends to roll […]

Els: MBN360 Education The Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Honourable Haruna Iddrisu, has announced a series of targeted interventions aimed at improving teacher welfare and strengthening retention, especially in rural and underserved communities. His remarks during parliamentary proceedings on Thursday underscored government’s renewed focus on teacher motivation as a critical […]

Els: MBN360 Education Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has presented a personal gift of GH¢10,000 to Abdul Yussif Fatahu, a teacher recognised for his dedication to educating children in Bawku despite the area’s prolonged conflict. The gesture was made in recognition of Mr Fatahu’s resilience and commitment to teaching in a community that […]

Els: MBN360 Education The Ministry of Education has launched a nationwide Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) campaign to tackle the growing problem of drug abuse in schools across Ghana. The initiative, being implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), forms part of the government’s efforts to protect learners […]

Els: MBN360 Education President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to investing in technical education, vocational training and digital skills to equip Ghanaian youth with the expertise needed to compete in the global economy. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for the Tema Integrated Industrial Park (TIIP) on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, President Mahama […]