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Skip to content SHSTRENDZ * About Us * Advertise With Us * Privacy Policy * Submit Your News * Write For Us SHSTRENDZ Toggle Menu Campus News | Tertiary Education UG MANAGEMENT REJECTS PROPOSAL FOR REVIEW OF GRADING SYSTEM ByFri Daus Management of the University of Ghana has denied a request from students asking for a review of the grading system for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. The students were proposing that grade ‘A’ is pegged at 70% and the subsequent grades should reflect same consideration. In a petition from the Students Representative Council, they… Read More UG Management rejects Proposal for Review of Grading SystemContinue General News RADIO LEARNING PROGRAM TO BEGIN JUNE 15 BY GES ByFri Daus According to the Ghana Education Service (GES), it will from June 15, 2020, begin a radio learning programme as a section of the virtual learning roll out by its partner the Ministry of Education. The Education Service explained that the soon to begin radio learning programme is targeted to reach wider students who are currently at home… Read More Radio Learning Program to begin June 15 by GESContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education KTU SRC CALLS FOR RESUMPTION OF LECTURES FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus Following the directive of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, all final year students shall return to campus on Monday. 15th June 2020, to resume lectures the same day. A revised timetable for lectures has been prepared, taking into consideration the maximum number of students that can be in a lecture hall per the President… Read More KTU SRC Calls for Resumption of Lectures for Final Year StudentsContinue Campus News KNUST ACADEMIC BOARD ARRANGES FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS TO RESUME LECTURES ByFri Daus The Academic Board of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, has made arrangements for Final Year students to resume lectures. At a meeting in Kumasi, it was agreed by the Academic Board that some categories of final year students will be allowed back on campus to write their final examinations, while the rest… Read More KNUST Academic Board arranges for Final Year Students to Resume LecturesContinue Ghana Schools THE HISTORY OF T.I AHMADIYYA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (REAL AMASS) ByFri Daus T. I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School has grown from small beginnings to become one of the most respected Senior High Schools not only in Kumasi but in the Ashanti Region and indeed Ghana. The Schools has contributed greatly to the intellectual, moral and spiritual development of both Ghanaians and non Ghanaians and is today justifiably proud… Read More The History of T.I Ahmadiyya Senior High School (Real AMASS)Continue Campus News | Tertiary Education UG: OVER 40,000 STUDENTS PARTAKE IN E-LEARNING PLATFORM ByFri Daus Over 90% of students of the University of Ghana partook in the institution’s online learning programme despite the protests that it was greeted with when it was introduced in March. This is according to the University’s Pro Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic and Students Affairs, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo. Students, after University management… Read More UG: Over 40,000 Students partake in E-learning PlatformContinue General News GHANA TO OPEN ITS BORDERS TO FINAL-YEAR FOREIGN STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the government is prepared to reopen the country’s borders for final year foreign students who left Ghana to their home country amid the unexpected closure of schools over the novel coronavirus pandemic. The reopening of borders to only the final year foreign students is to enable them to… Read More Ghana to open its Borders to Final-year Foreign StudentsContinue General News HEAVY DOWNPOUR RUINS PRIMARY SCHOOL AT TAMALE ByFri Daus The Sakasaka Primary School in Tamale – the alma mater of the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was destroyed by heavy rainfall on the 9th of June, 2020. The heavy downpour ripped off the school’s entire roof which resulted in the destruction of the school’s furniture and learning materials. The Sakasaka Primary School Headmistress, Ms… Read More Heavy Downpour Ruins Primary school at TamaleContinue Awards EDUCATION MINISTER WINS AN AWARD FROM HARVARD ByFri Daus Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been selected as the recipient of the Harvard Ministerial Medalin Ghana in 2020, in recognition of his work over the past four years to strengthen public education. A letter signed by the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program Executive Director, Michael R. Sinclair, PhD, conveyed the Program Team’s and the Advisory Board’s… Read More Education Minister Wins An Award From HarvardContinue Campus News GIJ ORDERS FINAL YEAR STUDENTS WITH NSS REGISTRATION ISSUES TO SUBMIT DETAILS BY JUNE 26 ByFri Daus The Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) entreats all final year students who are having issues completing their NSS Registration to forward their details to academic Affairs on phone number 0269501772 for assistance. According to the Management, the deadline for submission is Friday, June 26, 2020. Details should include the following: 1. Full Name( Surname… Read More GIJ orders Final Year Students with NSS Registration Issues to submit details by June 26Continue General News CEO OF UG MEDICAL CENTRE EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR NURSING NOW NIGHTINGALE CHALLENGE ByFri Daus .. And from our CEO, ” I support the Nursing Now Nightingale Challenge because the campaign seeks to help raise the status of nursing in terms of their contribution towards the global ‘Health for all’ initiative by encouraging them to take their place in leadership positions as well as carry out research that will have… Read More CEO of UG Medical Centre expresses support for Nursing Now Nightingale ChallengeContinue General News EDUCATION MINISTER URGES INSTITUTIONS TO HELP BREAK THE MYTHS AND TABOOS ON MENSTRUATION ByFri Daus The Minister for Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has urged institutions in the country to join forces to change the myths and other social perceptions of menstruation. He said despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, there was a need to educate teenage girls about menstrual hygiene and help deal with various misconceptions. The Education Minister petitioned this… Read More Education Minister urges Institutions to help break the myths and taboos on MenstruationContinue General News RAWLINGS COMMENDS SCHOLARSHIP SECRETARIAT FOR LOCALISING AWARD PROCESS ByFri Daus Former President Jerry John Rawlings has in a meeting with the Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Kingsley Agyemang and members of his management team, commended them for the decentralization of the scholarship process. He said the difficulty many deserving students suffer in their bid to obtain scholarships will be a thing of the past if… Read More Rawlings Commends Scholarship Secretariat for Localising Award ProcessContinue Publications GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING (G&C) UNIT ByFri Daus Guidance And Counselling (G&C) Unit FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIT Guidance and Counselling is a support service that is aimed at helping individuals discover and develop their educational, vocational and psychological potentials and thereby achieve an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness.To achieve the above goal, the Unit performs the under listed functions within… Read More Ghana Education Service Guidance And Counselling (G&C) UnitContinue General News W/R: ZOOMLION GHANA TO DISINFECT 1,180 BASIC SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES ByFri Daus As part of efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic on school campuses ahead of school reopening, Zoomlion Ghana Limited in partnership with the Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) will reportedly embark on a mass disinfection and fumigation exercise in the region, GNA has reported. The disinfection and fumigation exercise would benefit 13… Read More W/R: Zoomlion Ghana to Disinfect 1,180 Basic Schools and FacilitiesContinue Publications GHANA’S ‘FREE SHS’ POLICY – GOOD FOR THE GIRL CHILD ByFri Daus We congratulate the government of the New Patriotic Party for introducing Free Secondary Education Programme in Ghana this year; as it gives every child, especially girls, equal opportunity to have secondary education. The policy is commendable because it allows all qualified students, especially girls from poor homes to go to secondary school free of charge,… Read More Ghana’s ‘Free SHS’ Policy – Good For The Girl ChildContinue Awards OPERA NEWS HUB GHANA TOP 10 EARNERS IN MAY 2020 ByFri Daus Top Ten Earners For May Dear Creators, Opera News Hub Ghana is delighted to announce our top ten (10) eaners for the month of May, 2020. Their amounts are the sum of what they earned from their articles traffic fee and weekly/monthly rewards they won. We hope this announcement would encourage you to write more and… Read More Opera News Hub Ghana Top 10 Earners in May 2020Continue General News EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS GET READY TO RE-OPEN AS DISINFECTION EXERCISES TAKES PLACE ByFri Daus Preparations are underway for the reopening of 16 tertiary institutions.There is currently a comprehensive strategy underway to disinfect the schools and make them safe and secure for reopening. The plan bills the 16 institutions for disinfection in the week to come. Meanwhile, in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Ltd, a disinfection exercise was carried out yesterday… Read More Educational Institutions Get Ready to Re-open As Disinfection Exercises Takes placeContinue Local News MOE AND ZOOMLION GHANA TO EMBARK ON NATIONWIDE DISINFECTION ON JUNE 15 ByFri Daus The Ministry of Education has engaged the waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited to as a matter of urgency disinfect all Universities, Colleges of Education and Nursing Training Colleges, SHSs, JHSs, and Basic schools before school reopens on June 15 this year. The Minister for Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh in his last press briefing assured that… Read More MoE and Zoomlion Ghana to embark on Nationwide Disinfection on June 15Continue Publications “A WORTHWHILE ACHIEVEMENT” – NIB TO EDUCATION MINISTER ByFri Daus Such a laudable achievement in being selected as the sole recipient of the 2020 Harvard Ministerial Medal of Achievement Award, in recognition of your accomplishments as the Minister of Education since 2017 is worth mentioning and congratulating. Thereby, it cannot escape us today as we continuously stand in awe of your greatness. Honorable Dr. Matthew… Read More “A Worthwhile Achievement” – NIB to Education MinisterContinue Business/Finance GNACOPS BEGINS VALIDATING OF PRIVATE SCHOOL OWNERS FOR COVID-19 ALLEVIATION PROGRAM ByFri Daus As part of the government’s effort to support Businesses amid the novel coronavirus pandemic through the COVID-19 Alleviation Program (CAP), the Ghana National Council of private schools (GNACOPS) has begun validating potential private school operators who have applied for support through the Council. According to a memo sighted by Georgeweb.org, the process is ongoing in all the… Read More GNACOPS begins validating of private school owners for COVID-19 Alleviation ProgramContinue Opinions DISTRICT PRIVATE SCHOOLS WON’T BE ABLE TO RE-OPEN FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS – GNAPS CHAIRMAN ByFri Daus Reverend Robert Seddoh, Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) in the Volta region’s South Tongu District, said it would be difficult for the district’s private schools to reopen for students in the final year to prepare for their final exams – due to lack of wage payment funds. In an interview… Read More District Private Schools Won’t Be Able to Re-open for Final Year Students – GNAPS ChairmanContinue Local News NCCE RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM THE PRESIDENCY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION ON COVID-19 ByFri Daus The National Commission for Civic Education, NCCE, has received 50 Isuzu vehicles from the President, Nana Akufo Addo through the Office of the Chief of Staff to support the Commission’s public education campaign on COVID-19. In addition, a sum of Two Million, Five Hundred and Seventeen Thousand Ghana Cedis has been released to the Commission… Read More NCCE Receives Support from The Presidency for Public Education on COVID-19Continue Campus News UG BALME LIBRARY TO BE OPENED ON JUNE 15 TO ONLY FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus Re-opening of the Balme Library The Balme Library of the University of Ghana will resume work on 15th June, 2020 as indicated in the Registrar’s Communique titled: ‘UG Strategy to safely resume on-site academic work in the midst of COVID 19’ dated 3rd June, 2020. 1. The Balme Library will open to the public at… Read More UG Balme Library to be Opened on June 15 to only Final Year StudentsContinue Tertiary Education PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA GRANTED CLEARANCE BY GOV’T TO RECRUIT STAFF ByFri Daus Government has given clearance for public universities to recruit six thousand teaching and non-teaching staff.The granting of the financial clearance is to address human capacity challenges facing public universities. President Akufo- Addo announced this when he met Vice Chancellors of both public and private universities at the Jubilee House in Accra. The President also announced… Read More Public Universities in Ghana Granted Clearance by Gov’t to Recruit StaffContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education COVID-19: ACCRA CITY CAMPUS (ACC) LIBRARY TO RESUME WORK ON JUNE 15 ByFri Daus Reopening of Accra City Campus Library Dear all, The Accra City Campus (ACC) Library will resume work on 15th June, 2020 as indicated in the Registrar’s Communique titled: ‘UG Strategy to safely resume on-site academic work in the midst of COVID 19’ dated 3rd June, 2020. The ACC Library will open to the public at… Read More COVID-19: Accra City Campus (ACC) Library to Resume Work on June 15Continue General News TEACHING AND LEARNING ACCESSIBLE VIA RADIO TO DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES ByFri Daus Festive Kids Foundation International, in collaboration with GBC Radio Central, has introduced a program called Radio Learning as part of measures to help reduce the pressure on parents due to the impact of Covid-19 coupled with the closure of schools. The Radio Learning program aims to provide tutorials for JHS pupils on air learning, and… Read More Teaching and Learning Accessible Via Radio to Deprived CommunitiesContinue Guide DETAILED: HOW I MAKE OVER N250K WITH OPERA NEWS HUB MONTHLY ByFri Daus Opera news hub creator is a platform where articles are been shared for the reader’s engagement. Opera news hub started trending late last year November and maybe you have heard about it and you have decided to give it a trial. Or peradventure you are just learning about it? In this post, I will show… Read More Detailed: How I Make Over N250k with Opera News Hub MonthlyContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA RELEASES PROTOCOLS GUILDING RE-OPENING TO FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus PROTOCOLS GUIDING THE REOPENING OF THE UNIVERSITY TO FINAL YEAR STUDENTS Pursuant to the President of the Republic’s directive to reopen educational institutions to final year students, the University will be receiving final year undergraduate and graduate students back to campus from June 15, 2020. In order to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the… Read More University of Ghana releases Protocols Guilding Re-opening to Final Year StudentsContinue Local News MP COMMISSIONS 5 CLASSROOM BLOCKS FOR POOR COMMUNITIES IN ASHANTI REGION ByFri Daus In the Manso Nkwanta Constituency in the West District of Amansie in the Ashanti region, five six-unit classroom blocks were inaugurated for some poor communities. The neighborhoods that benefit are Abodom Brofoyedu, Pakyi Village, Keniago, Nsiana and Mpatuom. Each school block is fitted with a toilet, an adjacent mechanized borehole and a poly tank to… Read More MP Commissions 5 Classroom Blocks for Poor Communities in Ashanti RegionContinue General News | Rankings UPSA RANKED AMONG TOP UNIVERSITIES IN NEW GLOBAL RANKINGS ByFri Daus The 2020 U-Multirank global universities rankings has listed the University of Professional Studies, Accra as one of the top universities in the world. UPSA is the only university in Ghana featured in the global rankings that assesses universities on a multi-dimensional approach to higher education including teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, regional engagement and… Read More UPSA Ranked Among Top Universities in New Global RankingsContinue Campus News ZOOMLION GHANA LTD DISINFECTS UDS TAMALE CAMPUS ByFri Daus Zoomlion Ghana Limited Disinfects University for Development Studies – UDS, Tamale.Following the President of Ghana’s directive on the disinfection and fumigation of all tertiary institutions in Ghana for resumption of academic activities, the Government in partnership with Us led by the Regional Manager of the Northern Region (Zoomlion Ghana Limited) Mr. Peter Dawuni has disinfected… Read More Zoomlion Ghana Ltd Disinfects UDS Tamale CampusContinue General News THE SHARKS QUIZ GHANA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH SIMCC TO HAVE STUDENTS IN GHANA PARTAKE IN THEIR OLYMPIAD EXAMINATIONS. ByFri Daus Great news! We (The Sharks Quiz Ghana) have signed an agreement with the Singapore International Mastery Contest Center (SIMCC) to have students in Ghana partake in their Olympiad examinations. This means that students from Grade 2 (Class 2) through to SHS 3(Grade 12) have the opportunity of taking the Olympiad exams in Math, ICT and… Read More The Sharks Quiz Ghana signs agreement with SIMCC to have students in Ghana partake in their Olympiad examinations.Continue Campus News UG: FINAL YEAR STUDENTS IN COMMONWEALTH HALL GIVEN JUNE 13 ULTIMATUM TO SUBMIT ROOM KEYS ByFri Daus Final year residents of the Commonwealth Hall, University of Ghana have been handed a June 13 ultimatum to submit their room keys to the hall’s management. This is particularly to those who will be continuing with the University’s online learning programme at home. In a statement from the Junior Common Room of the Hall, residents… Read More UG: Final year students in Commonwealth hall given June 13 ultimatum to submit room keysContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education MANAGEMENT OF UEW ISSUES NOTICE TO FINAL YEAR STUDENTS CONCERNING CAMPUS ARRIVAL ByFri Daus Management welcomes final year students to Campus to complete the semester. Students are to note the following guidelines: Report at any of the Halls of Residence closer to your Faculty/Department. Rooms would be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis at no cost. Students are encouraged to carry additional face masks to complement what the government would… Read More Management of UEW Issues Notice to Final Year Students concerning Campus ArrivalContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC NIGERIA ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF PRIVATE WASSCE REGISTRATION ByFri Daus This is to inform intending candidates for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2020 – Second Series are hereby informed that the registration has commenced. The examination will be urban-based and will be conducted at a period to be announced in due course. Thirty-Six subjects will be available for the examination. Intending… Read More WAEC Nigeria announces commencement of Private WASSCE RegistrationContinue General News PREPARATION BY SCHOOLS TOWARDS RE-OPENING – UPPER EAST REGION ByFri Daus Heads of Second Cycle institutions in the Upper East Region have appealed to the government, to post health workers to the various schools in order to test students on their return. They noted that while the government had promised to provide some Personal Protective Equipment to teachers and students, it was imperative for the Ministry… Read More Preparation By Schools Towards Re-opening – Upper East RegionContinue Campus News UCC: UTAG HOLDS VIRTUAL SEMINAR ON RE-OPENING OF THE UNIVERSITY ByFri Daus UCC lecturers have been urged to support Management to implement the COVID-19 measures and protocols when the University re-opens for final-year students. The Head of UCC COVID-19 Rapid Response Taskforce, Dr James Prah, made the call when he gave a presentation on the theme “Return of Students to Campus in the Face of COVID-19: What Lecturers Should… Read More UCC: UTAG Holds Virtual Seminar on Re-Opening of the UniversityContinue Celebrities Yard EX BBNAIJA STAR KHAFI’S BROTHER SHOT DEAD IN LONDON ByFri Daus Alexander Kareem, the younger brother to ex-Big Brother Naija reality star, Khafi Kareem has been murdered in London, United Kingdom. The young boy was reportedly shot at Askew Road in Shepherd’s Bush on Monday, June 8, 2020, by a yet-to-be-identified culprit after a trip to a convenience store. According to the BBC, Alexander, 20, died from gunshot wounds… Read More Ex Bbnaija star Khafi’s brother shot Dead in LondonContinue Foreign News TRUMP SAYS NATIONAL GUARD CREATED A ‘BEAUTIFUL SCENE’ AFTER USING TEAR GAS ON PROTESTERS ByFri Daus Donald Trump has said he found the sight of the National Guard using tear gas on Black Lives Matter protesters a ‘beautiful scene.’ Speaking at an event, the president shared his views on protests held in Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd’s death, and the subsequent efforts made by the Minnesota National Guard to restore… Read More Trump says National Guard created a ‘beautiful scene’ after using tear gas on protestersContinue Did you know? LEGON IS NOT A SCHOOL ByFri Daus Legon, a suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, is situated about 12 kilometres north-east of the city center in the Accra Metropolis District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. Ghanaians loosely refer to the University of Ghana simply as “Legon”…. Read More Legon is not a SchoolContinue General News CITI NEWS: GHANA’S MINISTER FOR HEALTH TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ByFri Daus The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is recovering in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Information available to Citi News indicates that the Minister has been receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra over the past week. Multiple sources in the medical team at the hospital who confirmed the information toCiti News say… Read More Citi News: Ghana’s Minister for Health tests positive for COVID-19Continue Schools News WATER SHORTAGE HITS BOLGATANGA GIRL’S SHS (BOGISS) ByFri Daus Inadequate water supply at the Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School (BOGISS) in the Upper East Region, would adversely affect academic work when students return to school, as they would spend long hours in search of water. The single-sex school, which has a student population of about 2,300 has only two boreholes, a hand pump, and… Read More Water Shortage Hits Bolgatanga Girl’s SHS (BOGISS)Continue Celebrities Yard DAVIDO AND CHIOMA END THEIR RELATIONSHIP ByFri Daus Davido and his fiancee, Chioma Avril Rowland has reportedly ended due to irreconcilable differences.According to blogger, Stella Dimorkokus, the estranged love birds no longer live in the same house and are presently not in good terms. Read the full gist from as shared by Dimorkokus below; “Popular Musician Davido and his woman Chioma (whom he… Read More Davido and Chioma end their RelationshipContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC MAY SORT OUT WASSCE 2020 FOR ONLY GHANA CANDIDATES ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has shown its availability to sort out an autonomous West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Ghanaian applicants this year because of the flare-up of the coronavirus ailment (Covid-19) which has brought about the closure of schools in West Africa. The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah… Read More WAEC may sort out WASSCE 2020 for only Ghana CandidatesContinue Admissions UPSA 2020/2021 DISTANCE LEARNING (BLENDED ONLINE LEARNING) ADMISSIONS ByFri Daus Applications are invited from qualified applicants for admission to the under-listed Postgraduate Programmes by Distance Learning, offered in blended mode with more than 70% online learning interactions and activities, for the 2020/2021 academic year. Available Programmes Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting and Finance Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Auditing Master of Business… Read More UPSA 2020/2021 Distance Learning (Blended Online Learning) AdmissionsContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education SCHOOL RE-OPENS ON MONDAY FOR UMAT FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Executive Committee of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) after its 52nd (Emergency) meeting held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, has agreed to reopen the school for final year students of the University. UMaT’s Monday, June 15, school reopening is in line with President Akufo-Addo’s directive issued on May 31 in his 10th televised nation’s… Read More School Re-opens on Monday for UMaT Final Year StudentsContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ FAQS: WHAT DOES A SEEDED SCHOOL MEAN IN THE CONTEST? ByFri Daus The National Science and Maths quiz competition is organized into five main stages which tell how the schools are paired to compete against each other in a transparent and fair manner. Meanwhile, the entire national contest begins with various regional competitions within the year. In the contest, a seeded school is simply any Senior High… Read More NSMQ FAQs: What Does A Seeded School mean in The Contest?Continue Tertiary Education FINAL YEAR’S, LECTURERS, NON-TEACHING STAFF TO GET 3 REUSABLE FACE MASKS EACH – KOJO NKRUMAH ByFri Daus The Minister for Information, Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the tertiary final year students, lecturers, and non-teaching staff will be equipped with 3 reusable face masks on Monday, June 15, 2020, as part of measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in schools. The Member of parliament for the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency in… Read More Final year’s, lecturers, non-teaching staff to get 3 reusable face masks each – Kojo NkrumahContinue Local News OKUDZETO ABLAKWA ORDERS SOLAR HANDWASHING SINKS FOR SCHOOLS IN HIS CONSTITUENCY ByFri Daus The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has ordered touchless solar handwashing system for schools in his constituency. The touchless solar handwashing system was developed by the Kumasi based innovator Mr Richard Kwarteng Anning to help fight the coronavirus pandemic through frequent hand washing. Mr Ablakwa made the information… Read More Okudzeto Ablakwa orders solar handwashing sinks for schools in his constituencyContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC APOR FOR PASSING 2020 WASSCE AND BECE EXAMS ByFri Daus By NewsGhana24.com The BECE and WASSCE examinations are here again and every student is looking for Apor. We have the authentic for passing 2020 BECE and WASSCE. To help students pass the exams, teachers are to give the candidates, the last and best “Apor” whiles parents and others interested in the success of final year students… Read More WAEC Apor for passing 2020 WASSCE and BECE ExamsContinue Celebrities Yard | Opinions WE NEED TO UNITE TO MAKE THE BLACK MAN SAVE – SARKODIE ByFri Daus Ghanaian most popular rapper king of rap and also the CEO of SarkCess Music Record label Michael Owusu better known as Sarkodie has urge Africans to come together and build Africa. Sarkodie, the Fa Hook Me crooner said there is a lot of issues in Africa we need to settle to gain our pride back… Read More We need to unite to make the Black man save – SarkodieContinue Schools News OSEI ADUTWUM SHS GETS 18-UNIT CLASSROOM BLOCK TO END DOUBLE TRACK SYSTEM ByFri Daus The Akufo-Addo led government as part of efforts to enhance and make education accessible by every Ghanaian child has constructed an 18 unit classroom block and dining hall in Osei Adutwum SHS in the Bosomtwe District in Ashanti Region. The facility is under President Akufo-Addo’s Free SHS program aimed at affording every Ghanaian child accessibility, equality and… Read More Osei Adutwum SHS gets 18-Unit Classroom Block to end Double Track SystemContinue General News CHECK TIMETABLE AS GHANA RADIO LEARNING PROGRAM BEGINS TODAY ByFri Daus As part of an effort to reach wider students who are currently at home as a temporal school break amid the outbreak of COVID-19, the Ghana Education Service in partnership with the Ministry of Education, GBC, and USAID will be starting an exciting new Ghana learning radio program for B1, B2 and B3 pupils to help them… Read More Check Timetable as Ghana Radio Learning Program begins todayContinue Guide GUIDE: HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR FREE SHS ByFri Daus How to select the right public Senior High Schools for Free SHS in Ghana is becoming complicated and tricky. A lot of dynamics play out in getting a BECE graduate placed. The Basic Education Certificate Examination – BECE 2020 will commence on Monday. 14th September and end on Friday 18th September across the country. Candidates with the… Read More Guide: How to Select The Right Public Senior High School for Free SHSContinue Admissions REGIONAL MARITIME UNIVERSITY (RMU) UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR APPLICANTS ByFri Daus Post Graduate Courses BSc. Computer Engineering Competency based course to equip graduates to man fully automated and unmanned machinery spaces, electrical/electronic systems on board modern ships and on-shore. Theories and supported with dynamic demonstrations in ICT technologies. Benefits to you You will be eligible for employment as sea-going or shore-based officer and as an electrical… Read More Regional Maritime University (RMU) Undergraduate Programmes for ApplicantsContinue Local News ADAKLU DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PRESENTS DUAL DESKS TO THE DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION ByFri Daus 508 dual desks, valued at GHS127,079, were presented to the District Directorate of Education for distribution to the various schools in the area by the Adaklu District Assembly. The offices were provided with investment grant funds under the District Performance Appraisal Tool. The DCE, Mr. Phanuel Donkor Kadey, said that education was one of the… Read More Adaklu District Assembly Presents Dual Desks to the Directorate of EducationContinue Celebrities Yard | General News SINGER NANA TUFFOUR IS DEAD ByFri Daus Ghanaian Highlife artiste, James Nana Tuffour, popularly known as Nana Tuffour, has passed on. Information gathered indicates Nana Tuffour has been sick for some time now but died in his home on the dawn of Monday. The man popularly known as 9-9-2-4 recently lost a blood brother with whom he is very close to. Although… Read More Singer Nana Tuffour is DeadContinue Celebrities Yard BOLLYWOOD ACTOR COMMITS SUICIDE ByFri Daus Bollywood and TV actor Sushant Singh Rajput has reportedly committed suicide at his home in Mumbai. The actor was living alone during the lockdown The Bollywood actor was found dead at his home in Bandra, Mumbai on Sunday (14 June). News agency Press Trust India (PTI) report Manoj Sharma, additional commissioner of police, Western Region,… Read More Bollywood Actor commits SuicideContinue Celebrities Yard | Entertainment CYNTHIA MORGAN REVEALS SHE CAN’T WAIT TO DROP HER NEW HIT SINGLE ByFri Daus Nigerian dancehall singer, Cynthia Morgan, now known as Madrina is set to release new songs following her re-emergence into limelight. Cynthia whose budding music career plummeted over the years due to contract related issues with former label boss, Jude Okoye, has got the luxury of a second chance at claiming her stake in the entertainment… Read More Cynthia Morgan Reveals she can’t wait to drop her new Hit SingleContinue Tertiary Education UG MEDICAL STUDENTS TO UNDERTAKE THEIR CLINICALS UNDER STRICT SUPERVISION ByFri Daus Final year medical students who are due to undertake their clinicals at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital are expected to undergo strict supervision amidst their duties. Speaking ahead of Monday’s reopening of the schools for final year students, President of the Korle-Bu Junior Common Room, Philip Christian Armah stated that management of the facility has resolved… Read More UG Medical Students to undertake their clinicals under strict supervisionContinue General News CAROLINE GROUP TO LAUNCH NEW EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN GHANA ByFri Daus The Caroline Group, an education and training consulting company, is set to launch a range of programs aimed at supporting the growth of the education sector. The gathering, which is scheduled to take place on June 26, 2020, is on the back of emerging developments such as online learning and other forms in the face… Read More Caroline Group To Launch New Educational Projects In GhanaContinue Foreign News COVID-19: GHANA TO EVACUATE STRANDED CITIZENS IN NEW YORK ON JUNE 25 ByFri Daus The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has planned to evacuate Ghanaians stranded in New York back to Accra on June 25, 2020. They will be evacuated via an Ethiopian Airlines flight. There will be a 14-day mandatory quarantine upon their arrival in Accra and the cost of the quarantine, as well as that… Read More COVID-19: Ghana to evacuate stranded citizens in New York on June 25Continue Ghana Schools HOW MANY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) DOES GHANA HAVE? ByFri Daus Each year the Ghana Education Service releases what is called the school’s register, which contains some vital information to help among other things, B.E.C.E candidates in their selection of senior high schools of choice. The register contains all categories of SHS both public and private, their locations, courses offered, accommodation status, and whether it is… Read More How Many Senior High Schools (SHS) Does Ghana Have?Continue Campus News HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT WARNS STUDENTS, STAFF TO COMPLY WITH COVID-19 PROTOCOLS OR THEY FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION ByFri Daus The Management of the Ho Technical University has warned students and staff of the school that they will face disciplinary action if they fail to comply with COVID-19 protocols. There are signages of “No mask, no entry” and hand washing directives at lecture halls. Security men also check the temperature of students and staff before… Read More Ho Technical University Management warns students, staff to comply with COVID-19 protocols or they face disciplinary actionContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UPSA RELEASES NEWS DATES FOR POST-FIRST DEGREE LLB ENTRANCE EXAMS AND SELECTION INTERVIEW ByFri Daus This comes to inform all applicants and prospective applicants to the University’s 3-Year Post-First Degree Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme that new dates for the entrance examination and the selection interview for applicants have been fixed as follows: Entrance Examinations Date: Saturday, 11th July, 2020 Time: 9.00 am Venue: LBC Selection Interview: Date: Monday, 27th July to Friday, 31st July,2020… Read More UPSA releases news dates for Post-First Degree LLB Entrance Exams and Selection InterviewContinue Tertiary Education PENTECOST UNIVERSITY APPOINTS PROF. KWABENA AGYAPONG KODUA AS NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR ByFri Daus The Management of the Accra-based Pentecost University (PU), which recently received a Presidential Charter to operate as a fully-fledged university has appointed Professor Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua as its first Vice-Chancellor. 40-year-old Prof Agyapong-Kodua is a pastor of the Church of Pentecost, the Management of the Pentecost University replaces Apostle Dr. Daniel Okyere Walker, the current Rector who has… Read More Pentecost University Appoints Prof. Kwabena Agyapong Kodua as New Vice-chancellorContinue Admissions APPLY NOW! GTUC OPENS ADMISSIONS FOR 2020/21 SEPTEMBER ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus GTUC announces for the information of prospective Applicants and the general public that applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to our collaborative undergraduate, Top-Up, Postgraduate and PhD Programmes for the September 2020/2021 Academic Year. Applicants who have examination results as at the time of application and applicants who will be writing WASSCE in… Read More Apply Now! GTUC opens Admissions for 2020/21 September Academic YearContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UG BUSINESS SCHOOL HOLDS ONLINE ORIENTATION SERIES FOR SANDWICH STUDENTS ByFri Daus In her bid to provide quality education to students despite the global pandemic, the University of Ghana Business School, UGBS, held a series of online orientations for its first semester Sandwich programme cohorts. The two-part series covered areas relating to various aspects of teaching and learning at the Business School in the light of the… Read More UG Business School holds Online Orientation Series for Sandwich StudentsContinue Opinions GHANA STUDENTS WILL BECOME SUPER-SPREADERS OF COVID-19 SOON – OCCUPYGHANA WARNS GOV’T ByFri Daus Pressure Group, OccupyGhana, has said Ghana is likely to lose the ‘strength in racing with the covid-19 virus’ following reopening of schools. It argued this could be the worst decision in the fight against the novel coronavirus warning “If we are not careful, these schools could turn into hotspots for disease transmission and the students… Read More Ghana Students will become super-spreaders of COVID-19 soon – OccupyGhana Warns Gov’tContinue Campus News KNUST SETS TREATMENT AND ISOLATION CENTRE TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 CASES ByFri Daus The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has set up a treatment and isolation centre to help respond swiftly to COVID-19 cases. This is to enhance safety on the campus as the University re-opened to final year students on Monday, June 15, in line with the government’s partial lifting of the ban on… Read More KNUST sets treatment and isolation centre to respond to COVID-19 casesContinue WAEC Examinations DITTO DITTO 2020 WASSCE AND BECE ADVERTS HITS FACEBOOK, WHATSAPP AND TELEGRAM ByFri Daus Since students started writing the WASSCE nationwide, many individual and institutional apor masters have flooded the social media, bombarding students groups on Facebook and Whatsapp with their messages and inviting students and other interested persons to chat them for questions and solutions at a fee. Activities of such persons undermine the efforts of teachers, the… Read More Ditto Ditto 2020 WASSCE and BECE Adverts Hits Facebook, WhatsApp and TelegramContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020 REMINDS US OF SSCE COURTESY COVID-19 ByFri Daus Could we say this is one classical example of how history repeats itself? Who would have thought that there will come a time again when SHS candidates would have to take a home-set examination as it was the case with SSCE in the early 1990s through to the middle of the 2000s when WASSCE was… Read More WASSCE 2020 reminds us of SSCE courtesy COVID-19Continue Quiz/Competitions JOY LEARNING: STUDENT OF YAA ASANTEWAA GIRL’S SHS EMERGES AS WINNER OF ESSAY CLUB COMPETITION ByFri Daus Education is a key factor in nation building and growth. As a result most countries including nation Ghana pay key attention to it. It was not surprising when the NPP government introduced free SHS in other for everyone enjoy the right to education. The pandemic Covid-19 has caused changes in the education system of which… Read More Joy Learning: Student of Yaa Asantewaa Girl’s SHS emerges as Winner of Essay Club CompetitionContinue Admissions PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 2020/2021 ADMISSION FORMS ByFri Daus Presbyterian College of Education 2020/2021 Admission Forms: Colleges of education otherwise known as Teacher Training Colleges Admission Forms for the 2020/2021 Academic year would be released in March 2020. All prospective applicants are to carefully read through the admission requirements and to make sure that they are qualified before they apply for admission. Applicants are… Read More Presbyterian College of Education 2020/2021 Admission FormsContinue Did you know? FULL LIST OF WINNERS OF OPERA NEWS HUB’S ORIGINAL ARTICLES OF THE WEEK REWARD(5) ByFri Daus Winners of Opera News Hub’s Original Articles of the Week Reward(5) The results have been collated and the winners of Opera News Hub’s ‘Original Articles of the Week’ reward for writers on the Opera News Hub platform are here. It’s week 5 of Opera News Hub Ghana’s weekly reward. The articles were carefully selected from a… Read More Full List of Winners of Opera News Hub’s Original Articles of the Week Reward(5)Continue General News $719,250 SIGNED CONTRACT TO SUPPORT VIRTUAL LEARNING STUDENT TEACHERS ByFri Daus Information obtained by the News Desk of the Colleges of Education Weekly Journal suggests that, on Tuesday, 9 June 2020, Mott MacDonald Limited signed a contract with the MasterCard Foundation worth $719,250.00, to encourage Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL) to work in collaboration with the National Council for tertiary education (NCTE) to ensure that… Read More $719,250 Signed Contract to Support Virtual Learning Student TeachersContinue Schools News ADAKLU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (ADASEC) READY FOR RE-OPENING ByFri Daus Mr Bartholomew Kudzo Hosu, the Headmaster of Adaklu Senior High School (ADASEC), said the School was ready to welcome final year students to prepare for their examinations. He said with assistance from the Adaklu District Assembly, Zoomlion Ghana Limited had fumigated all classrooms and dormitories ahead of the reopening. Mr Hosu said the School was… Read More Adaklu Senior High School (ADASEC) ready for re-openingContinue General News GHANA’S FREE SHS AMBASSADOR RAHIM BANDA GETS NEW CAR FROM GOV’T ByFri Daus Ghana’s Free SHS ambassador, Rahim Banda has reportedly received a brand new pickup from the Government of Ghana (GoG) through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) to enhance his duties in providing support and education on the government’s flagship programme. The Akufo-Addo led government in September 2017 introduced the Free SHS policy for every child in… Read More Ghana’s Free SHS Ambassador Rahim Banda gets New Car from Gov’tContinue Campus News UCC CAMPUS, HALLS OF RESIDENCE AND LECTURE THEATRES FULLY DISINFECTED AND FUMIGATED ByFri Daus Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has embarked on disinfection and fumigation exercise on campus as part of arrangements to re-open the University for final year students. The team fumigated and disinfected all the halls of residence, lecture theatres, and other academic areas of the University. Purpose of Allowance Speaking to the media, the Acting… Read More UCC Campus, Halls of Residence and Lecture Theatres fully Disinfected and FumigatedContinue Campus News UG PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR INSPECTS PREPAREDNESS TO RECEIVE FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Student Affairs) has led a team of officials to inspect facilities on campus to ascertain the state of preparedness to receive final year students back to campus after the closure of the University due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In compliance with the presidential directive for final year… Read More UG Pro-Vice-Chancellor Inspects Preparedness to Receive Final Year StudentsContinue General News CIRCUIT SUPERVISORS ADVISED TO RAISE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THE AHAFO REGION ByFri Daus Honorable Robert Dwomoh Mensah, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in Ahafo Region, has urged Circuit Supervisors (CS) in the region to help improve the standard of education because the government is tackling their major challenge. Hon. Robert Dwomoh Mensah said this at a brief ceremony which COVID-19 protocols were closely observed, to present… Read More Circuit Supervisors Advised to Raise the Quality of Education in the Ahafo RegionContinue Campus News KTU STUDENTS IN PRIVATE HOSTEL APPEAL FOR COVID-19 RELIEF SUPPORT ByFri Daus Some non-residential students of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) say private hostel operators are demanding payment of hostel fees, despite not occupying their facilities for three months after Universities were closed down by government over Coronavirus pandemic. According to the students, the private hostel operators’ argument are that payments made for accommodation for the second semester… Read More KTU students in private hostel appeal for Covid-19 relief supportContinue Politics MEET THE GHANAIAN MINISTER AND MP WHO SLAPPED HIS WIFE ByFri Daus Former Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central Constituency in the Upper East Region, Mark Wayongo has opened up on his greatest regret and experience in life. Mr. Woyongo in a personality profile interview on A1 Radio reflected how he violently slapped his wife out of anger in the presence of his friends. The crime of… Read More Meet The Ghanaian Minister and MP who slapped his WifeContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST (UCC) APPOINTS NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR AND REGISTRAR ByFri Daus It is announced for the information of the University community and the general public that at its Special Meeting held on 17th June, 2020, the University of Cape Coast Council took the following decisions: 1. Appointment of Vice-Chancellor Council appointed Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong, currently the Provost of the College of Health and Allied Sciences… Read More University of Cape Coast (UCC) Appoints New Vice-Chancellor and RegistrarContinue Guide | WAEC Examinations 11 BEST WAYS PARENTS CAN HELP PREPARE THEIR CHILD FOR BECE ByFri Daus Student performances at the BECE have been described as average over the years by chief examiners. Many candidates demonstrate poor knowledge of grammar, incorrect spelling, and similar anomalies and a lack of preparation can easily place any student in this category. Even though there has been several recommendations to help salvage this problem, the strongest… Read More 11 Best Ways Parents Can Help Prepare their Child for BECEContinue Campus News GIJ APPOINTS NEW DEPUTY RECTOR AND REGISTRAR ByFri Daus Dr. Eric Opoku Mensah The Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism with the approval of the Governing Council has appointed Dr. Eric Opoku Mensah as the new Deputy Rector’s of the Institute, effective August, 2020. Dr. Eric Opoku Mensah is a seasoned educationist with over seventeen years of experience in academia He joined the University of… Read More GIJ Appoints New Deputy Rector and RegistrarContinue Tertiary Education MINISTER COMMENDS UEW MANAGEMENT FOR PROACTIVE MEASURES TO RECEIVING FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah has lauded the Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) for its proactive steps to receiving final year students back on campus, after an unusual break occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. From left to right; Prof. Ofori-Birikorang, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, Prof. Afful-Broni… Read More Minister Commends UEW Management for Proactive Measures to Receiving Final Year StudentsContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools AMAZING FACTS AND HISTORY OF PRESET PACESETTERS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus The School, Preset Pacesetters Senior High School, is the outgrowth of what started basically as an individual Mathematics Teacher’s desire to assist poor students in improving their SSSCE grades for admissions into the Nation’s tertiary institutions. Preset today is the success story of the first meeting of 9 students in the backyard of Mr. William… Read More Amazing Facts and History of Preset Pacesetters Senior High SchoolContinue Campus News KNUST TRAINS FRONTLINE SECURITY PERSONNEL AND HALL ASSISTANTS OF THE UNIVERSITY ByFri Daus The Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science for frontline Security Personnel and Hall Assistants of the University. The sessions which took place at the Great Hall, aimed at educating participants on measures to protect themselves and students in the line of their duty. The Dean of Students’, Professor Wilson Agyare, in his opening address,… Read More KNUST Trains Frontline Security Personnel and Hall Assistants of the UniversityContinue General News UEW AUTHORITIES SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH KINGDOM BOOKS AND STATIONERY LIMITED ByFri Daus Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has today, Wednesday, 17th June, 2020 signed a Memorandum of Commencement with Kingdom Books and Stationery Limited at the Council Chamber, North Campus, UEW. This is to enable Kingdom Books and Stationery Limited (KBSL) to commence the construction of a purpose-built UEW Bookshop at the University’s North campus…. Read More UEW Authorities Signs Agreement with Kingdom Books and Stationery LimitedContinue General News SCHOLARSHIP SECRETARIAT INTERVIEWS 12,000 APPLICANTS IN THE NORTHERN REGION ByFri Daus Around 12,000 applicants from the Northern Region were interviewed by the Scholarship Secretariat. This year, about 600 students from the Tamale metropolis have applied for the scholarships. Kingsley Agyemang, the Secretary of Ghana’s scholarships, told journalists in Tamale that GHS80 million was earmarked to be spent by government to eligible candidates. “This is the third… Read More Scholarship Secretariat Interviews 12,000 Applicants In The Northern RegionContinue WAEC Examinations TAKE NOTE: WAEC RULES ON BRINGING IN FOREIGN MATERIALS INTO EXAMS HALL ByFri Daus BRINGING IN FOREIGN MATERIAL (1) Where a candidate is found in the examination hall with notes, textbooks, prepared materials or any other printed materials, the candidate’s entire results in the examination shall be withheld pending the cancellation of result of the subject involved by the appropriate Committee of Council. (2) Where a candidate is found… Read More Take Note: WAEC Rules on Bringing in Foreign Materials into Exams HallContinue Local News WISTEM GHANA DONATES TO KUMASI CENTRE FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH (KCCR) ByFri Daus The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Ghana (WiSTEM Gh) in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR). The donation forms part of WiSTEM’s objective to inspire the next generation of young scientists and also support KCCR in… Read More WiSTEM Ghana Donates To Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR)Continue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST (UCC) SIGNS MOU WITH CSIR-CST ByFri Daus The University of Cape Coast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Affiliation Agreement with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-College of Science and Technology (CSIR-CST) to seal the relationship between the two institutions. Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah described the relationship between UCC and CSIR-CST as mutually… Read More University of Cape Coast (UCC) signs MoU with CSIR-CSTContinue Old Students | Tertiary Education PROFESSOR EL ANATSUI GIVES BACK TO COLLEGE OF ART AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT (CABE) ByFri Daus Professor El Anatsui, a globally distinguished artist and an alumnus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has donated books worth One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) to the College of Art and Built Environment (CABE). Professor Anatsui earned his BA (Art) Degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Art Education from KNUST. As a… Read More Professor El Anatsui Gives Back To College of Art and Built Environment (CABE)Continue Events Corner | General News UCC UNITED NATIONS STUDENTS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD DIPLOMATS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ByFri Daus Organized by UNITED NATIONS STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST, CAPE COAST, GHANA THEME: DISCOVERING THE NEED FOR EDUCATION, DIPLOMACY & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Conference slated on the 22nd-27th of June, 2020. The leadership team has put together a list of topics that we believe are important for all of our members to deal in… Read More UCC United Nations Students Association to hold Diplomats Leadership ConferenceContinue Did you know? | Rankings TOP 20 OLDEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) IN THE ASHANTI REGION ByFri Daus In this article, we present to you the top 20 senior high schools in the Ashanti region of Ghana. There are currently 192 senior high schools in the Ashanti region, comprising of 122 public SHS, 66 private SHS, and 4 technical and vocational high schools. We keep updating this list as we compile more data… Read More Top 20 Oldest Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Ashanti RegionContinue Opinions PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BILL: MAHAMA NEEDS TO BE EDUCATED AND INFORMED BEFORE SPEAKING – NAPO (MOE) FIRES ByFri Daus Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has descended heavily on ex-President John Mahama, accusing him of trying to do politics with a sensitive national issue such as the Public University Bill. According to him, the government has made the necessary consultations with the various stakeholders about the Bill which is currently before Parliament; therefore, the… Read More Public University Bill: Mahama Needs To be Educated and Informed Before Speaking – NAPO (MoE) FiresContinue General News HURRAY! SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA TO ENJOY FROM COVID-19 TRUST FUND AS MORE DONATIONS POUR IN ByFri Daus The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Sophia Akuffo, has announced Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana will soon benefit from the Fund. According to her, though the government is already supporting schools with Personal Protective Equipment, the Trust Fund will offer additional support to the schools. She disclosed this while receiving donations… Read More Hurray! Senior High Schools in Ghana to enjoy from COVID-19 Trust Fund as more donations pour inContinue Local News SHS SCHOOLS IN AHAFO REGION BENEFIT FROM ZOOMLION DISINFECTION EXERCISE ByFri Daus Senior high schools (SHSs) in the Ahafo Region on Tuesday benefitted from the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service and Zoomlion Ghana Limited disinfection programme against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The schools were Boakye Tromo Senior High Technical School, in the Tano-North District, Presbyterian Senior High Shool, Bechem, Bebusco SHS, Serwaa Kesse SHS, Duayaw Nkwanta,… Read More SHS Schools in Ahafo Region benefit from Zoomlion Disinfection ExerciseContinue General News HUAWEI SUPPORTS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WITH BODY TEMPERATURE SENSING CAMERAS TO FIGHT COVID-19 ByFri Daus A leading Global IT Firm, Huawei has provided the Ministry of Education with a set of fully installed Body Sensing Cameras to allow the Ministry to screen all persons coming to their premises as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. The donation which took place on Thursday 18 June 2020 at the Ministry… Read More Huawei Supports Ministry Of Education With Body Temperature Sensing Cameras To Fight COVID-19Continue NSMQ Archives TODAY IN HISTORY: PRESEC-LEGON MURDERS YAA ASANTEWAA GIRLS’ AND NKWATIA PRESBY IN COLD BLOOD ByFri Daus Presby SHS Nkwatia, scoring 10 points showed their character and efficiency but couldn’t deliver. The 5 times champions of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) The nerve racking national science and math quiz for this year 2018 has change gear to the one-eight stage, which obviously is one of the hottest stages of the… Read More Today in History: Presec-Legon murders Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ and Nkwatia Presby in Cold BloodContinue Publications | WAEC Examinations EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE; A VIRUS EATING UP OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM ByFri Daus Engaging in exam malpractice may Earn you better Grades ButIf caught in the act, ruins your academic life &If not caught deprives you of the real knowledge you paid for. Don’t envy anyone that makes his/her papers through exam malpractice because there is an old saying “every day is for the thief but one day… Read More Examination Malpractice; A Virus Eating Up Our Education SystemContinue Foreign News | General News WORLD BANK PRAISES AKUFO-ADDO FOR HIS COMMITMENT TOWARDS EDUCATION ByFri Daus Mr. Frank Pierre Laporte, Country Representative of the World Bank in Ghana, praised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his outstanding leadership, innovative approach and bold commitment to improving education in Ghana. Mr Laporte made these remarks today at the Jubilee House in Accra during the launch of the Ghana Accountability Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP)…. Read More World Bank Praises Akufo-Addo for His Commitment Towards EducationContinue Basic Education (JHS) SEE DETAILS: GES MEETING WITH COHBS ON RE-OPENING OF JHS CANDIDATES OUT NOW!!! ByFri Daus FINAL YEAR STUDENTS—GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.OUTCOME OF MANAGEMENT MEETING WITH COHBS ON REOPENING OF JHS CANDIDATES @ THE GES HEADQUARTERS ON 9TH JUNE, 2020 ISSUES DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: That, we encourage parents to willingly release their children (even pregnant ones) to attend school. Do assure them that their wards will be… Read More See Details: GES meeting with COHBS on Re-opening of JHS Candidates Out Now!!!Continue Technology EXPLAINED: REASONS FOR LOW REACH AND CLICKS ON OPERA NEWS HUB ByFri Daus Lately, there have been questions by Opera News-Hub writers such as “Why do my articles have extremely low or no reach at all? This is a good question to ask but besides the factor of title and topic, another reason that explains this question is that we have introduced a quality dimension to our distribution… Read More Explained: Reasons for Low Reach and Clicks on Opera News HubContinue Local News WR: ZOOMLION GHANA LTD COMPLETES DISINFECTION AND FUMIGATION OF ALL SHSS ByFri Daus Zoomlion Ghana Limited says it has completed the distinction of all Senior High Schools in the Western Region. This will pave way for the return of final year students next week. The Western Regional Manager of Zoomlion, Alhaji Abdulai Abdala, said this in an interview with Citi News during the disinfection of the Anaji Cluster of schools…. Read More WR: Zoomlion Ghana Ltd Completes Disinfection and Fumigation of all SHSsContinue Entertainment | Events Corner TEENS DAZZLE ON RUNWAY AT GHANA HIGH SCHOOL FASHION WEEK (GHSFW) ByFri Daus The maiden edition of Ghana High School Fashion Week (GHSFW) which came off at the Triple Hill Hotel, Kasoa weeks ago saw a host of different students from different schools take the runway. Models from schools such as Abuakwa State College, Mfantsiman Girls, Labone Senior High, Methodist Girls High School and other schools took turns… Read More Teens dazzle on runway at Ghana High School Fashion Week (GHSFW)Continue NSMQ Archives TODAY IN HISTORY: ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SHS EMERGE CHAMPIONS OF 2013 NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHS QUIZ ByFri Daus St. Thomas Aquinas SHS, a boys day school in Accra, emerged winners of the 2013 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz held at the University of Ghana campus on Tuesday. They beat defending champions, Legon PRESEC also in Accra and Mfantsiman Girls SHS from Saltpond in a keenly contested final. Each of the… Read More Today in History: St. Thomas Aquinas SHS emerge champions of 2013 National Science and Maths QuizContinue Did you know? FAILING TO WEAR FACE MASK CAN LAND YOU 10 YEARS IN PRISON OR GH¢60,000 FINE ByFri Daus Henceforth, people who fail to wear face masks in public would be committing an offence that carries a prison sentence of four to 10 years or a fine of GH¢12,000 to GH¢60,000, or both. This was contained in a new Executive Instrument (E.I. 164) signed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on June 15, 2020, as… Read More Failing to wear face mask can land you 10 years in prison or GH¢60,000 fineContinue General News GHANA HEALTH SERVICE RELEASES NEW GUIDELINES FOR DISCHARGING PERSONS INFECTED WITH COVID-19 ByFri Daus Ghana has reviewed its COVID-19 discharge policy to ease pressure on health facilities, among others. At a press briefing on Thursday morning, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Aboagye, explained that the review will affect patients who do not display symptoms of the virus and patients whose symptoms die down during treatment…. Read More Ghana Health Service releases new guidelines for discharging persons infected with COVID-19Continue Tertiary Education UEW QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTORATE BEGINS EVALUATION OF MOODLE LMS ByFri Daus The Quality Assurance Directorate is assessing the implementation of the Learning Management System (LMS) moodle employed by the University of Education, Winneba. The Directorate, consequently, has developed four (4) forms covering both Regular and Distance Learning to carry out the evaluation exercise. Various users of the UEW LMS are kindly entreated to visit appropriate form via links indicated… Read More UEW Quality Assurance Directorate begins Evaluation of Moodle LMSContinue General News NOGUCHI RECEIVES DONATION FROM INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS LIMITED ByFri Daus Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has received one million litres of IV fluids donation from Intravenous Infusions Limited to support the fight against COVID-19. Mr Samuel Appenteng, Director of Intravenous Infusions Limited, who made the donation on behalf of the company, applauded the Institute for their commitment and dedication to combating the spread… Read More Noguchi receives donation from Intravenous Infusions LimitedContinue General News MORE TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF EDUCATION ByFri Daus President Akufo-Addo stated that while the government has made substantial strides in the basic education sub-sector, more remains to be done to boost learning outcomes at that point. The President made these remarks when he launched the Ghana Accountability for Learning Results Project (GALOP) earlier today at the Jubilee House in Accra. The $218 m… Read More More To Be Done To Improve the Standard Of EducationContinue General News COVID-19: GARDENIA MEDICALS DONATES DISINFECTING TUNNEL TO NOGUCHI ByFri Daus Gardenia Medicals, a distributor of pre-hospital emergency medical supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals for EMS providers, has donated a disinfecting tunnel to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. The Technical Manager of Gardenia Medicals, Madam Patience Yeboah who led the team, noted that the disinfecting tunnel was manufactured purposely to help limit and stop the… Read More COVID-19: Gardenia Medicals donates disinfecting tunnel to NoguchiContinue Admissions PEKI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 2020/2021 ADMISSION FORMS ByFri Daus Peki College of Education 2020/2021 Admission Forms: Colleges of education otherwise known as Teacher Training Colleges Admission Forms for the 2020/2021 Academic year would be released in March 2020. All prospective applicants are to carefully read through the admission requirements and to make sure that they are qualified before they apply for admission Applicants are… Read More Peki College of Education 2020/2021 Admission FormsContinue Campus News CHINESE EMBASSY DONATES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL CENTRE ByFri Daus The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has donated a large quantity of PPE’s and food items worth GHS 480,000 to the University of Ghana Medical Centre. The items include 15 ventilators with 60 nasal masks, 20,000 medical masks, 1,600 N95 masks, 120 protective suits, 100 medical goggles as well as nutritional items. The delegation from the Chinese… Read More Chinese Embassy Donates to the University of Ghana Medical CentreContinue Schools News BREAKING NEWS: ACHIMOTA SCHOOL SIGNS INTERNATIONAL PETITION TO AVERT A TRAVESTY BY GES AT CHANGE.ORG ByFri Daus A TRAVESTY IN THE MAKING – GES TRANSFERS BOKASSA AND ONE OTHER FROM MOTOWN???By: Akora Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe (OAA 1987) Good day, Akora, I trust we are all keeping well and safe as we continue to navigate the tortuous path of the Covid 19 pandemic. And as if Covid 19 was not enough of a challenge,… Read More Breaking News: Achimota School signs International Petition to Avert a Travesty by GES at CHANGE.ORGContinue Did you know? FORMER RADIO UNIVERS NEWS EDITOR NAMED WILLIAM SOUTHAM JOURNALISM FELLOW ByFri Daus Former Radio Univers News Editor, Nancy Emefa Dzradosi, has been named among the 2020/2021 cohort of Journalism fellows of Massey College, University of Toronto, Canada. She becomes a member of the Gordon N. Fisher/JHR Journalism Fellowship. The Gordon N. Fisher/JHR Journalism Fellowship provides an opportunity for a journalist from one of JHR’s program countries in… Read More Former Radio Univers News Editor named William Southam Journalism FellowContinue Technology INSTAGRAM APP AND WEBSITE DOWN ACROSS GLOBE ByFri Daus Social media platform Instagram was down across several countries around the world.People were prevented from posting pictures of their breakfast on Wednesday after Instagram went down for about an hour from 8am BST.Several cities, including London, San Francisco and Singapore reported an outage. Its app displayed the Instagram name and icons at the bottom but… Read More Instagram App and Website down Across GlobeContinue Admissions UNIVERSITY OF GHANA 2020/2021 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE COURSES ByFri Daus UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS FOR THE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR The University of Ghana announces for the information of the general public that applications are open for the admission of prospective applicants into various undergraduate programmes for the 2020/2021 academic year. Applicants should take note of the following: GHANA WASSCE/SSSCE – Minimum/General Entry Requirements General Entry Requirements into Legon Campus, Accra City Campus… Read More University of Ghana 2020/2021 Entry Requirements for All Undergraduate CoursesContinue Admissions NATIONAL INSPECTORATE BOARD (NIB) ANNOUNCES VACANCY FOR A PRIVATE SECRETARY ByFri Daus The National Inspectorate Board (NIB) is one of the autonomous bodies established by the Education Act 778, of 2008 under the Ministry of Education to set and enforce standards in all public and private pre-tertiary schools in Ghana. The agency is looking for a Private Secretary to provide technical support in the provision of effective… Read More National Inspectorate Board (NIB) announces Vacancy for a Private SecretaryContinue Awards MAAME SERWAA, OTHERS NOMINATED FOR GOWA AWARDS ByFri Daus Young Ghanaian actress, Clara Benson known in the showbiz as Maame Serwaa has been nominated for the prestigious Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA) for the first time. She, together with Fella Makafui of YOLO fame will be vying for the ‘Young Actress Act’. Other nominees in this category include Afima Kpodo, Elaine Attoh, Jackson Yaa,… Read More Maame Serwaa, others nominated for GOWA AwardsContinue Admissions | Tertiary Education APPLY NOW! UEW OPENS APPLICATION FOR TRI-CONTINENTAL TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME | FELLOWSHIP ByFri Daus Tri-continental Teacher Training (TTT) is an exchange programme among three Universities: University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, University of Hamburg, Germany, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA. The purpose of TTT is to foster the professional development of budding teachers/teacher educators and offer them international exposure through collaboration and partnerships. The participants of the programme will navigate… Read More Apply Now! UEW opens application for Tri-Continental Teacher Education Programme | FellowshipContinue Local News GHANA SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME ORGANIZES INNOVATIVE NUTRITION TRAINING FOR HEAD OF COOKS ByFri Daus The Ghana School Feeding Programme in collaboration with the World Food Programme has organized a week-long Innovative Nutrition Training and Sensitization for caterers and head cooks under the GSFP from Monday, June 15 to Friday, June 19 in the Agona West Municipality. The purpose of the programme was to train Ghana School Feeding caterers in a practical… Read More Ghana School Feeding Programme organizes innovative nutrition training for head of cooksContinue General News BECE 2020 CANDIDATES TO START CLASSES AT 9:00AM AND CLOSE AT 12:00PM ByFri Daus The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) says classes will start from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Monday to Friday for Junior high school (JHS) final year students when school reopens on June 29. As part of measures to prevent the spread of the novel virus, each classroom is entitled to contain a maximum of at… Read More BECE 2020 Candidates to start classes at 9:00am and close at 12:00pmContinue General News PEACE FM’S TOP PRESENTER NANA AGYEI SIKAPA CONFIRMED DEAD ByFri Daus Despite Media Group, owners of Peace FM, has lost one of its popular presenters. Daniel Adjei Peprah, a renowned broadcast journalist, popularly referred to as Nana Adjei Sikapa, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020. According to reports, he has been sick for the past two years. The late Sikapa was a professional teacher, he… Read More Peace FM’s Top Presenter Nana Agyei Sikapa confirmed DeadContinue General News | Guide THIS IS WHY YOUR OPERA NEWS HUB IMPRESSIONS ARE LOW OR HIGH ByFri Daus On any given day there are hundreds of thousands of articles competing for the attention of millions of Opera News users with unique interests. As a completely personalised news app, our overall objective is to recommend articles that our users are likely to click, likely to spend time reading and likely to find the time… Read More This Is Why Your Opera News Hub Impressions are Low or HighContinue Local News EDUCATION MINISTER DONATES MONO AND DUAL DESKS TO MANHYIA SOUTH CONSTITUENCY ByFri Daus This morning, I presented 420 monodesks, 370 dual desks and 250 KG tables and chairs to public schools in the Manhyia South Constituency during a short ceremony. Funded through my share of the GETFund, the donation is intended to improve teaching and learning in schools in my constituency. Mr. David Oppong, the Kumasi Metro Director… Read More Education Minister donates Mono and Dual Desks to Manhyia South ConstituencyContinue WAEC Examinations TRY THIS! WAEC WILL CANCEL YOUR PAPERS ByFri Daus IRREGULAR ACTIVITIES INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL (1) Where a candidate is apprehended for offence(s) such as those listed below inside or outside the examination hall, the candidate’s result in the entire examination shall be withheld pending cancellation of the entire results by the appropriate Committee of Council. (a) Stealing, covering or misappropriating the… Read More Try This! WAEC WILL CANCEL YOUR PAPERSContinue Campus News UG: MAA LYDIA DONATES HAND SANITIZERS, FACE MASKS TO MENSAH SARBAH HALL JCR ByFri Daus Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan has donated face masks and boxes of hand sanitizers to the Mensah Sarbah Hall Junior Common Room. The items are to be distributed to final year students residing in the hall. The donation, according to the Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, is part of efforts… Read More UG: Maa Lydia donates hand sanitizers, face masks to Mensah Sarbah Hall JCRContinue Basic Education (JHS) GOVERNMENT INVESTS $219M IN BASIC SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION ByFri Daus The Government and the World Bank are investing $219 million in the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) to enhance the quality of education in 10 000 targeted low-performing basic schools across the country. The initiative, which is also funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) and the Global Partnerships for… Read More Government Invests $219m In Basic Schools To Improve The Quality Of EducationContinue General News TEACHER TRAINEES TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCES WITH ARREARS THIS MONTH. ByFri Daus Teacher trainees at the Public Colleges of Education shall get their allowances in June, as reported by the Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG). In a statement issued on 18 June 2020, the Association stated that students who do not receive their allowances during their first semester will be paid arrears for their second semester… Read More Teacher Trainees To Receive Allowances With Arrears This Month.Continue Old Students | Politics NPP PRIMARIES: OLD STUDENT OF OWASS, KEN KURANCHIE BEATEN BY INCUMBENT MP IN OKAIKOI NORTH RACE ByFri Daus The incumbent Member of Parliament for Okaikoi North constituency, Issah Fuseini has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary in the area. He has thus been given another opportunity to lead the NPP as its parliamentary candidate for the Okaikoi North constituency in the 2020 parliamentary elections. Mr. Fuseini faced competition from the Managing Editor… Read More NPP Primaries: Old Student of OWASS, Ken Kuranchie beaten by Incumbent MP in Okaikoi North RaceContinue General News NANA AKUFO-ADDO ABSORBS WASSCE 2020 FEES FOR ALL FINAL-YEAR SHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus The fees for all final year students across Ghana have been taken care of by the Government. This new development was made available on the official page of NET 2 TV. Net 2 reports that President Akufo- Addo says the for the first time in history, his government has taken over the full payment of… Read More Nana Akufo-Addo absorbs WASSCE 2020 fees for all Final-year SHS StudentsContinue NSMQ Archives THE ‘RAZOR-SHARP’ REZA: A PROFILE OF NSMQ 2003 CHAMPION REZA ABDULLAH ByFri Daus Reza describes himself as a “proud husband and girl dad, engineer at heart, sports enthusiast, and Logical thinker”. On the journey to establish itself as the “school to beat” PRESEC, Legon has managed to successfully dominate the NSMQ since winning for the first time in 1995. After nearly 10 years since their first Championship win,… Read More The ‘Razor-sharp’ Reza: A Profile of NSMQ 2003 Champion Reza AbdullahContinue General News COVID-19: CHASS READY FOR RE-OPENING OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) IN GHANA ByFri Daus The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has indicated its preparedness to receive final year students of senior high schools (SHSs) back into the classroom next week. It follows a presidential directive for the various levels of schools to open to enable final year students to sit for their final examination. At a… Read More COVID-19: CHASS Ready for Re-opening of Senior High Schools (SHS) in GhanaContinue General News GES FULL GUIDELINES FOR RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS ON JUNE 22 FOR FINAL-YEAR SHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) following the June 22 school reopening for final year students as well as form 2 Gold Track students in Senior high school (SHSs) has released guidelines to ensure the safety and well being of students, teachers, and non-teaching staff. The Service guidelines form part of measures to ensure the… Read More GES Full Guidelines for Re-opening of Schools on June 22 for Final-year SHS StudentsContinue General News NANA ADDO TO ADDRESS GHANAIANS TONIGHT AS COVID-19 CASES HIT 13,717 ByFri Daus President Akufo-Addo will later tonight addressed the country for the on measures his administration has put in place to fight Covid-19. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, announced this on Twitter Sunday. The address, he stated will focus on the impact of easing of lockdown restrictions and measures being put in place ahead of re-opening of Senior… Read More Nana Addo to address Ghanaians tonight as COVID-19 Cases hit 13,717Continue Local News SOME SCHOOLS DESTROYED BY RAINSTORM ByFri Daus A strong rainstorm has blown off the roofs of the classroom blocks of three second-cycle institutions and a basic school at the Hohoe Municipality, in the Volta Region. The schools concerned are Likpe Senior High School, Alavanyo Secondary Technical School, Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Technical Vocational Institute and E.P. Primary school, Alavanyo Kpeme. Mrs Menu Mawuli… Read More Some Schools Destroyed By RainstormContinue Politics NPP PRIMARIES: NAMES OF 40 INCUMBENT MPS WHO WERE KICKED OUT AND THEIR CONSTITUENCIES ByFri Daus The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) held its Parliamentary primaries on Saturday ahead of the 2020 general elections. A total of 374 aspirants contested in 168 constituencies. There were 325 men and 51 women contesting. Some of the aspirants, 67, went unopposed and were acclaimed by delegates of the party in the various constituencies. In… Read More NPP Primaries: Names of 40 Incumbent MPs who were kicked out and their ConstituenciesContinue Old Students | Politics NPP PRIMARIES: NKAWKAW SHS TEACHER, JOSEPH FRIMPONG WINS SEAT AT NKAWKAW CONSTITUENCY ByFri Daus The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) held its Parliamentary primaries on Saturday ahead of the 2020 general elections. A total of 374 aspirants contested in 168 constituencies. There were 325 men and 51 women contesting. Some of the aspirants, 67, went unopposed and were acclaimed by delegates of the party in the various constituencies. Among… Read More NPP Primaries: Nkawkaw SHS Teacher, Joseph Frimpong wins seat at Nkawkaw ConstituencyContinue General News A/R: ‘WE ARE READY TO ENFORCE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS’ – SHSS AND JHSS HEADS ByFri Daus Headmasters and Headmistresses of Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Junior High Schools (JHSs) in the Ashanti Region have given assurance of their readiness to support government to enforce the COVID-19 safety protocols in their schools to protect the final-year students to write their exit examinations. This came to the fore when Zoomlion Ghana Limited last… Read More A/R: ‘We are ready to enforce COVID-19 Safety Protocols’ – SHSs and JHSs HeadsContinue General News NANA ADDO TO DECIDE TONIGHT IF SHSS WILL RE-OPEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OR NOT ByFri Daus Following the June 22 SHS reopening, surge, and increase in coronavirus cases and deaths, the Information Minister, Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo will later tonight address the citizenry. The President of the Republic will update the nation on measures being put in place ahead of the June 22 school reopening for… Read More Nana Addo to decide tonight if SHSs will re-open until further notice or notContinue General News MUST READ: NANA ADDO’S FULL DIRECTIVES FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AS THEY RE-OPEN TOMORROW ByFri Daus SHS 3 students will be in school for 6 weeks before sitting for WASSCE over a period of 2 weeks. Gold Track students will be in school for 6 before going on vacation. All SHS in the country have been fumigated and disinfected. Govt is making pickup vehicles available to senior high schools that did… Read More Must Read: Nana Addo’s Full Directives for Senior High Schools as they Re-open tomorrowContinue General News RE-OPENING: ‘ALL JHS STUDENTS WILL SPEND FOUR HOURS DAILY IN SCHOOL’ – GES ByFri Daus Final year Junior High School (JHS) students preparing to write the Basic Education Certificate(BECE) are to spend four hours in school daily, with a maximum of 30 students in a class, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. This forms part of the measures put in place by the GES against the spread of the… Read More Re-opening: ‘All JHS Students will spend Four Hours daily in School’ – GESContinue Politics NDC MINORITY IN PARLIAMENT RELEASES PRESS STATEMENT ON NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSION DEMOLITION OF PROPERTIES ByFri Daus The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament is appalled and deeply embarrassed at the shocking demolishing of properties belonging to the Nigerian High Commission in Accra under the cover of darkness on the 19th of June 2020. The Minority forcefully condemns in no uncertain terms this totally reckless act of aggression which violates international law and gravely… Read More NDC Minority in Parliament releases Press Statement on Nigerian High Commission demolition of propertiesContinue General News ‘DORMITORY BLOCKS TO BE DESIGNATED AS ISOLATION CENTRES IN SHSS’ – NANA ADDO DIRECTS ByFri Daus All Senior high schools (SHSs) throughout the country have been tasked to designate one dormitory block each for use as isolation centre as final year students to resume school tomorrow Monday, June 22, President Akufo-Addo has directed. As part of measures to ensure safety in schools, he added that each of the over 1,100 senior high schools… Read More ‘Dormitory Blocks to be designated as Isolation Centres in SHSs’ – Nana Addo directsContinue General News FINAL-YEAR SHS AND FORM 2 GOLD TRACK STUDENTS RESUMES ACADEMIC WORK TODAY ByFri Daus Final Year students in Senior High Schools(SHSs) will be reporting to their various schools today to begin studies ahead of their final year examinations. Also going back to school are the Gold Track students who have to complete their semester This is after all Senior High Schools in the country have been fumigated and the necessary safety… Read More Final-year SHS and Form 2 Gold Track Students Resumes Academic Work TodayContinue Local News GOVERNMENT OF GHANA PRESENTS 350 BUSES AND 840 VEHICLES TO SHSS ByFri Daus Government has made available 350 buses and 840 pickup vehicles to Senior High Schools (SHSs) that could not receive vehicles in 2016, President Akufo-Addo announced Sunday. Government had also absorbed GHc 75.4 million WASSCE examination fees of the 313,837 SHS three students, the first batch of beneficiaries of the free SHS, who would sit for… Read More Government of Ghana presents 350 Buses and 840 Vehicles to SHSsContinue General News | Sports RE-OPENING: NANA ADDO CANCELS SPORTING ACTIVITIES IN SHSS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ByFri Daus As Senior High Schools (SHS) students are expected back to school on Monday, June 22, 2020, the president has called on all sports activities in schools to be put to halt till further notices. According to him, there should be no mass gathering in the various Senior High Schools to stop the spread of the… Read More Re-opening: Nana Addo Cancels Sporting Activities in SHSs Until Further NoticeContinue General News COCOBOD TO LAUNCH US$600 MILLION SYNDICATED LOAN FACILITY ON TUESDAY AT ALISA HOTEL ByFri Daus The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will on Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 hold a ceremony at the Alisa Swiss Spirit Hotel in Accra, to officially launch the US$600 million syndicated loan facility which it signed with some Development Finance Institutions (DFI) to provide funding for various investment projects within Ghana’s cocoa industry. The institutions providing the… Read More COCOBOD to Launch US$600 million Syndicated Loan Facility on Tuesday at Alisa HotelContinue General News AKUFO-ADDO LAUNCHES $219 MILLION GALOP INITIATIVE FOR 10,000 LOW-PERFORMING BASIC SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), which will help drive standards and quality in some ten thousand low-performing basic schools across the country. Launching the Project on Thursday, 18th June, 2020, at Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo indicated that, in spite of the… Read More Akufo-Addo Launches $219 Million GALOP Initiative For 10,000 Low-Performing Basic SchoolsContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW PARTNERS ‘RIGHT TO PLAY’ TO TRAIN FUTURE TEACHERS ByFri Daus Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has today, Monday, 22nd June, 2020, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a global organisation, ‘Right to Play’ at the Council Chamber, North Campus, UEW. The MoU gives ‘Right to Play’ the green light to support UEW in the training of future teachers in different Faculties in… Read More UEW Partners ‘Right to Play’ to Train Future TeachersContinue Celebrities Yard | Entertainment ‘I AM STILL SINGLE, HOPE TO MEET A RICH MAN’ – YOLO ACTRESS ByFri Daus YOLO actress, Etornam Bedi says she looks forward to meeting a better-looking rich man that declares himself to her. In an interview on Spotlight Pulse on Univers TV, the young actress, who is affectionately called Etty Bedi, urged men falling in love for her to meet her in person to make their intentions known to… Read More ‘I am still single, hope to meet a rich man’ – YOLO ActressContinue General News SHS STUDENTS IN GHANA TO BE ALLOWED TO USE ‘SPECIAL CELLULAR PHONES’ BY GOV’T ByFri Daus The Government of Ghana (GoG) is reportedly set to supply all Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country with a ‘special’ cellular phones for use by students as part of measures to stem the virus and limit contacts in schools. Madam Enyonam Afi Amafuga, the Volta Regional Director of Education disclosed this in an exclusive interview with… Read More SHS Students in Ghana to be allowed to use ‘special cellular phones’ by Gov’tContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ-19 TIMELINE: ST. JOHN’S GRAMMAR SHS SHRUGS OFF JAPASS AND NASS ByFri Daus Achimota-based St John’s Grammar got an easy victory Saturday to secure qualification to the knockout stages of the ongoing National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). They dominated the entire contest and finished with 54 points, much higher than their challengers. Jachie Pramso SHS who have carved a niche for themselves as giant slayers in 2017… Read More NSMQ-19 Timeline: St. John’s Grammar SHS shrugs off JAPASS and NASSContinue Local News 4,500 BASIC SCHOOLS IN GREATER ACCRA BEING DISINFECTED BY ZOOMLION GHANA ByFri Daus About 4,500 basic schools in the Greater Accra Region are expected to be disinfected by Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The exercise, which will cover both public and private basic schools, began on Monday in the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region. General Manager, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Greater Accra Region, Ernest Morgan Arthur, made the… Read More 4,500 Basic Schools in Greater Accra being disinfected by Zoomlion GhanaContinue Schools News UE/R: FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS OF SANDEMA SHS (SANSECTECH) FAIL TO REPORT TO SCHOOL TODAY ByFri Daus In the Builsa North District in the Upper East Region , final year students of the Sandema Senior High School (Sandema SHS) haven’t reported to campus in spite of the President’s expectation that every school reopens today. Teachers and non teaching stafff were seen standing in front of the entrance to the administration of the… Read More UE/R: Final-year Students of Sandema SHS (SANSECTECH) fail to report to school todayContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020: 313,837 SHS STUDENTS TO WRITE THIS YEAR ByFri Daus A total of 313,837 SHS 3 students across the country will sit for the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), President Akufo-Addo has disclosed. The President revealed this figure in his 12th televised nation’s address monitored by Georgeweb.org updating the citizenry on measures put in place to ensure the safety of students on June 22… Read More WASSCE 2020: 313,837 SHS Students to write this yearContinue General News SAMUEL OKUDZETO ABLAKWA LAUNCHES “OPERATION BRIGHTEN EVERY CORNER (OBEC)” INTERVENTION IN HIS CONSTITUENCY ByFri Daus Earlier today we (Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa) and my Constituency leaders launched a new intervention in my beloved constituency known as: “Operation Brighten Every Corner (OBEC).” OBEC will lead to the installation of at least 1,000 streetlights across the North Tongu constituency. We are beginning with all Senior High Schools to ensure the improvement of visibility… Read More Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa launches “Operation Brighten Every Corner (OBEC)” Intervention in his ConstituencyContinue Local News COVID-19: KUMASI MAYOR PAYS VISIT TO SHSS WITHIN HIS METROPOLIS ByFri Daus The Mayor Hon.Osei Assibey Antwi together with the Metro Director of Education has paid a working visit to some SHS schools within the Metropolis. The visit was to ascertain whether the school authorities are adhering to the Protocols concerning the Covid-19 pandemic as schools reopened today. We gathered that each student was given bottles of… Read More COVID-19: Kumasi Mayor pays visit to SHSs within his MetropolisContinue Schools News ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SHS ENFORCING STRICT COVID-19 PROTOCOLS ByFri Daus Mr Paul Amoasi Baidoo, the Headmaster of St Thomas Aquinas Senior High School (SHS), on Monday said safety measures are in place to protect final year students returning to prepare for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The second year Gold Track students are also back to school to complete their first semester,… Read More St. Thomas Aquinas SHS enforcing strict COVID-19 ProtocolsContinue Schools News FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS OF SEKONDI COLLEGE (SECKO) STRANDED UPON ARRIVAL ByFri Daus Over 100 final year students of the Sekondi College in the Western Region were on Monday evening left stranded for close to three hours at the school’s main gate. The students, most of whom had come from outside the Region, were seen with their personal effects lined up at the school’s entrance. When 3news.com got to the… Read More Final-year Students of Sekondi College (SECKO) stranded upon arrivalContinue Local News 24-YEAR-OLD SECURITY MAN IMPRISONED FOR KISSING AND REMOVING LADIES PANTS ByFri Daus William Adomako, a 24-year-old security man, who kissed the cheeks of an eight-year-old girl and removed her pant at East Legon, has been sentenced to a year’s imprisonment by an Accra circuit court. Adomako pleaded not guilty to his charge of indecent assault but at the end of the trial the court, presided by Mrs… Read More 24-year-old Security Man Imprisoned for Kissing and Removing Ladies PantsContinue General News NEWS: IHRC GHANA PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION (EC) ByFri Daus On Tuesday 9th June 2020 the Chairman/Special Envoy of the International Human Rights Commission to Ghana, Ambassador Professor Michael Kwateng paid a courtesy call on the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa along with some IHRC Executives in Ghana at the headquarters of the EC, Accra Ridge. The Chairperson of the EC… Read More News: IHRC Ghana Pays A Courtesy Call On The Electoral Commission (EC)Continue Campus News ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (ATU) RECORDS FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 ByFri Daus The Accra Technical University – formerly known as Accra Poly – has recorded its first COVID-19 case, authorities announced to students on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The affected patient is a national service personnel at one of the academic departments, a circular to the university community said. “The said person is currently in isolation at… Read More Accra Technical University (ATU) records first case of COVID-19Continue Schools News ANGRY SUHUM SHTS (SUTESCO) HEADMISTRESS LOCKS OUT STUDENTS FOR REPORTING LATE ByFri Daus Scores of final year Students of Suhum Senior High and Technical School (SUTESCO) in the Eastern Region were left stranded last night for reporting late to school. The over 70 stranded students made up of both males and females many of whom were from outside the jurisdiction of Suhum were prevented from entering the campus… Read More Angry Suhum SHTS (SUTESCO) Headmistress locks out students for reporting lateContinue General News DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION PRAYS FOR DIVINE PROTECTION FOR ALL FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC ByFri Daus After an unusual break, schools have re-opened, and candidates in JHS and SHS are going back to school. Academic work must go on amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. As I pray for divine protection for our kids and staff (teaching and non-teaching) in the various schools, I also advise them to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols… Read More Deputy Minister for Education prays for divine protection for all Final-year Students amidst COVID-19 pandemicContinue General News IHRC TO PARTNER CHRAJ TO DEAL WITH CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ByFri Daus The call for a close collaboration between the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) was made on Friday, 12th June 2020 by Prof. Michael Kwateng. Prof. Kwateng, the Chairman/Special Envoy to Ghana made the call during a familiarization visit to the CHRAJ by the IHRC-Ghana. The… Read More IHRC To Partner CHRAJ To Deal With Corruption And Human Rights ViolationsContinue Tertiary Education JUST IN: GH¢8M SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR TERTIARY STUDENTS IN GHANA TO BE AWARDED ByFri Daus The government has made available GH¢8 million to be awarded as bursaries to deserving students under the Local Tertiary Decentralisation Scholarship Scheme. The package is meant to support successful applicants to pursue tertiary education in the country leading to the award of a diploma up to a doctorate degree. The bursary, being issued through the… Read More Just in: Gh¢8m Scholarship Fund for Tertiary Students in Ghana to be awardedContinue Schools News COVID-19: 4 SUSPECTED ORDORGONNO SHS STUDENTS ISOLATED OVER HIGH TEMPERATURES ByFri Daus Four students at the Odorgonno Senior High School have been isolated after temperature checks on Tuesday, 23rd June 2020. According to the authorities of the school, the students were taken through temperature checked upon arrival at the school. After the temperature scans, four (4) of the students who recorded very high temperatures were isolated from the rest for… Read More COVID-19: 4 Suspected Ordorgonno SHS Students Isolated over High TemperaturesContinue General News | Schools News SHS STUDENTS IN ACCRA UNDERGO COVID-19 ORIENTATION ByFri Daus Senior high schools (SHSs) throughout the country reopened yesterday to prepare final year students for the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Yellow Track students in second year are also back to school to complete their first semester, in line with the Presidential Directive as part of the gradual easing of the COVID-19… Read More SHS Students in Accra undergo COVID-19 OrientationContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW TO HOLD 25TH CONGREGATION FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS IN AUGUST 2020 ByFri Daus The Academic Board wishes to announce for the information of all final year students that 25th Congregation for 2019/2020 graduands is slated for August 2020. Consequently, all final year students are to ensure that: full payment of fees has been made; and appropriate clearance processes in the University have been completed. Management wishes all final year… Read More UEW to hold 25th Congregation for Final year students in August 2020Continue Politics OSINOWO DIED A FULFILLED POLITICIAN, FAMILY MAN – SANWO-OLU ByFri Daus •Tributes Rain For Late Federal Legislator, As Lagos Assembly Holds Special Plenary In His Honour It was a solemn moment in the chamber of the Lagos State House of Assembly, as rain of tributes and dirges poured out for the late lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo,… Read More Osinowo Died a Fulfilled Politician, Family Man – Sanwo-OluContinue Campus News UCC DONATES COMPUTERS AND ACCESSORIES TO CENTRAL REGIONAL POLICE COMMAND ByFri Daus The University has donated five sets of computers and accessories to the Central Regional Police Command. The accessories were five sets of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and a Coloured Printer. Presentation Presenting the items, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, noted that the donation was to support the Police to enhance their work. Prof. Ampiah said… Read More UCC Donates Computers and Accessories to Central Regional Police CommandContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC LIBERIA: EXAMINATION OFFENCES AND PENALTIES ByFri Daus EXAMINATIONS OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 1. ILLEGAL POSSESSION, KNOWLEDGE OR USE OF EXAMINATIONS PAPERS (1) Any person who, before or during an examination conducted by the Council, without lawful authority, the proof of which shall be on him-(a) has in his possession any examination paper;(b) is found to have had fore-knowledge of the contents of any… Read More WAEC Liberia: Examination Offences and PenaltiesContinue Admissions UCC ANNOUNCES VACANCY FOR A PROVOST OF THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES (COHAS) ByFri Daus UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR APPOINTMENT OF PROVOST OF THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES The University of Cape Coast invites applications from experienced, results-oriented and highly motivated individuals for the position of Provost for the College of Health and Allied Sciences which will become vacant on 1st August, 2020. Key Responsibilities The Provost is the Academic and Administrative… Read More UCC announces Vacancy for a Provost of the College of Health and Allied Sciences (COHAS)Continue General News GES OFFICIAL TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ByFri Daus Starr News has gathered that a medical team from Ghana Health Service was at the Education Office to take samples of other staff in the congested education office and informed them about the case and the need to be at post regardless. Meanwhile, the office has been fumigated. However, the case recorded has created apprehension… Read More GES Official tests positive for COVID-19Continue Campus News | Events Corner UEW OFFICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT (OIA) TO HOLD 9TH WEBINAR SESSION ON COVID-19 ByFri Daus The Office for Institutional Advancement (OIA) invites members of the University Community as well as the general public to the 9th Webinar Session on the topic Covid-19: Perspectives on Educational Studies. The Web is scheduled as follows: Date: Friday, 26th June, 2020 Time: 6:00pm. Presenters: Prof. Samuel K. Hayford, Dean, Faculty of Educational Studies, UEW… Read More UEW Office for Institutional Advancement (OIA) to hold 9th Webinar Session on COVID-19Continue Schools News ASHAIMAN SHS (ASHIASEC) STUDENTS READIES FOR ACADEMIC WORK ByFri Daus The Ashaiman Senior High School is getting ready to start academic work in earnest after authorities disinfected the entire school in anticipation of the commencement of academic work. Mr Isaac Narh Dorh, Assistant Headmaster, Academic Affairs, speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said the school had made adequate preparations ahead of the… Read More Ashaiman SHS (ASHIASEC) Students readies for Academic WorkContinue Did you know? 2.7 MILLION PUPILS BENEFITTING FROM SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME (GSFP) ByFri Daus A total of 2.7 million pupils in public Primary schools have been enrolled on the National School Feeding Programme. The government is determined to undertake further expansion, Mrs. Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has said. According to her, the programme established by former President J.A. Kufuor has also created over… Read More 2.7 Million Pupils Benefitting From School Feeding Programme (GSFP)Continue General News B/R: NCCE EDUCATES TEACHER CREDIT UNIONS ON COVID-19 PREVENTION ByFri Daus The Bono Regional Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has intensified education and sensitization of staff of teacher cooperative credit unions in the region on the COVID-19 disease prevention. First, in the series, it aims at using the staff as educators to educate the entire membership of the Unions’, which include non-teachers such… Read More B/R: NCCE educates teacher credit unions on COVID-19 PreventionContinue Schools News COVID-19: TWO FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS OF MAWUKO GIRL’S SHS ISOLATED BY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES ByFri Daus Two students at the Mawuko Girls School in Ho have reportedly been isolated by school authorities over fears they have contracted coronavirus. Sources at the school told Starr News the Covid-19 response team in the region was called in to assist in isolating the students. Meanwhile, Ho Central MP Benjamin Komla Kpodo has lamented over… Read More COVID-19: Two Final-year Students of Mawuko Girl’s SHS isolated by School AuthoritiesContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education VICE-CHANCELLOR OF UMAT MEETS FINAL YEAR STUDENTS TO WELCOME THEM BACK TO CAMPUS ByFri Daus The Vice Chancellor of UMaT, Prof J. S. Y. Kuma has held a meeting with the final year students of the University shortly after their arrival on campus. The meeting took the students through the COVID-19 protocols as they come back to Campus to finish their studies and write their examinations for a period of… Read More Vice-Chancellor of UMat Meets Final Year Students to Welcome them back to CampusContinue General News SCHOOLS ENSURE AND ENFORCE SAFETY PROTOCOLS AS THEY RE-OPEN ByFri Daus Strict compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols took center stage yesterday when senior high schools (SHSs) reopened for the final year and second year Gold Track students. In a number of schools visited by the Daily Graphic across the country, it was observed that all the no mask protocols, no entry, temperature control and placement of… Read More Schools Ensure and Enforce Safety Protocols as They Re-OpenContinue Opinions | Schools News ‘NO COVID-19 CASE AT ORDORGONNO SHS’ – HEADMASTER DEBUNKS REPORTS ByFri Daus Headmaster of Odorgonno Senior High School Samuel Mensah has dismissed reports that some six returning students have contracted coronavirus and are in isolation. He told our reporter Grace Hammoah Asare on Wednesday that four of the returning students indeed recorded high temperatures and were placed in isolation for further checks. The checks conducted by nurses… Read More ‘No COVID-19 Case at Ordorgonno SHS’ – Headmaster debunks reportsContinue Campus News | General News UG REGISTRAR DONATES REFLECTIVE JACKETS TO SECURITY SERVICES UNIT ByFri Daus The Registrar, Mrs. Mercy Haizel-Ashia, has donated two hundred and fifty (250) reflective jackets to the Security Services Unit. At the presentation ceremony, the Registrar noted that there had been a number of burglaries in recent times, prompting the Security Services to intensify its night patrols, especially, around the residential areas. She said it is… Read More UG Registrar Donates Reflective Jackets to Security Services UnitContinue Old Students | Schools News OLD STUDENT OF OWASS, YIADOM BOAKYE DONATES PPE’S TO HIS ALMA MATER ByFri Daus Mr. Yiadom Boakye Emmanuel (YB) who is a law student of KNUST paid a courtesy call his Alma Mater to make a timely donation to the school as part of his “SUPPORT YOUR ALMA MATER CAMPAIGN “. “As part of the social responsibilities of the Association, we saw it a necessity to help in the… Read More Old Student of OWASS, Yiadom Boakye donates PPE’s to his Alma MaterContinue General News GHANA’S MINISTER OF EDUCATION IN ISOLATION AT UGMC FOR SUSPICION OF CONTRACTING COVID-19 ByFri Daus The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is in isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in Accra after being suspected of contracting coronavirus. This follows a voluntary test he undertook of COVID-19 at the same centre on Monday evening after he returned from his constituency. The Minister reportedly had symptoms of… Read More Ghana’s Minister of Education in isolation at UGMC for suspicion of contracting COVID-19Continue Schools News COVID-19: HEALTH LAPSES AT ST. MARTINS SHS (SMARTS) IN NSAWAM AS STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO RISK ByFri Daus A group call Youth Advocates Ghana(YAG) has observed with concerns lapses in Covid-19 preventive protocols in St.Martins Senior High School in Nsawam in the Eastern region exposing students to health danger. The observations were made when the group in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service and Ghana Health Service in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality visited the… Read More COVID-19: Health Lapses at St. Martins SHS (SMARTS) in Nsawam as Students are Exposed to RiskContinue General News FINAL-YEAR STUDENT OF OFOASE SHTS (OSETS) DIES IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE RETURNING TO SCHOOL ByFri Daus A final year student of Ofoase Senior High/Technical School (OSETS), Miss Esther Nyamekye, has reportedly died in a gory accident while returning to school to prepare for the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). She reportedly died in an accident at Banso when the taxi in which she was travelling in with other… Read More Final-year Student of Ofoase SHTS (OSETS) Dies in a Car Accident while returning to schoolContinue General News COCOBOD RECEIVES PROPOSALS FOR THE US$1.3BILLION SYNDICATED LOAN FACILITY ByFri Daus The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has received proposals from a number of international banks to raise funds for its annual syndicated loan and is presently engaged in the usual negotiations which follow such proposals before reaching an agreement. It is expected that the cocoa authority and its financing partners will complete negotiations and sign an… Read More COCOBOD Receives Proposals For The US$1.3billion Syndicated Loan FacilityContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education DR. KORYOE ANIM-WRIGHT APPOINTED AS FIRST FEMALE REGISTRAR OF UPSA ByFri Daus The Governing Council of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. G. Koryoe Anim-Wright as Registrar of the University. Dr. Anim-Wright is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of management experience in higher education. Her experience spans the areas of fundraising, institutional advancement, and grants… Read More Dr. Koryoe Anim-Wright Appointed as First Female Registrar of UPSAContinue Schools News ADAKLU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (ADASEC) RE-OPENS WITH ONLY 31 STUDENTS ByFri Daus Only 31 students, made up of 15 boys and 16 girls out of 206 final year students of Adaklu Senior High School at Adaklu Waya reported when schools reopened on Monday, June 22. Mr. Batholomew Kudzo Hosu, Headmaster of the School told the Ghana News Agency in a telephone interview on Tuesday. He said management… Read More Adaklu Senior High School (ADASEC) re-opens with only 31 StudentsContinue Opinions | Politics PARLIAMENT: MINORITY CALLS ON GOV’T FOR MASS TESTING OF FINAL-YEAR SHS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ByFri Daus The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on government to begin mass testing of teachers and all final-year Senior High School (SHS) students who report to campus for the coronavirus. Additionally, government must provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for the teachers and students to co-exist on the various campuses. “Although education is very important you… Read More Parliament: Minority calls on Gov’t for Mass Testing of Final-year SHS Students and TeachersContinue Schools News ‘WE HAVE SEPARATED THE DAY STUDENTS FROM THE BOARDERS’ – HEADMASTER OF AFSHTS ByFri Daus Following President Akufo-Addo’s order for final year students to go back to school Monday, June 22, 2020, Headmaster of Armed Forces Senior High Technical School (AFSHTS), Lieutenant Colonel Osman Zuneidu has noted that management has drawn a line between day students and boarders on campus to monitor them. “We also separated the day students from… Read More ‘We have separated the Day Students from the Boarders’ – Headmaster of AFSHTSContinue General News ATC-GHANA DONATES PPES TO GREATER ACCRA OFFICE OF NCCE GHANA ByFri Daus ATC-Ghana, a licensed Company providing telephone infrastructure services, has donated Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to the Greater Accra Regional office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). The gesture is in recognition of the work of civic educators as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19. The items include 100 pieces of liquid soap,… Read More ATC-Ghana Donates PPEs to Greater Accra Office of NCCE GhanaContinue Guide | WAEC Examinations BENEFITS OF SOLVING WASSCE/BECE PAST QUESTIONS AND NOT ‘APOR’ ByFri Daus Past questions have become a part of every examination candidates must-do while preparing for an exam. People have varied opinions about its importance and if it is a norm that should be encouraged. Regardless of which side of the divide you stand, past questions help determine one’s preparedness for an examination. This week, the government… Read More Benefits of Solving WASSCE/BECE Past Questions and not ‘APOR’Continue General News MINOR EARTHQUAKE HITS GHANA IN ACCRA AND OTHER REGIONS ByFri Daus Parts of Ghana have been hit by an earth tremor. This occurred a few minutes to 11:00 pm on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Citi News understands that the tremor was recorded in parts of the Greater Accra, Central and Eastern Region. Some of the affected areas include Dansoman, Lapaz, Achimota, Gbawe, Weija, Madina, Nsawam, Koforidua,… Read More Minor Earthquake Hits Ghana in Accra and Other RegionsContinue Campus News ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY’S (ATU) ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT SHUT DOWN OVER COVID-19 FEARS ByFri Daus The Management of the Accra Technical University (ATU) has reportedly closed down the academic department of the university after a staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus that has killed 95 peoples. The Accra-based Technical University recorded the first case of the virus on campus a week after a final year student reported to school after the… Read More Accra Technical University’s (ATU) Academic Department shut down over COVID-19 FearsContinue General News COVID-19: JOURNALIST GARY AL-SMITH OF MULTIMEDIA DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER TESTING POSITIVE ByFri Daus Discharged. • I’ve spent my first 24 hours in almost two weeks outside the University of Ghana Medical Center. I came in, through these doors, as an uncertain patient. I walked out an emboldened miracle. • To God: all glory is yours. To family: the support has been incredible. To colleagues/friends: thanks for being there… Read More COVID-19: Journalist Gary Al-Smith of Multimedia Discharged from Hospital after testing positiveContinue Opinions ‘FOCUS ON EDUCATION POLICY AND STOP PRIVATE TEACHER LICENSING’ – GNACOPS CHARGES NTC, MOE, OTHERS ByFri Daus THE EXECUTIVE Director of Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS), Mr Enoch Kwasi Gyetuah, has called on the Ministry of Education to immediately stop the ongoing licensing of private school teachers and rather focus on educational policy for private schools. According to GNACOPS, until the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service (GES) develop… Read More ‘Focus on education policy and Stop private teacher licensing’ – GNACOPS charges NTC, MoE, othersContinue Did you know? MUST READ: THE EARTHQUAKE OF 22ND JUNE 1939 AND ITS EFFECT IN GHANA ByFri Daus Though Ghana is far away from the major earthquake zones of the world, it is, however, prone to earthquake disaster. Ghana has records of damaging earthquakes dating as far back as 1636. The last three major ones occurred in 1862, 1906 and 1939. The most destructive earthquake that struck the then Gold Coast and caused… Read More Must Read: The Earthquake Of 22nd June 1939 And Its Effect In GhanaContinue General News | Publications EARTHQUAKE HAZARD PREVENTION AND MITIGATION IN THE WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION ByFri Daus A few major earthquakes and countless minor ones have occurred in recent times in the West African sub-region. The most destructive ones occurred in the Accra region of Ghana and in northwestern Guinea. The Cameroun volcanic line is another zone where several earthquakes have occurred in the past. There is, in general, a very low… Read More Earthquake Hazard Prevention and Mitigation in the West African Sub-RegionContinue General News PROF AKOSUA DICKSON APPOINTED FIRST FEMALE KNUST VICE-CHANCELLOR ByFri Daus The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has appointed Prof. (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson as the new Vice Chancellor of the University. Her appointment takes effect August 1, 2020. She becomes the first female to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the instituition. Prior to her appointment, she was the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University,… Read More Prof Akosua Dickson appointed first female KNUST Vice-ChancellorContinue General News ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS TO RELEASE ANOTHER PIECE ON ‘CORONA QUACKS’ ON BBC AFRICA EYE ByFri Daus Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas who has been on the low for some time now has just announced on his official social media handles that, there will be an explosive expose’ as he usually do. According to the short statement he released, this version will focus on the occurrences during this corona virus period…. Read More Anas Aremeyaw Anas to release another piece on ‘Corona Quacks’ on BBC Africa EyeContinue Did you know? | General News WHY DO MOST EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN AT NIGHT? ByFri Daus Why do Earthquakes Happen at Night? Any time studying plate-activity, the entire most effective starting position will likely be investigating any composition among the globe. Our planet is fairly the same as an apple as part of its own format. At the centre, the core can great. Around that interior is definitely the outside centre, next… Read More Why do Most Earthquakes Happen at Night?Continue Basic Education (JHS) NO ‘BREAK TIME’ FOR FINAL-YEAR JHS STUDENTS WHEN SCHOOL RE-OPENS’ – COHBS ByFri Daus Following the June 29 school reopening for final year students in Junior High Schools, the President for the Heads of Conference of Basic Schools (COHBS), Mrs. Mercy Akayila Anuembi has said there will be no ‘break time’ for students during school hours. Mrs. Mercy Akayila Anuembi, in an interview with Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show on… Read More No ‘Break Time’ for Final-year JHS Students when school re-opens’ – COHBSContinue Schools News ‘NO STUDENT HAS CONTRACTED COVID-19’ – HEADMISTRESS OF ADISADEL COLLEGE DEBUNKS RUMOURS ByFri Daus Reverend Faustina Baidoo, Headmistress of Adisadel College in Cape Coast has debunked rumours circulating that a student in the school had contracted COVID-19. According to the School, speculation trending on social media indicating that one of the students who returned to school on Monday, June 23, had tested positive for COVID-19 and had been quarantined…. Read More ‘No Student Has Contracted COVID-19’ – Headmistress of Adisadel College debunks rumoursContinue Foreign News INDIA: 16-YEAR-OLD TIKTOK STAR SIYA KAKKAR DIES BY SUICIDE, LEAVING SOCIAL MEDIA USERS SHOCKED ByFri Daus An Indian TikTok star Siya Kakkar, reportedly died today after committing suicide, according to Indian media reports. Coming a few weeks after Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death by suicide, news about Kakkar has left Indians shocked, with many taking to Twitter to discuss mental health among youngsters. With over 1.1 million fans on the… Read More India: 16-year-old TikTok star Siya Kakkar dies by suicide, leaving social media users shockedContinue Sports GUSA GAMES 2020: NO DOCUMENT POLICY SUPPORTS PAYMENT OF BONUSES – DR. BELLO ByFri Daus Director of the University of Ghana Sports Directorate, Dr Bella Bello has said that there is no policy document that supports the payments of bonuses to Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) winners. In an exclusive interview with Univers Sports, he disclosed that the only bonuses paid are the pledges and promises made by the Vice… Read More GUSA Games 2020: No document policy supports payment of bonuses – Dr. Bello Continue Local News PPES ARE AVAILABLE, SCHOOLS CAN COLLECT THEM FROM THEIR EDUCATION OFFICES – MOE ByFri Daus Public Relations Officer for the Ministry of Education (MoE), Kwasi Obeng-Fosu has admonished heads of senior high schools that are yet to receive government’s COVID-19 items to claim them from their respective education offices. According to him, government distributed Personal Protective Equipment including alcohol-based hand sanitizers, Veronica Buckets, packets of soap, and tissue papers to… Read More PPEs are available, schools can collect them from their education offices – MoE Continue Old Students | Schools News KROBO GIRL’S ALUMNI (KOGA) DONATES MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THEIR ALMA MATER ByFri Daus The North America chapter of the Krobo Girls Alumni (KOGA) has supported their Alma mater with medical supplies to enable the students to observe the anti-COVID-19 protocols. The items worth GH₵27,661, is to complement the school’s supply, and made up of 10 hands-free basins, 50 gallons of liquid soap, gun thermometers, facemasks and gloves. Mrs… Read More Krobo Girl’s Alumni (KOGA) donates Medical Supplies to their Alma MaterContinue Campus News UNIVERSITY OF GHANA RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING INNOVATION ByFri Daus The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant of US$800,000 to the University of Ghana, to support the establishment of a Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation in the Humanities. The grant which will run for four years, starting from the 2020/2021 academic year, forms part of an amount of US$4 million the Foundation… Read More University Of Ghana receives Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support the Establishment of a Centre for Teaching and Learning InnovationContinue Schools News TAMALE: NORTHERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (NOBISCO) RECORDS NO COVID-19 CASE ByFri Daus Some teachers at the Northern School of Business located in Tamale on Thursday dispelled social media posts that suggested that two students of the school had tested positive for COVID-19. The teachers, who did not want to be named, told the GNA in Tamale that all their final year students, who arrived at the school… Read More Tamale: Northern School of Business (NOBISCO) records no COVID-19 CaseContinue Schools News KWAHU RIDGE SHTS (KRISTECH) GETS 12-UNIT CLASSROOM BLOCK FROM GOV’T ByFri Daus In a bid to end the double-track system currently ongoing across the country’s Senior High Schools, the Akufo-Addo led government decided to construct more classroom blocks and dormitories for schools with high enrollments. Kwahu Ridge Senior High Technical School in the Kwahu-South District of the Eastern Region was one of the schools that benefitted from… Read More Kwahu Ridge SHTS (KRISTECH) gets 12-Unit Classroom Block from Gov’tContinue General News | Schools News FACT CHECK: MFANTSIMAN SHS, ADISADEL AND APAM SHS HAVEN’T RECORDED ANY COVID-19 CASES ByFri Daus President Akufo-Addo on June 5, announced the easing of coronavirus restrictions that would enable the partial re-opening of some sectors of Ghana’s economy. The president as part of the lifting of the partial restrictions, partially opened senior High schools to pave way for the final year students to write their final exams. In compliance with… Read More Fact Check: Mfantsiman SHS, Adisadel and Apam SHS haven’t recorded any COVID-19 CasesContinue Local News ‘FINAL YEAR SHS STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THREE-SQUARE MEALS DAILY’ – CHASS ByFri Daus General Secretary for the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Kwame Eduiome has indicated that final year SHS students will receive three-square meals in, and beyond the first week of reopening. According to him, until the government supplies senior high schools with new food items, the students will be fed with the remainder… Read More ‘Final year SHS students will receive three-square meals daily’ – CHASS Continue Foreign News YEMENI DELEGATION ARRIVES IN SAUDI ARABIA TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION OF RIYADH AGREEMENT ByFri Daus Yemeni Southern Transitional Council member and former Aden Governor Nasser Al-Khabji, left, and Yemen’s deputy Prime Minister Salem Al-Khanbashi sign a power-sharing deal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. A Yemeni delegation including members of parliament and advisors to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi’s arrived in Riyadh from Cairo, Al Arabiya TV reported on… Read More Yemeni delegation arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss implementation of Riyadh AgreementContinue Tertiary Education UPSA RELEASES TIMETABLE FOR ADMISSION DEADLINES FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra formerly known as Institute of Professional Studies, is a public university in Ghana. The main campus is located in Accra. UPSA is the first university in Ghana to provide both academic and business professional education. Timetable for Admission Deadlines for 2020/2021 Academic Year Type of Applicant /Activity Starting Date… Read More UPSA releases Timetable for Admission Deadlines for 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue Schools News COVID-19: ADA SHTS (ASTECH) RECEIVES GOV’T PREVENTION ITEMS ByFri Daus The Ada Senior High Technical School (ASTECH) has received its share of the COVID-19 prevention items provided by government as school reopens for final year students and form two gold track students. Veronica Buckets, liquid soaps, basins, tissue rolls, dustbins, face masks, hand sanitizers and thermometer guns had duly being received by the school authorities…. Read More COVID-19: Ada SHTS (ASTECH) receives Gov’t Prevention ItemsContinue General News AFRICA EDUCATION WATCH ADVOCATES THE ABOLISHMENT OF TEACHER TRAINEE ALLOWANCES ByFri Daus Africa Education Watch (AEW), an education policy research and advocacy organization, has proposed the abolishment of the teacher trainee training allowances. The move, according to a statement issued by the organization in Accra on Saturday, was to help government speed up the country’s development agenda, and allocate resources to the areas needed. The organisation, led… Read More Africa Education Watch Advocates The Abolishment Of Teacher Trainee AllowancesContinue Foreign News | WAEC Examinations PRESS RELEASE: WAEC LIBERIA FORMER HEAD OF OFFICE WILL BE LAID TO REST ON SATURDAY ByFri Daus WAEC Liberia Former Head Of Office Will Be Laid To Rest On Saturday MONROVIA, June 25, 2020 – WAEC Liberia former Head of National Office, Mr. John Y. Gayvolor will this Saturday, June 27 be laid to rest at the Nimba United Cemetery in Mount Barclay, Montserrado County. The body of the late WAEC Liberia… Read More Press Release: WAEC Liberia Former Head Of Office Will Be Laid To Rest On SaturdayContinue Schools News HON. SARAH DUGBAKIE POBEE DONTAES FACEMASKS, SANITIZERS AND VERONICA BUCKETS TO ADA SHTS (ASTECH) ByFri Daus Today, 25/06/2020, I had the opportunity to visit Ada Senior High School, Ada Technical School and Growth Technical institute to distribute face masks, alcohol based hand sanitizers, Veronica bowls, dustbins, gallons of liquid soap, tissue papers to students, teachers and non-teaching staff. Thereafter, I went to Amlakpo to hand over three unit classroom block to… Read More Hon. Sarah Dugbakie Pobee dontaes Facemasks, Sanitizers and Veronica Buckets to Ada SHTS (ASTECH)Continue General News | Schools News HON. EUNICE LASI DONATES HAND SANITIZERS, MATHS SETS, PENS AND NOSE MASKS TO ADA SHTS (ASTECH) ByFri Daus As schools have been opened for our kids who are in their final year, it’s a responsibility on us as parents, guardians and well meaning individuals to express our collective love to them. I believe when we do so, it will go a long way to motivate and encourage them to take their studies very… Read More Hon. Eunice Lasi donates Hand Sanitizers, Maths Sets, Pens and Nose Masks to Ada SHTS (ASTECH)Continue WAEC Examinations WAEC PARTNERS SYSTEMSPECS TO FACILITATE ONLINE GCE REGISTRATION FOR GCE EXAMINATIONS ByFri Daus Indigenous house of innovation, SystemSpecs, has once again, reinforced its commitment to fostering e-governance by providing registration access through PINs for the forthcoming Aug/Sept West African Examination Council (WAEC) via its award-winning fintech application, Remita. Today’s Echo gathers that prospective private candidates of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) – Second Series… Read More WAEC Partners SystemSpecs to Facilitate Online GCE Registration for GCE ExaminationsContinue General News NSMQ MISTRESS LEADS LEVERS IN HEELS’ 100 AFRICAN WOMEN IN STEM FIGHTING COVID-19 ByFri Daus Levers in Heels’ 100 African Women in STEM fighting COVID-19: In response to the #COVID19 pandemic in Ghana, Elsie Effah Kaufmann, PhD, President of the Ghana Society of Biomedical Engineers (GSBE) and her team are working to develop, locally produce and donate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ventilators for use by frontline healthcare workers. While… Read More NSMQ Mistress Leads Levers in Heels’ 100 African Women in STEM fighting COVID-19Continue General News ACCRA CIRCUIT COURT JAILS MASON TO 27 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR ROBBING PASTOR AND ANOTHER ByFri Daus An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday sentenced Baba Musah, a 24-year-old mason, to 27-years imprisonment with hard labour for robbing a pastor of his Holy Bible and another lady of her handbag. Musah was given a 15-year-jail for robbing Madam Patience Adzimahe of her bag containing phones, cash and other valuables; and 12-years for forcibly… Read More Accra Circuit Court jails Mason to 27 Years Imprisonment for robbing Pastor and anotherContinue Campus News MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS AT KNUST DONATE TO EJISU GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL ByFri Daus Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the MCFSP at KNUST Scholars Council and the KNUST Scholars Community have in a short ceremony, donated hospital equipment to the Ejisu Government Hospital, Ejisu, a community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The equipment donated included; five (5) Wheelchairs, five… Read More Mastercard Foundation Scholars at KNUST Donate to Ejisu Government HospitalContinue General News CITI TV ‘CLASS ACT’: DEP.EDUCATION MINISTER COMPLETE TODAY’S TEACHING ON EXPONENTIAL EQUATIONS ByFri Daus I just finished teaching Exponential Equations on Citi TV’s ‘Class Act’. It was a very awesome experience; especially knowing that I was giving back to society through teaching, one of the things I love doing best. Thank you to everyone who spared time to watch me on #CitiTVlive or on my page as I shared… Read More Citi TV ‘Class Act’: Dep.Education Minister complete today’s teaching on Exponential EquationsContinue Foreign News ISRAEL: VIRAL SEX VIDEO OF UN OFFICIAL IN A CAR SURFACES ONLINE ByFri Daus The United Nations (UN) says it has launched investigation into a viral video showing a couple apparently having sex in one of its official cars in Israel. Spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric, told UN correspondents in New York on Friday that the organisation was “shocked and deeply disturbed” by the footage. Dujarric confirmed… Read More Israel: Viral Sex Video of UN Official in a Car surfaces OnlineContinue Old Students | Schools News GSTS ALUMNI DONATES PPES TO THEIR ALMA MATER TO SUPPORT COVID-19 FIGHT ByFri Daus Alumni of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS), have supported the safe stay of final year and gold track students of the school with a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The Deputy Global Organizer of the Alumni, Giant Julius Ben Nkrumah, at the handing over of the items which included thermometer guns and sanitizers… Read More GSTS Alumni donates PPEs to their Alma Mater to Support COVID-19 FightContinue Opinions COVID-19: ZANETOR RAWLINGS CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH MEDICAL AND SANITARY SUPPLIES ByFri Daus Member of Parliament for the Klottey-Korley constituency, Dr Zanetor Rawlings, has appealed to the government to assist senior high schools with medical and sanitary supplies as they have reopened for final year students to study for their exit exams. She made this call when she donated nose masks and veronica buckets to some Senior High… Read More COVID-19: Zanetor Rawlings calls on Government to provide schools with medical and sanitary suppliesContinue Guide MUST READ: HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR OPERA NEWS HUB REVENUE IN GHANA AS A WRITER ByFri Daus A Practical Reference to Calculate Your Opera News Hub Revenue in Ghana In the past in other countries Opera News Hub operation practice, calculating your Opera News Hub monthly revenue was as simple as multiplying the number of clicks you generate in the month by the value of a click. We soon realised that this… Read More Must Read: How to Calculate Your Opera News Hub Revenue in Ghana as a WriterContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education GIMPA APPOINTS PROF. MARTIN MORGAN TUULI AS NEW DEPUTY RECTOR ByFri Daus Professor Martin Morgan Tuuli has been appointed as the new Deputy Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). The 41-year-old Deputy Rector whose appointment takes effect from July 1, is taunted as an outstanding academic and researcher and, therefore, poised to take the research and academic leadership of GIMPA to another… Read More GIMPA Appoints Prof. Martin Morgan Tuuli as New Deputy RectorContinue Resources TAKORADI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (TTU) STUDENT PORTAL – WWW.TTUPORTAL.COM ByFri Daus Takoradi Technical University is a public tertiary education institution located in Sekondi-Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. Takoradi Technical University was established as a Government Technical Institute in 1954 and became part of the State Tertiary Education System. The Takoradi Technical University student portal, a TTU portal for students and staff –… Read More Takoradi Technical University (TTU) Student Portal – www.ttuportal.comContinue Schools News KUMASI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (KTI) TO SET UP COVID-19 ISOLATION CENTRE SOON ByFri Daus The Principal of Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) has revealed measures put in place to ensure the safety of students against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic as they return to school. Mr Mintah Bieni who was speaking to some journalists revealed that the school’s designated isolation centre will be ready any moment soon. He also explained that… Read More Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) to set up COVID-19 Isolation Centre soonContinue Resources CAPE COAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENT PORTAL – CCTU.EDU.GH ByFri Daus Cape Coast University is a public tertiary institution in the Central Region of Ghana. The Cape Coast Technical University student portal, CCTU portal for students, and staff – wapolyadmissions.net was created for formal and prospective students of the University. The portal is to help them create an account or log in to perform certain academic action e.g. Course Registration,… Read More Cape Coast Technical University Student Portal – cctu.edu.ghContinue General News NANA ADDO TO ADDRESS GHANAIANS TONIGHT ON RE-OPENING MODALITIES FOR FINAL-YEAR JHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo is expected to address the country on the modalities for the reopening and also to remind the people of Ghana especially the students to adhere to the various safety protocols put in place to fight the disease. Ghana is currently implementing a phased approach to easing the various measures put… Read More Nana Addo to Address Ghanaians tonight on Re-opening Modalities for Final-year JHS StudentsContinue Resources CENTRAL UNIVERSITY STUDENT PORTAL – MYPORTAL.CENTRAL.EDU.GH ByFri Daus The Central University was founded by the International Central Gospel Church in Accra, Ghana. It started off as a pastoral training institute in 1988. In June 1991, it was known as the Central Bible College. The Central University Student Portal, a central portal for students and staff – myportal.central.edu.gh was created for formal and prospective… Read More Central University Student Portal – myportal.central.edu.ghContinue Resources KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (KTU) STUDENT PORTAL – SIP.KTU.EDU.GH ByFri Daus Koforidua Technical University is one of the ten Technical Universities established in every region in Ghana. It was founded in 1997. Since 1999 it has produced graduates with HND in accountancy, marketing, purchasing and supply, statistics and computer science. The Koforidua Technical University student portal, KTU portal for students, and staff – wapolyadmissions.net was created… Read More Koforidua Technical University (KTU) Student Portal – sip.ktu.edu.ghContinue General News MOE URGED TO HELP NGOS IN ORDER TO COMPLIMENT GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS ByFri Daus In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education (MoE) was urged to create the necessary platforms which would inspire NGOs and private individuals to provide students with virtual learning. Professor Dominic Danso Mensah, Director of the Institute of Teacher Education and Continuing Professional Development at University of Education Winneba (UEW), who made… Read More MoE Urged To Help NGOs In Order To Compliment Government’s EffortsContinue General News TEACHER UNIONS ENGAGE GES ON LEGACY ARREARS OVER SUSPECTED DATA IRREGULARITIES ByFri Daus Teacher Unions are currently engaging the Ghana Education Service (GES) to correct the alleged rise in the number of beneficiaries of the still to be paid Legacy Arrears as opposed to the amount estimated in the data of the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to reports gathered by EducationGhana, the details submitted for the claim… Read More Teacher Unions Engage GES On Legacy Arrears Over Suspected Data IrregularitiesContinue Campus News UPSA LECTURER CAUTIONS COMPANIES’ OF BOARD DIRECTORS OVER CSR BUDGETS ABOVE FINANCIAL CAPACITY ByFri Daus Discussants at the fifth e-seminar series organized by the University of Cape Coast School of Business calls for greater attention on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during this pandemic The topic for discussion was Coronavirus Pandemic and Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies. The e- seminar was chaired by the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal… Read More UPSA Lecturer cautions Companies’ of Board Directors over CSR Budgets above Financial CapacityContinue Schools News PHOTOS: FIRE DESTROYS WA T.I. AHMADIYYA SHS AS 30 STUDENTS GET STRANDED ByFri Daus Some 30 final year female students of Wa T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School have been displaced as a result of a fire that gutted their dormitory on Saturday. Though there were no fatalities the students lost all their valuables including uniforms, mattresses, books, and other personal items. This is less than a week after students… Read More Photos: Fire destroys Wa T.I. Ahmadiyya SHS as 30 students get strandedContinue Schools News COVID-19: SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE OTI REGION IMPLEMENT STRICT PROTOCOLS ByFri Daus Senior High Schools in the Oti Region are ensuring that protocols outlined to curb the spread of the coronavirus are strictly adhered to. The Ghana News Agency (GNA), which was with Nana Owusu Yeboah, Regional Minister during a tour of schools, which had re-opened after the lockdown, saw classrooms re-oriented to sit 25 each, and… Read More COVID-19: Senior High Schools in the Oti Region implement strict ProtocolsContinue Opinions SCHOOLS MUST COMPLY WITH SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO AVOID SANCTIONS ByFri Daus The Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan, has tasked the school authorities with ensuring strict compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols in order to prevent its severe consequences. He urged students and staff to diligently follow the safety protocols established by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), adding that those who disobey the… Read More Schools Must Comply with Safety Protocols To Avoid SanctionsContinue Resources WA POLYTECHNIC STUDENT PORTAL – WAPOLYADMISSIONS.NET ByFri Daus The Wa Polytechnic is a public tertiary institution in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Programmes run are: Pharmacy technology / dispensing technology Agricultural engineering Mechanical engineering The Wa Polytechnic student portal, WAPOLY portal for students and staff – wapolyadmissions.net was created for formal and prospective students of the University. The portal is to help… Read More Wa Polytechnic Student Portal – wapolyadmissions.netContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW CLOTHING AND TEXTILES UNIT HOISTS FASHION IN GHANA TO ANOTHER LEVEL ByFri Daus The largest auditorium in the University, Jophus Anamuah-Mensah Conference Centre resonated colourful fashion designs and splendid modeling performances by final year students of the Department of Home Economics Education from Wednesday, 17th to Thursday, 18th June, 2020. Dinner and Bridal garments The fashion show, which is a requirement for the final year students who opted for Professional… Read More UEW Clothing and Textiles Unit Hoists Fashion in Ghana to Another LevelContinue Rankings TOP 10 BIGGEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA ByFri Daus As more and more students join senior high schools, the student population in the more popular schools is increasing at a high rate. Below is a list of the biggest senior high schools in Ghana. Aburi Girls’ Senior High School Aburi Girls’ SHS, formerly known as Aburi Girls’ Secondary School, is also known as ABUGISS…. Read More Top 10 Biggest Senior High Schools in GhanaContinue Opinions | Schools News STAYING AT HOME COULD AFFECT STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE- SWESCO HEADMISTRESS ByFri Daus Ms Golda Andam, Headmistress of the Swedru Secondary School (SWESCO) has appealed to parents to allow their final year and gold track students to go back to school without delay. She said effective measures have been put in place by the government and school management to ensure thorough protection against the spread of COVID-19. Out… Read More Staying at home could affect students’ performance- SWESCO HeadmistressContinue Publications UPDATE NO.13: FROM ‘MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS’ TO ‘FELLOW GHANAIANS’ ON COVID-19 MEASURES ByFri Daus Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, and thank you for having me in your homes, once again. Two weeks ago, we begun the reopening of our schools, as part of the phased approach to bring our nation back to normalcy, following the outbreak of the novel COVID-19 disease in our country. Since that time, final year University… Read More Update No.13: From ‘My Brothers and Sisters’ to ‘Fellow Ghanaians’ on COVID-19 MeasuresContinue Schools News VIDEO: ADIEMBRA SHS ALLEGEDLY SACKS OVER 120 STUDENTS FOR BREACHING COVID-19 PROTOCOLS ByFri Daus Some 120 students from Adiembra Senior High School in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly of the Western Region have been sacked by school authority for breaching various Covid-19 protocols. The students, all boys allegedly left campus without permission and no supervision. This according to management is a complete breach of laid down restrictions and protocols… Read More Video: Adiembra SHS allegedly sacks over 120 Students for Breaching COVID-19 ProtocolsContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY RESIT EXAMS ByFri Daus Due to some technical challenges faced by our Service Provider, students have been unable to access the payment platform since Friday 26th June 2020 to make payments towards registering for the Supplementary Resit Examinations. We have the assurance of the Service Provider that the issue will be resolved by close of day today, Monday 29th June, 2020…. Read More University of Ghana extends Deadline for Registration of Supplementary Resit ExamsContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ TIMELINE-18: MAWULI SCHOOL BEATS OWASS IN A FIERCE BATTLE ByFri Daus Two-time winners, Opoku Ware School(OWASS) and New Juaben SHS(NJUASCO) have been kicked out of the 2018 National Science and Maths quiz after a fierce battle with Mawuli School. After qualifying to the quarter-final stage in style on Thursday, June 21, Opoku Ware School were unable to secure their place in the Semi-final stage on Friday,… Read More NSMQ Timeline-18: Mawuli School beats OWASS in a Fierce BattleContinue Politics PRESS RELEASE: HARUNA INSTITUTE CONDEMNS INTIMIDATION OF VOLTARIANS BY GOV’T ByFri Daus The NPP as a political tradition has consistently described the people of Volta as foreigners. They do so with overtness but more so with innuendoes and odious speeches. NPP sponsored groups in the past have campaigned for a new voter’s register with the sole reason that there are one too many Togolese voting in the… Read More Press Release: Haruna Institute Condemns Intimidation of Voltarians by Gov’tContinue General News INCENTIVE PACKAGES FOR HEALTH WORKERS EXTENDED FOR 3 MORE MONTHS ByFri Daus President Akufo-Addo has extended by 3 more months incentives he instituted in March this year.The incentives, announced during his 5th address to the nation, was initially for April, May and June. However, the President has announced that the incentives will be extended by 3 months to cover July, August and September.These incentives include scrapping of… Read More Incentive packages for health workers extended for 3 more monthsContinue Basic Education (JHS) | Local News KUMASI MAYOR, HON.OSEI ASSIBEY PAYS WORKING VISIT TO JHSS IN HIS METROPOLIS ByFri Daus The Mayor Hon. Osei Assibey Antwi has paid a working visit to some Junior High schools within the Metropolis as basic schools reopened today. The Mayor was accompanied by the Metro Director of Education, Mr. David Oppong and the team first port of call was Adiebeba MA JHS where Mr. Emmanuel Amoako the Headmaster indicated… Read More Kumasi Mayor, Hon.Osei Assibey pays working visit to JHSs in his MetropolisContinue General News MEET THE AMAZING TWINS FROM MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL AND REPRESENTING GHANA IN BRAZIL ByFri Daus One of the twins in this picture was in my class (Science 2) in Mfantsipim school. The honest opinion I can say about them for sure is, that these twins were probably the smartest kids in our time. As science students they blew our minds with both their amazing IQ and scores in exams. None… Read More Meet The Amazing Twins from Mfantsipim School and Representing Ghana in BrazilContinue Politics MUST READ: RAWLINGS STATEMENT ON DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY PERSONNELS IN VOLTA, OTI REGIONS ByFri Daus The presence of the military and other security agencies in some parts of the Volta and Oti Regions is generating animosity especially amongst innocent citizens whose basic way of life is being disrupted. The deployment along the borders at peacetime especially at this particular point in time has created so much suspicion and will call… Read More Must Read: Rawlings statement on Deployment of Security Personnels in Volta, Oti RegionsContinue General News HOW ‘ANAS’ COVER WAS ALLEGEDLY BLOWN IN TSEADO LAND-GUARDS OPERATION ByFri Daus Kennedy Agyapong’s Net 2 TV has confirmed that the young man captured in a viral video is indeed Anas Aremeyaw Anas with shocking revelations. Net2 TV revealed that the land originally belonged to a La stool lawyer called Kojo Graham who also sold the land to another person. The new buyer had to fight with… Read More How ‘Anas’ cover was allegedly blown in TseAdo land-guards operationContinue Campus News UG: SRC ELECTIONS CALLED-OFF, ACTING LEADERS TO BE APPOINTED FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus Students of the University of Ghana will not go to the polls this year to elect new executives for its Students Representative Council (SRC), Speaker of the General Assembly of the SRC has announced. He says that the General Assembly has invoked Article 25 of the SRC constitution, which spells out what must be done… Read More UG: SRC elections called-off, acting leaders to be appointed for 2020/2021 academic yearContinue Foreign News CHINA DISCOVERS A FLU VIRUS WITH ‘PANDEMIC POTENTIAL’ ByFri Daus A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger… Read More China discovers a Flu Virus with ‘Pandemic Potential’Continue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW DEPARTMENT OF HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION SENSITISES EFFUTU INHABITANTS ON COVID-19 ByFri Daus The Department of Home Economics Education on Friday, 19th and Tuesday, 23rd June, 2020 reached out to inhabitants around Winneba Junction Lorry Station, Nsu Ekyir and Winneba Fish Market areas to sensitise them on the COVID-19 pandemic. The three communities were exposed to common nutritious foods which would boost their immune system to help fight against… Read More UEW Department of Home Economics Education Sensitises Effutu Inhabitants on COVID-19Continue Campus News UG: SRC ASPIRANTS CRY OVER ‘WASTED’ INVESTMENTS AS ELECTIONS CALLED-OFF ByFri Daus University of Ghana students who declared their intention to run for various positions of the Students Representative Council for the 2020/2021 academic year are in pain as efforts they invested in their bid to lead the students front of the University have gone waste. Following the inability of the current SRC administration, led by Isaac… Read More UG: SRC aspirants cry over ‘wasted’ investments as elections called-off Continue Resources SUNYANI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENT PORTAL – WWW.STU.EDU.GH ByFri Daus The Sunyani Technical University Student Portal, STU portal for students and staff – www.stu.edu.gh was created for formal and prospective students of the University. The portal is to help them create an account or log in to perform certain academic action e.g. Course Registration, Fees Payment, Check Result, View Admission List/Status, Acceptance Fees Payment Details,… Read More Sunyani Technical University Student Portal – www.stu.edu.ghContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UG: ECONOMICS STUDENTS LAMENT ‘UNFAIR TREATMENT’ FROM LECTURERS IN ONLINE EXAMINATION ByFri Daus University of Ghana Economics students have complained about the manner in which their departmental lecturers are carrying out the online examination. According to the students, they were expecting to be administered with take-home assignments, but that has not been the case. “The problem cut across for all levels of the department which is sad. I… Read More UG: Economics students lament ‘unfair treatment’ from lecturers in online examinationContinue Basic Education (JHS) | General News GHANA ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE (GAFCSC) DONATES 50 DUAL DESKS TO RURAL SCHOOL ByFri Daus The Ghana Armed Forces Command (GAFCSC) in fulfilment of a promise made to the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region has donated 50 dual desks to the Meter District Assembly Basic School, near Asutsuare. The (GAFCSC) over a decade ago promised the Shai-Osudoku District to help them with a social intervention consequently the presentation of the… Read More Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) donates 50 Dual Desks to Rural schoolContinue Tertiary Education PROF. EBENEZER ODURO OWUSU RE-APPOINTED TO A SECOND TERM AS VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ByFri Daus NEWS RELEASE: PROF. EBENEZER ODURO OWUSU RE-APPOINTED TO A SECOND TERM AS VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA The University of Ghana Council at its meeting held on 30th June, 2020, approved a second term for the Vice Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021 when he retires from… Read More Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu Re-Appointed to a Second Term as Vice-Chancellor of the University Of GhanaContinue Campus News CAMPUS: UHAS PARLIAMENT HALTS ONGOING SRC AND LOCAL NUGS ELECTIONS ByFri Daus The SRC Parliament of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has terminated the ongoing SRC and Local NUGS elections in the school. This came as a blow on the various candidates and the student body to learn that an earlier decision to have the elections conducted has been dismissed. After the virtual reading… Read More Campus: UHAS Parliament halts ongoing SRC and local NUGS electionsContinue Campus News UG: DELEGATION FROM GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED PAYS VISIT TO VICE-CHANCELLOR ByFri Daus As part of their 70th Anniversary celebrations, a delegation from the Graphic Communications Group Limited, led by the Managing Director, Mr. Ato Afful, has paid a visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu. The visit was to seek partnership with the University for the mutual benefit of the two institutions. In his introductory remarks,… Read More UG: Delegation from Graphic Communications Group Limited Pays Visit to Vice-ChancellorContinue General News I’M ABOVE THE STEALING OF VERONICA BUCKETS” – HEADMISTRESS TO MP ByFri Daus Last Thursday, the headmistress of Gwiraman Senior High School in the Western Region’s Nzema East Municipality, Agatha Mensah, created a stir at school when she told the students and staff that she was above the level of stealing Veronica buckets. It was alleged in the community that two Veronica buckets were missing from items donated… Read More I’m Above The Stealing Of Veronica buckets” – Headmistress to MPContinue Campus News UG: AKUAFO HALL JCR PRESIDENT APPOINTED AS INTERIM SRC PRESIDENT ByFri Daus President of the Akuafo Hall Junior Common Room, University of Ghana, Nana Amo Ntow Fianko, has been appointed as the acting President of the Students Representative Council of the University. Mensah Sarbah Hall JCR Secretary, Ruby Nkansah has also been appointed as acting SRC General Secretary. These appointments are in line with Article 25 of… Read More UG: Akuafo Hall JCR President appointed as interim SRC presidentContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ-19 TIMELINE: AUGUSCO UN-SEED MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL IN A RIVALRY WITH 20-POINT MARGIN. ByFri Daus Augusco has stopped two-time winner Mfantsipim School in the ongoing NSMQ. The tie was tipped to be a fierce one and it did not disappoint. Augusco stood up to the day and shattered the game way before it was over. Mfantsipim were caught off-guard and had to struggle throughout the contest to place second ahead… Read More NSMQ-19 Timeline: AUGUSCO un-seed Mfantsipim School in a rivalry with 20-point Margin.Continue Local News BIRIM: FINAL-YEAR JHS STUDENTS ADVISED TO ABIDE BY COVID-19 PROTOCOLS ByFri Daus Final year students of all public schools in the Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern Region have started classes in their various schools as directed by the government. This came to light when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) toured the schools to observe what was happening in the schools. The Agency observed that, teachers were… Read More Birim: Final-year JHS Students advised to abide by COVID-19 ProtocolsContinue Local News CAPE COAST HIGH COURT SLAPS NATIONAL TRIBUTE WITH GH₵2.3M DAMAGES FOR UCC VC DEFAMATION ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Joseph Ghartey Ampiah and the Director of Physical Development and Estate Management, Mr Philip Ntim Owusu have won a defamatory suit against the National Tribute Newspaper. A Cape Coast High Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Lodoh on Monday, June 29, 2020, awarded damages of GH₵1.5million in… Read More Cape Coast High Court slaps National Tribute with GH₵2.3m damages for UCC VC defamation Continue Rankings | Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA SUSTAINS HIGH RANKING AMONG GLOBAL PEERS ByFri Daus The University of Ghana has been ranked in the 151 – 200 band on the Times Higher Education’s Golden Age University Ranking for the second consecutive year. The Golden Age ranking uses the same methodology as the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings but focuses on the best universities established during the “Golden Age” i.e. between 50 to 80 years… Read More University of Ghana sustains High Ranking among Global PeersContinue Schools News KUMASI SENIOR HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL (KSTS) INAUGURATES PROJECT TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC WORK ByFri Daus Kumasi Senior High Technical School (KSTS), one of the schools with the highest student enrolment in the country, has inaugurated an 18-unit classroom project to enhance academic work. The project, funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND), and executed by Messrs. Nickseth Construction Company Limited, comes at a time the School is grappling with… Read More Kumasi Senior High Technical School (KSTS) inaugurates project to improve academic workContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020: 25 CANDIDATES TO SIT PER CLASSROOM ByFri Daus As part of an effort to slow the spread and prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 during the conduct of the 2020 WASSCE for school candidates, the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has arranged for at least 25 candidates to be in a classroom. The Head of WAEC Examinations Administration, Mr. Godfred Addo speaking in a Zoom interview… Read More WASSCE 2020: 25 Candidates to sit per ClassroomContinue Quiz/Competitions ORGANISERS OF ‘THE SPELLING BEE-GH’ WARNS PARENTS OF FAKE OWNER. ByFri Daus The Young Educators Foundation, The Spelling Bee-Gh organizers, has warned parents and guardians of a man who claims to own the programme. The man has been identified as Majid Abdallah-Williams according to a statement released by the Young Educators Foundation on July 2, 2020. “It has come to the attention of Young Educators Foundation, organisers… Read More Organisers Of ‘The Spelling Bee-Gh’ Warns Parents Of Fake Owner.Continue Campus News UEW CREDIT UNION SUPPORTS COLTEK CLINIC ByFri Daus The Board of Directors of the University of Education, Winneba Corporative Credit Union (UEWCCU) has presented six metal three-in-one visitors’ chairs to the Clinic at the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) as its contribution towards the fight against the spread and management of the COVID-19 pandemic at the College. brief donation ceremony The chairs,… Read More UEW Credit Union Supports COLTEK ClinicContinue General News GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE (GES) DEBUNKS REPORTS ON COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The Kumasi Metropolitan Director of Education at the Ghana Health Service (GES), has described as false, reports that some final year students who recently returned to school, contracted the Covid-19 virus. The Metropolitan Education Office, David Oppong said, had been monitoring events and activities in schools since they were reopened for the final year students… Read More Ghana Education Service (GES) debunks reports on COVID-19 Infections in SchoolsContinue WAEC Examinations 375,737 CANDIDATES FROM 976 SHSS TO WRITE 2020 WASSCE FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES ByFri Daus WAEC ‘s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Ms Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, announced that about 375,737 candidates from 976 senior high schools (SHSs) across the country are expected to be seated for the upcoming WASSCE for school candidates, 2020. Speaking in a zoom interview with Samuel Eshun on Happy Morning show monitored by shstrendz.com, the Deputy Director… Read More 375,737 candidates from 976 SHSs to write 2020 WASSCE for school candidatesContinue Schools News THREE FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS OF MOUNT SINAI SHS EXPELLED FOR MOBILE PHONE USAGE ByFri Daus The Management of the Mount Sinai Senior High School (SHS) in Akropong Akuapem in the Eastern Region has reportedly expelled three final year students for using a mobile phone in the school. According to reports, one of the students who managed to bring the mobile phone into the school connived with the other students to… Read More Three Final-year Students of Mount Sinai SHS expelled for mobile phone usageContinue Campus News UG: JUDICIAL BOARD DECLINES TO HEAR SUIT CHALLENGING APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM SRC EXECUTIVES ByFri Daus President of the Jubilee Hall Junior Common Room Jimmy Adangbe and another member of the SRC General Assembly Godsway Boateng have attempted to challenge the decision by the SRC to invoke article 25 of the SRC constitution to appoint interim leaders. The Judicial Board has however declined to sit on the case. According to the… Read More UG: Judicial Board declines to hear suit challenging appointment of interim SRC executivesContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE & BECE RESULTS UPGRADING IS A SCAM – WAEC WARNS ByFri Daus Head of Public Affairs of the Ghana Office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Agnes Teye-Cudjoe has cautioned students who pay monies to ‘supposedly’ WAEC officials to get their results changed to desist from the act saying that they are being defrauded. According to her, there is no way anyone can gain access to… Read More WASSCE & BECE Results Upgrading is a Scam – WAEC warnsContinue General News GHLA PARTNERS BOOK AID INTERNATIONAL TO RESTOCK LIBRARIES IN GHANA ByFri Daus The signing of the partnership, which was held in Accra is as a result of series of meetings between Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Mr Hayford Siaw and Alison Tweed, Chief Executive of Book Aid International. The two Executives agreed on the need to revive libraries in Ghana through making… Read More GHLA Partners Book Aid International To Restock Libraries In Ghana Continue WAEC Examinations WAEC TO RELEASE NEW WASSCE 2020 TIMETABLE NEXT WEEK ByFri Daus The management of the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) says it will on the next week of this month June 2020 release the official 2020 WASSCE timetable for prospective candidates. According to Mr. Godfred Addo, the WAEC Head of school Examinations Administration, the Council has almost finished with the 2020 Wassce timetable for school candidates. Mr. Godfred… Read More WAEC to release New WASSCE 2020 Timetable Next WeekContinue General News ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO CONDUCT SPECIAL REGISTRATION FOR SHS FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will soon roll out a special programme under the mass voters registration exercise to register eligible students in various Senior High Schools across the country. Dr. Serebour Quarcoo, the Director of Electoral Services at the Commission announcing this said a date for the special registration exercise would be communicated at the… Read More Electoral Commission to conduct special registration for SHS final year studentsContinue Campus News UG: KORLE-BU GENERAL ASSEMBLY EXTENDS JCR PRESIDENT’S TERM IN OFFICE ByFri Daus The General Assembly of the University of Ghana Medical Students Association has extended the term of the Junior Common Room President, Christian Philip Armah for another twelve months in office. His tenure in office was due to expire on July 1, 2020. His extension was agreed at an emergency meeting held by the local house… Read More UG: Korle-Bu General Assembly extends JCR President’s term in office Continue Campus News UG: AKUAFO HALL JCR CANCELS 2020 LEAVER’S DINNER AND AWARDS NIGHT OVER COVID-19 FEARS ByFri Daus The Akuafo Hall Junior Common Room, University of Ghana, has resolved to cancel this year’s leaver’s dinner and awards night programme. This comes a day after announcing plans to hold the event. In a statement dated July 2, 2020, they mentioned that the event will be held on Friday, July 10, 2020. Even though they… Read More UG: Akuafo Hall JCR cancels 2020 leaver’s dinner and awards night over COVID-19 fears Continue General News JUST IN: GNACOPS TO INTRODUCE A SCHEME TO TRAIN & LICENSE PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS ByFri Daus The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) says it will soon roll out a scheme dubbed ‘The GNACOPS Volunteer Service Scheme’ to help maintain, train, license, and absorb the existing teachers into the profession. The Executive Director of GNACOPS, Mr. Enoch Gyetuah disclosed this speaking at a press conference to update Ghanaians on the school reopening… Read More Just in: GNACOPS to introduce a scheme to train & license private school teachersContinue Tertiary Education PENTECOST UNIVERSITY LECTURER GETS TOP INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENT ByFri Daus A lecturer at Pentecost University, Mr. Augustine Antwi Boasiako, has been appointed to the first Global Advisory Committee of ABE Global Ltd, UK. In a letter addressed to Mr. Boasiako, the Chief Executive of ABE Global Mr. Rob May said, “I am writing to invite you to become a member of the new ABE Global… Read More Pentecost University Lecturer Gets Top International AppointmentContinue NSMQ Archives LONG-LASTING LEGACY: A PROFILE OF MFANTSIMAN GIRLS’ GRACE ANSAH AND A 2013 NSMQ CONTESTANT ByFri Daus In 2013,Mfantsiman Girls’ SHS – Saltpond led by Grace Ansah and Adwoa Serwaa Adunyah became the second all-girls school to make an appearance at the NSMQ Grand Finale. “I was interested in working on a wide range of issues in Ghana – energy, agriculture, and food security – and I believed that chemical engineering would… Read More Long-lasting legacy: A Profile of Mfantsiman Girls’ Grace Ansah and a 2013 NSMQ ContestantContinue Awards | Quiz/Competitions AWARDS: FULL LIST OF WINNERS OF GHANA LIBRARY AUTHORITY’S SHORT STORY WRITING CHALLENGE ByFri Daus Six students have been awarded for being winners of the National Short Story Challenge, an initiative of the Ghana Library Authority. The winners include Nana Egyiriba Amissah Arthur (12 years) of Glory Hills International School in Accra and Lois Osei-Sekyereh (17 years) of Aburi Girls Senior High School who emerged winners in Junior and Senior… Read More Awards: Full List of Winners of Ghana Library Authority’s Short Story Writing ChallengeContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC RELEASES NEW RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF 2020 WASSCE AND BECE ByFri Daus The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus outlined a new set of rules for the conduct of the 2020 WASSCE and BECE for school candidates. The Council explained that the new rules will help protect the prospective candidates, invigilators, and supervisors from contracting the deadly virus which has currently claimed… Read More WAEC releases New Rules for the conduct of 2020 WASSCE and BECEContinue Rankings UG, UPSA AND ASHESI UNIVERSITY PLACE 3RD IN GLOBAL RANKING ByFri Daus In the 2019 edition of the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings, 3 popular Ghanaian universities have been ranked the same at third position in the sub-Saharan region. The Accra-based outstanding 3 universities are the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) the University of Ghana, Legon (UG), and the Ashesi University. According to the Times Higher Education University… Read More UG, UPSA and Ashesi University place 3rd in Global RankingContinue WAEC Examinations THE GOV’T IS NOT ABSORBING 2020 WASSCE FEES FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES – WAEC CLARIFIES ByFri Daus The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed in one of his addresses to the nation on measures taken against the spread of COVID-19 that the government will absorb fees for students sitting the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Addressing the nation as final year SHS and second year Gold Track students were… Read More The Gov’t is Not Absorbing 2020 WASSCE Fees For Private Candidates – WAEC ClarifiesContinue General News | WAEC Examinations COVID-19: WAEC TO MAINTAIN GRADING SYSTEM FOR 2020 WASSCE ByFri Daus The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says it will maintain it’s grading system for the 2020 WASSCE for school candidates despite the long closure of schools and the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The Head of School Examination at WAEC, Mr Godfred Addo in a Zoom interview monitored by Georgeweb.org said “even though we are not in… Read More COVID-19: WAEC to Maintain Grading System for 2020 WASSCEContinue Campus News UG: ‘DEAN OF STUDENTS SHOULD ALLOW THE STUDENT FRONT WORK’ – JUDICIAL BOARD JUSTICE ByFri Daus Justice of the University of Ghana SRC Judicial Board, A. S. Kafui has lamented the interference of the Dean of Students’ Affairs in the Board’s decisions, what he says has impeded their work. He explained that since they came into office, Professor Godfred Bokpin has stepped in their duties severally and also disrespected their decisions,… Read More UG: ‘Dean of Students should allow the student front work’ – Judicial Board Justice Continue General News TEACHER’S LICENSURE: 400,000 PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS TO BE UNEMPLOYED ByFri Daus The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has estimated that at least 400,000 private school teachers will be unemployed in September 2020 if the Ministry of Education enforces mandatory licensing of private teachers. According to the Council, if this strategy is enforced, the unemployment rate in the country will increase. “We all bear witness… Read More Teacher’s Licensure: 400,000 Private School Teachers To Be UnemployedContinue Tertiary Education SCHOOL OF RAILWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT TO BEGIN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 AT UMAT ByFri Daus In the academic year 2020/2021, the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), School of Railways and Infrastructural Development located in Essikado in the Western Region, is expected to take off. All facilities and meetings needed to eliminate all bottlenecks for a smooth school take-off were held. UMaT Vice-Chancellor Professor Jerry Samuel Yaw Kuma announced this… Read More School of Railways And Infrastructural Development To Begin In Academic Year 2020/2021 at UMaTContinue WAEC Examinations ‘2020 WASSCE & BECE CANDIDATES TO BE SCANNED USING FINGERPRINT FOR IMPERSONATION’ – WAEC ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has over the years been faced with thousands of cases of impersonation in the yearly conduct of examinations across the country. The council has been highly concerned over the frequency of such occurrences as it paints a negative picture about Ghana to its West African neighbours. The council has… Read More ‘2020 WASSCE & BECE Candidates to be scanned using Fingerprint for Impersonation’ – WAECContinue Publications DR ABDUL BASIT WRITES: GHANAIAN CITIZENSHIP, VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOUCHING ByFri Daus Dear Reader, if you are obsessed with getting the fine details of Ghanaian citizenship rules right, you really have a daunting task. To determine who is a Ghanaian citizen is not a walk in the park but a complex legal process involving a blend of our legal history, social and biographical facts about you, your parents, grandparents or… Read More Dr Abdul Basit writes: Ghanaian Citizenship, Voter Registration and VouchingContinue Tertiary Education UEW HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) DIVISION PREPARES 2020 RETIREES’ MINDS FOR RETIREMENT ByFri Daus The Division of Human Resource (HR) has held a two-day workshop for staff of the University who will be withdrawing either fully or partially from active service this year after working tirelessly to help the University attain greater heights. The two-day workshop, which took place from Thursday, 25th to Friday, 26th June, 2020 at the Registrar’s… Read More UEW Human Resource (HR) Division Prepares 2020 Retirees’ Minds for RetirementContinue Campus News NO ONLINE VOTING FOR KNUST SRC AS ADU BAAH CHARLES MOVES FOR INTERIM STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE ByFri Daus President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Adu Baah Charles has signed an executive instrument for the institution of an Interim Students’ Representative Council (ISRC) to manage the affairs of the Council until an election is organized to elect substantial executives. This has become necessary… Read More No online voting for KNUST SRC as Adu Baah Charles moves for Interim Students’ Representative CommitteeContinue Schools News STUDENT OF DIABENE SHS COLLAPSES ON SATURDAY NIGHT OVER SPIRITUAL ATTACK ByFri Daus Final year and second-year Gold Track students of Diabene Senior High and Technical School in Takoradi went on a rampage Saturday night after a female student collapsed. It is unclear what might have caused the fainting of the students but her mates fear it may be as a result of spiritual attack. According to them,… Read More Student of Diabene SHS collapses on Saturday Night over Spiritual AttackContinue Campus News UENR SELECTED FOR SEEDING LABS’ 2020 INSTRUMENTAL ACCESS PROGRAM ByFri Daus The Department of Chemical Sciences of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has been selected to benefit from the Seedling Labs’ 2020 Instrumental Access Program. The University was selected together with the University of Mines & Technology and Ashesi University in Ghana, among 18 awardees from a pool of 58 applications received from… Read More UENR Selected for Seeding Labs’ 2020 Instrumental Access ProgramContinue Campus News UGSRC GETS INTERIM EXECUTIVES FOR THE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The Executive Committee (ExeComm) of the University of Ghana Students Representative Council (UGSRC) has appointed new executives to head the affairs of the student body for the time being. This follows the failure of the SRC to hold elections to elect new principal officers for the 2020/2021 academic year. In anticipation of the expiration of… Read More UGSRC gets Interim Executives for the 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue General News | Schools News PARENTS WITHDRAW THEIR WARDS FROM ACCRA GIRLS SHS (AGISS) OVER COVID-19 FEARS ByFri Daus Some parents of students in Accra Girls Senior High School have begun withdrawing their children from the school. This follows reports that the school has recorded some cases of coronavirus nearly a week after the school reopened for final year students. Speaking on Beyond the Lockdown, JoyNews reporter Maxwell Agbaba said that some parents had been in… Read More Parents withdraw their Wards from Accra Girls SHS (AGISS) over COVID-19 FearsContinue Campus News | General News OMNIFERT DONATES BAGS OF FERTILIZERS TO SUPPORT UG VC’S GREEN PROJECT ByFri Daus OmniFert, a subset of the Omni group of companies, has donated 100 bags of fertilizers to support the Vice-Chancellor’s Green Project. The donation, which aims to supplement efforts to improve environmental quality in the University, took place on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at the New Council Chamber. Adding to the reason behind the gesture, General… Read More OmniFert donates bags of fertilizers to support UG VC’s Green ProjectContinue Schools News COVID-19: TENSION HITS ACCRA GIRLS SHS AS PARENTS WITHDRAW THEIR WARDS OVER POSITIVE CASES ByFri Daus Tension is building at the Accra Girls Senior High School as parents have stormed the premises of the school to pick up their wards after six students reportedly tested for the novel coronavirus. Police officers, as well as Covid-19 task force officials from the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly, have been deployed to the school to… Read More COVID-19: Tension Hits Accra Girls SHS as Parents withdraw their Wards over Positive CasesContinue Old Students | Schools News SWEDRU SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (SOSA) DONATES TO THEIR ALMA MATER ByFri Daus The 1992 year Group of Swedru School of Business Old Students Association (SOSA) has donated items worth GH¢4,000.00 to the management and the students of the school to help in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The items included; seven boxes of liquid soap, six boxes of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, six plastic buckets, six veronica buckets, 40… Read More Swedru School of Business Old Students Association (SOSA) donates to their Alma MaterContinue Local News AKUFFO-ADDO GOVERNMENT HAS SPENT GHC2BN ON FREE SHS – DR. BAWUMIA ByFri Daus According to the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia – the Akufo-Addo led government has so far invested GHS 2billion on the implementation of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, speaking at the National Council meeting of the ruling New Patriotic Party, said that the GHS… Read More Akuffo-Addo Government has spent GHc2bn on Free SHS – Dr. BawumiaContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW RELEASES PROCEDURES FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION AND ACCESS TO UEW-LMS FOR 2019/2020 FIRST SANDWICH SESSION ByFri Daus Management wishes to inform the 2019/2020 first session sandwich students that all teaching and learning activities, which will commence on 26th July, 2020 will be conducted through the online UEW Moodle platform. Accordingly, all lectures and other academic interactions will be conducted on the Moodle platform. Management, through the UEW-LMS Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (ULMEC) will… Read More UEW releases Procedures for Online Registration and Access to UEW-LMS for 2019/2020 First Sandwich SessionContinue Schools News KONONGO: ONE STUDENT TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AT WESLEY SHS ByFri Daus At least one student has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Wesley Senior High School at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. Citi News has gathered that a team of health workers and contact tracers have been dispatched to the school following the confirmation of the case. Reports indicate that the student was earlier rushed to the… Read More Konongo: One Student test Positive for COVID-19 at Wesley SHSContinue Campus News KNUST SRC SIGNS ACT TO ESTABLISH INTERIM STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL ByFri Daus The Students’ Representative Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has signed an act which makes provision for the institution of an Interim Students’ Representative Council (ISRC) until proper electioneering process takes place to elect substantial leaders for the Council. According to a statement the SRC President, Charles Adu-Baah has signed, this… Read More KNUST SRC signs act to establish Interim Students’ Representative Council Continue Local News | Schools News COVID-19: HIGH SECURITY PRESENCE AT ACCRA GIRLS SHS (AGISS) AS PARENTS TROOP TO WITHDRAW THEIR WARDS ByFri Daus There is heavy security presence at the Accra Girls Senior High School (SHS) as some parents have trooped there to withdraw their children following the reported outbreak of COVID-19 in the school. Classroom activities have come to a halt as the students are agitating to be taken home by their parents. Joy News’ Maxwell Agbagba, who is… Read More COVID-19: High Security Presence at Accra Girls SHS (AGISS) as Parents troop to withdraw their WardsContinue Campus News KTU: NINE PORTFOLIOS STILL AVAILABLE FOR UPCOMING SRC GENERAL ELECTION – EC ByFri Daus The Electoral Commission of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of Koforidua Technical University by this means wish to clear the air from all forms of doubt or ambiguities on the reduction of the SRC Executive portfolios from nine (9) to six (6) portfolios. The document is undergoing various processes to get it endorsed by the… Read More KTU: Nine Portfolios Still Available For Upcoming SRC General Election – ECContinue Schools News COVID-19: TEACHER AT ACCRA GIRLS SHS (AGISS) AND SPOUSE ALSO TEST POSITIVE ByFri Daus The Accra Girls Senior High Schools (SHS) has recorded it’s eight COVID-19 cases as a teacher and spouse have contracted the deadly coronavirus that has claimed 122 lives in the country. This was disclosed in a joint statement issued by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) copied to SHSTRENDZ.COM “The Ghana Education… Read More COVID-19: Teacher at Accra Girls SHS (AGISS) and Spouse also test positiveContinue Foreign News | WAEC Examinations WAEC EXAMINATION TO HOLD FROM AUGUST 4 TO SEPTEMBER 5 – MINISTER OF STATE FOR EDUCATION ByFri Daus The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has announced that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2020 will hold from August 4 to September 5. The examination which was earlier scheduled for April this year, was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at the daily press briefing of the Presidential Task… Read More WAEC examination to hold from August 4 to September 5 – Minister of State for EducationContinue Old Students UEW ALUMNUS APPOINTED AS NATIONAL UNICEF/MOE CONSULTANT ON EARLY GRADE CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ByFri Daus Samuel Kweku Hayford (PhD), an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, University of Education, Winneba (UEW) and an alumnus, is the national consultant for UNICEF/MoE and other partners’ project on formative research and technical guidance on identification and support to children with learning difficulties in early grades in Ghana…. Read More UEW Alumnus Appointed as National UNICEF/MOE Consultant on Early Grade Children with Learning DifficultiesContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF PROF. JOSEF KWAKU AMETEFE AMUZU AND PROF. ANDREW SETH AYETTEY AS PROFESSORS EMERITI ByFri Daus The University Council has approved the appointment of Prof. Josef Kwaku Ametefe Amuzu and Prof. Andrew Seth Ayettey as Professors Emeriti following recommendation by the Appointments Board of the University. Professor Josef Kwaku Ametefe Amuzu Professor Josef Kwaku Ametefe Amuzu obtained a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge, in 1976. He obtained BSc…. Read More University of Ghana approves appointment of Prof. Josef Kwaku Ametefe Amuzu and Prof. Andrew Seth Ayettey as Professors EmeritiContinue General News GOVERNMENT OF GHANA DEPLOYS OVER 200 PERSONNEL TO MONITOR COVID-19 SITUATION IN SHSS ByFri Daus The Government of Ghana (GoG) has deployed some 200 personnel, including individuals from the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Health Services (GHS) to monitor the COVID-19 situation in various Senior High Schools across the country. The deployment of the special monitoring team follows reports indicating that six students of the Accra Girls Senior High School… Read More Government of Ghana deploys over 200 personnel to monitor COVID-19 situation in SHSsContinue General News | Tertiary Education UEW DEPARTMENT OF ULMEC OVERSEES HASSLE-FREE END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION ON THE LMS ByFri Daus Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (ULMEC) of UEW-LMS has successfully supervised Management’s ultimate goal of bringing the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year to a logical conclusion, crowning it with a hassle-free end of semester examinations on the University’s Learning Management System (LMS) for the regular session. At the end of the online academic activities… Read More UEW Department of ULMEC Oversees Hassle-free End of Semester Examination on the LMSContinue Basic Education (JHS) | Campus News UG: PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR VISITS UNIVERSITY BASIC SCHOOL AFTER REOPENING FOR FINAL YEARS [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus University of Ghana Pro Vice-Chancellor in charge of Students and Academic Affairs, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, on Tuesday, July 7, paid a visit to the University of Ghana Basic School. The visit was to observe the school’s level of compliance to the safety protocols outlined by the government for the reopening of Junior High… Read More UG: Pro Vice-Chancellor visits University Basic School after reopening for final years [Photos]Continue General News | WAEC Examinations WAEC EXTENDS REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR WASSCE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES (NOV/DEC 2020) AGAIN ByFri Daus The Management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has proactively extended the registration period of the for 2020 Nov/Dec (WASSCE PC) to August 31, 2020. The registration period was expected to end last month June 30, 2020, but due to the global pandemic, it has been extended to a more suitable date. The Council says its decision… Read More WAEC extends Registration Deadline for Wassce for Private Candidates (NOV/DEC 2020) againContinue General News GHANA’S COVID-19 CASE COUNT INCREASES TO 21,077 AFTER 992 NEW CASES ByFri Daus 992 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases have brought Ghana’s total case count to 21,077. Number of recovered persons from the disease has also increased to 16,070. Death toll of COVD-19 also increased to 129. This leaves the country with 4,878 active cases. Regional Breakdown of cases Greater Accra Region – 11,508 Ashanti Region – 4,534 Western… Read More Ghana’s COVID-19 case count increases to 21,077 after 992 new casesContinue General News COLTEK PRODUCES 4,000 FACE MASKS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UEW STAFF, OTHER STAKEHOLDER INSTITUTIONS ByFri Daus With support from the Management of the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK), the Department of Fashion Design and Textile Education (DFDTE) of the Faculty of Vocational Education (FVE) has produced about 4,000 face masks for free distribution in the University community as an added measure the COLTEK Management is implementing to combat the novel… Read More COLTEK Produces 4,000 Face Masks for Distribution to UEW Staff, Other Stakeholder InstitutionsContinue Schools News COVID-19: ‘WE ARE TRACKING CASES AT MFANTSIPIM, WESLEY GRAMMAR, PRANG AND ODORGONNO SHS’ – GHS ByFri Daus Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has said measures are underway to track cases of COVID-19 in some Senior High Schools. These schools include the Wesley Grammar SHS, Mfanstipim School, Prang SHS and Odorgonno and among others. Dr. Kuma-Aboagye disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. “Samples [of students… Read More COVID-19: ‘We are tracking cases at Mfantsipim, Wesley Grammar, Prang and Odorgonno SHS’ – GHSContinue Publications PROF. NANA ABA AMFO WRITES: REDEEMING A COVIDISED EXIT YEAR ByFri Daus The final year for a student at whatever level of education is remarkable. It signifies the beginning of the end of one era and a transition into the next stage of life. These transitions are akin to rites of passage. No wonder the exits are sometimes celebrated with such unproportionate pomp and ceremony. These days,… Read More Prof. Nana Aba Amfo writes: Redeeming a Covidised Exit YearContinue Local News | Schools News FORMER CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF DONATES TO NAVRONGO SHS (NAVASCO) ByFri Daus The former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Force, Air Marshal Michael Samson-Oje, has donated a multi-wash hand washing machine to his alma mater Navrongo Senior High School (NAVASCO) in the Upper East Region. He made the donation to the school on behalf of the 1972 year group last Thursday through the National… Read More Former Chief of Defence Staff donates to Navrongo SHS (NAVASCO)Continue Campus News | Publications NATHANIEL OPOKU WRITES: APPOINTMENT OF JCR EXECUTIVES IN PENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL ByFri Daus As a concerned student and one particular about representation, I am filled with much pain on the future of democracy in our country. On 28th June, I learned the African Union Hall (Pent) Electoral Commission will appoint its executives for next academic year. I find this unconstitutional in light of the University of Ghana Students’… Read More Nathaniel Opoku writes: Appointment of JCR executives in Pent unconstitutionalContinue General News | Schools News ACCRA GIRLS SHS (AGISS) QUARANTINES 648 CONTACTS AFTER 6 TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ByFri Daus A total of 648 people have been identified and quarantined at the Accra Girls Senior High School (SHS) after COVID-19 was detected at the school.The school recorded the first case on June 29, after some students showed signs of the infection. They were later taken to the Ga East Municipal Hospital for treatment on Saturday,… Read More Accra Girls SHS (AGISS) quarantines 648 contacts after 6 test positive for COVID-19Continue General News | WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020 EXAMINATION TO BEGIN JULY 20 IN ALL SCHOOLS AS WAEC RELEASES TIMETABLE ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the timetable for the August 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The timetable, which has been submitted to the Ministry of Education, is expected to begin on Monday, July 20, 2020 with Project Work for Visual Arts candidates, while the theory papers will start from… Read More WASSCE 2020 Examination to begin July 20 in all Schools as WAEC releases TimetableContinue Schools News COVID-19: FINAL-YEAR KNUST SHS STUDENT CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER NEGLECTION ByFri Daus A male student of the KNUST Senior High School has died – sparking protests on campus by his colleagues Tuesday night. Armed police officers were later called in to restore order. The exact circumstances of his death are unclear, but reports say he had suffered stomach complications on Monday and was left to his fate… Read More COVID-19: Final-year KNUST SHS Student Confirmed Dead after NeglectionContinue Schools News THIRTY-NINE MFANTSIPIM STUDENTS YET TO REPORT- HEADMASTER ByFri Daus More than two weeks after the re-opening of Senior High Schools (SHSs) for Final year and Second-year ‘Gold Track’ students, some thirty-nine students of the Mfantsipim School have not reported. Reverend Emmanuel Kojo Aidoo, Headmaster of the School who made this known said efforts were being made to contact the parents of the students to… Read More Thirty-nine Mfantsipim students yet to report- HeadmasterContinue General News | Old Students NOTICE: OLD ACHIMOTAN ASSOCIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON JULY 26, 2020 ByFri Daus The AGM, originally scheduled for 19th April 2020, will now take place on Sunday, 26th July 2020. The postponement was due to the lockdown that was in place. It is proposed to hold the meeting at the old Assembly Hall of the School for 100 people, assuming the usual attendance of less than 100. Adequate… Read More Notice: Old Achimotan Association to hold Annual General Meeting on July 26, 2020Continue Did you know? FULL LIST OF NAANA OPOKU AGYEMANG’S ACHIEVEMENTS WHEN SHE WAS GHANA’S EDUCATION MINISTER ByFri Daus Naana’s achievements ●She successfully championed many reforms such as the conversion of polytechnics into technical universities; ●Upgrading Colleges of Education into tertiary institutions; ●Reducing teacher absenteeism from 27% to 7%; ●Introducing the unprecedented Private BECE; ●Leading negotiations with the World Bank which secured for Ghana the flagship Secondary Education Improvement Project and the African Centres… Read More Full List of Naana Opoku Agyemang’s Achievements when she was Ghana’s Education MinisterContinue Schools News ‘KNUST SHS SNR. HOUSE MASTER INSTRUCTED US TO WEED ON HIS PLOT’ – STUDENTS ByFri Daus Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Senior High School (KNUST SHS) have protested against the attitude of the school’s authorities towards a sick student who eventually died. According to reports, the boy died from ulcer complications, however, the school’s authorities refused to attend to him for the fear of contracting coronavirus…. Read More ‘KNUST SHS Snr. House Master Instructed Us to Weed on his Plot’ – StudentsContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education PROF. YANKAH LAUDS UEW MANAGEMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS ADMITTING FREE SHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah has lauded Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) for investing judiciously in infrastructural development with Internally Generated Funds (IGF). He congratulated the University for equipping itself to admit and accommodate large numbers of the first batch of Free Senior High… Read More Prof. Yankah Lauds UEW Management for Infrastructural Development Towards Admitting free SHS StudentsContinue General News | WAEC Examinations ‘OFFICIAL WASSCE 2020 TIMETABLE TO BE RELEASED SOON’ – WAEC ASSURES CANDIDATES ByFri Daus According to the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), it will within the course of this week release the official 2020 WASSCE timetable for school candidates preparing to write the examination in August this year. The Head of School Examination at the Ghana office of the West Africa Examination Council, Mr. Godfred Addo in a zoom interview monitored… Read More ‘Official WASSCE 2020 Timetable to be Released Soon’ – WAEC assures CandidatesContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020 NO LONGER GOING TO BE COUNTRY SPECIFIC – GES ByFri Daus Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwah, the director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has announced that WASSCE will no longer be country specific. The Education Ministry and GES agreed to take a country-specific examination as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Education said the candidates for WASSCE would write “specific Ghana exams” in the country… Read More WASSCE 2020 No Longer Going To Be Country Specific – GESContinue Opinions JUST IN: NAGRAT CALLS FOR CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS AS INFECTION AMONG STUDENTS SPREAD ByFri Daus The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) wants the government to close down all educational institutions in the country as a result of the confirmation of COVD-19 cases in schools. Speaking on Campus Exclusive on Thursday, July 9,Ga West District Chairman of NAGRAT, Richard Quarshie said that the health and safety of the WASSCE candidates… Read More Just In: NAGRAT calls for closure of schools as infection among students spreadContinue General News VOTER REGISTRATION: EC TO REGISTER FINAL YEAR SHS STUDENTS FROM JULY 10 ByFri Daus The Electoral Commission of Ghana has set Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, 2020 to register final year SHS students across the country as part of the ongoing voter registration exercise. The Commission says its registration officials would be deployed to all senior high schools across the country from tomorrow to embark on the… Read More Voter registration: EC to register final year SHS students from July 10Continue Local News PHOTOS: FIRE DESTROYS AGOGO-BASED SALT FM IN ASHANTI REGION ByFri Daus Operators of Salt FM in the Ashanti Region are counting their loses after fire gutted and destroyed properties in their studio. The incident is said to have happened on Thursday afternoon. No casualty has been recorded. In a statement issued by the management of the station, they described the incident as shocking. They also indicated… Read More Photos: Fire destroys Agogo-based Salt FM in Ashanti RegionContinue Campus News | Old Students CAMPUS: UG ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETS VICE-CHANCELLOR [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus A delegation from the University of Ghana Alumni Association has met the the Vice-Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu to update him on projects the Association is embarking on to provide support for the University. In partnership with Stanbic Bank, and the Institutional Advancement Office (IAO), Mr. Felix Addo, the Association’s Committee Chairman… Read More Campus: UG Alumni Association meets Vice-Chancellor [Photos]Continue Schools News JUST IN: ADA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS 7 COVID-19 CASES AS STUDENTS TEST POSITIVE ByFri Daus Seven students of the Ada Senior High Technical School in the Ada-West District have tested positive for the novel corona virus. The first students who tested positive was tested as part of contact tracing from a positive patient outside the school. According to school authorities immediately the result of the first student tested positive, the… Read More Just in: Ada Senior High School records 7 COVID-19 Cases as Students test positiveContinue Opinions | WAEC Examinations STUDENTS MAY NOT DO WELL IN THE WASSCE DUE TO FEAR AND PANIC – PSYCHOLOGIST ByFri Daus Mrs. Aku Hayfron, a clinical psychologist, reported that the performance of final year students sitting for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) may be affected by the coronavirus crisis. According to her, with senior high schools reporting positive cases on campuses, the reports would cause fear and panic among students which would… Read More Students May Not Do Well In The WASSCE Due To Fear And Panic – PsychologistContinue Tertiary Education UPSA RELEASES NAMES OF SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS FOR 3-YEAR LLB ENTRANCE EXAMS (JULY 2020) ByFri Daus The following applicants have been shortlisted as qualified to take the 2020 LL.B Selection Entrance Examination of the UPSA Law School. Please click on your respective program for the list of shortlisted applicants: 1. 3-Year Post-First Degree Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – first batch 2. 3-Year Post-First Degree Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – second batch 3. 4-Year Bachelor of Laws… Read More UPSA releases names of Shortlisted Applicants for 3-Year LLB Entrance Exams (July 2020)Continue Politics PROF. JANE NAANA OPOKU-AGYEMANG JOINS TWITTER ByFri Daus Vice-Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has joined social media network Twitter as @NJOAgyemang This was hours after her confirmation as the presidential running mate to John Dramani Mahama. The former Education Minister already has over 8,000 followers, following 13. What has she said so far As at press time,… Read More Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang joins TwitterContinue General News MAJORITY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY STAFF HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 – MINISTER ByFri Daus Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, said that most of his ministerial colleagues have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus disease. He claimed that a mass testing was performed in the ministry, and that’s how he was found to be positive for the virus . Dr. Opoku Prempeh announced on 24th June that… Read More Majority Of Education Ministry Staff Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 – MinisterContinue General News | Politics VOTER REGISTRATION: NO PARTISAN POLITICS IN SHSS – EC WARNS PARTY AGENTS ByFri Daus Voter Registration: No partisan politics in SHSs – EC warns party agents The Ghana Education Service(GES) has advised party agents to desist from using second cycle institutions as grounds for partisan politicking, while they monitor ongoing voter registration exercise in second-cycle institutions. Registration of qualified Senior High School students by the Electoral Commission is ongoing… Read More Voter Registration: No partisan politics in SHSs – EC warns party agentsContinue Did you know? | Schools News FULL LIST OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA WITH COVID-19 CASES SO FAR ByFri Daus As it has been announced by World Health Organization (W.H.O), that the Coronavirus disease has come to stay and it is spreading so everyone must adhere to all the precautionary measures and stay safe. The President of Ghana, ordered for the reopening of schools for only the final year Students accross Ghana so that they… Read More Full List of Senior High Schools in Ghana with COVID-19 Cases so farContinue General News TEACHING STAFF AT ADA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVES PPES FROM ADA MP ByFri Daus The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ada constituency, Hon. Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah, today presented some items to the staff of Ada Senior High school to protect them from corona virus (covid-19). The items presented by the MP included face-shields, face-masks, boxes of hand sanitizers etc. Speaking to a session of the staff and students… Read More Teaching Staff at Ada Senior High School receives PPEs from Ada MPContinue Campus News KNUST SRC OPENS ULTRA-MODERN OFFICE AND NEW BUS STOP FOR STUDENTS ON CAMPUS ByFri Daus The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has opened a new office at the main Kumasi campus in an effort to rebrand and facilitate all activities of the executives. The Vice-Chancellor of the university professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso commissioned the ultramodern edifice on Friday, July 7, 2020. Situated… Read More KNUST SRC Opens Ultra-modern Office and New Bus Stop for Students on CampusContinue Local News GNACOPS RECEIVES LOGISTICS AS DONATION FROM GOV’T THROUGH NBSSI ByFri Daus In recognition to the efforts made by the GHANA NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS (GNACOPS) to support and sustain private education in Ghana most especially amidst the covid-19 pandemic, the government of Ghana through the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) this afternoon, 10th July, 2020 donated office logistics to the council to strengthen… Read More GNACOPS receives Logistics as Donation from Gov’t through NBSSIContinue Schools News TWO STUDENTS OF BREMAN ASIKUMA SHS INJURED BY BULLETS BY POLICE OFFICERS AFTER A CLASH ByFri Daus Two students of the Breman Asikuma Senior High School (SHS) have been injured following a clash with the Police. Reports indicate the clash ensued after two house masters allegedly beat a student who used a mobile phone contrary to school rules. Students, who were witnesses to the ordeal their fellow student went through, started a… Read More Two Students of Breman Asikuma SHS Injured by Bullets by Police Officers after a ClashContinue Tertiary Education KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY INTRODUCES FOUR-YEAR B-TECH PROGRAMME IN FABRICATION AND WELDING ByFri Daus All is set for the commencement of a Four-Year B-TECH Programme in Fabrication and Welding at the Koforidua Technical University in the Eastern Region. It is scheduled for the new impending 2021 academic year. The authorities of the school have welcomed the move describing it as a game-changer. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor David… Read More Koforidua Technical University introduces Four-Year B-TECH Programme in Fabrication and WeldingContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education KNUST PARTNERS MULTIMEDIA GROUP TO TRAIN MEDICAL JOURNALISTS ByFri Daus The emergence of pandemics and other medical conditions has drawn attention, perhaps more than ever before, to the importance of understanding of research for dissemination to the public. Unfortunately, the complexity of such research products makes the field less attractive to many journalists who have to dig deep for such information. Many medical experts, on… Read More KNUST Partners Multimedia Group to train Medical JournalistsContinue Schools News E/R: FEAR HITS AYIREBI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (AYISEC) OVER ATTACK BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS ByFri Daus Female students of Ayirebi Senior High School in the Eastern Region are living in fear following heightened attacks from unknown assailants. The students complain the lack of a fence wall around the school has exposed them to incessant attacks from miscreants who live in the main town. On Wednesday night, final-year students preparing for this… Read More E/R: Fear Hits Ayirebi Senior High School (AYISEC) over Attack by Unknown AssailantsContinue Campus News CAMPUS: UCC SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WITH GH¢ 57,000 ByFri Daus The University, has presented GH ¢1,000 each to 57 international students who could not travel back to their countries as a result of COVID-19 and the subsequent closure of the country’s borders.The presentation ceremony was held at the conference hall of the Supperanuation Hostel. Presentation Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora… Read More Campus: UCC Supports International Students with GH¢ 57,000Continue Campus News | Tertiary Education KNUST INTRODUCES MEDICAL JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATIONS DEGREE PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS ByFri Daus The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is setting up a degree program in medical journalism and communication in order to develop professional journalists in the field of science. Establishing the programme will ensure that the students in their reportage have the technical experience and understanding to influence the perception of people. This… Read More KNUST Introduces Medical Journalism, Communications Degree Program For JournalistsContinue Campus News UCC CREDIT UNION SUPPORTS UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE TO FIGHT COVID-19 ByFri Daus The UCC Co-operative Credit Union has presented some personal protective equipment (PPE) to the University Health Service to fight the spread of COVID-19. The items were 30 gallons of hand sanitizer and 20 packs of tissue papers. Presentation Presenting the items, a member of the Board of UCC Co-operative Credit Union, Mr. Emmanuel P. Owusu,… Read More UCC Credit Union Supports University Health Service to Fight COVID-19Continue Campus News UGPSA: EC ACCUSED OF CONSTITUTIONAL BREACHES AMIDST BOYCOTT BY ASPIRANTS ByFri Daus The Electoral Commission of the University of Ghana Pharmacy Students’ Association (UGPSA) has been accused of constitutional breaches in the vetting process of aspirants for this year’s portfolios of the Association. Presidential Aspirant, Nelson Issaka alleges that the basis upon which some aspirants were disqualified were not in tandem with the constitutional provisions. “The Electoral… Read More UGPSA: EC accused of constitutional breaches amidst boycott by aspirantsContinue Old Students | Schools News OLD STUDENTS OF WA SECONDARY SCHOOL (WASSOSA) DONATES PPES TO THEIR ALMA MATER ByFri Daus The Wa Secondary School Old Students’ Association (WASSOSA) has donated assorted Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth GH¢6,000. to their alma mater to help final year students to protect themselves against the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation include, 50 gallons of liquid soap, 150 bottles of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, 30 pieces of face shield, 15 veronica buckets,… Read More Old Students of Wa Secondary School (WASSOSA) donates PPEs to their Alma MaterContinue General News NOGUCHI RECEIVES US$100,000 SUPPORT FROM ATC GHANA TO FIGHT COVID-19 ByFri Daus ATC Ghana, a provider of telecoms infrastructure, has together with the American Tower Foundation donated US$100,000 to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to assist in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana. The Chief Executive Officer of ATC Ghana, Mr. Yahaya Yunusa, speaking at the presentation ceremony on Tuesday [July… Read More Noguchi receives US$100,000 support from ATC Ghana to fight COVID-19Continue Local News | Politics PTA COUNCIL OF GHANA OPPOSES REGISTRATION OF SHS STUDENTS FOR 2020 ELECTION ByFri Daus The National Council of Parent Teacher Associations of Ghana says it is unhappy with the Electoral Commission’s decision to conduct a two-day voter registration exercise in senior high schools. The EC set Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, 2020 to embark on the exercise for eligible students who are 18 years and above in… Read More PTA Council of Ghana Opposes Registration of SHS Students for 2020 Election Continue Did you know? | Schools News FULL LIST OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHSS) WITH TOP CASES OF COVID-19 IN GHANA ByFri Daus Coronavirus as a pandemic has become the world’s greatest enemy as many countries have suffered in its hands as it kills without considering the status or pedigree of anyone it attacks and Ghana as a country has been attacked by this deadly virus for just five months now and it seems to been getting out… Read More Full List of Senior High Schools (SHSs) with Top Cases of COVID-19 in GhanaContinue Schools News SEVEN COVID-19 CASES CONFIRMED AT ADA SEC-TECH (ASTECH) ByFri Daus Seven students at Ada Senior High Technical School (ASTECH) at Sege in the Greater Accra region have tested positive for COVID-19, two weeks after the reopening of school. Mr Adzoteye Lawer Akrofi, District Chief Executive of Ada West, confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency. He said the first case reported in the school was… Read More Seven Covid-19 Cases Confirmed At Ada Sec-Tech (ASTECH)Continue Campus News UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL CENTRE DONATES TO SUPPORT UNIVERSITY OF GHANA’S FIGHT COVID-19 ByFri Daus The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has presented 6,000 reusable nose masks and 10 veronica buckets to the University to complement its effort at fighting COVID-19. In a letter announcing the donation, Dr. Kwame Anim-Boamah, Director of Medical Affairs at UGMC indicated that he was hopeful the donation will go a long way to… Read More University of Ghana Medical Centre Donates to Support University of Ghana’s Fight Covid-19Continue Opinions | Tertiary Education SET UP MORE UNIVERSITIES TO ABSORB SHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus Mr Daniel Dotse, the Chief Executive Officer, Lead for Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization in education, has called on government to establish more public universities and tertiary institutions to absorb the increasing number of Free Senior High School (SHS) graduates. He said the high number of students completing SHS demanded that more public universities and tertiary… Read More Set Up More Universities To Absorb SHS StudentsContinue Schools News W/R: ADIEMBRA SHS, AHANTAMAN GIRLS, ARCHBISHOP PORTER GIRLS, NSEIN SHS DIABENE SHS RECORDS COVID-19 CASES ByFri Daus Archbishop Porter Girls Senior High School in the Western Region has recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus, according to the Western Regional Director of Health, Dr. Jacob Mahama.The female second cycle institution is only one of five institutions in the region to have students test positive for the virus. According to Dr. Jacob… Read More W/R: Adiembra SHS, Ahantaman Girls, Archbishop Porter Girls, Nsein SHS Diabene SHS records COVID-19 CasesContinue Sports POWERFUL GUSA EXECUTIVES CALL ON THE GHANA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION ByFri Daus Leadership of the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, paid a visit to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) at the secretariat of the GFA in Accra as part of its routine meetings with related stakeholders. The powerful GUSA delegation was led by President Ibrahim Shaibu Tanko. Other members of the executives… Read More Powerful GUSA Executives Call On The Ghana Football AssociationContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DELEGATION CALLS ON VICE-CHANCELLOR ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu has received a delegation from the University of Ghana Alumni Association (UGAA). The delegation led by Mr. Felix Addo, Chairman, Finance Committee, (UGAA), in partnership with Officials of Stanbic Bank, and the Institutional Advancement Office (IAO) met with the Vice-Chancellor to update him on the status of projects the… Read More University of Ghana Alumni Association Delegation Calls on Vice-ChancellorContinue Events Corner | General News OXFAM, PLAN INTERNATIONAL GHANA, FOSDA, OTHERS LAUNCH GHANA YOUTH MANIFESTO ByFri Daus Plan International Ghana, Oxfam in Ghana, Youth Advocates Ghana (YAG) and Foundation and Security and Development in Africa ( FOSDA) have jointly launched the Ghana Youth Manifesto towards 2020 general elections and beyond. A statement released on Thursday July 9, 2020 indicated that The African Youth Charter, which is under the African Union has instructed… Read More OXFAM, Plan International Ghana, FOSDA, others launch Ghana Youth ManifestoContinue Campus News | Events Corner UG: ISAAC AGYEMANG-LED SRC TO HAND OVER ADMINISTRATION ON JULY 12 AT 6PM ByFri Daus The Student’s Representative Council of the University of Ghana has announced its handing over ceremony to pass the mantle of leadership from the current SRC administration to the interim SRC executives for the 2020/2021 academic year. A statement signed by the General Secretary of the current SRC, Denise Kagal Abaniaba on Friday July 10, 2020… Read More UG: Isaac Agyemang-led SRC to hand over administration on July 12 at 6pmContinue Local News | Schools News LIMAP GHANA DONATES TO FIASEMAN AND TARKWA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN TARKWA ByFri Daus An association of like-minded ladies in mining called Ladies in Mining and Allied Professions in Ghana (LiMAP-GH) has presented some items to Fiaseman and Tarkwa Senior High Schools in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality to help prevent COVID-19. Final year students and Gold Track Form Two students of Senior High Schools resumed on Monday 22nd June, 2020… Read More LiMAP Ghana Donates to Fiaseman and Tarkwa Senior High Schools in TarkwaContinue Schools News JUST IN: MAWULI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 ByFri Daus The prayer for non spread in the Coronavirus to other Senior High Schools in the country as recorded last week seems to be disappointing. Report has it that, Mawuli Senior High School in Ho has recorded its first cases. The students affected show signs of the virus few days after returning to school from home…. Read More Just in: Mawuli Senior High School Records First Case of COVID-19Continue Schools News ACCRA GIRLS SHS (AGISS) RECORDS 55 POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 – GES ByFri Daus Fifty-five persons at the Accra Girls’ Senior High School including students and members of staff have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to a joint statement issued by Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ghana Educations Service (GES), this was revealed after ‘containment measnures’ were put in place following the confirmation of the school’s… Read More Accra Girls SHS (AGISS) records 55 Positive Cases of COVID-19 – GESContinue Schools News 10 MORE SHSS HIT BY COVID-19 . . . MAWULI SCHOOL, BISHOP HERMAN, ARCHBISHOP PORTER GIRLS AMONG OTHERS AFFECTED ByFri Daus Ten more senior high schools (SHSs) had positive cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in the country, increasing the number of schools infected with the disease to 14. The schools include SHS at the municipality of Ho, Mawuli and Mawuko Girls, Bishop Herman College in Kpando, and Dabala Technical School, all in the Volta region…. Read More 10 More SHSs Hit By COVID-19 . . . Mawuli School, Bishop Herman, Archbishop Porter Girls Among Others AffectedContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UCC SCHOOL OF BUSINESS HOLDS MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP ON BET-GHANA PROJECT ByFri Daus The School of Business in collaboration with the ‘Building Expertise and Training for Growth (BET-Ghana Project), has organised a Multidisciplinary Workshop under the theme: “Approach to Applied Mixed Research in the Multidisciplinary Space: The Case of Food Processing and Consumer Goods.” The Dean, School of Business, Prof. John G. Gatsi, indicated in his opening… Read More UCC School of Business Holds Multidisciplinary Workshop on BET-Ghana ProjectContinue Local News COVID-19: SCHOOLS IN KUMASI RECEIVE PREVENTIVE, SANITARY ITEMS ByFri Daus Sanitary and COVID-19 preventive items have been provided to some basic and second-cycle educational institutions in the Kumasi metropolis. Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) donated the products, including 65 sets of Veronica-buckets, hand-washing basins, tissue towels, soap, hand gloves, and nose masks, hand sanitizers and detergents. Mr. Osei Assibey-Antwi, Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), speaking at a… Read More Covid-19: Schools In Kumasi Receive Preventive, Sanitary ItemsContinue General News UEW MANAGEMENT APPRECIATION TO STAFF AND STUDENTS FOR BRINGING THE SECOND SEMESTER TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION ByFri Daus Deans/Directors/Heads of Department/Coordinators/Examination Officers/SRC/GRASAG The University Management wishes to extend its sincere appreciation and gratitude to staff and students and the UEW-LMS Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (ULMEC) for the immense support they provided that ensured a successful conduct of the end-of-second-semester examinations as well as the roll out of the second semester online teaching and… Read More UEW Management Appreciation to Staff and Students for bringing the Second Semester to a Logical ConclusionContinue Campus News UG INTERNAL AUDIT CLEARS SRC PRESIDENT, ISAAC AGYEMANG OF EMBEZZLEMENT ALLEGATIONS ByFri Daus The Internal Audit Directorate of the University of Ghana has cleared outgoing president of the University of Ghana Students Representative Council, Isaac Agyemang, of allegations that he misappropriated about GHC 66,000 of student funds. The University’s Internal Audit, in their report on the SRC’s financial accounts for the first semester of the 2019/2020 academic year,… Read More UG Internal Audit clears SRC President, Isaac Agyemang of embezzlement allegationsContinue Campus News | Events Corner UEW TO HOLD VIRTUAL CONGREGATION IN AUGUST 2020 ByFri Daus The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Andy Ofori-Birikorang has given a hint on Management’s decision to hold a virtual congregation for final year students, who have met the requirement for graduation, in August, 2020. He disclosed that Management was earnestly putting the necessary arrangements in place to graduate the final year students who utilised the Learning Management System… Read More UEW to hold Virtual Congregation in August 2020Continue Campus News | Schools News UMAT DONATES PPES TO FIASEMAN AND TARKWA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The University of Mines and Technology has donated some Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Tarkwa Senior High School and Fiaseman Senior High School in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. Prof Kuma further advised teachers and students of the Schools to obey all the safety protocols such as practicing social distancing, wearing their face masks or shields,… Read More UMaT donates PPEs to Fiaseman and Tarkwa Senior High SchoolsContinue Local News WORK RESUMES AT COCOBOD AFTER FUMIGATION EXERCISE ByFri Daus The staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have returned to work after a three-day closure of the Cocoa House and the Head Offices of its subsidiaries and divisions in Accra for a fumigation exercise. The fumigation was necessitated by the detection of positive cases among its staff following the conduct of a mass testing… Read More Work Resumes At COCOBOD After Fumigation ExerciseContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education GIJ TO CONDUCT SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMS FOR STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) management has announced that they will conduct additional exams for students who are unable to take part in the just-ended Second Semester Online exam. Due to reasonable circumstances from Monday, July 27 to Wednesday, August 5, 2020, the management said in a statement sighted by SHSTRENDZ.COM it is conducting… Read More GIJ to Conduct Supplementary Exams for StudentsContinue Did you know? | Rankings UNIVERSITY OF GHANA NAMED BEST UNIVERSITY IN GHANA AS KNUST, UCC ET AL FAIL TO SHINE IN 2020 THE GOLDEN AGE UNIVERSITY RANKING ByFri Daus University of Ghana, for the second consecutive year, led the ranking of tertiary institutions in the country in the 2020 Times Higher Education’s (THE) Golden Age University Ranking They were ranked in the 151 – 200 band. University of Ghana was the only Ghanaian tertiary institution to make it in the ranking. The likes of… Read More University of Ghana named Best University in Ghana as KNUST, UCC et al fail to shine in 2020 THE Golden Age University RankingContinue Schools News NSEIN SHS QUARANTINES 50 STUDENTS WITH SUSPECTED CASES OF COVID-19 ByFri Daus Nsein Senior High School which is located at Nsein-Axim in the Western Region of Ghana earlier last week was reported to have had 8 of it’s Final Year Students test positive for the Novel Coronavirus popularly known as COVID-19. As we speak now, in a report shstrendz.com received from our Western Regional Student Reporter, has… Read More Nsein SHS Quarantines 50 Students with Suspected Cases of COVID-19Continue Local News | Schools News W/R: FINAL -YEAR STUDENT OF GWIRAMAN SHS CONFIRMED DEAD ByFri Daus The mother of 21-year-old Nathaniel Yankey, a final year student of Gwiraman Senior High School in the Western Region, is blaming the school authorities for the loss of her son who died in the early hours of Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Essikado Hospital. The mother, who narrated her story to 3news.com, says the son called… Read More W/R: Final -year Student of Gwiraman SHS Confirmed DeadContinue Basic Education (JHS) OTI REGION RECORDS FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 IN A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus A Junior High School in the Oti Region is the country’s most recent educational institution hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak. This was revealed by Ghana Health Service’s Director of Public Health, Dr. Badu Sarkodie at Tuesday’s Press Briefing of Ministers on the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Dr., however, did not give further… Read More Oti Region records first case of COVID-19 in a Junior High SchoolContinue Campus News | Events Corner UNIVERSITY OF GHANA TO HOLD MAIDEN VIRTUAL CONGREGATION ON THURSDAY, 30TH JULY, 2020 ByFri Daus The University community is informed that the University of Ghana will hold its maiden virtual congregation on Thursday, 30th July, 2020. The virtual ceremony will be premiered at 10.00 a.am. on the appointed date and subsequently made available for viewing on YouTube. Participants: This maiden virtual Congregation is for final year undergraduate students of the School of Law… Read More University of Ghana to hold Maiden Virtual Congregation on Thursday, 30th July, 2020Continue General News UB-UCC GRADUATE 3RD COHORT OF LEADERSHIP EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY PROGRAMME ByFri Daus Graduates of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and University at Buffalo (UB) Leadership Empowerment Academy Programme have been charged to be innovative leaders even in the midst of crises. The graduation ceremony was held for 22 postgraduate students, who enrolled on the programme in 2019 and successfully completed their studies in June, 2020. Opportunity… Read More UB-UCC Graduate 3rd Cohort of Leadership Empowerment Academy ProgrammeContinue Tertiary Education UG COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES LAUNCHES STRATEGIC PLAN (2019-2024) AND HEALTH SCIENCES INVESTIGATIONS JOURNAL ByFri Daus The College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana has launched a five-year Strategic Plan (2019-2024) and Health Sciences Investigations (HIS) Journal at the R.S. Amegashie Auditorium, University of Ghana, Legon. Welcoming the audience to the launch, the Provost of the College, Reverend Professor Patrick F. Ayeh-Kumi said the occasion was a very special… Read More UG College of Health Sciences Launches Strategic Plan (2019-2024) and Health Sciences Investigations JournalContinue Schools News 4 STUDENTS OF ADEISO SHS SACKED FOR SHOWING COVID-19 SYMPTOMS ByFri Daus Adeiso Senior High School Management in the Eastern Region reportedly left (sacked) some of the school’s students to their fate to deal with the locally transmitted coronavirus that claimed at least 139 lives. Reports indicate that, contrary to President Akufo-Addo ‘s directive, the Adeiso Senior High School (SHS) does not have an isolation center and… Read More 4 Students of Adeiso SHS Sacked for Showing COVID-19 SymptomsContinue Awards | Tertiary Education UCC: DR. DORCAS OBIRI-YEBOAH WINS THE 2020 BEST JOURNAL ARTICLE PRIZE ByFri Daus The Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, has been adjudged the winner of the 2020 Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize. Dr. Obiri-Yeboah’s won the prize for an article on “Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among a cohort of HIV-infected and… Read More UCC: Dr. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah wins the 2020 Best Journal Article PrizeContinue Politics NANA AKUFO-ADDO CAUTIONED BY IHRC IN A STATEMENT ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN GHANA ByFri Daus The International Human Rights Commission, Ghana has written to caution president Akuffo Addo on the Coronavirus/COVID 19 pandemic in Ghana. Below is the statement to the president: “The International Human Rights Commission has been monitoring closely, the government’s strategy used in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana. We acknowledge Government’s initial efforts to bring the… Read More Nana Akufo-Addo Cautioned by IHRC in a statement on COVID-19 Pandemic in GhanaContinue NSMQ Archives A PROFILE OF A 1999 NSMQ FINALIST, WESLEY GIRL’S SHS – DAUNTLESS DENISE ByFri Daus “My friends would describe me as extremely friendly, a great listener with a great deal of empathy, and an ability to infuse joy and energy into the mundane.” – Denise Twum, NSMQ Finalist 1999, Wesley Girls’ High School The first thing you notice about Denise is her smile, that infectious energy that seems to inject… Read More A Profile of a 1999 NSMQ Finalist, Wesley Girl’s SHS – Dauntless DeniseContinue General News STIMULUS PACKAGE: GNACOPS ORGANISES ORIENTATION WORKSHOP FOR PRIVATE TEACHERS IN ACCRA ByFri Daus Yesterday, the Ghana National Council of private schools in Greater Accra had orientation workshop for some selected schools owners who have applied for the government stimulus package through the Council.During the orientation, members were advised to put pragmatic measures to ensuring accountability and transparency in the leadership style of their various schools. The members of… Read More Stimulus Package: GNACOPS organises Orientation Workshop for Private Teachers in AccraContinue General News ANGEL GROUP OF COMPANIES SUPPORTS UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA (UEW) ByFri Daus A renowned Ghanaian enterprise, Angel Group of Companies, producers of Adonko Bitters has supported the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) with personal protective products to fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The items include 50 cartons of Adonko Hand Sanitiser, five cartons of Adonko Next Level Energy drink, ten Veronica buckets, ten hand washing bowls,… Read More Angel Group of Companies Supports University of Education, Winneba (UEW)Continue Guide MUST READ: OPERA NEWS HUB ARTICLE REJECTION AND THE COMMON MISTAKES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM ByFri Daus As we find that most writers don’t read our announcements carefully, which leads to the rejections of their articles, we would like to share some of the common mistakes by our authors: 1. Stop writing “SEE” in your headlines if you are not showing videos, memes, or a lot of photos. It will be rejected as… Read More Must Read: Opera News Hub Article Rejection and the Common Mistakes Associated With ThemContinue Did you know? | Publications 5 TRAITS OF A GIFTED CHILD EVEN PARENTS MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ByFri Daus There’s the tendency to think high IQ score is a sign of genius. As scientists put it: “it’s impossible to evaluate a child’s intelligence with a test.” Even though high IQ score doesn’t mean a person is a genius, there are several features that indicate that your child has a big future in front of… Read More 5 Traits of a Gifted Child Even Parents May Not Know AboutContinue Tertiary Education UHAS GOVERNING COUNCIL CONDEMNS POLITICIAN’S ETHNOCENTRIC COMMENTS ByFri Daus Members of the University Council with Deputy Minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Yankah (middle) include: Dr. Sena Kpeglo, Registrar; Justice Victor M.J. Dotse, Chairman; Prof. John Gyapong, Vice Chancellor; and Prof. Seth Owusu-Agyei, Pro-Vice Chancellor. The Governing Council of University of Health and Allied Sciences, following its July 10 meeting, has released an… Read More UHAS Governing Council condemns politician’s ethnocentric commentsContinue Campus News SPOTLIGHT: UCC LAW GRADUATE INVITED FOR CONSULTATION ON NATIONAL DISABILITY LAW ByFri Daus The National Council on Persons with Disability has invited University of Cape Coast Faculty of Law graduate who doubles as Media General’s broadcast journalist Spencer Kwabena Boateng Mensah, to a broad consultation on Persons with Disabilities Amendment Bill, 2020 & Persons with Disabilities Regulation 2020 (L.I). The consultation forms part of a process to amend… Read More Spotlight: UCC Law Graduate invited for Consultation on National Disability LawContinue Education | WAEC Examinations WAEC RELEASES FRESH WASSCE 2020 TIMETABLE ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council has released a fresh timetable for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. This comes after WAEC submitted the timetable to the Ministry of Education and the examination would commence from Monday, July 20, 2020, with Project Work for Visual Arts candidates, while the theory papers will start from… Read More WAEC releases Fresh WASSCE 2020 TimetableContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education KNUST APPOINTS PROF. CHRISTIAN AGYARE AS NEW PROVOST OF THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES ByFri Daus Professor Christian Agyare has been appointed Provost of the College of Health Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). His appointment takes effect from 1st August, 2020. He is currently the Head of Quality Assurance and Planning Unit and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Prof. Agyare obtained… Read More KNUST Appoints Prof. Christian Agyare as New Provost Of The College Of Health SciencesContinue Campus News VICE-CHANCELLOR OF UNIVERSITY OF GHANA INSPECTS ON-GOING GREENING PROJECTS ON CAMPUS ByFri Daus On Tuesday July 7, 2020, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, undertook a campus-wide tour to inspect on-going greening projects. The tour began with an inspection of the greening project at the UG Central Boulevard where grassing was on-going. The Vice-Chancellor expressed the hope of seeing the completion of the project by September 2020…. Read More Vice-Chancellor of University of Ghana Inspects On-going Greening Projects on CampusContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education KNUST APPOINTS PROF. CHARLES OFOSU MARFO AS NEW PROVOST OF THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ByFri Daus Professor Charles Ofosu Marfo has been appointed Provost of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CoHSS) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), with effect from 1st August, 2020. He is currently the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Head of the Department of Language and Communication Sciences…. Read More KNUST Appoints Prof. Charles Ofosu Marfo as New Provost Of The College Of Humanities And Social SciencesContinue Anniversary | Campus News | Tertiary Education GTUC TO HOST GHANA’S FIRST VIRTUAL GRADUATION ByFri Daus In just under half a year, the world has been seemingly turned on its head against the devastating backdrop of COVID-19. Invariably, organizations, businesses and individuals have had to drastically transform their ways of thinking and operation in order to keep afloat amidst the upheaval that the pandemic has caused. Without a doubt, the education… Read More GTUC to Host Ghana’s First Virtual GraduationContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW SUCCESSFULLY ROLLS OUT ONLINE MATURE EXAMS FOR FIRST BATCH OF REGULAR AND SANDWICH APPLICANTS OF 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus UEW Pioneers Online Entrance Examinations The University of Education Winneba (UEW) has successfully rolled out online mature entrance examinations for the first batch of regular and sandwich applicants of the 2020/21 academic year. The University conducted Subject Area Test (SAT) and General Aptitude Test (GAT) from 17th-18th July, 2020 for applicants. Consistent with its core value… Read More UEW Successfully rolls out Online Mature Exams for First Batch of Regular and Sandwich Applicants of 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue General News | WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020: JOHN MAHAMA SENDS GOOD MESSAGE TO ALL CANDIDATES ByFri Daus Former President John Dramani Mahama has wished all Final-year Students and WASSCE 2020 Candidates a successful exams on Facebook which was copied to SHSTRENDZ.COM early today morning. In his post on FACEBOOK, the Former President of Ghana wrote; Best wishes to our gallant WASSCE candidates who are beginning their exams today. This is certainly not… Read More WASSCE 2020: John Mahama Sends Good Message to All CandidatesContinue Entertainment | Opinions | Politics ‘JOHN DUMELO DOES NOT QUALIFY TO BE A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT’ – SOCRATES SARFO CLAIMS ByFri Daus Astute movie producer, entertainment commentator and the chairman of the National film council Mr. Socrates Sarfo have declared the actor and aspiring member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wogon constituency John Demelo as unfit to become a member of Parliament in Ghana. Speaking on the entertainment review show on Peace fm, Mr. Socrates Sarfo… Read More ‘John Dumelo Does Not Qualify to Be a Member of Parliament’ – Socrates Sarfo ClaimsContinue Basic Education (JHS) | Events Corner | Local News NANA AFRIFA FOUNDATION CUTS SOD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIX-UNIT CLASSROOM BLOCK FOR JUASO R/C PRIMARY SCHOOL ByFri Daus A sod-cutting ceremony was held in Juaso, in the municipality of Asante-Akim South, to create a six-unit classroom block for the St. Andrew Primary School. Nana Afrifa Foundation (NAF), a charitable organization under the Vokacom Group, is funding the project that comes with a staff common room, store, toilet facilities, and the office. The foundation… Read More Nana Afrifa Foundation Cuts Sod For The Construction Of A Six-unit Classroom Block For Juaso R/C Primary SchoolContinue Education | General News GES BEGINS RECRUITMENT OF 2017, 2018 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATES ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service has announced the recruitment of trained teachers who completed the College of Education in 2017 and 2018. According to the GES, the trained teachers who were not qualified for recruitment by the GES at the time of the previous exercise but have since qualified are to be recruited. Ghana Education Service… Read More GES Begins Recruitment Of 2017, 2018 College Of Education GraduatesContinue Tertiary Education UPSA BUILDING A 10-STOREY HOSTEL FACILITY TO ADDRESS ACCOMMODATION ISSUES ByFri Daus Work on the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) 10-storey hostel facility to help address the accommodation deficit is ongoing with jet-speed, in line with the Vice-Chancellor of the university’s vision. Through his introduction of prudent cost management measures, the university was able to pay off five-year loans in 2 years, thereby enabling the commencement… Read More UPSA Building a 10-storey Hostel Facility to Address Accommodation IssuesContinue Education | WAEC Examinations STUDENTS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS WILL PARTAKE IN THE WASSCE – DEPUTY MINISTER ByFri Daus Gifty Twum Ampofo, Deputy Minister of Education, has explained that all final year students who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic will participate in the ongoing final exam. Such students will write their exams in insolation, according to her, with strict coronavirus guidelines adding that those who are seriously ill will be excluded… Read More Students Who Test Positive For Coronavirus Will Partake In The WASSCE – Deputy MinisterContinue Education | WAEC Examinations DO NOT BORROW MATERIALS IN EXAMINATION HALLS – WAEC ByFri Daus Despite the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has begun today with a call to candidates to refrain from borrowing materials in the exam halls. Therefore, candidates will have their own stationary before they enter into the exam halls. Speaking to the GNA, Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head… Read More Do Not Borrow Materials In Examination Halls – WAECContinue Opinions | Technology GOVERNMENT SHOULD COLLABORATE WITH NETWORK PROVIDERS FOR AFFORDABLE INTERNET – PROF. ALABI ByFri Daus The President of Laweh Open University College, Professor Goski Alabi, has called on the government to work with service providers to make the Internet affordable, open and usable for online education. Mrs Alabi noted that the internet was too expensive for digital education and until the government intervened, it would be difficult for a lot of students especially those in the rural areas to be part of the new revolution in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19). This, she explained was critical because no global educational… Read More Government Should Collaborate With Network Providers For Affordable Internet – Prof. AlabiContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education KNUST COMMISSIONS AN EXECUTIVE CAMPUS AT MOREE, CAPE COAST ByFri Daus The Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has commissioned the second phase of the Moree Campus on 16th July, 2020. The campus which cost the University fifty million Ghana Cedis (GHC 50,000,000.00) to construct, is located at the beautiful coastal line of Moree, Central Region of Ghana. The Campus will be managed… Read More KNUST Commissions An Executive Campus At Moree, Cape CoastContinue General News | Politics NUGS SUPPORTS EC, ON CAMPUS REGISTRATION OF SHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus The National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS) has backed the Electoral Commission (EC) decision to register eligible Senior High School (SHS) students across the country on their respective campuses. The EC scheduled Saturday, July 18, 2020, in the midst of opposition from the NDC and some others, to register eligible SHS students who were unable… Read More NUGS Supports EC, On Campus Registration of SHS StudentsContinue General News | Old Students ACHIMOTA SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON 26TH JULY, 2020 ByFri Daus Dear Akora, Over the last several weeks, I have been asking you to prepare to attend our AGM, either physically or remotely (virtually). I also encouraged you to nominate people to fill positions on the Executive Committee, including for a new President. As at last Sunday, when the nomination window was closing, there were no… Read More Achimota School Old Students Association to hold Annual General Meeting on 26th July, 2020Continue Schools News FINAL-YEAR STUDENT OF BECHEM PRESEC SHOWS COVID-19 SYMPTOMS – HEADMASTER ByFri Daus Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) has confirmed first case of COVID-19 in the school. Assistant Headmaster in-charge of domestics, Michael Boamah, speaking to Accra FM, monitored by Adomonline.com, explained the student started showing symptoms a week after reporting to school. “The student came to the school’s clinic complaining he was not feeling fine; he… Read More Final-year Student of Bechem PRESEC shows COVID-19 Symptoms – HeadmasterContinue Admissions | Campus News | Tertiary Education ADMISSIONS: UEW GENERAL INFORMATION FOR BOTH FRESH AND CONTINUING SANDWICH STUDENTS FOR 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus General Information for Both Fresh and Continuing Sandwich Students for 2019/2020 Academic Year Re-opening of Sandwich Session for both fresh and continuing students is Saturday, 25th July, 2020. General Online Orientation for both fresh and continuing students will begin on Monday, 27th July, 2020 and Faculty and Departmental Interactions would begin from 29th – 31st July, 2020. Arrangements for… Read More Admissions: UEW General Information for Both Fresh and Continuing Sandwich Students for 2019/2020 Academic YearContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW RELEASES PROCEDURES FOR ACCESSING UEW-LMS FOR 2019/2020 SANDWICH SESSION ByFri Daus The ability to access the UEW-LMS for lectures and online interaction would depend on the payment of fees by students. This approach applies to both newly admitted students and continuing students. Students would be required to pay their fees at the UEW Partner banks and receipts would be issued. Fee schedules are available on the… Read More UEW releases Procedures for Accessing UEW-LMS for 2019/2020 Sandwich SessionContinue Campus News ZENITH BANK GHANA DONATES TO COVID-19 TESTING AT UHAS ByFri Daus A team from Zenith Bank Ghana Limited, Ho branch, paid a visit to the Vice Chancellor’s office to deliver the bank’s donation of 5,000 cedis to further the work of the UHAS COVID-19 testing Centre. Mr. Confidence Lumor, Branch Head, who was accompanied by Mr. Eric Aggor-Ohene, Relationship Manager, said this initial donation was in… Read More Zenith Bank Ghana donates to COVID-19 Testing at UHASContinue Foreign News CHINESE EMBASSY GIVES ANTI- COVID-19 ITEMS TO DEFENCE PRESS CORPS ByFri Daus As part of the activities marking the celebration of the country’s 93rd Armed Forces Day, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Accra, has presented anti-COVID-19 items to journalists of the Defence Press Corps, to help enhance protection against contracting the deadly Coronavirus, in the course of their duties. Presenting the items… Read More Chinese Embassy Gives Anti- COVID-19 Items to Defence Press Corps Continue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW TO ORGANIZE VIRTUAL INTENSIVE PRE-ACADEMIC ORIENTATION PROGRAMME (V-IPOP) FOR 2019/2020 SANDWICH ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The University intends organizing orientation for fresh sandwich students for the 2019/2020 academic year. The orientation is intended to: introduce fresh students to university life; aid fresh students to acclimatise in university surroundings; and provide an opportunity for faculties to meet their fresh students face-to-face. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face or in-person Intensive Pre-Academic Orientation… Read More UEW to organize Virtual Intensive Pre-Academic Orientation Programme (V-IPOP) for 2019/2020 Sandwich Academic YearContinue Campus News LEGON UG CAMPUS VETTING FOR DE SRC ASPIRANTS TO BE RE-HELD AMIDST CALLS FOR FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE ByFri Daus The vetting for aspirants of the Distance Education SRC elections has been scheduled to be held again following a court’s ruling for the reinstitution of a new vetting committee. The election which was supposed to be held on July 19, 2020 could not take place due to a petition that was filed against the validity… Read More Legon UG Campus Vetting for DE SRC aspirants to be re-held amidst calls for Fairness and JusticeContinue Events Corner | General News EID-AL-ADHA: GHANA DECLARES FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020 AS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY ByFri Daus The Ministry of Interior under the auspices of the Government of Ghana (GoG) has declared Friday, July 31, 2020, which marks Eid-Al-Adha, as a statutory public holiday. The Ministry entreats the citizenry to observe the holiday as such while adhering to the COVID-19 preventive protocols, especially in relations to social events at public places. The announcement follows confirmation… Read More Eid-Al-Adha: Ghana Declares Friday, July 31, 2020 as a Public HolidayContinue Opinions | Tertiary Education PENTVARS: WE CAN’T MIX OLD AND NEW WINE AS A CHARTERED UNIVERSITY – VICE-CHANCELLOR ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor of Pentecost University, Aps. Dr. Daniel O. Walker, has called for a decisive change in Pentecost University. According to the VC, as the school transitions from a college to a full-fledged University, there is the need to change how things are done. The VC made the comments in an exhortation when he opened… Read More PentVars: We can’t mix old and new wine as a Chartered University – Vice-ChancellorContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW TO ORGANIZE SPECIAL RESIT EXAMINATION FOR LEVEL 400 STUDENTS ByFri Daus Special Resit Examination for Level 400 Students We wish to bring to the attention of Lecturers and level 400 students that, resit for any outstanding failed papers (from Level 100-400) will be conducted from Monday, 27th July, 2020 to Friday, 31st July, 2020. The following guidelines have been outlined for the conduct of the Special Resit Examinations for… Read More UEW to organize Special Resit Examination for Level 400 StudentsContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020: WAEC AMENDS TIMETABLE FOR PRINCIPLES OF COST ACCOUNTING 2 & 1 ByFri Daus The organizers of the 2020 WASSCE for School Candidates has amended the 2020 WASSCE timetable for Principles of Cost Accounting 2 & 1 after a mistake was reported by some concerned educational groups. According to the West African Examination Council (WAEC), it has scheduled the conduct of the Principle of Cost Accounting 2 & 1 from the… Read More WASSCE 2020: WAEC amends Timetable for Principles of Cost Accounting 2 & 1Continue WAEC Examinations WAEC GHANA REVEALS WHO SET 2020 WASSCE AND BECE QUESTIONS ByFri Daus According to the non-profit-making organization responsible for conducting the country’s national examination, WASSCE questions for Ghanaian candidates are annually set by teachers in Ghana and not hired third parties as speculated. Some Ghanaians particularly students have the mentality that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) every year hires people to set questions for the conduct of the… Read More WAEC Ghana reveals who set 2020 WASSCE and BECE QuestionsContinue Campus News | Local News UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) RECEIVES PPES AS DONATIONS FROM SAHAM INSURANCE ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu has received a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) valued at GHS20,000 on behalf of the University from Saham Insurance to aid in the fight against the novel corona virus. Professor Robert Ebo Hinson, Acting Director, Office of Institutional Advancement, in his introductory remarks noted that Saham Insurance as… Read More University of Ghana (UG) receives PPEs as Donations from Saham InsuranceContinue Campus News IAEA DONATES STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT TO UHAS COVID-19 CENTRE ByFri Daus A joint team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) visited the UHAS COVID-19 Testing Centre on July 14 to inspect and ascertain the functionality of state-of-the-art equipment that IAEA, through GAEC, donated to the UHAS COVID-19 Testing Centre to help boost testing capacity and protect the scientists… Read More IAEA donates state-of-the-art equipment to UHAS COVID-19 CentreContinue Campus News | General News | Tertiary Education JUST IN: VICE-CHANCELLOR OF UCC COMMISSIONS MULTI-PURPOSE LECTURE COMPLEX ON CAMPUS ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has commissioned a multi-purpose lecture complex valued at GH ¢19.9 million to enhance academic work in the University. The lecture complex which was completed within 18 months through Internally Generated Funds (IGF) has 25-lecture halls with the capacity to seat 4, 500 students. Value for Money Speaking at the… Read More Just in: Vice-Chancellor of UCC Commissions Multi-Purpose Lecture Complex on CampusContinue Technology | Tertiary Education HUAWEI OPENS FREE ONLINE 5G COURSE FOR UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) STUDENTS ByFri Daus The worldwide leader in ICT and smart devices, Huawei Technologies has, as part of efforts to develop and enhance Ghana’s ICT talent pool, opened a free online 5G training course to some engineering and computer science students at the University of Ghana. The course which is currently benefitting some 70 university students forms part of the… Read More Huawei opens free online 5G course for University of Ghana (UG) StudentsContinue Local News | Schools News A/R: FAMILY OF NYINAHIN CATHOLIC SHS STUDENT DEMANDS JUSTICE AS BIKERS CRUSH ON THEIR WARD TO DEATH ByFri Daus The family of Gladys Awuni, a 16-year-old final year student of the Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region, is demanding justice after two motorbikers crushed her to death. The suspects – Wahab Awudu, 35, and Kwaku Owusu, 33 – were riding an unregistered motorbike when they rammed… Read More A/R: Family of Nyinahin Catholic SHS Student demands justice as bikers crush on their ward to deathContinue Education | Local News DEPUTY EDUCATION MINISTER OF GHANA LAUDS STAFF IN SCHOOLS AMIDST COVID-19 ByFri Daus The Deputy Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency, Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum has commended all staff currently in various schools across the country despite the novel coronavirus.Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum President Akufo-Addo speaking in his 14th televised nation’s address on Sunday, July 26, 2020, followed by Georgeweb.org disclosed that over seven hundred and… Read More Deputy Education Minister of Ghana Lauds Staff in Schools Amidst COVID-19Continue Campus News | Technology | Tertiary Education ASHESI DESIGN LAB LAUNCHES FUTURE LEARNING VIRTUAL HACKATHON 2 OF 3 ByFri Daus Ashesi Design Lab, the design thinking and innovation hub of the Ashesi University, today announced the start of Future Learning Virtual Hackathon 2 of 3, the second of three Hackathons to be organized by the Design Lab. The Future Learning Virtual Hackathon 2 of 3 is an opportunity for designers, students, ed-tech start-ups, schools, and… Read More Ashesi Design Lab launches Future Learning Virtual Hackathon 2 of 3Continue Campus News | General News | Tertiary Education UEW RELEASES APPROVED SANDWICH FEES AND RATES FOR THE 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR [GHANA AND FOREIGN STUDENTS] ByFri Daus We publish herewith the Approved Sandwich Fees and Rates for the 2019/2020 Academic Year. For the purposes of fees determination, students have been grouped into two (2) categories, namely: Category A – Ghanaian Students Category B – Foreign Students Please click here and access the Approved Sandwich fees and Rates. Division of Academic Affairs Read More UEW releases Approved Sandwich Fees and Rates for the 2019/2020 Academic Year [Ghana and Foreign Students]Continue Admissions | Education | Tertiary Education [APPLY HERE]: KNUST OPENS APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP TO POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH IN WASTE-TO-ENERGY ByFri Daus Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,(KNUST) Kumasi; School of Graduate Studies and the Brew Hammond Energy Centre, College of Engineering Initiative. The Brew Hammond Energy Centre, College of Engineering, KNUST has received funding from the ‘Hybrid Waste to Energy as a Sustainable Solution for Ghana’ project to train postgraduate students in any of the… Read More [Apply Here]: KNUST opens Application for Scholarship to Postgraduate Research in Waste-to-EnergyContinue Schools News | WAEC Examinations WASSCE MINDED: DADIESO SHS ALLEGEDLY EXTORTS MONEY FOR ‘APOR’ DESPITE 2019 ENGLISH PAPER CANCELLATION ByFri Daus A source has disclosed that some teachers of the Dadieso Senior High School (SHS) located in the Western North Region has compelled prospective candidates to pay some specific amount of money in exchange for help during the conduct of the WASSCE scheduled for August 3, 2020. The coded name for the money students are compelled to pay… Read More Wassce Minded: Dadieso SHS allegedly extorts Money for ‘APOR’ Despite 2019 English Paper CancellationContinue Entertainment | Events Corner KIDI TO HOST VIRTUAL CONCERT DUBBED “GALAXY A LIVE CONCERT WITH KIDI” ByFri Daus Ghanaian high-life and afro beats singer and songwriter, Dennis Nana Dwamena known in showbiz as Kidi, has announced collaboration between Samsung Ghana and himself to host a live virtual concert on Friday, July 31, 2020 dubbed “Galaxy A Live Concert With Kidi.” The “Adiepena” hit maker posted a video on his Instagram page publicizing that… Read More Kidi to Host Virtual Concert dubbed “Galaxy A Live Concert With Kidi”Continue Campus News | General News UCC SIGNS MOU WITH PARK AGROTECH GHANA LIMITED ByFri Daus The University of Cape Coast has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Ghanaian-based Indian Company, Park Agrotech Ghana Limited as part of plans to revamp the Komenda Sugar Factory. Speaking on the partnership, the Head, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Prof. Aaron Tettey Asare, said with the reopening of the Komenda Sugar… Read More UCC Signs MoU with Park AGROTECH Ghana LimitedContinue Awards | Events Corner MUST READ: 2020 UMB GHANA TERTIARY AND HONOURS TO BE LAUNCHED ON AUGUST 1 ByFri Daus Miss & Miss Tertiary organization will launch its special projects with the focus on the effect of the global pandemic and also few selected pioneers and trailblazers of our various tertiary institutions will be honoured during the main event’s biggest night on the 17 October 2020 to celebrate the hard-working leaders and front liners. Miss… Read More Must Read: 2020 UMB Ghana Tertiary and Honours to be launched on August 1Continue Awards | Celebrities Yard ABSA BANK PRAISES MANIFEST FOR WINNING DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD ByFri Daus Absa Bank Ghana has commended its Brand Ambassador and award-winning musician Kwame Amet Tsikata popularly known as Manifest for being named one of the nine recipients of the Macalester College 2020 Alumni Awards in the United States of America (USA). Manifest was declared winner of the Distinguished Citizen Award at the Grand Celebration: Reunion Kick-Off… Read More Absa Bank praises Manifest for winning Distinguished Citizen AwardContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UCC RESUMES END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMS FOR CODE STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has following the President’s ease of the COVID-19 restrictions has approved for College of Distance Education (CoDE) to resume with the remaining sessions of its examination for students. The management of the University as part of efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus has… Read More UCC Resumes End of First Semester Exams for CoDE StudentsContinue General News | Local News SOME SHS GOLD TRACK STUDENTS TO VACATE TODAY ByFri Daus Second-year Senior High School Gold Track students at schools where no COVID-19 cases have been recorded are set to vacate on Friday, July 31, 2020. Schools that have had positive cases, can also vacate on July 31, if no new positive cases have been reported within the last two weeks. In a joint-statement by the… Read More Some SHS Gold Track Students to Vacate TodayContinue Awards | General News GHANA JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (GJA) ANNOUNCES 2019 AWARDS CATEGORIES ByFri Daus The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Wednesday announced categories for the 2019 Media Awards. Mrs Linda Asante-Agyei, Vice President, GJA, said the awards, slated for November 2020 would have eight categories. Accra, July 29, GNA – The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Wednesday announced categories for the 2019 Media Awards. Mrs Linda Asante-Agyei, Vice President, GJA, said… Read More Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) announces 2019 Awards CategoriesContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW: OIA CONCLUDES FIRST EPISODE OF WEBINAR SERIES ByFri Daus The Office for Institutional Advancement (OIA) has successfully drawn down the curtain on the first episode of webinar series initiated to engage the University community on the impact of COVID-19 on education and other social issues. The webinar series, which had eleven sessions, started on Wednesday, 6th May and ended on Friday, 10th July, 2020…. Read More UEW: OIA Concludes First Episode of Webinar SeriesContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW APPOINTS ASSOCIATE PROF. DOMINIC KWAKU DANSO MENSAH AS PRINCIPAL OF COLLEGE OF LANGUAGES EDUCATION, AJUMAKO ByFri Daus The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) at its meeting held on Monday, 27th July, 2020 appointed Associate Professor Dominic Kwaku Danso Mensah as Principal of the College of Languages Education, Ajumako. The appointment, which is for a four-year term, takes effect from 1st October, 2020. Prof. Dominic Kwaku Danso Mensah is an Educationist from the University of… Read More UEW Appoints Associate Prof. Dominic Kwaku Danso Mensah as Principal of College of Languages Education, AjumakoContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UG: PROF. NANA ABA APPIAH AMFO ELECTED TO SERVE ON INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ByFri Daus Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs has been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of Fédération Internationale des Langues et Littératures Modernes (FILLM) (in English -The International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures). She was unanimously elected during a virtual Committee meeting on Sunday 26 July 2020. Prof. Appiah Amfo… Read More UG: Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo Elected to Serve on International CommitteeContinue Campus News | Events Corner | General News | Opinions | Tertiary Education TALKING POINTS FROM UNIVERSITY OF GHANA’S (UG) THURSDAY VIRTUAL CONGREGATION CEREMONY ByFri Daus University of Ghana on Thursday morning held a virtual congregation ceremony for final undergraduate students of the School of Law and students who took supplementary examinations at the University of Ghana Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. The ceremony was necessary for these students as they need to have their certificates in order to continue with their… Read More Talking Points from University of Ghana’s (UG) Thursday Virtual Congregation CeremonyContinue Campus News | Did you know? | Tertiary Education ELIZABETH SEY HALL MASTER BAGS LAW DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) ByFri Daus Elizabeth Frances Sey Hall Master, Dr. Francis Anderson Adzei, was among this year’s batch of undergraduate students from University of Ghana School of Law. The senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana Business School, graduated with second class degree honours. A congratulatory message from the Junior Common Room executives… Read More Elizabeth Sey Hall Master bags Law Degree from University of Ghana (UG)Continue Campus News | Tertiary Education UEW ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF DATE FOR 2ND SESSION OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS ByFri Daus Mature Applicants are hereby informed that the 2nd Session of the Online Entrance Examinations which was scheduled for Monday, 3rd and Tuesday, 4th August, 2020 HAS BEEN POSTPONED to Friday, 7th and Saturday, 8th August, 2020. Applicants who participated in the 1st Session but had technical challenges are advised to join the 2nd Session and write the Entrance Examinations…. Read More UEW announces Postponement of Date for 2nd Session of Entrance ExaminationsContinue General News | WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020 BEGINS OFFICIALLY TODAY AUGUST 3 IN GHANA ByFri Daus The 2020 edition of the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) officially starts today Monday, August 3, 2020, for all prospective candidates in the country despite the presence of the locally transmitted coronavirus that has claimed at least 182 lives as of August 3. All prospective candidates in various Senior High Schools across the country… Read More WASSCE 2020 Begins Officially Today August 3 in GhanaContinue Guide | WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020: HOW TO WRITE AND PASS INTEGRATED SCIENCE (ESSAY & OBJECTIVES) ByFri Daus The non-profit organization responsible for the conduct of this year’s WASSCE for school candidates has disclosed what will make a candidate sitting for Integrated Science on August 3 score additional marks for free. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has scheduled to officially start the theory aspect of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on… Read More WASSCE 2020: How to Write and Pass Integrated Science (Essay & Objectives)Continue Basic Education (JHS) | Quiz/Competitions UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BASIC SCHOOL PUPIL WINS 2019/2020 NATIONAL CYBER ROBOTICS AND CODING COMPETITION. ByFri Daus Master Ethan Edric Kweku Nartey, a Form two (2) pupil of the University of Ghana Basic School (UBS), has emerged winner of the 2019/2020 edition of the Ghana Cyber Robotics Coding Competition. Known in the competition as Team EthanE, he came tops with a total score of 1431. His school mate, Daniel Asamoah, who is… Read More University of Ghana Basic School Pupil Wins 2019/2020 National Cyber Robotics and Coding Competition.Continue Education | WAEC Examinations WAEC GHANA RELEASES DO’S AND DON’TS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF WASSCE 2020 ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) following reported misconduct of some candidates and invigilators has outlined the Dos and Don’ts governing the conduct of the 2020 WASSCE for School Candidates. The 2020 edition of West African Senior School Certificate Examination commenced on Monday August 3, 2020 across the country with prospective candidates sitting for Integrated Science Paper… Read More WAEC Ghana releases Do’s and Don’ts Governing the Conduct of WASSCE 2020Continue Campus News | Education | Tertiary Education UPSA TO PARTNER GHANA ARMED FORCES (GAF) TO ROLL OUT NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL ByFri Daus The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has commenced talks with the Management of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) on ways to foster academic collaboration between the university and the military. The partnership agreement, when sealed, will see the introduction of tailor-made and hybrid programs targeted at junior, middle-level and senior officers of the GAF… Read More UPSA to Partner Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to Roll Out New Academic Programs for Military PersonnelContinue Local News | Schools News WASSCE 2020: CHAOS AT TWENEBOAH KODUA SHS AS HEADMASTER SLAPS TUTOR OVER PHONE POSSESSION ByFri Daus Every Student’s dreams is to come out of exams with flying colors, this goes with hard work. When its come WASSCE the lazy Students normally wish Iinvigilators sleep throughout the 2 and half hour paper while in duty. With this they are guaranteed of *As* and *Bs* and certained *Fs* and *Es* has nothing to do… Read More WASSCE 2020: Chaos at Tweneboah Kodua SHS as Headmaster slaps Tutor over Phone possessionContinue Admissions | Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) TULLOW TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2020/2021 OUT NOW!!! ByFri Daus The University of Ghana Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO) is accepting applications for the award of the 2020/2021 UG-Tullow Tertiary Scholarship Scheme for both undergraduate and graduate students in relevant academic fields who are exceptionally brilliant but with dire financial needs. The UG-Tullow award is a full scholarship which covers tuition, stipend/subsistence/health insurance, modest subsidy… Read More University of Ghana (UG) Tullow Tertiary Scholarship Scheme 2020/2021 Out Now!!!Continue Campus News | Local News UCC: NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR AND REGISTRAR TOUR SOME DIRECTORATES AND COLLEGES ByFri Daus Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong and Mr Jeff T. E. Onyame assumed duty as Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of the University respectively on Monday, 3rd August 2020. As part of their schedule for the first day in office, the they visited some office holders at the Central Administration and the Colleges to thank them for attending their… Read More UCC: New Vice-Chancellor and Registrar Tour some Directorates and CollegesContinue Education | Opinions | Technology EFFECTIVE SCIENCE TEACHING CRUCIAL TO GHANA’S PROGRESS – PROF YANKAH ByFri Daus Professor Kwesi Yankah, the minister in charge of tertiary education, said efficient science, technology, engineering and mathematics teaching is crucial to the country’s overall development. Globally, science, technology, engineering and mathematics are known as the foundation or backbone of technological innovation for economic growth, said Prof Yankah when Ghana Science Association donated 1,000 copies of… Read More Effective Science Teaching Crucial To Ghana’s Progress – Prof YankahContinue Campus News | Old Students TOP ALUMNUS BRIGADIER GENERAL AMISSAH COMMENDS UPSA MANAGEMENT ByFri Daus UPSA alumnus, Brigadier General Dan Kofi Amissah has commended the management of UPSA for their visionary and outstanding leadership towards making the university one of the best institutions of higher education in Africa. Brigadier General Amissah, who is the Defence Financial Controller (DFC) of the Ghana Armed Forces, made these remarks when he called on… Read More Top Alumnus Brigadier General Amissah commends UPSA ManagementContinue Education | Tertiary Education UEW RELEASES DATES FOR 2ND SESSION OF 2020 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR MATURE REGULAR/SANDWICH APPLICANTS ByFri Daus The 2020 entrance examination for Mature Regular and Sandwich Applicants have been scheduled as follows: Date: Friday, 7th August, 2020 Time: 8:00 am – 6:30 pm All Examinations would be conducted online through the UEW Learning Management System. Check attachments for the timetable as well as the list of shortlisted applicants for the Examinations. Watch the Online Examination… Read More UEW releases Dates for 2nd Session of 2020 Entrance Examination for Mature Regular/Sandwich ApplicantsContinue Local News | Schools News STUDENTS OF BRIGHT SHS ATTACK DAILY GRAPHIC REPORTER WITH STICKS AND KNIVES ByFri Daus A reporter with the Daily Graphic in Koforidua, Damalie Emmanuel Pacome, has been attacked by students of Bright Senior High School in Akyem Kukurantumi. The students holding Knives, cutlasses, sticks and stones chased the Journalist who was in the school to verify reports of attacks on invigilators by the students. They reportedly accosted and seized… Read More Students of Bright SHS attack Daily Graphic Reporter with Sticks and KnivesContinue Campus News | Opinions | Tertiary Education I’LL LEAD UCC TO BECOME A WORLD-CLASS ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY – PROF. JOHNSON NYARKO BOAMPONG ByFri Daus The new Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has indicated his commitment to lead the process of transforming the University into a World Class Entrepreneurial University with a global competitive edge. To achieve this, Prof. Boampong said: “My vision is to reposition UCC as the global hub of creative thinkers, offering demand-driven programmes, integrated… Read More I’ll Lead UCC to Become a World-Class Entrepreneurial University – Prof. Johnson Nyarko BoampongContinue Campus News UG: ACCRA CITY CAMPUS SWEARS-IN INTERIM SRC ByFri Daus The Interim Executives of the University of Ghana Student Representative Council at the Accra City Campus (UGSRC-ACC) has been sworn into office to take over the administration of the Union for the 2020/2021 academic year. These students were appointed to act as interim leaders following a decision by the General Assembly of the mother SRC… Read More UG: Accra City Campus swears-in Interim SRCContinue Campus News | General News UCC VICE-CHANCELLOR AND REGISTRAR RECEIVE HANDING-OVER NOTES FROM THEIR PREDECESSORS ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, and the Registrar, Mr Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame, have received handing-over notes from their predecessors at a ceremony on campus. Handing-Over Notes Presenting the notes, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, urged Prof. Boampong to read the notes and refresh his memories about “what has happened, what… Read More UCC Vice-Chancellor and Registrar Receive Handing-Over Notes from their PredecessorsContinue Did you know? | Rankings | Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA RANKS 15TH ON THE AFRICA WEBOMETRICS RANKINGS JULY 2020 EDITION ByFri Daus University of Ghana has maintained its top notch position as the highly ranked university in Ghana and West Africa placing 15th on the Africa Webometrics Rankings for the July 2020 edition. The July edition (2020.2.1 beta) was built with the indicators obtained during the month of July 2020 in order to maintain the freshness of… Read More University of Ghana ranks 15th on the Africa Webometrics Rankings July 2020 EditionContinue Education | Opinions GOVERNMENT HAS MADE STRIDES IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR – MINISTER ByFri Daus Government has made education a top priority by providing the requisite tools to enhance teaching and learning since taking over office in 2016, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, the Minister of Education said.Dr Opoku-Prempeh said government was poised to give a level playing field to all Ghanaian children, and as such the President Akufo-Addo had charged all… Read More Government Has Made Strides In The Educational Sector – MinisterContinue Anniversary | Events Corner | Schools News GHANA SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL (GSTS) CELEBRATES 111TH FOUNDERS’ DAY ByFri Daus Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi has today celebrated founder of the school, Governor John Pickersgill Rodger. ”On behalf of the GAA Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee, and the General Assembly, I wish Ghana SecondaryTechnical School (GSTS), Takoradi, and all her alumni a very WARM and HAPPY 111th FOUNDERS’ DAY! a statement signed by the president… Read More Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) Celebrates 111th Founders’ DayContinue Campus News | Education | Entertainment UPSA GOVERNING COUNCIL REAPPOINTS PROF. OKOE AMARTEY AS VICE-CHANCELLOR ByFri Daus The Governing Council of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has announced the reappointment of Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey as Vice-Chancellor at a special meeting of the Council of the University held on Monday, August 3, 2020. Members of the Council unanimously approved a second term for the Vice-Chancellor from January 1, 2021… Read More UPSA Governing Council reappoints Prof. Okoe Amartey as Vice-ChancellorContinue Events Corner | Old Students OLD STUDENT OF LABONE SHS, JOSPHINE MAMLEY OZOR CONTESTS FOR MISS GALAXY 2020 ByFri Daus Josphine Mamley Ozor popularly known as Jossy is an old student of Labone senior high school who is participating in this year’s Miss Galaxy Ghana. In as much as she loves to cook and watch movies, she has the ability to strategically solve the problem in her domain. Miss Galaxy Ghana is pace-setting Environmental sanitation… Read More Old Student of Labone SHS, Josphine Mamley Ozor Contests For Miss Galaxy 2020Continue Campus News | General News | Tertiary Education UEW RELEASES DATES FOR 2020 DISTANCE EDUCATION MATURE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS ByFri Daus The 2020 entrance examinations for Mature Distance Applicants have been scheduled as follows: Date Time Paper Friday, 14th August, 2020 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Subject Area Test (SAT) Saturday, 15th August, 2020 8:00 am – 2:00 pm General Aptitude Test (GAT) All Examinations would be conducted online through the UEW Entrance Examination Online Portal. The… Read More UEW releases Dates for 2020 Distance Education Mature Entrance ExaminationsContinue Campus News | Education | Tertiary Education GIMPA COUNCIL SWEARS IN PROF. MARTIN MORGAN TUULI AS NEW DEPUTY RECTOR ByFri Daus In a brief but colourful ceremony held at the GECC, Professor Martin Morgan Tuuli was sworn-in as our new Deputy Rector. Professor Tuuli has been Deputy Rector since July 1st 2020 but this was the first time he was speaking publicly. In his remarks, the Chairman of the GIMPA Council, Kofi Darko Asante, Esq., welcomed Professor Tuuli to… Read More GIMPA Council Swears in Prof. Martin Morgan Tuuli as New Deputy RectorContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools FULL LIST OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN UPPER EAST REGION ByFri Daus The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the second smallest of 10 now 16 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. SHSTRENDZ.COM… Read More Full List Of Senior High Schools In Upper East RegionContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education CHANCELLOR OF UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ELECTED TO THE AFRICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FELLOWSHIP AS HONORARY FELLOW ByFri Daus Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse, Chancellor of the University of Ghana has been appointed an Honorary Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. This was communicated by Prof. Catherine Ngila, Ag. Executive Director, African Academy of Sciences. The letter in part stated that the AAS Governing Council having duly considered various persons for honorary fellowship was persuaded… Read More Chancellor of University of Ghana elected to the African Academy of Sciences Fellowship as Honorary FellowContinue Education | General News KNUST VICE-CHANCELLOR SHARES VISION WITH STAKEHOLDERS ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi,Professor (Mrs.) Dickson, has met with Senior Members of the six colleges of the University. In the series of meetings held from 10th -12th August 2020, Professor Akosua Dickson shared her vision for the University for her tenure of office. According to Professor… Read More KNUST Vice-Chancellor Shares Vision With StakeholdersContinue General News ASHANTI REGIONAL SRC (ARSRC) OPENS NOMINATION FOR ALL EXECUTIVE POSITIONS 2020/2021: HERE’S HOW YOU CAN APPLY ByFri Daus The Ashanti Regional Students Representative Council is currently receiving applications from qualified form two gold track and green track students interested in serving as Regional Executives for the various portfolios in the Council. Regional Executive Positions including President, Secretary and Trustees are all available. Zonal Positions, Literary Group Positions, Writers and Debaters Society positions as… Read More Ashanti Regional SRC (ARSRC) Opens Nomination For All Executive Positions 2020/2021: Here’s How You Can ApplyContinue Ghana Schools | Rankings FULL LIST OF CATEGORY ‘C’ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN VOLTA REGION >> SHSTRENDZ.COM ByFri Daus Volta Region is one of Ghana’s sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta The most easterly region of Ghana in the Volta Region, an area of extraordinary scenic beauty bordering Togo. Its landscape of rolling hills and valleys,… Read More Full List of Category ‘C’ Senior High Schools in Volta Region >> shstrendz.comContinue Campus News GRASAG LEGON APPOINTS INTERIM EXECUTIVES FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR [CHECK OUT] ByFri Daus The Graduate Students Association of Ghana, Legon (GRASAG-Legon) has appointed interim executives to steer the affairs of the Association for the 2020/2021 academic year. This follows the inability of the Association to hold an election due to the closure of the school as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in the country…. Read More GRASAG Legon Appoints Interim Executives for 2020/2021 Academic Year [Check Out]Continue Education | Tertiary Education KNUST TO INTRODUCE HEALTH-RELATED COURSES AT ITS OBUASI CAMPUS ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Professor Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson has revealed that discussions have gone on to introduce Health related Courses such as Nursing, Midwifery, and Medilab to its Obuasi Campus. Speaking at a day’s working visit to formally introduce herself to the management of the Obuasi… Read More KNUST to Introduce Health-related Courses at its Obuasi CampusContinue Education GES DEBUNKS FAKE NEWS LETTER ON RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service, GES has debunked a circulating copy of an Illicit and non-official release proved to be issued by their head office. This came After some fresh information spread across the internet about School reopening arrangements made for selected batches of JHS and SHS students to return on 6th September 2020. To speak… Read More GES debunks Fake News Letter on Re-opening of SchoolsContinue Education | Politics NPP MANIFESTO: GHANAIAN STUDENTS WON’T NEED GUARANTORS TO ACCESS STUDENTS LOAN – DR. BAWUMIA ByFri Daus The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the next NPP-led government under President Nana Akufo-Addo would ease access to students loan by doing away with guarantors as a requirement. Tertiary students would only need a Ghana card, the national identity card, to obtain loan from the Students Loan Trust Fund, he announced. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia… Read More NPP Manifesto: Ghanaian Students won’t need Guarantors to access Students Loan – Dr. BawumiaContinue Education | Tertiary Education GHANA SCHOOL OF HYGIENE STUDENTS GRANTED TWO DAYS TO PRESENT ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR FINANCIAL CLEARANCE ByFri Daus Students Representative Council (SRC) President of the Korle-Bu School of Hygiene, Freeheart Owusu Ampomah, has stated that the Ministry of Sanitation has given them Friday, August 21, and Monday, August 24, 2020 to provide their bank details for clearance of their allowances. The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources faced challenges in its quest to… Read More Ghana School of Hygiene students granted two days to present account details for financial clearanceContinue Local News COALITION OF UNEMPLOYED VETERINARY NURSES IN GHANA THREATEN NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATION ByFri Daus The coalition of unemployed Veterinary Technical Officers and veterinary nurses has threatened to protest if the government fails to post them. The coalition, made up of graduates from 2018 to 2020 say, they are struggling to survive over lack of jobs. The coalition has given the Ministries of Food and Agriculture and Finance a 21-day… Read More Coalition of Unemployed Veterinary Nurses in Ghana threaten Nationwide DemonstrationContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC SPEAKS ON CIRCULATION OF EXAMINER’S LIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE ALLEGED LEAKAGE OF EXAM PAPERS ByFri Daus The attention of The West African Examinations Council has been called to the very unfortunate circulation of a yet to be finalized version of an Examiners’ List for the WASSCE (SC) 2020 on social media. The Council has initiated investigations into this disturbing development and reported the matter to the Cyber Crime Department of the Ghana Police… Read More WAEC speaks on Circulation of Examiner’s List on Social Media and the Alleged Leakage of Exam PapersContinue Admissions | Basic Education (JHS) GALAXY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENTRY INTO JHS1, SHS1 & CAMBRIDGE BEGINS ByFri Daus The Management of the Accra-based Galaxy International School says registration is still ongoing for a scholarship for entry into JHS-1, SHS-1, Cambridge Year-7, and Year-10 only. According to the management, the examination will be written on August 29, 2020, in the second section of Galaxy International School. The School on in a blog post on its website indicated the… Read More Galaxy International School Scholarship for Entry into JHS1, SHS1 & Cambridge BeginsContinue Campus News UCC VICE-CHANCELLOR INTERACTS WITH CENTRAL REGIONAL MANAGEMENT OF GWCL ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, and the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame accompanied by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, have paid a visit to the Central Regional offices of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) as part of their familiarization tour to stakeholders of the University. During an interaction with the Management of… Read More UCC Vice-Chancellor Interacts with Central Regional Management of GWCLContinue Tertiary Education UEW NOTICE TO GUIDE FRESH STUDENTS OFFERING 2 YEAR POST DIPLOMA B.ED. BY SANDWICH AT AFFILIATED COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ByFri Daus Fresh Students offering 2-Yr Post Diploma B.Ed. by Sandwich at Affiliated Colleges of Education are hereby informed that: The Courses for Early Grade, Upper Primary, and JHS specialisms have been mounted on the UEW Learning Management System (LMS). The List of Tutors teaching the 1st Semester courses have been sent to Principals of Colleges of Education and also mounted… Read More UEW Notice to Guide Fresh Students Offering 2 Year Post Diploma B.Ed. By Sandwich at Affiliated Colleges of EducationContinue General News GHANA ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS (GAUA)- LEGON INDUCTS NEW OFFICERS ByFri Daus The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), University of Ghana branch, has inducted three of its executives into new offices at a brief virtual ceremony held on August 20, 2020. The three officeholders are Mr. Michael Owusu Ansah (President), Mrs. Barbara Kuukua Blankson (Vice-President), and Mr. Ishmael Ato Essien (Secretary). In his acceptance speech, the… Read More Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA)- Legon Inducts New OfficersContinue General News GHANA LIBRARY AUTHORITY UPDATES ITS DIGITAL LIBRARY APP WITH NEW FEATURES ByFri Daus The Ghana Library Authority launched a Mobile Library App in 2019 as part of its objective to increase accessibility to reading materials through technology. The App which was designed by in-house staff, was to connect patrons of the library digitally. It has undergone impressive improvement since then. Shortly after there was a closure of schools… Read More Ghana Library Authority updates its Digital Library App with new FeaturesContinue Education | Tertiary Education UCC CREATES SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR NEEDY BUT BRILLIANT STUDENTS ByFri Daus Needy but brilliant students at the University of Cape Coast can now access scholarship packages to complete their studies. This opportunity has been made possible with the official opening of the Students Financial Support Office (StuFSO) with the mandate to provide financial support to students to pursue their education. Inauguration Inaugurating the office, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor,… Read More UCC Creates Scholarship Opportunity for Needy but Brilliant StudentsContinue Rankings FULL LIST OF CATEGORY ‘A’ SCHOOLS IN WESTERN REGION ByFri Daus The Western Region is located in south Ghana, spreads from the Ivory Coast in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. This article presents a list of senior high schools in the… Read More Full List of Category ‘A’ Schools in Western RegionContinue Guide PEJOWEB REVIEW & GUIDE – HOW TO EARN AS A WRITER, PROFILE INFORMATION AND PAYMENT METHOD ByFri Daus Pejoweb.com is a Web Platform for users looking to Earn on their Creative and Original works. You earn when you post to Albums, Articles, Videos, and Downloads– Make sure you share your posts and ask your friends to help you increase your earnings by tapping theblue Stars button at the end of your posts. your earnings… Read More Pejoweb Review & Guide – How to Earn as a Writer, Profile Information and Payment MethodContinue Did you know? | Rankings RANKINGS: BEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) IN EACH REGION IN GHANA >> SHSTRENDZ.COM ByFri Daus Ghana’s best high schools have a reputation for providing top-notch education that allows for students to pass successfully on to higher education. AB Review, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, recently released its list of top 25 schools in Ghana using statistics of school performances from 2011 till date. AB Review looked at the number… Read More Rankings: Best Senior High Schools (SHS) in Each Region in Ghana >> shstrendz.comContinue Quiz/Competitions COVID-19 COLLEGE CHALLENGE CONTEST: MS. DOREEN MENSAH OF SAINT TERESAH COE EMERGES THIRD ByFri Daus Ms Doreen Mensah of Saint Teresah CoE picked the third slot of the COVID-19 College Challenge Contest, which focused on making learning more accessible to disadvantaged children in communities. Saint Teresah CoE represented by Ms Doreen Mensah and four others from Tamale CoE, Kibi CoE, Saint Louise CoE, and SDA CoE, Agona at the finals where… Read More COVID-19 College Challenge Contest: Ms. Doreen Mensah of Saint Teresah CoE emerges ThirdContinue Campus News UPSA LAW STUDENTS UNION (LSU) SET TO EXPLORE COVID-19 IMPACT ON WOMEN AT MAIDEN CONFERENCE ByFri Daus The Law Students’ Union (LSU) at the University of Professional Studies, Accra is set to organize a maiden International Women Conference on September 03, 2020. The event which is under the theme: “Changing the narrative: the impact of Covid-19 on women globally,” is expected to bring together renowned gender activists and lawyers under one turf…. Read More UPSA Law Students Union (LSU) Set to Explore COVID-19 Impact on Women at Maiden ConferenceContinue Old Students | Schools News SWESCO 1993 YEAR-GROUP CONGRATULATES NEW HEADMISTRESS ByFri Daus The 1993-year-group of the Swedru Senior High School (SWESCO) has congratulated the school’s new headmistress, Mrs Golda Andam Eduah and pledged their support to help her move the school forward. The new headmistress, a member of the 1993-year-group took office in May 2020. Leadership capabilities A statement issued and signed by the President of the… Read More SWESCO 1993 Year-Group Congratulates New HeadmistressContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education JUST IN: UG TO HOLD VIRTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR FINAL YEAR LAW STUDENTS, OTHERS ByFri Daus The University of Ghana says it will be holding a virtual graduation ceremony for some graduands at the end of the 2019/2020 academic year. The arrangement, which will affect final year students in the law school and some others in the medical school, has been necessitated by the partial closure of schools and the risks… Read More Just in: UG to hold Virtual Graduation Ceremony for Final Year Law Students, OthersContinue Publications THE REDUCTION OF STUDY DISRUPTIONS – DAILY GRAPHIC ByFri Daus On Monday, June 15, 2020, schools and universities will reopen to allow final-year junior high school (JHS), senior high school (SHS) and university students to recommence studies in order for them to prepare for their respective final examinations. The decision was taken after weeks of consultations and reviews between the government and relevant stakeholders with… Read More The Reduction Of Study Disruptions – Daily GraphicContinue Local News TEACHERS TO PAY GHS100 EACH AS LICENSING FEE ByFri Daus In-Service Teachers are to pay a fee of Ghs100 each for licensure. The various Teachers Unions constituted by GNAT, NAGRAT, CCT-GH, publicized this in a statement dated June 7, 2020. The statement mutually signed by the General Secretary of GNAT, Thomas T. Musah, Eric A. Carbonu, President of NAGRAT, and King Ali Awudu, President of… Read More Teachers to Pay GHS100 Each As Licensing FeeContinue General News | Rankings GHANA TOPS THE CHART AMONG COUNTRIES BENEFITING FROM COL ONLINE SCHOLARSHIPS ByFri Daus Three Ghanaians – Enoch Adjei, Hamadu Hassan and Anane Vida completed 102, 94 and 61 courses respectively and emanated the as no.1 learners on the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) scholarship programme. Through the Ghana Library Authority, Ghana joined three other countries to benefit from the Commonwealth of Learning scholarship programme…. Read More Ghana Tops the Chart among Countries Benefiting from CoL Online ScholarshipsContinue Tertiary Education UPSA: HOW TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS FROM THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE ByFri Daus PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING DOCUMENTS FROM THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE Find below the procedures for obtaining essential documents from the Academic Affairs Directorate of the University of Professional Studies, Accra: A. REQUEST FOR LETTER OF ATTESTATION 1. Pay 5 Ghana cedis at ACCESS BANK or Pay on INTERPAY MoMo 2. Disburse in INTERPAY to attestation. 3. Print out the disbursement… Read More UPSA: How to Obtain Documents from the Academic Affairs DirectorateContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools AMAZING FACTS AND HISTORY OF ABURI GIRL’S SHS (ABUGISS) ByFri Daus Aburi Girls also known as ABUGISS is an all-girls senior high school, founded in 1946 by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana located in the beautiful hills of Aburi. The school runs a full boarding house facility. Aburi Girls’ also falls in Category A of schools usually referred to as the best senior high schools. The… Read More Amazing Facts and History of Aburi Girl’s SHS (ABUGISS)Continue General News VERY SAD AS 21-YEAR-OLD DIES OF COVID-19, GHANA’S DEATH TOLL AT 48 ByFri Daus A 21-year old male in the Ashanti Region with no underlying health condition has died of the coronavirus disease.He was among the four new deaths that were recorded and pushed Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll to 48. The others include a 45-year-old man who was battling Diabetes and Hepatitis B, a 70-year old woman with Hypertension,… Read More Very sad as 21-year-old dies of COVID-19, Ghana’s death toll at 48Continue Ghana Schools FACTS AND HISTORY OF LABONE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (LABOSCO) ByFri Daus Labone Senior High School was started in January 1947 at La “Abormi” as La Bone College. The motto was then “Think And Fly”. The name La Bone College was first changed in November 1957 to Ghana College. Currently, it is known as Labone Senior High School. Labone SHS has led in many inter school sports and… Read More Facts and History of Labone Senior High School (LABOSCO)Continue Admissions ADMISSIONS: LIST OF UG COURSES 2020/21 AND REQUIREMENTS ByFri Daus Education is vital, and nations know this too well. As one of the most-diversified and well-equipped universities in Ghana, the University of Ghana offers some of the most influential degree courses, which are massively recognized not only in Africa but also in the entire world. After all, it is learning from the best that makes… Read More Admissions: List of UG Courses 2020/21 and RequirementsContinue General News GES BOSS WARNS SCHOOLS NOT TO ORGANIZE CHURCH SERVICES IN CLASSROOMS ByFri Daus Following President Akufo-Addo’s permission for schools to be reopened on Monday, June 15, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Opoku Amankwa has cautioned religious leaders in schools, popularly known as chaplains not to hold any church services in classrooms. According to the timetable released by the Education Service, the final year students will have… Read More GES Boss Warns Schools not to organize Church Services in ClassroomsContinue Ghana Schools FACTS AND HISTORY OF SONRISE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (SOHISCO) ByFri Daus Sonrise Christian High School Ho is a privately runsenior high school located in Ho, in the Volta Region of Ghana. We are widely regarded as the best private high school in the Volta Region with a current student population of about 400. Sonrise Christian High School is sited on a 16 acre land, off the… Read More Facts and History of Sonrise Christian High School (SOHISCO)Continue Local News RE-OPENING: GNACOPS BEGINS NATIONWIDE SALE OF COVID-19 TESTING THERMOMETERS ByFri Daus As part of following the basic protocols in sustaining and containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ghana National Council of Private Schools with management support of P2S GHANA LIMITED has sourced best quality infrared thermometers to help all institutions at their various offices across the country at a reduced cost. The infrared thermometer… Read More Re-opening: GNACOPS Begins Nationwide Sale of COVID-19 Testing ThermometersContinue General News ‘DON’T ISSUE PROSPECTUS TO ANY STUDENT OR PARENTS’ – GES BOSS ByFri Daus Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged schools not to send prospectuses to parents or guardians. The Director raised a concern that some schools have given a prospectus to parents of some wards since the reopening of schools. Professor Opoku-Amankwa Speaking in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on “Kokrokoo”… Read More ‘Don’t Issue Prospectus to Any Student or Parents’ – GES BossContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education TTU RELEASES 2020/2021 SECOND SEMESTER ACADEMIC CALENDAR ByFri Daus The academic calendar for the 2nd semester has been changed…again…sigh. Upon the government’s instruction, all final year students have been told to go back to campus in order to finish up academic work. Here is the new second semester academic calendar the university’s committee has revised and approved for final year students only: DETAIL DATE… Read More TTU releases 2020/2021 Second Semester Academic CalendarContinue Schools News FINAL-YEAR STUDENT OF EGUAFO SHS ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING ByFri Daus An 18-year old final year student of Eguafo Senior High school (SHS) in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo- Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region is in the grips of the police for kidnapping. The Police is also on a man hunt for two other accomplices who are currently on the run. The student, whose name was given… Read More Final-year Student of Eguafo SHS Arrested for KidnappingContinue Old Students | Schools News ‘MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL TO APPOINT NEW HEADMASTER’ – MOBA EBUSUAPANYIN CLARIFIES ByFri Daus The following is a statement issued by the Ebusuapanyin of Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) to clarify matters relating to the appointment of a new Headmaster for the school. STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF HEADMASTER FOR MFANTSIPIM With the imminent retirement of the Headmaster, Mr. Manfred Barton-Oduro, it has become necessary to have the vacancy filled…. Read More ‘Mfantsipim School to Appoint New Headmaster’ – MOBA Ebusuapanyin clarifiesContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools FACT AND HISTORY OF TWENEBOAH KODUA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus HISTORY OF TWENEBOAH KODUA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY OF TWENEBOA KODUA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL KUMAWU –ASHANTI 1951 Accelerated Development Plan for Education This first nationalist government led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah assumed office in 1951 with promulgation of a new constitution. In August that same year, the Nkrumah government introduced the Accelerated Development Plan for… Read More Fact and History of Tweneboah Kodua Senior High SchoolContinue General News ISSUES ARISING FROM THE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS – GNAFYT ByFri Daus The GHANA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FINAL YEAR TEACHERS (GNAFYT) has suggested the following to the Government of Ghana before 29th June 2020. The suggestions have been itemized as follows; 1. That, all Final Year Teachers shall be considered front line workers or Teachers, thus, 50% of basic salary as allowance for the next 3 months…. Read More Issues Arising From The Reopening Of Schools – GNAFYTContinue Local News IFEST URGES EDUCATION MINISTRY, GES TO INTENSIFY PUBLIC EDUCATION ON SCHOOL REOPENING ByFri Daus The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) carried out a research into the perspectives of stakeholders on the reopening of schools in Ghana. The primary objective of the study was to find out from teachers, parents and educational workers their views on the reopening of schools. The study which is described as a snapshot survey was… Read More IFEST Urges Education Ministry, GES To Intensify Public Education On School ReopeningContinue Old Students | Schools News OLD STUDENTS OF MFANTSIPIM BOY’S DONATE TO COVID-19 NATIONAL TRUST FUND ByFri Daus Ebusuapanyin Capt. Paul Forjoe (’73), on behalf of MOBA has presented a cheque for GHS 200,000.00 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. Receiving the cheque, immediate past Chief Justice and Chairperson of the Fund Her Lordship Sophia Akufo, expressed deep gratitude for the donation and commended MOBA for always rising up to the occasion. She… Read More Old Students of Mfantsipim Boy’s Donate to COVID-19 National Trust FundContinue Local News NAGRAT SUPPORTS GOVT’S DECISION ON STUDENT TO WRITE THE WAEC EXAMS ByFri Daus The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has backed government’s decision to allow final year Senior and Junior High School (SHS/JHS) students to write this year’s West Africa Examination Certificate (WAEC) examinations. According to Eric Angel Carbonu, President of NAGRAT, the students had already completed the syllabus and have been adequately prepared for the examinations… Read More NAGRAT Supports Govt’s Decision on Student to Write The WAEC examsContinue General News “AREAS IN ACCRA TO EXPERIENCE POWER CUT FROM TODAY” -ECG ByFri Daus Parts of the Greater Accra Region will from today Monday, June 8, 2020, experience power outages for about seven hours, the Electricity Company of Ghana has announced. ECG says that the power outages is necessary for them to undertake planned maintenance works to improve service delivery ECG says that the exercise will end on Thursday,… Read More “Areas in Accra to Experience Power Cut from Today” -ECGContinue Campus News CAMPUS: UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BEGINS ONLINE EXAMS TODAY ByFri Daus University of Ghana starts online exams today Online examination for students of the University of Ghana for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year is commencing today, Monday June 8, 2020. According to the school’s management, the examination is to be administered as take home assignments for all students with each paper expected to… Read More Campus: University of Ghana Begins Online Exams TodayContinue Old Students | Schools News SWESCO APPOINTS OLD STUDENT AS NEW HEADMISTRESS OF THE SCHOOL ByFri Daus An old student of the Swedru Secondary School and former Assistant Headmistress of Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast, Ms. Golda Esi Andam has been appointed as the new Headmistress of the Swedru Senior High School. Ms. Golda Andam’s appointment follows the retirement of her predecessor Mrs. Alberta Obiriwa Rigg Stewart. The newly appointed Headmistress had… Read More SWESCO Appoints Old Student as New Headmistress of The SchoolContinue General News PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES REACT TO AKUFFO ADDO’S CALL ON RETURN TO LECTURE ROOM ByFri Daus Not all final years are expected back to the campus of public universities across the country as online studies come to stay. The country’s major universities have relaxed rules compelling final years to return to campus to complete academic work, despite the easing of restrictions by President Nana Akufo-Addo. President Akufo-Addo announced on May 31… Read More Public Universities React to Akuffo Addo’s Call on Return to Lecture RoomContinue Tertiary Education GHANAIAN LECTURERS CAN NOW TEACH UNTIL 70 YEARS OF AGE ByFri Daus The government has announced new rules to guide post-retirement contracts for academic staff of public universities in the country. Under the rules, even though the mandatory retirement age for academic staff of public universities shall continue to be 60 years, professorial grade staff (Associate Professors and Professors) shall be eligible for post-retirement contracts until the… Read More Ghanaian Lecturers Can Now Teach Until 70 years of AgeContinue Schools News SEWDRU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SWESCO) APPOINTS NEW HEADMISTRESS ByFri Daus Ms Golda Esi Andam, the former Assistant Headmistress of Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast, has been appointed the new Headmistress of the Swedru Secondary School following the retirement of Mrs Alberta Obiriwa Rigg Stewart. Ms Andam, an old student, had her secondary education at Swedru Secondary School from 1988 to 1993 where she obtained… Read More Sewdru Senior High School (SWESCO) Appoints New HeadmistressContinue Guide 4 WAYS TO SUCCEED AS AN OPERA NEWS HUB WRITER ByFri Daus 1) Your content should be unique and original: Unlike traditional media platforms where there are only a handful of writers covering a specific domain, please note that there are many writer on opera news hub and there is a high probability that you are all monitoring thesame mainstream sources for new updates. Please,ensure your articles… Read More 4 Ways To Succeed as an Opera News Hub WriterContinue Opinions | Publications 3 MISTAKES THAT WILL WORSEN GHANA’S COVID-19 SITUATION AS SCHOOLS RE-OPENS SOON ByFri Daus The outbreak of covid-19 is a really that we have accepted now and Ghanaian government is currently in consultations with stakeholders on the roadmap to easing the ban on social gathering which includes reopening of schools come Sunday 31st May,2020. The debate for reopening schools has been in the airwaves for quite sometime now and… Read More 3 Mistakes That will Worsen Ghana’s COVID-19 Situation as Schools Re-opens SoonContinue Basic Education (JHS) JHS STUDENTS WILL SPEND ONLY 4 HOURS IN SCHOOL – EDUCATION MINISTER ByFri Daus Junior High Schools students will spend only four hours in school according to the Ghana Education Service (GES). The president of Ghana during his last address to the nation on measures put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country announced the reopening of schools for the final year students despite the… Read More JHS Students will spend only 4 Hours In School – Education MinisterContinue Rankings 15 MOST POPULAR UNIVERSITY HALL OF RESIDENCE IN GHANA ByFri Daus Are you a student of UG, KNUST, UCC, UEW, UDS, UMAT, etc.? Which hall of residence are you in or affiliated to? Are you proud of your HALL? How do you make your standout Among others. Ambassadors of the ZIGI CAMPUS VOICE Ghana has visited all the 16 regions in Ghana and has set polls… Read More 15 Most Popular University Hall of Residence In GhanaContinue Tertiary Education GOV’T APPROVES INCREMENT IN RESEARCH ALLOWANCES FOR UNIVERSITY TEACHERS ByFri Daus Government has approved an increase in the Research allowance of University Teachers from GHS 500 to GHS 1,500. According to Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister for Education, the University Teachers have seen a 200% increment in their Research Allowances under the Akuffo-NPP leadership. The Minister disclosed this in his address to the Press on… Read More Gov’t Approves Increment in Research allowances for University TeachersContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UCC OUTLINES COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS AHEAD OF RE-OPENING FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has outlined a number of COVID-19 safety measures as it prepares for resumption of academic work for its final year students. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 31, in his address to the nation on updates to Ghana’s enhanced response to the coronavirus pandemic, eased the ban on public gathering… Read More UCC Outlines COVID-19 Safety Protocols Ahead Of Re-Opening For Final Year StudentsContinue Campus News KNUST SEEKS EXEMPTION FROM TRAVEL RESTRICTION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is working with the Government to allow entry for international students returning to the campus to complete their academic work for the Second Semester. They include those in the fifth and sixth years in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of… Read More KNUST Seeks Exemption From Travel Restriction For International StudentsContinue General News GHANA’S COVID-19 CASE COUNT CLIMBS TO 9,638 WITH 3,636 RECOVERIES ByFri Daus Ghana’s case count for the novel coronavirus is now 9,638 as of Sunday June 7, 2020 after 176 new cases were confirmed. An additional 89 people have been declared to have recovered after treatment, bringing Ghana’s recovery toll to 3,636. The number of persons who have succumbed to the disease remains at 44. These were… Read More Ghana’s COVID-19 case count climbs to 9,638 with 3,636 recoveriesContinue NSMQ Archives 2015 NSMQ HISTORY MAKER: A PROFILE OF SAMUEL APPIAH KUBI OF ADISADEL COLLEGE ByFri Daus A look at Adisadel College’s NSMQ 2015 show-stopper Samuel Appiah-Kubi. The phenomenal innovations that stem from technology to aid people in their daily lives fuel my love for the field.” – Samuel Appiah-Kubi, NSMQ 2015 Finalist – Adisadel College In 2015, Adisadel College a.k.a. ADISCO made it to the NSMQ Finale for the first time…. Read More 2015 NSMQ History Maker: A Profile of Samuel Appiah Kubi of Adisadel CollegeContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education KNUST MAINTAINS ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING ByFri Daus Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says they will go ahead with its planned online teaching and learning for the rest of the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. This is despite the easing of the COVID-19 induced restrictions for schools to partially re-open. The school in a statement… Read More KNUST Maintains Online Teaching And LearningContinue Tertiary Education NO FINAL YEAR STUDENT WILL BE DISALLOWED ENTRY TO UG CAMPUS – VICE CHANCELLOR ASSURES ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana has debunked claims that the institution is against students coming to campus despite President Nana Akufo-Addo’s easing of the COVID-19 restrictions to allow final-year students to go back to school. Prof Ebenezer Oduro Owusu in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’ explained that at a meeting with the… Read More No Final Year Student Will Be Disallowed Entry To UG Campus – Vice Chancellor AssuresContinue Did you know? | Rankings BEST 5 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN WESTERN REGION ByFri Daus The 2017 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results have been compiled. Based on the results, we have computed the pass rates of the top performing schools in the past five years (from 2013 -2017). The ranking methodology employs the percentage of candidates who scored A1 to C6 in six subjects and qualified for… Read More Best 5 Senior High Schools in Western RegionContinue Did you know? | Rankings TOP CATEGORY ‘A’ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN ASHANTI REGION ByFri Daus Opoku Ware School Opoku Ware School, often referred to as OWASS, is an all-boys high school in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi, which is the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana. It was established in 1952, as one of the five Catholic schools in Ghana that year. The school was named after Asante King… Read More Top Category ‘A’ Senior High Schools in Ashanti RegionContinue Did you know? | Sports TOP 8 GHANAIAN FOOTBALLERS AND THE SHS THEY ATTENDED ByFri Daus We can all recognize that most of our Ghanaian players started playing football at younger age and some of them got their break through from their senior High schools. Sports competitions in our senior High school are very competitive and attract lots of agents to scout for players. With this situation, we are going to… Read More Top 8 Ghanaian Footballers and the SHS They AttendedContinue Local News COVID-19: PARENTS PLEAD FOR PROPER SAFETY MEASURES IN SCHOOLS ByFri Daus Parents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have called on the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure that proper safety measures are put in place in schools before the re-opening of schools. This, they said, should include the provision of ‘Veronica Buckets’ and hand washing stations created in every classroom, the… Read More COVID-19: Parents plead for Proper Safety Measures In SchoolsContinue General News | Old Students OLD STUDENTS OF WA SHS LAUDS APPOINTMENT OF TWO OF THEIR MEMBERS TO TOP POSITIONS ByFri Daus Wa Senior High School Old Students Association (WASOSA) has lauded the appointment of two of their members to two top positions. Legal practitioner Yonny Kulendi has been sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court while Mahama Kappiah has been appointed the permanent representative Ambassador of the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) to… Read More Old Students of Wa SHS Lauds Appointment of Two of their Members to Top PositionsContinue Local News GOV’T COMPLETES 236 SHS PROJECTS — MOE ByFri Daus Some 236 projects out of 822 contracts awarded by the government for companies to provide infrastructural projects at the senior high school (SHS) level across the country to improve access to secondary education have been completed. The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, aka Napo, who made the disclosure in Parliament on 2nd June,… Read More Gov’t Completes 236 SHS Projects — MoEContinue Business/Finance GOVT HAS FULLY PAID GHS 900M DEBT TO CONTRACTORS – MOE REVEALS ByFri Daus The Minister for Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh A.k.a NAPO says the Akufo-Addo government has fully paid all contractors in charge of the community day Senior High Schools, popularly known as the E-block schools commenced under the Mahama administration. The Education Minister in an interview on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ show told Kwame Sefa Kayi that… Read More Govt has Fully Paid GHS 900m Debt to Contractors – MoE revealsContinue General News | Local News ACECD TO CONSTRUCT A LEARNING CENTRE FOR APESOKUBI ByFri Daus On 3rd June 2020, the Chiefs and Elders of Apesokubi Traditional Area cut the sod for the construction of an ultra-modern e-Learning Centre at Apesokubi D/A JHS in the Biakoye District of Oti region. The project is fully funded by the Africa Centre For Education And Community Development (ACECD). ACECD is a not-for-profit organisation… Read More ACECD to Construct a Learning Centre For ApesokubiContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education CAMPUS: UPSA RE-OPENS TO NON-REGISTERED FINAL YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus UPSA REOPENS TO NON-REGISTERED FINAL YEAR STUDENTS The University of Professional Studies, Accra is asking final year students who are not taking part in the ongoing Take Home Examination to report to campus on June 15, 2020. These students would be given the opportunity to complete the 2019/2020 academic year successfully, the school in a… Read More Campus: UPSA Re-opens To Non-registered Final Year StudentsContinue Celebrities Yard | Tertiary Education KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY EXTENDS ITS COURSE REGISTRATION DATE ByFri Daus The Management of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has extended the course registration which was initially scheduled to end on May 31, 2020, to Tuesday, June 30, 2020. According to the University, the extension is to give students who as at now have not completed their registration process for the academic semester ample time to do so…. Read More Koforidua Technical University Extends Its Course Registration DateContinue Local News UE/R: TUTAG SWEARS IN FIVE NEWLY ELECTED EXECUTIVES INTO OFFICE ByFri Daus Five new executive members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) of the Bolgatnaga Technical University (BTU), have been sworn into office. The new executive has a four-year mandate to ran affairs of the Technical University (TU). They are; Mr. Oswald Atiga Chairman, Mad. Leticia Yamga Vice, Dr. George Duut Secretary Baba Ayannor… Read More UE/R: TUTAG swears in Five Newly Elected Executives into OfficeContinue Campus News UEW TO AWARD FREASH SCHOLARSHIP TO 2019/2020 UNDER-LISTED APPLICANTS ByFri Daus Following recommendations from the Scholarship Committee, the Management Board of the UEW Vice–Chancellor’s Scholarship Fund has announced to award fresh scholarships to the under-listed students who applied for the scholarship in the 2019/2020 academic year. According to the Board distribution of awards, letters will be done on the various campuses of the University at the appropriate time…. Read More UEW To Award Freash Scholarship to 2019/2020 Under-Listed ApplicantsContinue Admissions | Tertiary Education UHAS ADMISSIONS ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS ByFri Daus Passes (A1-C6 / A-D) in English, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies (input all the four core subjects when applying) in addition to three elective subjects applicable to the programme of choice (Applicants should note that they are expected to have at least C6/D in Social Studies. However, the core subjects considered for calculating their aggregates are English… Read More UHAS Admissions Entry Requirements for Certificate HoldersContinue Quiz/Competitions WINNERS OF NATIONAL SHORT STORY WRITING CHALLENGE TO BE ANNOUNCED ON JULY 1 BY GHLA ByFri Daus The Ghana Library Authority (GHLA) says it will on July 1, 2020 announced the winner of the National Short Story Writing Challenge, an open subject story writing contest for children from age 9 to 18 The Ghana Library Authority as part of measures to stimulate the minds of young people and to optimize responsible use of time… Read More Winners of National Short Story Writing Challenge to be announced on July 1 by GHLAContinue Quiz/Competitions UG BASIC SCHOOL STUDENT WINS 2019 NATIONAL CYBER ROBOTICS CODING COMPETITION ByFri Daus Ethan Nartey, a form 2 pupil of the University of Ghana Basic School has emerged the winner of the 2019 edition of the Ghana Cyber Robotics Coding Competition. The University of Ghana Basic School representative known in the competition as Team EthanE, came top with a total score of 1,431. Daniel Asamoah, who is in form 1… Read More UG Basic School Student wins 2019 National Cyber Robotics Coding CompetitionContinue General News | Politics FINAL-YEAR SHS STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN VOTER’S REGISTRATION EXERCISE ByFri Daus SHS final year students (18yrs) to take part in voter’s registration exercise – NAPO The Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Manhyia Constituency, Hon. Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has said Senior High School (SHS) students between the ages of 18 years and above will be authorized to take part in the voters’ registration exercise in… Read More Final-year SHS Students To Take Part in Voter’s Registration ExerciseContinue Quiz/Competitions COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER OUTDOORS SECOND EDITION OF ‘GIRLS-IN-ICT COMPETITION’ ByFri Daus The Minister for Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekufful has outdoor the second edition of Girls-in ICT competition, popularly known as ‘MISSGIG Ghana’, in Accra The prime purpose of the iniative is to bring out the interest of girls and young women between the ages of 13 and 21 years to pursue technology and engineering courses and… Read More Communications Minister outdoors Second edition of ‘Girls-in-ICT Competition’Continue General News EDUCATION REGULATORY BODIES BILL PASSED BY PARLIAMENT ByFri Daus The Ghana Parliament has on today Thursday, June 4, 2020, unanimously passed the Education Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2019 to effectively and efficiently manage the education sector in Ghana. The approved bill will restructure and merge the existing National Council for Tertiary Education and the National Accreditation Board into one institution to be called the Ghana Tertiary Education… Read More Education Regulatory Bodies Bill Passed By ParliamentContinue Admissions | Tertiary Education UEW PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE VARIOUS CAMPUSES AND FACULTIES ByFri Daus Programmes by the Various campuses of UEW. College of Agriculture Education – Mampong Campus The Asante Mampong Campus hosts the College of Agriculture Education and is situated 51 kilometres north-east of Kumasi. The Asante Mampong campus is the home of the Faculty of Agriculture Education, and the Faculty of Science and Environment Education. Faculty of… Read More UEW Programmes Offered By The Various Campuses and FacultiesContinue Admissions | Tertiary Education GENERAL: KNUST ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR WASSCE/SSCE APPLICANTS ByFri Daus Most first degree Programmes of study are of Four (4) Years duration Minimum/General Entry RequirementsWASSCE/SSSCE APPLICANTSAn applicant for admission to a degree Programme in the University must have CREDITS in the THREE WASSCE/SSSCE Core Subjects (English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science), and CREDITS in THREE WASSCE/SSSCE Elective Subjects or its equivalent relevant to the chosen… Read More General: KNUST Entry Requirements for WASSCE/SSCE ApplicantsContinue Local News | Schools News DEATH TRAP: THE 72-YEAR-OLD DILAPIDATED TWENEDURASE STRUCTURE SERVING AS CLASSROOM ByFri Daus What was constructed many years back, to serve the purpose of a classroom has become a death trap for brilliant students of Twenedurase. Situated in Kwahu, a community in the Eastern Region, are dilapidated Junior High School classroom blocks posing danger to students and teachers. Daniel Ofosu Darfour, the Assembly Member of Twenedurase Electoral Area… Read More Death Trap: The 72-Year-Old Dilapidated Twenedurase Structure Serving As ClassroomContinue General News | Guide | Technology FULL GUIDE: HOW TO CREATE A VERIFIED PAYPAL ACCOUNT IN GHANA ByFri Daus PayPal is one of the well-established and deeply rooted companies that allows for payments to be made from the international countries. The company has made it comfortable for transactions to be made between different continents without the fears of fraud. The system has also made it possible for the funds to be deposited directly to… Read More Full Guide: How to Create a Verified PayPal Account in GhanaContinue General News NOTICE: TEACHER TRAINEES’ ALLOWANCES BEING PROCESSED FOR PAYMENT ByFri Daus Allowances of Trainees at the various Colleges of Education are being processed for a possible payment by the end of June 2020. The Students Loan Trust Fund in a discussion with EducationGhana’s Ellis Ferdinand indicated that the students shall hopefully receive their allowances by the end of June as it is currently being processed. Confirming… Read More Notice: Teacher Trainees’ Allowances Being Processed for PaymentContinue Awards STRATCOMM AFRICA REWARDS WINNERS OF READING AND WRITING COMPETITION FOR MEDIA KIDS ByFri Daus The children of a media personnel and a PRO have emerged winners of the Stratcomm Africa “Read IT, Write IT, Say IT Better Competition – kids of media maiden edition. Master Adom Adu-Gyasi, aged 10, son of Dennis Adu-Gyasi a freelancer and PRO of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist, and Master Darrel Nortey Dowuona,… Read More Stratcomm Africa Rewards Winners Of Reading And Writing Competition For Media KidsContinue General News | WAEC Examinations WAEC TO PUBLISH OFFICIAL 2020 WASSCE TIMETABLE IF…. ByFri Daus The Management of Ghana West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says they will publish a timetable for Ghana Exams if they are unable to reach an agreement with other member states of the Council. The Examination Council said the Ghana Exams timetable is still at the preparatory stage adding that it will as soon as possible release it… Read More WAEC To Publish Official 2020 WASSCE Timetable If….Continue Campus News | Tertiary Education RELOCATE TO CAMPUS, UG TO INTERNET-CHALLENGED STUDENTS AS E-LEARNING CONTINUES ByFri Daus The University of Ghana has announced that it will continue with the remainder of the academic work for the second semester online as earlier planned despite President Nana Akufo-Addo’s easing of the COVID-19 restrictions to allow final-year students to go back to school. Announcing the easing of the restrictions on Sunday, 31 May 2020, President… Read More Relocate To Campus, UG To Internet-Challenged Students As E-Learning ContinuesContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education COVID-19: UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BEGINS ONLINE EXAMS ON 8TH JUNE, 2020 ByFri Daus The management of University of Ghana has confirmed the school will start their examinations on June 8th and complete on July 3rd 2020. A statement from the University of Ghana to the Ghana News Agency, Accra. On Tuesday, the revealed that there are arrangements and intentions being made for the registered final year students, who… Read More COVID-19: University of Ghana Begins Online Exams on 8th June, 2020Continue Local News SICK FINAL YEAR STUDENTS WON’T BE ALLOWED IN SCHOOLS – EDUCATION MINISTRY ByFri Daus After President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s announcement for reopening of schools for final year students during his 10th National Address on COVID-19, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ministry of Education (MoE) has advised students who are sick or under medication to stay home until they are fit. The PRO during media engagements said:… Read More Sick Final Year Students Won’t be Allowed in Schools – Education MinistryContinue Technology | WAEC Examinations WASSCE (PC) NOVDEC REGISTRATION FEES NOW PAYABLE VIA MOBILE MONEY ON ALL NETWORKS ByFri Daus WAEC private exams registration fees now payable with MoMo on all networks The Management of the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has introduced the use of mobile money (MoMo) for the payment of registration fees for private candidates examination namely: the WASSCE for Private Candidates and BECE for Private Candidates. The Examination Council explained that Candidates after… Read More WASSCE (PC) NOVDEC Registration Fees Now Payable Via Mobile Money on All NetworksContinue Guide | WAEC Examinations WASSCE/BECE 2020 REVISION GUIDE FOR WRITING CANDIDATES ByFri Daus This 2020 WASSCE/BECE revision strategies for serious students only based on my personal learning strategies as well as researched is aimed at helping students use efficient and effective methods to revise for their WASSCE/BECE examinations. These personal strategies can be implemented for any examination as well. Your performance in tests or exams hinges largely on… Read More WASSCE/BECE 2020 Revision Guide for Writing CandidatesContinue Did you know? | Publications THE REVOLUTIONARY STORY OF GHANA’S 4TH JUNE, 1979 UPRISING ByFri Daus Today in History, exactly 41 years ago, on June 4, 1979, Ghana was ushered into its morning life with an announcement on radio by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings of a change in government by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC). The June 4th Revolution otherwise known as June 4th Uprising arose out of corruption, bad governance… Read More The Revolutionary Story of Ghana’s 4th June, 1979 UprisingContinue General News GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE CONSIDERING THE USE OF PHONES BY SHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus A Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said the Ghana Education Service (GES) was discussing the possibility of senior high students using mobile phones in school. However, he is unaware of the current state of development as far as that decision is concerned. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show… Read More Ghana Education Service Considering The Use of Phones by SHS StudentsContinue General News | Old Students WEGEYHEY 1994 GROUP RENOVATES ANKAFUL PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL WARD ByFri Daus – Old students from Wesley Girls’ High School have raised money to renovate the female ward of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Coast – It is confirmed that the breathtaking transformation was undertaken by the 1994 year group of the respected all-girls school – YEN.com.gh shows 6 amazing photos dropped by the group showing… Read More WeGeyHey 1994 Group renovates Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital WardContinue Opinions HELP PROMOTE JHS, SHS FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS WITH CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT – ABLAKWA ByFri Daus The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has suggested the government could have used Continuous Assessment to grade final year students in Junior and Senior high for their progression into the next level instead of reopening schools as the country still battles against the global novel coronavirus. Samuel Okudzeto… Read More Help Promote JHS, SHS Final-year Students with Continuous Assessment – AblakwaContinue Tertiary Education EDUCATION MINISTER URGES STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE INPUT INTO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES BILL ByFri Daus Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, The Education Minister, has urged stakeholders to submit their contributions to Parliament to enrich the Public University Bill 2020, which the government is seeking to pass. He said for the first time in this country, academic freedom was going to be enshrined in the law. “This is is the first time… Read More Education Minister Urges Stakeholders To Make Input Into Public Universities BillContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE CANDIDATES TO WRITE ‘COUNTRY SPECIFIC EXAMS’ DUE TO COVID-19 ByFri Daus Candidates for this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSEC) will write ‘Country Specific Examinations’ due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WASSCE is expected to commence from August 3 to September 4, this year following the postponement of the original date in June. This has become necessary because countries in the West African sub-region… Read More WASSCE Candidates To Write ‘Country Specific Exams’ Due To COVID-19Continue General News | WAEC Examinations NEW DATES FOR EXIT EXAMINATIONS – WASSCE AUGUST 3, BECE SEPTEMBER 14 ByFri Daus Senior high schools (SHSs) will reopen to final-year students on June 22 for them to undergo six weeks of academic work up to July 31, this year. This is to enable them to prepare to write their final examination between August 3 and September 4, this year, the Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh,… Read More New Dates For Exit Examinations – WASSCE August 3, BECE September 14Continue General News GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES ALLOWANCE PACKAGE FOR TEACHERS ByFri Daus Government as part of efforts to improve education, has instituted a new incentive for teachers and non- teaching staff dubbed “Teacher Professional Allowance’ for their continuous professional development. As part of the allowances, every teacher is expected to receive an amount of GH¢1200 while the non-teaching staff would earn GH¢ 600 for their career development…. Read More Government Institutes Allowance Package For TeachersContinue Publications | WAEC Examinations 2020 WASSCE (PRIVATE CANDIDATES) NOVDEC REGISTRATION FEES FOR ALL SUBJECTS ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has commenced the registration of private candidates for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). WAEC, for this year, upwardly reviewed the cost of registering to sit for the exams. In 2019, the cost for registering 6 or more subjects was pegged at GH¢308.00.That amount has increased to… Read More 2020 WASSCE (Private Candidates) NOVDEC Registration Fees For All SubjectsContinue General News GHANA LAUNCHES NATIONAL STUDENTS PORTAL FOR PUBLIC SHS SCHOOLS TO ACCESS THEIR INFORMATION ByFri Daus The Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, and the Free SHS secretariate all under the auspices of the government of Ghana (GoG) has launched a National Student Portal or Student Information System for Students in all public Senior High Schools. Prospective students in all Public Senior High Schools (SHSs) can use their JHS index number and year of completion… Read More Ghana Launches National Students Portal For Public SHS Schools to Access Their InformationContinue Opinions | Publications SHOULD SHS STUDENTS IN GHANA BE ALLOWED TO USE PHONES IN SCHOOL? ByFri Daus After the ease of restrictions in the country, there have been several rules and guidelines set to ensure success in the fight against the covid-19. Among the restrictions is the reopening of schools for final year students and of Senior high and Junior High schools as well as University students and Second year SHS gold… Read More Should SHS Students In Ghana Be Allowed To Use Phones in School?Continue Guide FAQS: OPERA NEWS HUB GHANA PAYMENT AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ByFri Daus In order to better encourage high-quality creators, the platform will continuously adjust and optimize the article traffic fee into calculation methods. The main factors of payment strategy were “content clicks”, “content quality”, “article creation”, and “reading time”. “Content quality”, “Reading time” will be the most important considerations in the calculation. It means if your article has high quality and… Read More FAQs: Opera News Hub Ghana Payment and What You Need To KnowContinue General News | Local News RE-OPENING: FINAL-YEAR SHS DAY STUDENTS TO BE ACCEPTED AS BOARDERS – MINISTER SAYS ByFri Daus The Minister for Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh in his media briefing on measures being put in place by the government ahead of June 15 schools reopening has said all SHS final year day students would be admitted as boarders in various Senior High Schools through out the country. This he said is to contain and… Read More Re-opening: Final-year SHS Day Students to be Accepted as Boarders – Minister saysContinue General News | WAEC Examinations TAKE NOTE: GES ANNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR 2020 WASSCE AND BECE ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced new dates for the commencement of 2020 WASSCE and BECE for final year students in Ghana. President Akufo-Addo during his latest address on Sunday, 31st May 2020, has eased restrictions on public gatherings. The president has also directed for the reopening of schools for final year students to… Read More Take Note: GES Announces New Dates for 2020 WASSCE and BECEContinue Opinions “ALLOW STUDENTS TO USE PHONES WHEN SCHOOL RE-OPENS” – PTA COUNCIL ByFri Daus The National Council of Parent-Teacher Association says in order for boarding students to stay in touch with their parents and guardians, they should be allowed to carry along feature phones. The council says this will allow parents easy access to their wards, especially amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. It argued that with the directive that parents… Read More “Allow Students To Use Phones When School Re-opens” – PTA CouncilContinue Did you know? | Local News ASHANTI REGION LEADING NOW IN MOST COMPLETED SHS PROJECTS ByFri Daus The Education Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has revealed that the Ashanti Region has the most completed Senior High School (SHS) projects among all the regions in the country. The region has 56 completed projects out of a total of 236 projects, followed by the Northern Region with 26 projects. Responding to questions in Parliament on… Read More Ashanti Region Leading Now in Most Completed SHS ProjectsContinue Did you know? | Rankings 5 NOTABLE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GHANA WITH THE NICEST UNIFORMS ByFri Daus Senior High Schools are always known of pitting against each other on some sort of competition. Some schools claim to be the best in academics, others claim to be the best interms of sports and have the most beautiful girls. After the most competitive platform which is the Maths and Science Quiz, where failure to… Read More 5 Notable Secondary Schools in Ghana with the Nicest UniformsContinue WAEC Examinations OFFICIAL: WAEC TO CONDUCT WASSCE 2020 IN AUGUST – EDUCATION MINISTER CLARIFIES ByFri Daus The Minister for Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh on behalf of the Government of Ghana (GoG) has said the conduct of 2020 WASSCE for school candidates would start in August this year. The Minister addressing the press on Tuesday said the form 3 students in Senior high schools are to resume school for 6 weeks of… Read More Official: WAEC to Conduct WASSCE 2020 in August – Education Minister ClarifiesContinue General News | WAEC Examinations START DATE FOR BECE 2020, TIMETABLE AND GUIDELINES ByFri Daus JHS Re-opening guidelines for schools have been released by the Ministry of Education through Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (MP) the Education Minister. The ministry has also indicated the 2020 BECE start date. According to the ministry, as announced by the president in his 10th address to the nation. From Monday, June 29, 2020, all Junior High School final year students will return to the classroom. Students will have eleven weeks of… Read More Start Date For BECE 2020, Timetable and GuidelinesContinue Guide HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND FILL YOUR NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME ANNUAL REPORT FOR A CERTIFICATE ByFri Daus Easy steps to download and fill NSS Annual Report Form to get a certificate Congratulations on completing your one year Service. National Service Personnel are to note that an annual evaluation form must be obtained online from the dashboard of the NSS website. The form when completed facilitate the release of certificate of Service Personnel…. Read More How to Download and Fill Your National Service Scheme Annual Report for a CertificateContinue WAEC Examinations BECE 2020 TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME BY WAEC – MINISTER TELLS ByFri Daus The government’s spokesperson Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in an interview has said the Managment of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) at the appropriate time would conduct the 2020 BECE for school candidates. The Information Minister added that the Examination Council would conduct an independent WASSCE examination for Ghana alone. The government spokesperson made this revelation in… Read More BECE 2020 To Be Conducted At The Appropriate Time By WAEC – Minister TellsContinue Local News EDUCATION MINISTER SPEAKS ABOUT NEW INTRODUCTION OF ALLOWANCE FOR TEACHERS IN GHANA ByFri Daus The Minister for Education, Hon. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has stated that government has instituted new allowances for teaching and non-teaching staff in the Ghana Education Service (GES). “Government, because of the continual professional development and licensing exams for new teachers, has instituted a new allowance for teachers and non-teachers called the Teacher Professional Allowance,” Hon. Prempeh… Read More Education Minister Speaks About New Introduction of Allowance for Teachers in GhanaContinue General News FULL DETAILS: GES RELEASES PLANS FOR RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS FOR SHS, JHS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN GHANA ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service has released a reopening plan for university final year students, SHS and BECE candidates. The President in his address on May 31, partially eased restrictions on schools by allowing only final year students to report at specified times. Academic Plans For BECE Candidates •BECE candidates are to resume on June 29…. Read More Full Details: GES Releases Plans For Re-opening of Schools for SHS, JHS and University Students In GhanaContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools FACTS AND HISTORY OF PRESBYTERIAN BOYS SHS, LEGON ByFri Daus Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC) is a secondary boarding school for boys, in Legon, Accra, Ghana. I It was founded in 1938, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast.The progenitor of the original idea for the school was the Basel missionary, Nicholas Timothy Clerk (1862–1961), who served as the first Synod… Read More Facts and History of Presbyterian Boys SHS, LegonContinue General News | WAEC Examinations WAEC GHANA WARNS EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC ON MANDATORY WEARING OF NOSE MASKS TO IT’S OFFICES ByFri Daus MANDATORY WEARING OF FACE MASKS TO WAEC OFFICES Members of the public are kindly informed that in line with directives from the Government of Ghana to curb the spread of Covid-19, all clients/visitors to any WAEC Office will be required to wear face masks. This measure is in addition to others currently being implemented to… Read More WAEC Ghana Warns Employees and The Public on Mandatory Wearing of Nose Masks to It’s OfficesContinue Old Students | Schools News MOBA AND METHODIST CHURCH ON COLLISION COURSE OVER HEADMASTER ByFri Daus Over the last about 70 years the tradition of appointing headmasters has been done with a compromise between the church and the old boys then a name is put forward. This has aided the school for many years, but truth be told the school is a pale shadow of its old self, so calls for… Read More MOBA and Methodist Church on Collision Course over HeadmasterContinue Ghana Schools | Tertiary Education FACTS ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA AND ITS CAMPUSES ByFri Daus The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) is a University in Winneba, Central Region of Ghana. It was established in 1992 by a government ordinance (PNDC Law 322) and with a relationship with the University of Cape Coast. Its main aim is to train teachers for the education system of Ghana. The University of Education, Winneba is charged with the responsibility of teacher education and producing… Read More Facts About University of Education, Winneba and Its CampusesContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools HISTORY AND FACTS ABOUT KROBO GIRL’S SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus In 2016 Krobo Girls SHS celebrated 90 years of Excellence in Girls’ Education. Krobo Girls’ Senior High School was founded by female Scottish Missionaries in March 1927, as a Middle School for girls. A two-year teacher training college for women was added to the girls school in 1944 on experimental basis under the accelerated plan… Read More History and Facts About Krobo Girl’s Senior High SchoolContinue General News GHANA: SHS 3 RE-OPENING PLANS AND GUIDELINES FROM JUNE 2020 TILL WASSCE IS OVER ByFri Daus The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has outlined, in detail, the specific guidelines for the safe reopening of our schools and universities at a press briefing organised by the Ministry of Information on Tuesday in Accra. According to the Minister of Education who doubles as Manyhia constituency MP, the reopening is for anly… Read More Ghana: SHS 3 Re-opening Plans and Guidelines from June 2020 till WASSCE is OverContinue General News | WAEC Examinations WAEC MAY ORGANISE INDEPENDENT WASSCE FOR GHANA ALONE DUE TO COVID-19 ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has indicated its readiness to organise an independent West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Ghanaian candidates this year as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) which has resulted in the closure of schools in West Africa.The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah… Read More WAEC may Organise Independent WASSCE For Ghana Alone Due To COVID-19Continue Local News GNECC COMMENDS GOVERNMENT FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) on Monday commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for adhering to the recommendations by stakeholders especially the Teacher Unions to allow the final year students to resume schooling. The Coalition said: “We are also grateful to government that the gold track students who missed on their learning are… Read More GNECC Commends Government For Reopening SchoolsContinue Opinions GNAT REVEALS THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON EDUCATION ByFri Daus The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is not just a threat to education but a major opportunity to reshape teaching and learning in the country, the President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Mrs Philippa Larsen, has said. According to her, the reshaping of teaching could be done through the integration of pedagogies which incorporated… Read More GNAT Reveals Their Assessment Of The Impact of COVID-19 on EducationContinue Admissions ALL COURSES BEING OFFERED AT UDS TAMALE CAMPUS ByFri Daus The University for Development Studies is a well-known varsity in not only Ghana but Africa as a whole. UDS has different campuses all around Ghana. The different campuses offer various courses. This is to say UDS Tamale campus courses are different from UDS Wa campus courses. UDS is the desired university for many students. Here… Read More All Courses Being Offered at UDS Tamale CampusContinue Events Corner MEDIA BRIEFING: EDUCATION MINISTER TO OUTLINE PLANS FOR RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS ON TUESDAY ByFri Daus The Minister for Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh shall on Tuesday,June 2,2020 brief the press on the ministry’s preparations towards the reopening of schools. The briefing which is expected to take place at the Ministry of Information Conference Hall shall take place at exactly 9:00 am. The President of the republic, Akuffo Addo, yesterday May… Read More Media Briefing: Education Minister to Outline Plans for Re-opening of Schools on TuesdayContinue General News | Quiz/Competitions PRESEC BOY’S SHS CONQUERS MAWULI SCHOOL TO LIFT THE SHARKS QUIZ SEASON 3 TROPHY ByFri Daus Over the last three months, creativity and brains have been witnessed interworking seamlessly among competing Senior High Schools across the country to secure forward spots and coveted bragging rights in the just ended season three of The Sharks Quiz. Indeed, many failed to make it to the next stages of the competition whereas others proved… Read More PRESEC Boy’s SHS Conquers Mawuli School to Lift The Sharks Quiz Season 3 TrophyContinue Opinions ADDRESS: FREE SHS WILL BECOME REAL FOR EVERY GHANAIAN CHILD ByFri Daus President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he would ensure that the Free Senior High School programme becomes real for every Ghanaian child. Thus, with the successful implementation of the programme, he would ensure that during his time in government, more senior high schools would be built across the country to improve access to education for… Read More Address: Free SHS Will Become Real For Every Ghanaian ChildContinue Opinions DEP.EDU-MINISTER SPEAKS ABOUT WHY SCHOOL RE-OPEN FOR GOLD TRACK STUDENTS ByFri Daus President Akufo Addo during his 10th televised address eased the restrictions imposed on schools for final year students including the gold tracks solely as part of stringent measures to contain the spread of the pandemic. According to the president they SHS 2 Gold Track students are required to resume on 22nd June. “From Monday, 15th… Read More Dep.Edu-Minister Speaks about why School Re-open for Gold Track StudentsContinue Events Corner | Quiz/Competitions GHANA CHRISTIAN HIGH DEFENDS THEIR TITLE AGAINST FAMILIAR OPPONENTS, DPS INT’L ByFri Daus The Sharks Quiz started with 110 contestants from 22 schools, but now the competition had reached its climax. It was the season finale and interestingly, the two schools that had battled it out in last season’s championship match, Ghana Christian International High School and Delhi Public School, had qualified once again for the final. Last year’s final… Read More Ghana Christian High defends their title against familiar opponents, DPS Int’lContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education FINAL YEAR STUDENTS OF ASHESI UNIVERSITY COMPLETES THEIR SEMESTER ONLINE ByFri Daus With faculty support, final year students #atAshesi have mostly been able to complete their semester online. As a result, seniors will not be returning to campus following the partial reopening of schools by the Government of Ghana. Members of the Class of 2020 with outstanding work to be submitted will continue to work with their… Read More Final Year Students of Ashesi University Completes Their Semester OnlineContinue General News PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO ANNOUNCES RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS IN GHANA ByFri Daus President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that final year students in all schools across the country can report to school to prepare for their exit examinations. Delivering his 10th national address on Sunday, May 31, 2020, the President instructed that continuing students, namely first and second year students are however exempted from this latest directive. Prior… Read More President Akufo-Addo Announces Re-opening of Schools for Final Year Students in GhanaContinue Entertainment | Events Corner PHOTOS: NANA AK FINALLY CROWNED AS WINNER OF TALENTED KIDS SEASON 11 ByFri Daus The journey to the grand finale has been a power packed one. From the auditions to the main stage. Weekly performances characterised with surprises, suspence, disappointments, cries and jaw dropping performances. This season has been an exceptional one with exceptional atmosphere. The kids proved to us that they have what it takes to be part… Read More Photos: Nana AK Finally Crowned as Winner of Talented Kids Season 11Continue Entertainment | Events Corner TV3 TO DECLARE WINNERS OF TALENTED KIDS 2020 ByFri Daus The grand finale of the talented kids programme on TV3 is here. Who wins? It programme has seen a lot of kids with amazing talents across the country. Kids like Shatta berry, stone girl and others have shown some great level of talents as kids as they are. TV3 has announced that the grand finale… Read More TV3 To Declare Winners of Talented Kids 2020Continue General News | Quiz/Competitions PRESEC-LEGON WINS THE SHARKS SEASON 3 TROPHY WITH TREMENDOUS EFFORT ByFri Daus At the end of the contest presec boys took the trophy with tremendous effort they put in while Mawuli school came 2nd in the 2020 shark quiz competition.it was a very tough competition and congratulations to all participants of this competition. Well done Mawuli School on reaching the final and coming in 2nd place in… Read More Presec-Legon Wins The Sharks Season 3 Trophy with Tremendous EffortContinue General News | Opinions OPERA NEWS HUB WRITER SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE PLATFORM ByFri Daus They say experience is the best teacher. The older you grow the wiser you become. This can be likened to my experience as an Opera News Creator. I started this platform on the 8 of April, that’s nearly two months. My first 3 posts was rejected for for being an advertisement and not original. I… Read More Opera News Hub Writer Shares His Experience About The PlatformContinue Did you know? | NSMQ Archives NSMQ ARCHIVES: PRESEC-LEGON BOY’S SHS HAS THE HIGHEST BRAGGING RIGHTS ByFri Daus The National Science and Maths Quiz is an annual national level quiz competition for senior high schools in Ghana. It has been produced by Primetime Limited, an advertising and public relations agency with an interest in education, since 1993. The objective of the National Science & Maths Quiz has been to promote the study of… Read More NSMQ Archives: Presec-Legon Boy’s SHS Has The Highest Bragging RightsContinue General News | Old Students OLD STUDENTS OF HOLY CHILD SCHOOL DONATE TO NATIONAL COVID-19 TRUST FUND ByFri Daus The National Union of Holy Child Past Students Association ( NUHOPSA) has donated GHC 70,000 to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund. Mrs Ekua Asor Anyimadu-Antwi, the National President of NUHOPSA, said the donation was to support the provision of health-protective items to the front line workers. She said it also their widow’s mite to support… Read More Old Students of Holy Child School donate to National COVID-19 Trust FundContinue Events Corner | Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS: PRESEC-LEGON VS MAWULI SCHOOL TO COMPETE IN THE GRAND ULTIMATE SEASON FINALE TODAY ByFri Daus The Sharks Quiz !!, Accra Ghana, this Saturday 30th May, 2020. Its” #TheSharksQuiz season finale, wins the last semifinals contest of #TheSharksQuiz last saturday 23rd May, 2020. Tune into TV3. Ghana, on this day 30th May, 2020. and catch all the action showing from 2:30 PM sharp! Open the flood light and allow the carpet… Read More The Sharks: Presec-Legon Vs Mawuli School to compete in the Grand Ultimate Season Finale TodayContinue Celebrities Yard 13 GHANAIAN CELEBS AND THEIR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS THEY COMPLETED ByFri Daus As Ghanaians, the tertiary institutions we attend do not hold much prestige as the senior high schools we attended . No-one cares if you went to Ghana University or Cape Coast University. High school is all about getting you trained for the real world. High School offers you the chance to develop physically, emotionally and intellectually…. Read More 13 Ghanaian Celebs and Their Senior High Schools They CompletedContinue Publications | Tertiary Education UG: YOUR RESIT EXAMS CAN PREVENT YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT ByFri Daus This morning I woke up to do my usual ancient canticles reading and some texts from the good book with my retired grandmother who holds dear to her heart cooperate governance and laws. She reads from the book 2 Samuel 15:30-32, David’s prayer against Ahitophel. She explains that, in life, people with whom you serve,… Read More UG: Your Resit Exams Can Prevent Your Future EmploymentContinue Did you know? | Quiz/Competitions ULTIMATE HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ: HOW ARMED FORCES SHS CONQUERED OWASS TO WIN IN 2019 ByFri Daus The grande finals of the most exciting Senior high school quiz,dubbed “The Ultimate High School Quiz” which started with over 120 Senior high schools in the Ashanti Region came of today. Four(4) schools qualified for the finals. Opoku Ware School,with their sister school, St. Hubert Seminary SHS, battled with T.I Amass and the Armed Forces SHTS at the auditorium of Kumasi… Read More Ultimate High School Quiz: How Armed Forces SHS Conquered OWASS to Win In 2019Continue Did you know? MEET NAA AYORKOR – THE HIGH SCHOOLER REDEFINING LOVE FOR AFRICAN CLOTHING ByFri Daus High Schools Society is a community of amazing high school students doing extraordinary things, defining odds and making an impact. Whether in the arts, entrepreneurship, community service, social impact, editorial or media, we just love to give high schoolers the voice to connect and share. Within our community, one such student doing just that is… Read More Meet Naa Ayorkor – The High Schooler Redefining Love For African ClothingContinue Tertiary Education PENTECOST UNIVERSITY POISED FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE – RECTOR ByFri Daus Rector of Pentecost University, Apostle Dr. Daniel Walker says the university is poised for a brighter future with the attainment of its presidential charter. The president, Nana Akufo Addo, yesterday presented presidential charter certificates granting full autonomy to Pentecost University and the All Nations University at a ceremony at the Jubilee House. “We give all… Read More Pentecost University Poised For A Brighter Future – RectorContinue General News GOVERNMENT FULFILLS PROMISE OF FUNDING POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING ByFri Daus Government, through the Scholarship Secretariat, has released GH¢6.85 million to pay the tuition fees of 918 resident doctors, dentists and other medical specialists undergoing training at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS). The amount constituted more than half of the GH¢11 million required by the College towards funding its activities for the 2019/2020… Read More Government Fulfills Promise Of Funding Postgraduate Medical TrainingContinue Technology EXPLAINED: HOW OPERA NEWS HUB AI RECOMMENDATION WORKS ByFri Daus In a nutshell, AI (Artificial Intelligence OR ‘Machine’ as our users like to call it) recommendation considers both QUALITY of an article and user engagements. Below is a simplified version of how the system works. First, every user has a profile, describing the user’s interests, in terms of keywords, topics etc. For an article, after… Read More Explained: How Opera News Hub AI Recommendation WorksContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools TOP 8 BOYS SHS IN GHANA WITH FRESH GUYS AND SWAG ByFri Daus Everyone who finally graduates from high school comes out a little different, with added traits that they picked up during their academic journey. From new studying time tricks, to dance moves to a different way they carry themselves; every school has a standard to which they ‘guide their students’ to maturity. It is a known… Read More Top 8 Boys SHS in Ghana with Fresh Guys and SwagContinue Resources ADESUA ONLINE: THE NEW E-LEARNING PLATFORM FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GHANA ByFri Daus Source: shstrendz.com WHY S.H.S STUDENTS CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF ADESUA ONLINE Adesua Online, is an independent e-learning platform for all senior high school and WASSCE remedial students. The e-learning platform, which was built Ashesi University Alumni, Ebenezer Addo Tenkorang, Lawrence Adjei and Francis Kornu is by far the best online e-learning platform for S.H.S students… Read More Adesua Online: The New E-learning Platform for Senior High School Students in GhanaContinue Tertiary Education LATEST: UEW ON MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE DRIVE TO ADMIT NEW STUDENTS AS SCHOOLS RE-OPEN SOON ByFri Daus The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has embarked on massive infrastructure development across all its campuses in readiness for the likely reopening of schools. Although the University has in the recent past been entangled with some bad press as regards certain developments in the University, management under Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni, sailed above that storm and… Read More Latest: UEW On Massive Infrastructure Drive to Admit New Students as Schools Re-open SoonContinue Entertainment | Events Corner TALENTED KIDS: 10 BEST PERFORMANCE ALL-TIME BY CONTESTANTS ByFri Daus Talented Kidz is an annual show organised to unearth talents in especially the young ones in Ghana. This show has brought out the best in children as they display their amazing talents which prove that Ghana has lots of talents. Ghanapage.com brings you the top 10 Talented Kidz performance of all time that will blow… Read More Talented Kids: 10 Best Performance All-Time by ContestantsContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools TOP 10 BEST AND RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN GHANA ByFri Daus American International School American International School, Accra was founded in 2006. The school is located at 1, Jungle Road, East Legon.It is an American curriculum Christian school offering elementary, middle, and high schooling to boys and girls between the ages of 3 to 18 years old. Besides being an authorized SAT exam center, the school offers an… Read More Top 10 Best and Renowned International Schools in GhanaContinue Tertiary Education PENTECOST, ALL NATION UNIVERSITIES GRANTED PRESIDENTIAL CHARTERS BY NANA AKUFFO-ADDO ByFri Daus President Akufo-Addo has granted Presidential Charters to the Pentecost University College and the All Nations University College, making them fully fledge Universities that will now be able to award their own degrees rather than through an affiliate University as all private Universities are required to do until they receive a charter. Addressing a brief presentation… Read More Pentecost, All Nation Universities Granted Presidential Charters by Nana Akuffo-AddoContinue General News GNECC CALLS FOR MANDATORY TESTING FOR ALL TEACHERS ByFri Daus The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), a civil society network championing the right to quality basic education for all children, has urged the Government to ensure that all teachers undergo mandatory testing before going back to school. A statement issued by Mr Joseph Atsu Homadzi, Interim Chair, GNECC, which was made available to the… Read More GNECC Calls For Mandatory Testing For All TeachersContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UPSA POSTPONES EXTRANCE EXAMS FOR POST-FIRST DEGREE LLB APPLICANTS ByFri Daus POSTPONEMENT OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AND SELECTION INTERVIEW FOR POST-FIRST DEGREE LLB APPLICANTS This comes to inform all applicants and prospective applicants to the University’s 3-Year Post-First Degree Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme that due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the deadline for application, the entrance examination and the selection interview for applicants have been postponed… Read More UPSA Postpones Extrance Exams for Post-First Degree LLB ApplicantsContinue General News GNAT REPLIES PROFESSOR ADJEI ON HIS SAY ON DEDUCTIONS OF TEACHERS SALARIES ByFri Daus 50% Pay Cut: GNAT Replies Professor Adjei The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has reacted to Prof Stephen Adei’s call for a 50% slash in the salary of teachers who have been home because of coronavirus pandemic. The Professor Emeritus of the Ashesi University while commenting on whether or not schools should be reopened and… Read More GNAT Replies Professor Adjei on His Say on Deductions Of Teachers SalariesContinue Admissions | Tertiary Education CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SLASHES IT’S FEES FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus Central University has reduced its fees for the 2020-2021 academic year for as much as 55% in some programmes in order to provide support to parents and students post COVID-19. Being the foremost private Christian tertiary institution in Ghana, the University Council has approved varying percentage reduction of fees for programmes in its eight schools…. Read More Central University Slashes It’s Fees for 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue Basic Education (JHS) | General News 30% SLOTS OF “CATEGORY A” SHSS ARE RESERVE FOR BECE CANDIDATES FROM GOVT JHS – FREE SHS ByFri Daus The Free SHS Secretariat has revealed that under the Free Senior High School programme 30% of places in the 55 “Category A” Senior High Schools (SHSs) throughout the country are mandatorily reserved for candidates from public basic schools. The Secretariat explained that the 30% slots are reserved for candidates from government Junior High School (JHS) who have… Read More 30% slots of “category A” SHSs are reserve for BECE candidates from Govt JHS – Free SHSContinue Campus News UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MANAGEMENT PETITIONED TO HALT TIMED ONLINE TESTS AND QUIZZES ByFri Daus The Management of the University of Ghana has been petitioned by two students Jimmy Mawuse Adangbe and Godsway Cofie Obro Boateng to annul all real timed online tests and quizzes being conducted by some lectures. The petitioners among other concerns have urged the University Management to solve the numerous reported difficulties students continue to encounter in the… Read More University of Ghana Management petitioned to halt timed online tests and quizzesContinue General News NO REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS WITHOUT PTA FROM SEPTEMBER 2020 – NIB ByFri Daus The National Inspectorate Board, a newly-established agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Education has said it will from September 2020 not register any private pre-tertiary institution that does not have parent-teacher-associations (PTAs) for operation. The Inspectorate Board explained that, this is to involve parents in a decision-making process of the private pre-tertiary schools in… Read More No registration of schools without PTA from September 2020 – NIBContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ: DPS INT’L SCHOOL MAKES A SLOT IN THE FINALS, BEATS MANNA INT’L SCHOOL ByFri Daus At the junior level, DPS International edged Manna International School in an exciting semifinal contest. Fans expected a keen contest between the two impressive sides judging from their performances in the quarterfinal round. DPS International leveraged on their high proficiency in the STEM round to defeat Manna International who had led in the previous two… Read More The Sharks Quiz: DPS Int’l School makes a slot in the Finals, beats Manna Int’l SchoolContinue Publications | WAEC Examinations GUIDE: HOW TO ACCESS WASSCE/BECE PAST QUESTIONS ONLINE ON YOUR PHONE ByFri Daus I remember back in Senior High School (SHS) times when it was time for us to write our West African Examination exams. What you would find me doing was gathering all the past questions on each of the subjects that I am about to write about and solving them. I will be walking and visiting… Read More Guide: How to Access WASSCE/BECE Past Questions Online On Your PhoneContinue General News JUST IN: $3.155M TAX WAIVER FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS REFORM ByFri Daus Government has requested Parliament to waive domestic VAT amounting to the cedi equivalent of US$3,155,244.88 on local purchases and services in respect of the rehabilitation and upgrading of equipment in technical universities, polytechnics and technical and vocational training centres. The request is being made at the instance of the Government Concessional Loan Agreement with the… Read More Just in: $3.155M Tax Waiver for Technical Schools ReformContinue Admissions | Tertiary Education TAKE NOTE: UCC 2020/2021 APPLICATION PROCESS, FORMS AND DEADLINE ByFri Daus Application Description/Deadline The University of Cape Coast is out with application forms for undergraduate, certificate, diploma, graduate, mature, international, post-first-degree UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST ADMISSION GUIDELINES AND FORMS Application to UCC is basically online OR offline depending on your preference by following the following steps stated below. To become a student at the University of Cape… Read More Take Note: UCC 2020/2021 Application Process, Forms and DeadlineContinue Celebrities Yard | Opinions ACTOR JOHN DUMELO SAYS SHS IS ‘NOT FREE’ AS HE TELLS THE TRUTH ByFri Daus Political cum actor, John Dumelo punctured holes in the vaunted free SHS policy of the NPP by suggesting that it is a scam because there is no evidence that it’s free. According to him, the government increased taxes in the country intelligently astronomically so parents instead of paying tuition used the funds to pay their… Read More Actor John Dumelo says SHS is ‘Not Free’ as he tells the truthContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools TOP 10 RENOWNED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GREATER ACCRA ByFri Daus Education is the key to success, Education has change the thinking of many people in our society today and has also transformed the lives of most citizens in our country, for you to hold a higher public office you must be highly educated. So therefore education is the backbone of our dear nation and over… Read More Top 10 Renowned Senior High Schools in Greater AccraContinue Did you know? | Publications 4 LEARNING STYLES FOR GHANA STUDENTS TO HELP THEM LEARN FASTER AND SMARTER ByFri Daus When it comes to learning styles, “one size fits all” is an approach that simply doesn’t work. For instance, when learning a language, some people prefer to predominantly hear and speak it, while others prefer to study the grammar, vocabulary and construction of the language. The first person is likely to look for opportunities to… Read More 4 Learning Styles for Ghana Students to Help Them Learn Faster and SmarterContinue Opinions SAFETY OF CHILDREN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE REOPENING SCHOOLS – FORMER GNAT BOSS ByFri Daus Former General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) David Ofori Acheampong has asked the government to do widen consultations before reopening schools in the wake of the Covid-19 measures. He told Alfred Ocansey on Sunrise on 3FM Tuesday that the safety of school children and Ghanaians in general must be the topmost… Read More Safety Of Children Should be Considered Before Reopening Schools – Former GNAT BossContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools WHY MFANTSIMAN GIRL’S SHS ANTHEM AND MOTTO WAS CHANGED INTO LATIN AND THE NAME MANSYTE ByFri Daus Every school has few things they say that leave people asking questions like, why is it so? Or why that thing is in existence? Mfantsiman Girls’ Secondary School was formerly known as Saltpond Girls’ Secondary School. The name was changed to Mfantsiman when the District of Saltpond became the District of Mfantsiman. The school was… Read More Why Mfantsiman Girl’s SHS Anthem and Motto was Changed into Latin and The Name MANSYTEContinue General News SALARIES OF NEWLY PROMOTED TEACHERS PAID IN MAY TO PREVENT ‘BACK-PAY ARREARS’ ByFri Daus Newly promoted teachers who took part in the February 2020 teachers’ promotion examination have been paid their upgraded salaries in May 2020, a month after the release of their results. Information gathered by EducationGhana indicates there have been some technical challenges with some of the newly promoted teachers salaries for the month of May, though… Read More Salaries of Newly promoted Teachers paid in May to prevent ‘back-pay arrears’Continue Publications TOP 10 TRUE FACTS ABOUT GIRLS EDUCATION IN GHANA ByFri Daus Education in Ghana has seen a rise in terms of enrollment. However, there are still issues that must be addressed in regards to girls’ education in Ghana, that the country’s government, the U.S. and the rest of the world aim to resolve and rectify. In the article below, top 10 facts about girls’ education in… Read More Top 10 True Facts About Girls Education in GhanaContinue Celebrities Yard | General News GHPAGE.COM BOSS TONI KUSI SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE AFTER BEING ANNOUNCED BEST BLOGGER 2020 ByFri Daus Ghpage Boss Toni Kusi Shares His Experience After Being Announced Best Blogger 2020 Source: shstrendz.com/Toni Kusi I have learnt something as a web entrepreneur and this is worth noting. Do you know why most successful multibillion-dollar companies have two or more founders? For example; Apple – Steve Jobs & Wozniak Google – Larry Page &… Read More Ghpage.com Boss Toni Kusi Shares His Experience After Being Announced Best Blogger 2020Continue General News CORONAVIRUS: IVORY COAST REOPENS SCHOOLS AMIDST CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus Ivory Coast has become one of the first African countries to reopen schools to allow children in for lessons after months of shutdown. On Monday thousands of children were seen in face masks flocking back to school for the restart of lessons. The schools were shut for two months to stop the spread of coronavirus… Read More Coronavirus: Ivory Coast Reopens Schools Amidst CoronavirusContinue General News DON’T BE IN HURRY TO REOPEN SCHOOLS – GNECC TO GOVERNMENT ByFri Daus The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) on Monday urged the Government not to reopen schools until it has put in place a comprehensive regime and infrastructure to prevent the spread of Covid-19 among learners and education personnel across the country. The Government, it said, should also ensure that all learners, including those with disabilities,… Read More Don’t be in Hurry to Reopen Schools – GNECC to GovernmentContinue Celebrities Yard | Did you know? FULL LIST: TOP 50 BLOGGERS IN GHANA 2020 BY AVANCE MEDIA ByFri Daus The 2020 ranking which features 58 outstanding bloggers associated with 50 different blogs out of over 250 nominations, was used to celebrate partnerships as it identified and honoured co-founders and managing editors of some of the leading blogs in the ranking. Occupying the foremost position on the ranking is Toni Kusi and Rashad Kojo Emmanuel,… Read More Full List: Top 50 Bloggers in Ghana 2020 by Avance MediaContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ 2020: PRESEC-LEGON SILENCES KETASCO IN A TENSION-FILLED SEMIFINAL CONTEST ByFri Daus Keta Senior High School failed in their attempt to make it to the finals of The Sharks all round high school competition, losing against a dazzling Presec side in a pulsating semifinal contest. Both schools had been impressive in the lead up to the semifinals. While Ketasco overpowered Accra Academy and trampled Sonrise Christian High;… Read More The Sharks Quiz 2020: Presec-Legon silences Ketasco in a tension-filled semifinal contestContinue Did you know? MFANTSIMAN GIRL’S SHS CHECKLIST AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT ByFri Daus There are some memories in a person’s life of which he or she cannot forget them as the person begin to age. Such memories in one way or the other give a feeling that is sometimes unexplainable to people with the exception of those with similar feelings or experiences. Feelings or experiences a person gain… Read More Mfantsiman Girl’s SHS Checklist and All You Need to Know About ItContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools TOP 20 BEST AND POPULAR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN ASHANTI REGION ByFri Daus T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School is a coeducational second-cycle public educational institution in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Founded: January 30, 1950 Motto: Knowledge is Power Classes offered General arts, science, visual arts, business Afia Kobi Ampem Girls Senior High SchoolAfia Kobi Ampem Senior High School(formerly Trabuom Secondary School and Atwimaman Secondary School) is an all female high… Read More Top 20 Best and Popular Senior High Schools in Ashanti RegionContinue General News | Opinions RE-OPEN SCHOOLS FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS – EDUWATCH ByFri Daus An advocacy organisation, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), says the government should commence the reopening of schools with only final year junior and senior high school students. They said, it should be from July to August to enable the students write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)… Read More Re-Open Schools for Final Year Students – EduWatchContinue General News FIND COMMON GROUND WITH GES TO GET EDUCATION RE-RUNNING – EDUCATION ADVOCATE ADVISES TEACHER UNIONS ByFri Daus An Education Advocate and a Classroom Instructor, Divine Kpe has raised concerns about ongoing supposed agitations from Teacher Unions and other stakeholders against the proposal of the Ghana Education Service to reopen schools. ”The decision to reopen schools is a matter of “When” because whether sooner or later, there’ll be a time that schools must… Read More Find common ground with GES to get education re-running – Education Advocate advises Teacher UnionsContinue Opinions | Publications FREE SHS: DOUBLE TRACK SYSTEM ABOUT TO DIE FOR GOOD ByFri Daus My grandma always told me, if someone deserve praise, you raise a glass of 1931 to their name, but if they deserve to be put on track, you show them the pit they belongs. This week has seen my constant happiness for parents who were forced to reach out to extra classes Teachers just to… Read More Free SHS: Double Track System About to Die for GoodContinue General News INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IDEAS FROM MS TURKSON ByFri Daus Ms Turkson, an Educationist said innovation and creativity were crucial as far as education, especially inclusive education, was concerned. “Students are more likely to synthesize the information taught, bring more joy, and make their educational experience more meaningful,” she said. Ms Turkson, who recently participated in a webinar, dubbed: “Inclusive Education: Before, during and after… Read More Inclusive Education Ideas from Ms TurksonContinue General News EDUWATCH AFRICA CALLS ON GOV’T TO RE-OPEN SCHOOLS FOR FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS ByFri Daus An advocacy organisation, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), says the government should commence the reopening of schools with only final year junior and senior high school students. That, it said, should be from July to August to enable them to write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)… Read More EduWatch Africa Calls on Gov’t to Re-open Schools for Final-year StudentsContinue Publications | Tertiary Education THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HND AND DIPLOMA IN GHANA ByFri Daus Many students fail to understand the difference between HND and Diploma. And that’s why we are presenting this article to help you understand what HND and a Diploma are. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HND AND DIPLOMA: WHAT IS HND? A Higher National Diploma is a higher education qualification issued after successful completion of a work-related course, and focuses on ‘learning by doing’,… Read More The Difference Between HND and Diploma in GhanaContinue Did you know? | NSMQ Archives NSMQ MYSTERY: NO GIRLS SCHOOL HAS EVER WON THE COMPETITION SINCE 1994 ByFri Daus For the subsequent number of years, the National Science and Math Quiz has become a very competitive event fostering good and healthy academic rivalry among high schools and giving the bragging rights to second cycle students in Ghana. It’s incomplete to talk about top high schools in Ghana without mentioning some of the girls’ senior… Read More NSMQ Mystery: No Girls School Has Ever Won The Competition Since 1994Continue Schools News UBAISH SHS FACING A LOT OF CHALLENGES – HEADMASTER CRIES FOR HELP ByFri Daus Uthman Bin Affan SHS is the only Islamic secondary school in the Western Region but the school is currently facing many infrastructural challenges. The school was established in 2008 through a community help spirit spearheaded by Sheikh Mozu with 28 students and has a current population of 800 students. According to the headmaster, the academic… Read More UBAISH SHS facing a lot of challenges – Headmaster cries for helpContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools TOP 10 BEST AND POPULAR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN EASTERN REGION ByFri Daus Making the right choice for a secondary school for yourself or your child is never an easy task especially if they are several great schools to choose from. In this situation quality education and comfortable environment is the hallmark of every institution and certain decision made on school school selection are based on these. Eastern… Read More Top 10 Best and Popular Senior High Schools in Eastern RegionContinue General News EDUCATION MINISTRY TO AMEND PRE-TETIARY BILL ByFri Daus The Ministry of Education has decided to remove sections of the Pre-Tertiary Education Bill which deals with decentralisation of education at the district level, following a request by the teacher unions in the country. They are from sections 29 to 37, which sought to cede the management of basic education schools, district education units, human… Read More Education Ministry to Amend Pre-Tetiary BillContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions QUIZ: WHO FACES WHOM IN THE NSMQ2020 PRELIMINARY STAGE? ByFri Daus Ranking of Regional Qualifiers used for balloting pots for the NSMQ 2020 Preliminary Stage Contests Last year, Primetime Ltd. – organisers of the National Science & Maths Quiz, introduced the Pot system, where for the Preliminary stage, Regional Qualifiers were ranked in Pots A, B and C based on their performance at the Regional Qualifiers…. Read More Quiz: Who faces Whom in the NSMQ2020 Preliminary Stage?Continue General News OPERA NEWS HUB ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ORIGINAL ARTICLES OF THE WEEK REWARD(1) ByFri Daus It’s already a week and Opera News Hub presents to you the winners of our weekly high quality and original articles for the $20 prize for Week one(1). This week, we have varieties of thought-provoking and interesting topics from different writers and in different categories-from politics though to social, health and entertainment. On the political front, a writer… Read More Opera News Hub announces Winners of Original Articles of the Week Reward(1)Continue Did you know? | Ghana Schools MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL: THE HISTORY OF GHANA’S OLDEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus Mfantsipim was the first secondary school to be established on 3 April 1876 in the Gold Coast, and in 1931, was moved to its present location on the Kwabotwe Hill in the northern part of Cape Coast on the Kotokuraba road. The school sometimes has been referred to as Kwabotwe for the reason for it being… Read More MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL: THE HISTORY OF GHANA’S OLDEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLContinue General News GNACOPS RELEASES LIST OF SCHOOLS ON STIMULUS PACKAGE APPLICATION ByFri Daus Source: SHSTRENDZ.COM The Ghana National Council of Private Schools -GNACOPS has released a list of schools who applied for stimulus-package through Gnacops. The Director of International Relations/Business Corporation of the Council Mr Steve Revss confirmed that, as part of measures taken to present credible information of schools to the State and other international donor organisations… Read More GNACOPS releases List of Schools on Stimulus Package ApplicationContinue Local News PREZ. AKUFO-ADDO VISITS KCCR, STAFF REITERATE COMMITMENT TO COVID-19 FIGHT ByFri Daus President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid a visit to staff members at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine in the Ashanti Region. The visit was to familiarize himself with their operations as they help Ghana’s efforts in the fight against the novel coronavirus in the area of testing of samples. President Akufo-Addo’s visit… Read More Prez. Akufo-Addo visits KCCR, staff reiterate commitment to COVID-19 fightContinue Publications MANASSEH’S FOLDER: THE WESLEY GIRLS’ HEADMISTRESS AND THE INTERNS DEBATE ByFri Daus I did not have an appointment. And my name did not ring a bell. I did not have the fame that would open doors on an impromptu visit. All I had was an idea. And wavering confidence, the kind of confidence that would not impress the most sympathetic panel of job interviewers. But I sat… Read More Manasseh’s Folder: The Wesley Girls’ Headmistress and The Interns DebateContinue General News GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE TO UNVEIL BLUEPRINT AHEAD OF A POSSIBLE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS ByFri Daus A release sighted by websaet.com indicates that the Ghana Education Service is in consultation with relevant stakeholders to present a blueprint document to President Akufo-Addo. According to the release the blueprint document will guide the reopening of Basic, Junior High and Secondary schools throughout the country. It will be recall that President of the Republic, Nana Addo… Read More Ghana Education Service to unveil Blueprint Ahead of a Possible Reopening of SchoolsContinue General News | Tertiary Education UG: STOP COMPLAINING OVER NUMEROUS ASSIGNMENTS – SRC PLEADS WITH STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Students Representative Council of the University of Ghana has urged its members to stop grumbling over the numerous assignments given to them by their lecturers as a means to assess them. There have been complaints from students over the increasing number of assignment from lectures. Most of these students take to social media to… Read More UG: Stop complaining over numerous assignments – SRC pleads with studentsContinue Tertiary Education UEW 2020/2021 ENTRANCE EXAMS FOR MATURE APPLICANTS POSTPONED ByFri Daus The Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) says it has postponed the 2020/2021 Entrance Examinations for Mature Applicants which was scheduled for 4th – 6th June until further notice. According to the management, a new date will be announced to applicants and the general public in the meantime. Meanwhile, the sale of application forms is still… Read More UEW 2020/2021 Entrance Exams for Mature Applicants PostponedContinue General News | Technology AIRTELTIGO PARTNERS OPERA MINI TO OFFER FREE DATA TO GHANAIANS ByFri Daus As part of an effort to make “Life Simple” Telecommunications network, AirtelTigo has announced it’s a partnership with the popular mobile web browser, Opera Mini for the benefit of all AirtelTigo customers nationwide. According to Ethel Anamoo, the Chief Business Officer at AirtelTigo, the partnership is to bring on board more Ghanaians on the internet. “We… Read More AirtelTigo partners Opera Mini to offer free data to GhanaiansContinue General News | Local News COVID-19: AKUFO-ADDO EXTENDS BAN ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS TILL MAY 31, 2020 ByFri Daus The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in response to the petition by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has extended the ban imposed on public gatherings to the end of the month. Akufo-Addo announced the extension of the ban during his nin televised nation’ address to the citizenry of Ghana. He said the ban… Read More COVID-19: Akufo-Addo extends ban on public gatherings till May 31, 2020Continue General News GHANA’S COVID-19 CASE COUNT NOW 4700 WITH 494 RECOVERIES ByFri Daus According to President Akufo-Addo, 4700 persons have reportedly been confirmed positive of the deadly novel coronavirus in Ghana as of Sunday, 9.30 pm. The President announced this during his ninth televised nation’s address to the citizenry of Ghana on measures put in place to slow the fast spreading of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ghana…. Read More Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now 4700 with 494 recoveriesContinue General News | Publications NATIONAL SHORT STORY WRITING CHALLENGE REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY AT 5 PM GMT ByFri Daus The submission of entries for National Short Story Writing Challenge ends today Sunday, May 10th, 2020, at 5 PM GMT, the Ghana Library Authority has said. According to GHLA persons between the ages of 9 to 18 years are eligible to register for the 2020 edition of the National Short Story Writing competition. The National Short Story… Read More National Short Story Writing Challenge Registration ends today at 5 PM GMTContinue General News OPERA NEWS HUB GHANA PAYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR APRIL 2020 OUT NOW!!! ByFri Daus Dear Creators, Be informed that payment for stories published in the month of April is currently being processed and would be paid into your accounts on/before Saturday, May 30. Please also note that the payment is only for articles from April 14th to April 30th. Please also note: considering the convenience for bank settlement, we… Read More Opera News Hub Ghana Payment Announcement for April 2020 Out Now!!!Continue Did you know? | Technology OPERA NEWS HUB LAUNCHES THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE REWARD PROGRAMME IN GHANA ByFri Daus As part of our commitment to encourage the creation and dissemination of high quality contents from authors on the Opera News Hub, we are elated to announce the launch of the Original Article Rewards Programme in Ghana. The Original Article Rewards Programme is an initiative to reward creators who consistently submit original high-quality articles. Below… Read More Opera News Hub Launches The Original Article Reward Programme In GhanaContinue Opinions | Tertiary Education MY EXPERIENCE AT THE COMMONWEALTH HALL ON UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON CAMPUS – STUDENT TELLS ByFri Daus Commonwealth Hall is the third established students’ hall of the University of Ghana campus and the first and only all-male hall residency. According to the university’s website the hall was established at the beginning of the 1956-57 academic year. Ghana had just realized its independence and to help honor Ghana’s admittance into the Commonwealth of Nations,… Read More My Experience at the Commonwealth Hall on University of Ghana, Legon Campus – Student TellsContinue Ghana Schools TOP 18 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) IN CENTRAL REGION ByFri Daus The Central Region is one of the sixteen administrative regions of Ghana.Central region is known for it’s many elite higher educational institutions and an economy based on an abundance of industrial minerals and tourism. Forts,castles and beaches are tourist places that people do visit.In this article,I will show you some senior high schools in the… Read More Top 18 Senior High Schools (SHS) in Central RegionContinue General News CENTRAL REGION: FUMIGATION AND DISINFECTION EXERCISE BEGINS IN 103 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHSS) ByFri Daus The waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has commenced a massive fumigation exercise in the fight of bed bugs and other unseen insects in public senior high and technical schools as well as special needs schools in the Central Region, 3news.com has said. A total of 103 school dormitories in the region are being sprayed… Read More Central Region: Fumigation and Disinfection Exercise Begins in 103 Senior High Schools (SHSs)Continue WAEC Examinations GES AND WAEC SET TO RELEASE DATE AND TIMETABLE FOR 2020 WASSCE AND BECE ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) and its partner the West African Examination Council (WAEC) are closely monitoring the coronavirus pandemic situation to choose a suitable date to conduct the postponed 2020 BECE and WASSCE for school candidates, Deputy Education Minister, Osei Yaw Adutwum has said. According to Osei Yaw Adutwum, the two annual national examinations… Read More GES and WAEC set to Release Date and Timetable for 2020 WASSCE and BECEContinue Did you know? | Tertiary Education 2020-2021: TOP 12 MOST BEAUTIFUL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD ByFri Daus Does the job of selecting a university totally depends on the academic aspect? Could someone be maneuvered by the campus beauty, so that he or she will take an instant decision of enrolling there? Even though location, quality & value of curriculum and educational track record are amongst the most significant factors to consider while… Read More 2020-2021: Top 12 Most Beautiful Tertiary Institutions in The WorldContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ 2020: ST. THOMAS AQUINAS MAKES SEMIFINAL BERTH AT THE EXPENSE OF ADISADEL COLLEGE. ByFri Daus Accra top high school, St. Thomas Aquinas returned from a hiatus last season to make the semifinals this season against two-time semifinalists Adisadel College. The Aquinas side started the stronger side in the Right Corner round (questions on Ghana and Africa) and R cubed round (Reading, writing and Arithmetic), but the Zebra boys from Cape-Coast… Read More The Sharks Quiz 2020: St. Thomas Aquinas makes semifinal berth at the expense of Adisadel College.Continue General News GES PROMOTION EXAMS: 39% OF TEACHERS FAIL AS RESULTS ARE RELEASED ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service(GES) has released results for the promotion of teachers to various grades( Deputy Director, Assistant Director I, Assistant Director II, and Principal Superintendent.) The exam, the first of its kind, was held from the 10th to 21st February 2020 at various centers across the country. According to a GES letter signed by… Read More GES Promotion Exams: 39% of Teachers Fail as Results are ReleasedContinue Did you know? | NSMQ Archives REVEALED: THE SECRET BEHIND 2020 NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHS QUIZ POSTPONEMENT ByFri Daus This year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will no longer come off between June and July as scheduled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to Primetime Limited, organisers of the programme, it “is closely monitoring the crisis and will share updates on new dates for the championship as soon as they are available”…. Read More REVEALED: The Secret Behind 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz PostponementContinue General News SOME CANCER CAUSING AGENTS (CARCINOGENS) ByFri Daus A carcinogen is a substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis (the formation of cancer). And some of these substances are mostly around us. We should be very careful to avoid some of these things on the list below. As they may predispose us to the risk of getting cancer. Sun Rays You may be… Read More Some Cancer Causing Agents (Carcinogens)Continue Tertiary Education TUTAG MIGHT REVIEW E-LEARNING PROCESS IF CORONAVIRUS STILL PERSISTS ByFri Daus The President of the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), Dr.Micheal Brigandi has said the e-learning processes in Ghanaian tertiary institutions during this coronavirus period might have to be reviewed should the pandemic persists The President speaking in an interview with Samuel Eshun on the Happy Morning Show on Happy 98.9FM said the e-learning… Read More TUTAG might review E-learning Process if Coronavirus still persistsContinue General News COVID-19: GHANA’S RECOVERY COUNT INCREASES TO 294 ByFri Daus 294 persons have now recovered from the novel coronavirus in Ghana. This means that 65 more people who had contracted the virus have been discharged since Saturday’s [May 2, 2020] update from the Ghana Health Service. In Ghana, persons with the virus are declared to have recovered when they test negative to the virus twice… Read More COVID-19: Ghana’s recovery count increases to 294Continue General News | Opinions WE ARE REVIEWING THE BAN ON THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES BY SHS STUDENTS IN GHANA – GOV’T ByFri Daus The Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has hinted the Ghana Education Service is taking a second look at the ban on the use of electronic devices like mobile phones among others, particularly in Senior High Schools. According to the Deputy Education Minister, the Ghana Education Service is currently reviewing its policies to… Read More We are reviewing the ban on the use of Mobile Phones by SHS Students in Ghana – Gov’tContinue General News JUST IN: GES RELEASES RESULTS OF TEACHER PROMOTION AS 61% PASS ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service has released the results for the professional promotion exams conducted early this year. This was in a release by the Deputy Director General, Dr. Anthony Boateng on behalf of the Director General of GES. Below is the full statement. We are pleased to inform staff of Ghana Education Service that the… Read More Just in: GES releases results of Teacher Promotion as 61% PassContinue General News PROF. RANSFORD GYAMPOH SENDS TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE TV3 EDITOR ByFri Daus TV3 Editor, Edward Akwabi and Yaw GyampoTV3 Editor, Edward Akwabi and Prof. Yaw GyampoPolitical Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has eulogised the Former Head of political news at Media General, Edward Kwabi following his demise. The late broadcaster was buried today, May 2, 2020 in a private burial ceremony in… Read More Prof. Ransford Gyampoh sends touching tribute to the Late TV3 EditorContinue General News BE INFORMED: GES HASN’T RELEASED WASSCE 2020 TIMETABLE – DISREGARD ANY FAKE NEWS ByFri Daus Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has stated that no decision has been made on the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). He is, therefore, urging the general public, especially Senior High School students to disregard all information circulating on social media platforms which have not been endorsed… Read More Be Informed: GES hasn’t released WASSCE 2020 Timetable – Disregard any Fake NewsContinue General News WASSCE 2020 UPDATES BEYOND LOCKDOWN – DEPUTY EDUCATION MINISTER SPEAKS ByFri Daus With regards to rumors circulating around on the 2020 WASSCE timetable, Dr. Adutwum has took it upon himself to clearify all 2020 WASSCE candidates on Sunday night on Joy news on a show “Beyond the Lockdown,” the program was designed to interact with students accross the country on matters concerning their education in this crucial… Read More WASSCE 2020 Updates Beyond Lockdown – Deputy Education Minister SpeaksContinue Tertiary Education UPSA,UHAS AND UEW AUTHORITIES ADDRESSES STUDENTS ON E-LEARNING AND ONLINE QUIZZES ByFri Daus In a live interview with some of the Vice Chancellors at the various Universities via zoom on the “beyond the Lockdown show on Joy news TV” on Sunday evening 3rd may 2020, there were a lot of concerns coming out from students which the various Vice Chancellors present took their time to clearify students on… Read More UPSA,UHAS and UEW Authorities addresses Students on E-Learning and Online QuizzesContinue Entertainment | General News WINNEBA SHS @70: I WALKED A PROUD WINNESCAN ByFri Daus I would like to congratulate Winneba Secondary School, on the event of its 70th anniversary. We have come this far, from when a private individual, Mr. Dowuona Hammond, established the school, to when I turned into a glad student, to now as I praise the school that molded my life; we have absolutely come this… Read More Winneba SHS @70: I walked a proud WinnescanContinue General News GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE URGES CORPORATES TO INVEST IN SCIENCE EDUCATION ByFri Daus The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, has encouraged corporate citizens to supplement Government’s interest in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education to quicken national improvement. He said powerful Science Education would not just fix the numbness of citizens about Science in any case, would likewise expand their insight base and make… Read More Ghana Education Service Urges Corporates to Invest In Science EducationContinue Schools News ACCRA GIRLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WINS ILO@100 QUIZ ByFri Daus As a part of the Centenary Celebrations of the International Labor Organization (ILO) the ILO sub region in Ghana has sorted out test competition for five senior secondary schools in Accra, where Accra Girls Senior High School rose as the champs. The Celebrations is on the subject ” the future of work” The bosses tied… Read More Accra Girls Senior High School Wins ILO@100 QuizContinue Entertainment | Events Corner MODEL TV GHANA PRESENTS GHANA HIGH SCHOOL FASHION WEEK SUPPORTED BY TEENMODELSGH ByFri Daus The Ghana High School Fashion Week is an endorsed fashion cum modelling agency that annually holds modelling,fashion and music competitions for high school students in Ghana and organized by Model TV (modeltvghana.com).with sponsored support from Teenmodelsgh. It was founded by visionary heads who have brought up this show to make the youth especially high school… Read More Model TV Ghana Presents Ghana High School Fashion Week Supported by TeenmodelsghContinue Sports ASHANTI REGIONAL INTER-SCHOOLS SOCCER COMPETITION POSTPONED DUE TO NSA DEMANDS ByFri Daus The Ashanti Regional Inter-Schools Soccer Competitions have been postponed due to NSA demands. The up and coming Ashanti Regional Schools and Colleges Soccer Competition have been deferred to next semester in perspective on the tussle between the Federation and the National Sports Authority. The Schools and Colleges Sports alliance and the National Sports Authority are… Read More Ashanti Regional Inter-Schools Soccer Competition postponed due to NSA demandsContinue Did you know? | Publications WHAT EXACTLY IS IN THE QUIZ MISTRESS’ BAG? ByFri Daus Do you recollect the narrative of the wicked rodent? That rodent requested that its kids proceed to decimate the rancher’s pepper ranch. The child rodents came whining that, ‘mummy, the pepper we are biting is hot o’ and the mother rodent went like: ‘feel free to figure out how to bite the pepper; it’s not… Read More What exactly is in the Quiz Mistress’ bag?Continue General News | Schools News STRIKE ‘SABOTAGE’: I AM NOT MINDFUL OF ANY STRIKE ACTIVITY – ARCHBISHOP PORTER GIRLS’ SHS HEADMISTRESS ByFri Daus In spite of the strike announced by three teacher unions, some public schools have seen tearchers answering to their posts for educating teaching duties.. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) proclaimed the strike beginning today once again the non-payments of… Read More Strike ‘Sabotage’: I am not mindful of any Strike activity – Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS HeadmistressContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHS QUIZ (NSMQ) FACT SHEET FROM 1994 TILL DATE ByFri Daus NATIONAL SCIENCE & MATHS QUIZ FACT SHEETWith the 24 editions so far (1994-2019)…SCHOOLS WITH MOST TROPHIES1. Presec Legon: 5 [1995, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009]2. Prempeh College: 4 [1994, 1996, 2015, 2017]4. St. Peter’s School: 3 [2000, 2005, 2018]3. Opoku Ware School: 2 [1997, 2002]5. Achimota School: 2 [1998, 2004]6. Mfatsipim School: 2 [1999, 2014]7. Pope… Read More National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) Fact Sheet From 1994 till dateContinue General News WAEC GRADING SYSTEM: OF 7AS CONFUSION AND MATTERS ARISING ByFri Daus It is well known that any candidate who scores 7As in the West Africa Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is verily seen to be a brilliant student society. At times, prizes may trickle down and those that were able to make the 6As and 5As are also recognised and rewarded for their good plight…. Read More WAEC Grading System: Of 7As Confusion and Matters ArisingContinue Publications 10 QUOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM CHINUA ACHEBE’S ‘THINGS FALL APART’ ByFri Daus Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. Published in 1958, its story chronicles pre-colonial life in the south-eastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of the Europeans during the late nineteenth century.The following are the quotes in the novel. 1.A man who pays respect to the great paves the way… Read More 10 Quotes You Need to Know from Chinua Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’Continue Tertiary Education UEW RELEASES DATE FOR MANDATORY QUIZZES ON MOODLE LMS ByFri Daus In furtherance of the University’s goal of bringing the second semester to a logical conclusion by conducting teaching and learning on the Moodle platform, all Lecturers are requested to mandatorily conduct at least one form of a quiz on the platform anytime from Wednesday, April 29, 2020, through Thursday, May 7, 2020, EXCEPT Tuesday, May 5, 2020…. Read More UEW releases date for Mandatory Quizzes on Moodle LMSContinue Schools News E/R: OYOKO METHODIST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES ITS 2ND SPEECH AND PRIZE GIVING DAY ByFri Daus Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua, Eastern Region this weekend celebrated its second speech and prize-giving day. The colourful event that took place under the theme ‘ Quality Education, the role of stakeholders ‘ brought together past and present students of the school. The event began with the Board Chairman, Chairman for the occasion,… Read More E/R: Oyoko Methodist Senior High School Celebrates Its 2nd Speech and Prize Giving DayContinue Entertainment | Events Corner KOFI KINAATA’S ‘YOUTH SEMINAR’ TO BE HELD AS PART OF ‘MADE IN TAADI’ CONCERT ByFri Daus Kofi Kinaata’s ‘Youth Seminar’ to be held as part of ‘Made IN Taadi’ Concert. As a major aspect of the 2019 release of ‘Made in Taadi Concert’ which is additionally the third edition, Team Move, the managers of Kofi Kinaata has added a seminar to the concert. The event which is on 20th December 2019… Read More Kofi Kinaata’s ‘Youth Seminar’ to be held as part of ‘Made IN Taadi’ ConcertContinue Tertiary Education MANAGEMENT OF REGIONAL MARITIME UNIVERSITY WAIVERS FEES FOR THE 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus Management of the Maritime Regional University has waived portions of student’s fees for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. The decision comes on the back of the successful migration of teaching and learning online following the closure of all universities in Ghana due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Generally, students across the country… Read More Management of Regional Maritime University Waivers Fees for the 2019/2020 academic yearContinue General News BOLGA AND WA POLYTECHNICS ARE NOW APPROVED TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA ByFri Daus The Bolgatanga and Wa Polytechnics have reportedly been approved now as Technical universities, as of now, there are 10 Technical universities in Ghana, the Daily Graphic has said. An amendment of the Technical Universities Act (922) on Thursday, April 2, 2020, by Parliament endorsed the approval of Bolgatanga Polytechnic and the Wa Polytechnic in the Upper West… Read More Bolga And Wa Polytechnics are now approved Technical Universities in GhanaContinue Basic Education (JHS) | WAEC Examinations 2020 BECE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES RESULTS RELEASED BY WAEC ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released 2020 BECE Private results for private students who sat for the examination in February. The Council entreats students that wrote the private examination to check their results only at its official portal https://eresults.waecgh.org How to check 2020 BECE Private Results OnlineFollowing the release of the results, we’ve… Read More 2020 BECE for Private Candidates Results released by WAECContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020 OFFICIALLY POSTPONED BY PRIMETIME GHANA LTD ByFri Daus Source: SHSTRENDZ.COM The annual Science and Maths content-based national level quiz for senior high schools in Ghana 2020 National Edition has been postponed by Primetime (Organizers of the Quiz) Ghana, an education-interest advertising and public relations agency, since 1993 following the crisis emanating from the Coronavirus pandemic. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the National Science and… Read More NSMQ 2020 Officially Postponed by Primetime Ghana LtdContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions TAKE NOTE: 2020 NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHS QUIZ POSTPONED OFFICIALLY ByFri Daus Ghana’s most popular and widely watched television quiz programme, the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will no longer take place in June – July as scheduled, the organizers of the quiz, Primetime has announced. The postponement of the 2020 National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is due to the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic which has halted almost… Read More Take Note: 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz Postponed OfficiallyContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools THE HISTORY OF ST. MARY’S GIRL’S SHS AND THE ORIGIN OF ACASMA ByFri Daus St Mary Senior High School at Korle Gonnor in Accra was established on 6th February 1950 by two dedicated Catholic missionary sisters and Servants of the Holy Spirit. The school started with just ten girls and a staff of two reverend sisters namely, the late Rev. Sisters Jane and Rosette. The school has academic ties with… Read More The History of St. Mary’s Girl’s SHS and the Origin of ACASMAContinue Tertiary Education UDS SRC CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF ONLINE PROGRAMME OVER LOGIN CHALLENGES ByFri Daus The Students Representative Council of the University for Development Studies is asking school authorities to suspend the rolling out of its online learning management system until all technical challenges with the system is resolved. This comes barely a week after the school moved to undertake academic activities for the rest of the semester online. The… Read More UDS SRC calls for suspension of online programme over login challengesContinue Local News | Tertiary Education SECOND-YEAR STUDENT OF OFFINSO TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE ELECTROCUTED TO DEATH ByFri Daus A 26 year student has died in Garu a community in the upper East Region. This sad incident happened when Mr Rauf Inusah met his untimely death when he was digging a building foundation. The family of Mr Rauf Inusah Confirmed this to Sunshine FM. The family narrated that ,one guy known as ‘Garu Burger’… Read More Second-year student of Offinso Teacher Training College electrocuted to deathContinue Schools News NOTABLE BOARDING HOUSES OF ACHIMOTA SCHOOL AND WHAT THEY STAND FOR ByFri Daus Achimota School is in Accra Ghana. It is best known for educating a number senior Government officials and businessmen. There about 200 employees in the school. It sets a precedent as the first mixed gender organization to be set up in Ghana. Achimota School House and Buildings The institution has beautiful structures; with some of… Read More Notable Boarding Houses of Achimota School And What They Stand ForContinue General News | Schools News JUST IN: STUDENT OF AGONA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL JAILED FOR STEALING GHANA CARD REGISTRATION LAPTOP ByFri Daus Just in: Student of Agona Senior High School Jailed For Stealing Ghana Card Registration Laptop A 20-year old student of Agona Senior High School(ASTEC) at Agona in the Ashanti Region has been sentenced to four-year imprisonment by the Nsuta Circuit Court in Sekyere Central Region for stealing a laptop used in the ongoing Ghana Card… Read More Just in: Student of Agona Senior High School Jailed For Stealing Ghana Card Registration LaptopContinue General News LATEST: ALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO EAT GHANA RICE FOR DINING NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, has declared that beginning from next academic year, all Senior High Schools under the Free Senior High School (SHS) Program will be bolstered with Ghana rice. This decision is a scaling up of the strategy in the Ashanti Region, the… Read More Latest: All Senior High Schools To Eat Ghana Rice For Dining Next Academic YearContinue General News VIDEO: ANGRY SAMINI WANTS GES TO DEAL WITH HEADMASTER OF EBENEZER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST HIM ByFri Daus Ghana’s popular reggae dancehall artiste Samini has and is appealing to Ghana Education Service(GES) to deal strictly with the Headmaster of Ebenezer Senior High School who by mistake allegedly discriminated on him during his kind visit to the school. Samini spoke to Sammy Forson on cosmopolitan Mix on Wednesday on this same issue that he… Read More Video: Angry Samini Wants GES To Deal With Headmaster of Ebenezer Senior High School For Discriminating Against HimContinue Did you know? | Publications THE FOUR COGNITIVE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LEARNER. ByFri Daus According to wikipedia.org cognition is the mental action or process of aquiring knowledge and understanding through, experience and the senses. Cognition involves many aspects of intellectual functioning and processes which i am going to discuss about four of them which are very necessary for any successful student. Memory Memory is the basic form of cognitive skill that… Read More The four cognitive skills needed to be a successful learner.Continue Entertainment | Events Corner HIGH SCHOOL JAM KICKS OFF TOMORROW AT KEEGEE HOTEL IN ACCRA ByFri Daus The biggest and never-ending high school jam in Ghana which takes place on 28th of December every year is near as it is getting ready once again to rock Keegee Hotel in Accra with live performances from students artistes and senior artistes in these last days of 2019. High School Jam is an annual event… Read More High School Jam Kicks Off Tomorrow At Keegee Hotel In AccraContinue Schools News WESLEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVES BOOKS TO BOOST PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ByFri Daus With copies of the recently launched book, Understanding English Literature, Wesley Girls ‘ High School in Cape Coast was presented at a brief ceremony at the school. Presenting the books priced at GHc6,000, the author, Ms Mercy Catherine Adjabeng, who is the school’s former English Language and Literature teacher, said she was happy to support… Read More Wesley Girls’ High School Receives Books to Boost Performance in English Language and LiteratureContinue Sports JUST IN: THE 2020 SPRITE BALL DRAW ENDS SUCCESSFULLY ByFri Daus The anticipated draw for the 2020 Sprite Ball Championship ended successfully with the fate of competing schools in Ghana’s largest high school basketball competition determined, albeit at a preliminary stage. National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliament Aspirant for the West Wuogon Constituency of Ayawaso, John Dumelo, and Yaw Sakyi Afari, CEO of Rite Sports, attended the… Read More JUST IN: The 2020 Sprite Ball Draw Ends SuccessfullyContinue General News GHANA LIBRARY AUTHORITY TO INCREASE BOOK STOCK IN ALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE ByFri Daus The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) management says it will extend the public library network, renovate more libraries, and increase its book stock by 2020. Throughout 2019, the Authority introduced to its portfolio 255,887 new books, marking a rise of 40.50 per cent. Mr Hayford Siaw, the Authority’s Executive Director, speaking at a press briefing, said… Read More Ghana Library Authority to increase book stock in all senior high schools nationwideContinue Did you know? | Publications HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT WHILE ON DOUBLE-TRACK SYSTEM ByFri Daus I’ve come to realize that successful students aren’t smarter than others. They’re just more organized, more concentrated, and they’ve established winning habits. So even if you don’t feel like you’re a smart student, don’t worry about it. Below are some suggestions and ideas on how to become a successful student Relying on processes, not inspiration… Read More How to Become A Successful Student While On Double-Track SystemContinue General News | Schools News FREE SHS: THE BOYS DORMITORY ByFri Daus Vakpo Senior High Technical School (SHTS), an underprivileged second cycle institution in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region that could only admit about 247 students, now has facilities that make it possible for the admission of over 1000 students. The school’s headmaster, Vivienne Akosua Dzifa Sessi, said, “This transition that has taken place… Read More Free SHS: The Boys DormitoryContinue Sports CHECK OUT: FULL ANALYSIS OF THE 2019/2020 SPRITE BALL CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus The 2020 Sprite Ball Championship was filled with activity as Day One of the championships saw some shockers and some new teams make their debut appearance at the annual basketball gala. In the opening day of the games, male and female championship defending champions posted mixed results. In the very first game of this year’s… Read More Check Out: Full Analysis Of The 2019/2020 Sprite Ball ChampionshipContinue General News ‘SAVE THE SECOND YEAR GOLD TRACKERS NOW’- EDUCATIONALIST URGES ByFri Daus The timetable for the first and second years of the term for the track system should be checked. This is because of the following reasons; it is seen from the time table published that the second year’s green batch will restart while the gold will stay home until March. It’s easier to restart together as… Read More ‘Save The Second Year Gold Trackers Now’- Educationalist urgesContinue Publications EXPLAINED: LIVING A HAPPIER LIFE IN 2020 AS A TRUE GHANAIAN STUDENT AND CITIZEN ByFri Daus Over the past decade, we’ve learned a lot, and now we’re entering a new year, let’s call these expert ideas on how to lead a better life in 2020. Be kind–Be good as much as you look like a container that’s about to open. You never know what’s happening to someone. Turn the other cheek,… Read More Explained: Living a happier life in 2020 as a true Ghanaian Student and CitizenContinue Did you know? MEET THE 14-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO IS REVOLUTIONIZING EDUCATION IN GHANA ByFri Daus Normally in Ghana’s festive season, what most teenagers do is work on their own toy guns, but this is not the case with Kelvin Amaniampong, a 14-year-old. While other teenagers are anxious to make their holidays more fun, Kelvin is busy fixing issues with the government’s Free Education program. The Free SHS policy is good… Read More Meet the 14-year-old boy who is revolutionizing Education in GhanaContinue General News | Sports GHANA: 26TH EDITION OF GHANA UNIVERSITIES SPORTS ASSOCIATION (GUSA) GAMES KICKS OFF TODAY ByFri Daus The 26th Games of the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) will start at the University of Ghana (UG), Legon campus today. The case, called’ Legon 2020,’ will take place under the theme’ Integrating Sport into Youth Empowerment and Growth Academy’ and will be under the esteemed patronage of UG Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu. In… Read More Ghana: 26th Edition of Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games Kicks Off TodayContinue General News | Schools News METHODIST GIRLS’ SHS TO RECEIVE ROUSING WELCOME FOR WINNING WORLD TITLE ByFri Daus Methodist Girls’ High School (MEGHISS) in Mamfe, in the Akuapim North District of the Eastern Region, is planning a rousing welcome for its noble candidates that won the 2019 ROBOFEST Competition held at Michigan in the United States of America. They won the competition by beating countries like; Korea, Japan, South Africa, U.S.A, Mexico and… Read More Methodist Girls’ SHS To Receive Rousing Welcome For Winning World TitleContinue General News SINGLE-TRACK TEACHERS AND SHS STUDENTS ANGRY AS GES DECLARES A 5-MONTH STAY IN SCHOOL THIS SEMESTER ByFri Daus Senior high school teachers and students running the single-track system are asking the Ghana Education Service for an explanation of the new academic year 2019/2020 time table describing it as unfair. Single-track SHS teachers and students have been in school since September 15, 2019, and have gone on break on December 20, 2019, which they… Read More Single-track teachers and SHS students angry as GES declares a 5-month stay in school this semesterContinue Schools News | Sports KETA BUSINESS COLLEGE (KETABUSCO) ARRAIGNED BEFORE GES OVER SUSPICION OF CHEATING. ByFri Daus Keta Business College (KETABUSCO) Arraigned Before GES Over Suspicion of Cheating. The top hierarchy of the Ghana Education Service (GES) will be joined by an entourage from Keta Business College (KETABUSCO) to discuss issues related to the school’s participation in the 2020 Sprite Ball championship, which has just finished on Saturday, January 4 at the… Read More Keta Business College (KETABUSCO) Arraigned Before GES Over Suspicion Of Cheating.Continue Schools News | Sports KETA BUSINESS COLLEGE (KETABUSCO) BANNED INDEFINITELY FROM SPRITE BALL CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus Keta Business College (KETABUSCO) who won the Sprite Ball Championship 2020 some weeks ago have admitted to cheating in the national high school basketball champions when they were arraigned before Ghana Education Service (GES) top hierarchy. KETABUSCO won the title for the first time ever by beating Mfantsipim School 48-40 in the Boys Division Final;… Read More Keta Business College (KETABUSCO) banned indefinitely from Sprite Ball ChampionshipContinue General News | Schools News THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS MASTERMINDED RIOTS AT TUMU SENIOR HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL (TSHTS) ByFri Daus The former third-year students from the Tumu TSHTS were recognized on May 23, 2019, as masterminds of the strike and riots which engulfed the school. All students who have caused the destruction and other personal damages of school property have been fined a total amount of GHc110.80. Students Form Ones and TWos have to cover… Read More Third-year students masterminded riots at Tumu Senior High Technical School (TSHTS)Continue NSMQ Archives | Schools News NSMQ 2020: PRESEC VOWS TO DO WONDERS THIS YEAR ByFri Daus Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC-Legon) have said that they will do better this year as they were first runner ups of last year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). PRESEC who were defeated by St. Augustine’s Senior High School, Cape Coast has told all their fans and followers that they are going to prepare… Read More NSMQ 2020: PRESEC vows to do wonders this yearContinue General News | Schools News HEADMASTER OF PEKI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ‘BRIBES’ AUDITOR WITH STUDENTS FOOD ITEMS ByFri Daus An auditor with student Food Items that could feed about 200 students from Peki Senior High School in the Volta district of South Dayi for about a week was reportedly bribed by the headmaster of Peki Senior High School. Two gallons of oil each (25 litres) and the bags of rice, corn bags, cartons of… Read More Headmaster of Peki Senior High School ‘Bribes’ Auditor With Students Food ItemsContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ2020 QUALIFIERS: ARCHBISHOP PORTER GIRLS’ READY FOR SEKCO THREAT AS FRANCIS XAVIER SEEKS DOUBLE OVER WA SHS ByFri Daus After five rounds of excruciating head-scratching, the otherwise favourites in that one-eighth, single-elimination contest, found themselves no match for regional rivals St Johns School who beat them comfortably to wrestle the seeded spot. And so Archbishop Porter Girls ‘ SHS had to battle other schools in the Western region for a place in the preliminary… Read More NSMQ2020 qualifiers: Archbishop Porter Girls’ ready for Sekco threat as Francis Xavier seeks double over Wa SHSContinue General News | Schools News OLD STUDENTS OF FIJAI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SURPRISES UN DELEGATE WITH A DELECTABLE GIFT ByFri Daus Dr.Elizabeth Sarkode-Mensah, Deputy Acting Delegate of Ghana to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Paris, has been surprised by the former students of Fijai Senior High School in Sekondi who are known as FOSA by the masses. The old students invited DrSarkodie-Mensah not to give up, particularly since she had lost her dad…. Read More Old students of Fijai Senior High School surprises UN delegate with a delectable giftContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ2020: MFANTSIPIM BEGINS ROAD TO REDEMPTION IN CENTRAL REGION QUALIFIERS ByFri Daus Starting 13 February 2020 in the Central Regional qualifiers, Mfantsipim School will be out to redeem itself as it will host the NSMQ in the region. At the one-eighth stage of the 2019 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz, the two-time champions endured a humiliating knockout after woefully losing to its tough competitors,… Read More NSMQ2020: Mfantsipim begins road to redemption in Central Region qualifiersContinue General News | Schools News CALM RESTORED TO ACCRA ACADEMY AFTER FIRE OUTBREAK ByFri Daus On Wednesday 15 January 2019, the rapid rescue by the National Fire Service succeeded in bringing the fire under control. The fire that started at around 8:00 pm partially destroyed Alema and Halm Addo Halls. No reasons were identified as students learned during prep in their classrooms when the incident happened. The belongings of students… Read More Calm restored to Accra Academy after fire outbreakContinue General News | Schools News WEYGEYHEY STUDENT AKPENE YANKSON WINS 2019 UBA FOUNDATION NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION ByFri Daus Wesley Girls High School’s Assanwaa Akpene Yankson has been declared the winner of the 2019 UBA National Essay Competition, making her the school’s third student to win the competition since its inception in 2014. She succeeds Paulina Bedwiwaah Mensah, who went on to win the title in 2014 and who is studying medicine at Kwame… Read More WeyGeyHey Student Akpene Yankson wins 2019 UBA Foundation National Essay CompetitionContinue General News | Schools News U/E: THREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ByFri Daus Three second cycle institutions, who emerged as Upper East Old Schools champions reunion in the Upper East region with GHS4,000, have been funded by Charger Limited to undertake development projects in their schools. Out of ten participating schools, GHS3 000 were awarded to the overall winners, the Bolgatanga Technical Institute and GHC500.00 were awarded to… Read More U/E: Three Senior High Schools receive support for development projectsContinue General News STUDENT OF T.I AHMADIYYA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ARRESTED FOR FAKING OWN KIDNAP ByFri Daus Esther Boadiwaa, a student of T I Ahmadiyya Senior High School, told the police she had lied to her parents that she had been kidnapped even though she was with her boyfriend in the Volta Region. The incident was reported by Fomena Police Commander, Supt. Albert Fii Ochil, on January 6, on December 22 last… Read More Student of T.I Ahmadiyya Senior High School arrested for faking own kidnapContinue Sports 2019/2020 INTER-SCHOOLS BOYS SOCCER COMPETITION: O’SEC TECH 1-1 SAKAFIA – SAKAFIA BEAT TEN-MAN O’SEC TECH 5-4 ON PENALTIES ByFri Daus In Match Day 1 of the Interschools and Colleges Boys Soccer tournament at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Sakafia Senior High School progressed on Friday morning to the quarter-finals. The match ended 1-1 after the entire game, with goals for Sakafia and O’Sec Tech respectively by Ibrahim Zuberu and Williams Agyei Darkwa. In the 15th… Read More 2019/2020 INTER-SCHOOLS BOYS SOCCER COMPETITION: O’Sec Tech 1-1 Sakafia – Sakafia beat ten-man O’Sec Tech 5-4 on penaltiesContinue General News SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA TO UNDERGO INSURANCE EDUCATION AS INSURANCE COMMISSION LAUNCHES ‘BASIC INSURANCE’ ByFri Daus Students in secondary schools would soon be introduced to basic insurance education to incorporate essential insurance values into them and allow them to make career choices. The change intends also to increase awareness among graduates, increase awareness of the value of insurance and promote a paradigm shift in career choices. At the unveiling of the… Read More Senior High Schools in Ghana to undergo insurance education as Insurance Commission launches ‘Basic Insurance’Continue General News | Schools News MCHAMMAH ENGINEERING SUPPORTS MAMFE METHODIST GIRLS’ SHS WITH WET MILLING MACHINE ByFri Daus McHammah Engineering, a Ghanaian–owned electromechanical engineering company, has donated a wet milling machine to the Mamfe Methodist Girls Senior High School (MEGHIS) in the Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region. This machine will go a long to help the students in their quest to produce paper bags from the stems of plantain and banana… Read More McHammah Engineering supports Mamfe Methodist Girls’ SHS with wet milling machineContinue General News VERY SAD: 15YEARS OLD JHS GIRL MURDERED IN CAPE COAST ByFri Daus Georgina Antwi, a 15-year-old girl schooling at Ankaful basic school near Cape Coast, was allegedly killed by suspected “Sakawa” boys in the community in cold blood. The murder of the young girl occurred last Friday, January 17, according to the father of the latter, while the victim, when she was whisked off and subsequently murdered… Read More Very sad: 15years old JHS girl murdered in Cape CoastContinue Did you know? | Quiz/Competitions UBA NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION PRODUCES FIRST GRADUATE ByFri Daus Dorcas Darko emerged the Second Runner-up and was awarded a scholarship to support her tertiary education. It was a grin as Dorcas Nuku Darko, who graduated from the second class high-class section in the University of Ghana, Legon, on Friday, November 15, 2019, as a runner-up for the 2014 UBA Founding National Essay Competition. Dorcas… Read More UBA National Essay Competition produces first graduateContinue Events Corner | Schools News JUABEN SHS WINS CORNELL UNIVERSITY IT COMPETITION IN ASHANTI REGION ByFri Daus A competition in computer programming and coding sponsored by Cornell University in the USA has been won by the Juaben Senior High School (SHS) in Juaben Municipality of Ashanti. The “Code Afrique” competition is a boot camp sponsored by Cornell University with the goal of implementing, inspiring and encouraging students ‘ interest in computer programming… Read More Juaben SHS wins Cornell University IT competition in Ashanti RegionContinue Events Corner | Quiz/Competitions ALL SET FOR QUARTERFINALS OF NATIONAL ENERGY QUIZ 2019 FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA ByFri Daus The stage is set for the quarter-finals of the 2019/2020 edition of the Nana Sir Ofori-Atta I National Energy Quiz. The quarterfinals will take place in the Oyoko Methodist Methodist Senior High School on Wednesday, January 22 and Thursday, January 23, 2020. At the next point of the competition, 18 Senior High Schools must participate… Read More All set for quarterfinals of national energy quiz 2019 for senior high schools in GhanaContinue General News | Tertiary Education UG: UNIVERSITY OF GHANA 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ADMISSION IS OPENED ByFri Daus University Of Ghana Legon 2020/2021 Admission Forms; The University of Ghana announces for the information of the general public, applicants, parents and guardians that applications will be opened for the admission of prospective applicants into various undergraduate programmes for the 2020/2021 academic year in January 2020. Applicants should take note of the following before applying for… Read More UG: University of Ghana 2020/2021 academic year admission is openedContinue General News | Tertiary Education APPLY NOW! KNUST OPENS ADMISSIONS FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has announced the opening of admissions for 2020/2021 academic year. Read the requirements below: Admission of Candidates to Undergraduate Degree Programmes for the 2020/2021 Academic Year WASSCE/SSSCE/ADVANCED LEVEL/MATURE/ABCE/GBCE AND IB CANDIDATES It is announced for the information of prospective Applicants (as specified above) and… Read More APPLY NOW! KNUST Opens Admissions For 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue Sports 2019/2020 ASHANTI INTER-SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER COMPETITION: ADGASS 1-1 OLAG – ADU GYAMFI ELIMINATE OLAG 3-2 ON PENALTY SHOOTOUTS ByFri Daus Adu Gyamfi won the ongoing regional inter-school and college boys football competition in the last game of thirty-two (32) round. After 3-2 on penalties for Our Ladies of Grace in the sports stadium of Baba Yara on Tuesday afternoon, the former champions moved up to the sixteenth (16) stage of the competition. The match ended… Read More 2019/2020 ASHANTI INTER-SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER COMPETITION: Adgass 1-1 Olag – Adu Gyamfi eliminate OLAG 3-2 on penalty shootoutsContinue Tertiary Education UCC READY TO ADMIT FRESH ENTRANTS FROM FREE SHS ByFri Daus Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Professor Joseph Ghartey Ampiah has disclosed that the university is putting measures in place to enrol the first batch of the Free Senior High School students for the 2020/2021 academic year. Speaking to the Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, during his visit to… Read More UCC ready to admit fresh entrants from Free SHSContinue General News STUDENTS UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATION UNDER FREE SHS ByFri Daus First-year Senior High School (SHS) students in the country are benefiting from a mandatory free medical examination initiative as part of the Free SHS programme. The programme is funded by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES). Before the Free SHS Programme, first-year students were required to pay about… Read More Students Undergo Medical Examination Under Free SHSContinue Schools News THREE REMANDED FOR OVER ALLEGED ROBBERY AT TOASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus Two day-students of the Toase Senior High School and an electrician, who allegedly conspired to attack and rob some boarding students on the school’s compound in broad daylight, have been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Fred Barnes, Alexander Anane Poku, the day-students, and Michael Adu Bobie, the electrician, reportedly wielding locally-made… Read More Three remanded for over alleged robbery at Toase Senior High SchoolContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, ACCRA (UPSA) INTRODUCES NEW PROGRAMMES ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is set to introduce three new programmes starting from the next academic year. The programmes which have been sanctioned by the National Accreditation Board include MBA inImpact Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Master of Arts in Peace, Security and Intelligence Management as well as Master of Arts in Branding &… Read More University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Introduces New ProgrammesContinue General News | Tertiary Education NOTICE: UHAS 2020/21UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS FOR WASSCE/SSSCE/A-LEVEL/MATURE APPLICANTS ENDS JULY 25 ByFri Daus It is announced for the information of prospective Applicants (as specified above) and the general public that E-vouchers for application forms for programmes for the 2020/2021 Academic Year into the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS)will be on sale UNTIL JULY 25,2020 The 2019/2020 Academic Year is expected to commence in August 2020. FEE… Read More Notice: UHAS 2020/21Undergraduate Admissions for WASSCE/SSSCE/A-Level/Mature Applicants ends July 25Continue General News | Schools News GAMBAGA GIRLS SHS ABOLISHES DOUBLE-TRACK SYSTEM ByFri Daus The Gambaga Girls Senior High School (SHS) in the East Mumprusi Municipality of the North East Region has reverted from the ‘Double Track System’ to Single Track owing to massive infrastructural development in the school. The ‘Double Track System,’ under the Free SHS policy was in two sessions; the Green and Gold Tracks, introduced by… Read More Gambaga Girls SHS abolishes double-track systemContinue General News SCHOOL BUILDINGS COMPLETED TO END DOUBLE TRACK SYSTEM SOON ByFri Daus Several Senior High School (SHS) blocks have been completed in most regions to end the double track system introduced for every child to part in school. Completed Senior high school structures include classrooms, dining halls, assembly halls, sanitary facilities, and dormitories and many others. Completed structures like the Mfantsiman Girls’ SHS at the Central region… Read More School Buildings Completed To End Double Track System SoonContinue General News | Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES UPSA 2020/2021 COURSES AND CUT OFF POINTS ByFri Daus University For Professional Studies UPSA 2020/2021 Courses and Cut off Points, the list of all the programmes offered at University For Professional Studies UPSA are as followed Courses Offered at UPSA University of Professional Studies The following are the faculties available: (i) Management (ii) Institute of professional studies (iii) Communication studies (iv) Accounting and finance… Read More University For Professional Studies UPSA 2020/2021 Courses and Cut off PointsContinue Did you know? MULTIMEDIA GROUP LAUNCHES ‘JOY LEARNING’ CHANNEL TO BRIDGE THE INEQUALITY GAP IN GHANA’S SECONDARY EDUCATION ByFri Daus The Multimedia Group, a trailblazer in Ghana’s private media space has, once again, led the way by becoming the first media organization to open a dedicated television channel for educating Ghanaian children. The channel, Joy Learning which has already started giving lessons in subject-specific areas for Senior High School children, comes a time when there… Read More Multimedia Group launches ‘Joy Learning’ channel to bridge the inequality gap in Ghana’s secondary educationContinue Quiz/Competitions ULTIMATE HIGH SCH QUIZ FULL DRAW OUT: OWASS, KUHIS, KOSS, O. T., FORCES, HUBERT, AMASS GET SET TO BATTLE FOR TROPHY FROM WEDNESDAY ByFri Daus The draw for the second edition of the Ultimate High School Quiz was held yesterday at the Regional Coordinating Council as the competition starts on Wednesday. Some interesting pairings came through yesterday as we seek to find the winner for the second edition of the Ultimate High School Quiz. The competition will see 32 schools… Read More Ultimate High Sch Quiz Full Draw Out: OWASS, KUHIS, KOSS, O. T., Forces, Hubert, Amass Get Set To battle For Trophy From WednesdayContinue Tertiary Education UCC 2020/2021 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION FORMS ByFri Daus University of Cape Coast (UCC) 2020/2021 Undergraduate Admission Forms, UCC 2020/2021 Admission Forms are opened to suitably qualified applicants for the UCC admissions into various undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma, Certificate, Short Courses, Distance Learning, Law and others programmes available at University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the 2020/2021 academic year. Therefore every applicant who needs Admission… Read More UCC 2020/2021 Undergraduate Admission FormsContinue Did you know? | General News | Schools News SCIENCE STUDENT OF MFANTSIMAN GIRLS SHS GOES VIRAL WITH AMAZING ARTWORKS OF SHATTAWALE AND PREZ. AKUFFO-ADDO ByFri Daus A Science student of the Mfantsiman Girls Senior High School has wowed social media users with impressive works of art. The student, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, is seen posing with drawings of popular Ghanaians – Social media users, amazed at her talent, have praised her for her efforts Our Manifesto: This is… Read More Science student of Mfantsiman Girls SHS goes viral with amazing artworks of Shattawale and Prez. Akuffo-AddoContinue General News WARNING!!! CORONAVIRUS IS SPREADING AROUND THE WORLD ByFri Daus News reaching our desk is that there is a new disease in the air which is spreading across the world like wildfire. Reports gathered is that the CORONAVIRUS has already claimed 41 lives since it broke out at a marketil in Wuhan, a city in China. What is Coronavirus? Coronaviruses are types of viruses that… Read More WARNING!!! CORONAVIRUS is spreading around the worldContinue Entertainment SARKODIE WOWED BY A STUDENT OF ACCRA ACADEMY WHO RAPS JUST LIKE HIM [VIDEO] ByFri Daus A student of Accra Academy has caused a frenzy on social media after rapper Sarkodie shared a video of him exhibiting his rapping skills on his Instagram page. In the video sighted by browngh.com, the young boy showed his rapping skills as he dropped bars after bars. Social media users on seeing the video have… Read More Sarkodie Wowed By A Student of Accra Academy Who Raps Just Like Him [VIDEO]Continue Schools News | Sports KUMASI HIGH SCHOOL (KUHIS) LIFT ASHANTI REGION MILO FOOTBALL TROPHY ByFri Daus Kumasi High School won the 2019/2020 Ashanti Region second cycle football competition on Monday afternoon by defeating Adu Gyamfi SHS by two goals to nil The truth conquers who have been lively throughout the competition beat the four-time champions with ease to win the prestigious tournament. Star player Christian Agyenim Boateng who has been by… Read More Kumasi High School (KUHIS) lift Ashanti Region Milo Football TrophyContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions HERE ARE ALL THE WINNERS OF THE NSMQ FROM 1994 – 2019 ByFri Daus A key element of the NSMQ is about claiming the bragging rights of champions. Current and old students of the various schools will seize every opportunity to let you know they are the Cristiano Ronaldo of the contest while others brag to the Lionel Messi. The contestants look forward to winning so they can beat… Read More Here are all the winners of the NSMQ from 1994 – 2019Continue General News ”YOU CAN’T TAKE OUR SCHOOL”- ACHIMOTA PREPARATORY SCHOOL PTA TELLS GOVERNMENT ByFri Daus The Parent Teachers Association (PTA) of the Achimota Preparatory School (APS) in the Greater Accra region have vowed to resist any attempt by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take over the school. The PTA of APS said the school is a private institution and, therefore, the GES has no right to take over a… Read More ”You can’t take our school”- Achimota Preparatory School PTA tells GovernmentContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON 2020/2021 COURSES AND CUT OFF POINTS ByFri Daus University Of Ghana Legon 2020/2021 Courses and Cut off Points, These course s have been aligned below. See all the List of courses offered in the University of Ghana 2020/2021 Undergraduate Admissions Cut-off Points Programme Cut-off Points… Read More University Of Ghana Legon 2020/2021 Courses and Cut off PointsContinue Entertainment | Showbiz WYCLEF JEAN IS LOOKING FOR THIS ACCRA ACADEMY STUDENT RAPPER NOW!!! ByFri Daus World acclaim rapper, Wyclef Jean is looking for the Accra Academy Senior High School student who went viral last week with Kasahai kind of freestyle. In his viral video, the young rapper was comparing his school (Accra Academy) to that of another Senior High School and his flows and lyrical composition was on point. Rap… Read More Wyclef Jean is Looking For This Accra Academy Student Rapper Now!!!Continue Did you know? | Schools News TODAY IN HISTORY- ACHIMOTA SCHOOL WAS FORMALLY OPENED ByFri Daus Prince of Wales College and School, later Achimota College, was founded in Achimota, Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1924 by Dr James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey, Rev. Alexander Garden Fraser, and Sir Gordon Guggisberg, the British Governor of the Gold Coast (1919- 1927), as an elite secondary school based on the British model of public education…. Read More Today in History- Achimota School was formally OpenedContinue General News GHANAIAN YOUTH RESORT TO SMOKING DRIED FAECAL MATTER TO GET HIGH – NACOB ByFri Daus Young people in the country now have resort to consuming dried faecal matter and take soaking sanitary pads for stamina drinking — The young people are recorded to mingle used as well discarded sanitary pads with water and then steam the drink concoction some minutes later-human excreta increases the taste and smell of illicit drugs… Read More Ghanaian youth resort to smoking dried faecal matter to get high – NACOBContinue Tertiary Education TAKE NOTE: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) ADMISSIONS 2020/21 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The University of Ghana announces for the information of the general public, applicants, parents and guardians that applications are open for the admission of prospective applicants into various undergraduate programmes for the 2019/2020 academic year. Applicants should take note of the following: All prospective applicants are advised to visit the University’s website www.ug.edu.gh and carefully… Read More Take Note: All you need to know about University of Ghana (UG) Admissions 2020/21 Academic YearContinue General News 5 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT EDUCATION IN SIERRA LEONE ByFri Daus January 24 was the International Day of Education as proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. It is a day to honour education and its hub to human well-being and sustainable development. The 2020 celebrations of the International Day of Education will place education and the learning it enables as the greatest renewable resource and… Read More 5 things you probably didn’t know about education in Sierra LeoneContinue Entertainment WATCH VIDEO: ALLOW BOYS TO CHOP YOUR ‘AKOSUA KUMA’ SMALL – SHS GIRLS ADVISES FELLOW GIRLS ByFri Daus Senior High Schools in Ghana has now turned into fun-fair. Indiscipline has become the order of the day thus corrupting the morals of our dear brothers and sisters. According to the code and ethics, mobile phones are not even allowed in SHS but students have access to them and use them for needless things. Some… Read More WATCH VIDEO: Allow boys to chop your ‘akosua kuma’ small – SHS Girls advises fellow girlsContinue Entertainment | Showbiz STONEBWOY PAYS A VISIT TO ‘GREAT MEDASS’, HIS FORMER SHS ByFri Daus MEDASS has over the years, churning performers like Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, Eno, Stay Jay, Yaw Siki and rapper Piesie. After years of the dancehall/reggae artiste completing school at Tema Methodist Day Senior High School, he did visit his former school today. Taking footages of his moments at the school’s premises, he shared on his Instagram stories… Read More Stonebwoy pays a visit to ‘Great MEDASS’, his former SHSContinue Entertainment | Schools News VIRAL – STUDENT OF ACCRA ACADEMY TROLLED BY SOCIAL MEDIA OVER BAD GRAMMAR DURING AN INTERVIEW [VIDEO] ByFri Daus Accra Academy is one of the prestigious second cycle schools in the country, who usually pride themselves with high academia. The school was recently in the news due to a fire outbreak which occurred in the school. Following the news on the fire outbreak, an interview was done with one of the students, who apparently… Read More Viral – Student Of Accra Academy Trolled By Social Media Over Bad Grammar During An Interview [VIDEO]Continue Entertainment SHORTEST STUDENT OF ADISADEL COLLEGE (ADISCO) SPOTTED PROPOSING LOVE TO AN MFANTSIMAN GIRL [VIDEO] ByFri Daus 16-year-old Elvis Tefe got admitted to Adisadel College (ADISCO) after he shared his challenge of securing a placement to senior high school. Due to his diminutive stature and age, he became the talk of the town when he gained admission into Adisadel College last year. Elvis couldn’t hold his joy after he finally gained admission… Read More Shortest Student Of Adisadel College (ADISCO) Spotted Proposing Love To An Mfantsiman Girl [VIDEO]Continue General News THE BEST STUDENTS DON’T USE PAST QUESTIONS – HASSAN AYARIGA ON GOV’T’S ‘PASCO’ PROCUREMENT ByFri Daus The presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr.Hassan Ayariga, has played down the importance of government buying past questions for final. When the host drew his attention to the fact that using past questions is a normal practice for students, Mr.Ayariga replied: “The reason for giving them those past questions is just for… Read More The best students don’t use past questions – Hassan Ayariga on Gov’t’s ‘pasco’ procurementContinue General News | Schools News BREAKING: OPPONG MEMORIAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ DORMITORY BURNT TO ASHES (VIDEO+PHOTOS) ByFri Daus Over 300 students of Oppong Memorial Senior High School at Kokofu in Ashanti Region have been displaced as fire ravaged the school’s boy’s dormitory on Thursday. But the good news is that no casualties’ cases have been recorded. Students were in class at the time of the blaze which, however, destroyed education materials and other… Read More BREAKING: Oppong Memorial Senior High School Boys’ Dormitory Burnt To Ashes (Video+Photos)Continue General News SEIYIRI BASIC SCHOOL IN DIRE NEED OF CLASSROOM BLOCK ByFri Daus Residents of the Seiyiri community in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region have appealed for a classroom block and furniture to accommodate the Junior High School (JHS) pupils. They said the primary school pupils were accommodated in a facility originally constructed for Day Nursery pupils some years back. The community therefore appealed to… Read More Seiyiri basic school in dire need of classroom blockContinue Tertiary Education UCC FINAL YEAR STUDENT PASSES AWAY ByFri Daus Sadness hits Casley Hayford Hall (Casford) as one of the gentlemen is declared dead! Early this morning, fillaHQ intercepted a brief of sad news indicating that a level 400 student of UCC is gone. In our bit to gather more information on the alleged deceased fellow, we discovered that he happened to be in the… Read More UCC Final Year Student Passes AwayContinue General News GHANA NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE(GNFS) TO ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ‘ACCRA ACA’ SCHOOL AFTER INVESTIGATIONS ByFri Daus The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says it will soon issue its recommendations to Accra Academy Senior High School after investigations to help end-fire outbreaks in the school. The School had been hit by two fire outbreaks within two weeks, the first on January 15 and the second on January 28, destroying the Alema and… Read More Ghana National Fire Service(GNFS) To Issue Recommendations to ‘Accra Aca’ School After InvestigationsContinue General News | Schools News DEATH OF EX-SCHOOL PREFECT OF KUMASI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (KUHIS) CAUSES STIR ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS FRIENDS SHED TEARS ByFri Daus Death is an inevitable part of life but when it does strikes at an unexpected time, friends and loved ones of the deceased are left devastated. News of the unfortunate demise of a young Erick Berko has stirred heart-breaking tribute. Eric Berko an alumnus of the Kumasi High School has passed away. The Death of… Read More Death Of Ex-School Prefect Of Kumasi Senior High School (KUHIS) Causes Stir On Social Media As Friends Shed TearsContinue Publications | Sports 10 GREAT BENEFITS OF SPORTS FOR STUDENTS ByFri Daus For long sports have been viewed as a way to stay healthy and keep fit. Its benefits have gone further beyond this. It has got both physical and physiological benefits. Among the physiological benefits is mental health. Academics is related to the ability of the brain to capture, store and process information. Sports impacts on… Read More 10 Great Benefits Of Sports For StudentsContinue Publications HOW TO PASS WAEC EXAMINATIONS IN ONE SITTING ByFri Daus West African Examination Council (WAEC) is an examination board that prepares and conducts the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This senior high school certificate is the University entry examinations in West African countries. The participating countries include Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Liberia. WASSCE is very important. As a matter of fact, it… Read More How To Pass WAEC Examinations In One SittingContinue Schools News GREATER ACCRA REGIONAL MINISTER INSPECTS SHS INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS ByFri Daus Construction works to expand infrastructure in some senior high schools (SHSs) in Accra, to end the double-track system are expected to be completed by March this year. Currently, most of the works are at advanced stages of completion, while others have already been completed. This came to light when the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr… Read More Greater Accra Regional Minister Inspects SHS Infrastructure WorksContinue General News | Schools News STUDENTS OF BUIPE SHS SENT HOME AFTER FIRE GUTTED GIRLS’ DORMITORIES ByFri Daus About 290 students of the Buipe Senior High School in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have been asked to go home after a fire outbreak on Monday morning razed part of the school’s girls’ dormitories. The incident started around 7 am when the students were in classrooms. The affected students who have… Read More Students of Buipe SHS sent home after fire gutted girls’ dormitoriesContinue Schools News ADISADEL COLLEGE MARKS ITS 110TH SPEECH AND PRIZE-GIVING DAY ByFri Daus The Adisadel College in Cape Coast at the weekend launched its 110th Speech and Prize-Giving Day with an appeal to stakeholders to contribute towards the completion of a 300-seater Science laboratory project it is currently undertaking. The laboratory is to enhance teaching and learning of practical Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the school… Read More Adisadel College Marks Its 110th Speech And Prize-Giving DayContinue Quiz/Competitions NADIA MASHOUD CHELPANG FROM NORTHERN REGION, TAMALE, HAS WON THE 2020 SPELLING BEE COMPETITION. ByFri Daus Chelpang, a debutante and a student from Alhassan Gbanzaba Memorial School, Tamale, saw off competition from over 150 contestants to emerge victorious in the spelling competition. The Spelling Bee drill was held at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Aku-Mishee of the University of Ghana Basic School and Joel… Read More Nadia Mashoud Chelpang from Northern Region, Tamale, has won the 2020 Spelling Bee competition.Continue General News | Sports SOCCER CHAMPIONS KUMASI HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS TROPHY TO DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ByFri Daus Champions of this year’s interschool soccer competition for Ashanti Region have presented the trophy they won a couple of days ago to the Regional Director of Education at a short ceremony at the office of the Director. The gesture was to officially inform the Director of the feat chalked by the school and to thank… Read More Soccer Champions Kumasi High School Presents Trophy to Director of EducationContinue General News | Schools News VERY SAD: FIRE GUTS BUIPE SHS GIRLS’ DORMITORY ByFri Daus Portions of the girls’ dormitory of the Buipe Senior High School in the Northern region has been gutted by fire. None of the students sustains any injury. The fire was reported to have started in the early hours of Monday and has damaged portions running into thousands of cedis. Authorities say some of the students could have salvaged… Read More Very sad: Fire guts Buipe SHS girls’ dormitoryContinue Ghana Schools HISTORY OF ABUAKWA STATE COLLEGE (ABUSCO) ByFri Daus Abuakwa State College is a mixed institution founded by the Okyeman Traditional Council. It was the first traditional and community-sponsored secondary school to be established in the Eastern province of the then Gold Coast. Date Established: 1936 Motto: Susu Biribi Slogan: Yaanom Nickname: Abusco Anthem: Susu Biribi 3x Location: Kibi Abuakwa State College is a… Read More History Of Abuakwa State College (ABUSCO)Continue General News [VIDEO] TWO SHS STUDENTS CAPTURED HAVING S*XUAL ACT IN CLASS AFTER SCHOOL ByFri Daus It appears that even with or without comprehensive sexual education, students will always devise their means of equipping themselves. A disturbing video has emerged online which shows some secondary school boys and girls passionately canoodling and caressing one another in a classroom like nobody’s business. In the viral video, the boys seem to have shared… Read More [VIDEO] Two SHS Students captured having S*xual Act in Class After SchoolContinue Ghana Schools HISTORY: ST.PETER’S SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (PERSCO) ByFri Daus St. Peter’s Senior High School, located at Nkwatia – Kwahu in the Eastern Region of Ghana was founded in February 1957 for the education of boys by the Divine Word Missionaries, a Catholic Religious Organization of Priests and Brothers. The school was named after St. Peter Claver (1581 – 1654), a Spanish Jesuit Priest who… Read More History: St.Peter’s Senior High School (PERSCO)Continue Basic Education (JHS) BECE 2020 CUT-OFF POINT: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ByFri Daus BECE 2020 Cut-Off point will be a reality when WAEC releases the BECE 2020 results. Although the 2020 BECE registration is about commencing, and the examination is almost seven months from today it is important that candidates are taught how to set personal examination targets for themselves and work hard at them. This can help them escape any BECE 2020 Cut-Off Point that may emerge. Today,… Read More BECE 2020 Cut-Off Point: Everything You Need To KnowContinue Schools News STUDENTS OF KPANDO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE CAPTURED FIGHTING WHILES CLASS LESSONS WERE IN SESSION [VIDEO] ByFri Daus A video is fast going viral on social media that sees some free SHS students of Kpando Technical Institute (KPANTEC) engaging in a wrestling fight during lesson hours. In the video uploaded by a Twitter user, many students were seen surrounding the two students who were seriously fighting dirty with each other. It was not… Read More Students of Kpando Technical Institute Captured Fighting Whiles Class Lessons Were In Session [VIDEO]Continue General News | Schools News JUST IN: AGEGE BLOCK OF BOA AMPOSEM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RAZED BY FIRE ByFri Daus Boa Amponsem SHS at Dunkwa-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region has been raided by fire. The fire started around 2 pm when classes were in session. It took the intervention of the Upper Denkyira Municipal fire service command to bring the fire under control. But by the time the fire… Read More Just In: Agege Block Of Boa Amposem Senior High School Razed By FireContinue Tertiary Education KNUST TO ENROLL FIRST BATCH OF FREE SHS BENEFICIARIES NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus Professor Kwesi Yankah, the Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, has said Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is well prepared to enrol a large number of the First Batch of Free SHS Beneficiaries for the 2020/2021 academic year. He said currently, an estimated number of 90,000 students were admitted into the various Universities. … Read More KNUST to Enroll First Batch of Free SHS Beneficiaries Next Academic yearContinue Tertiary Education UCC BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SANDWICH ADMISSION FORMS 2020/2021. APPLY NOW!! ByFri Daus UCC Bachelor Of Education Sandwich Admission Form 2020/2021 has been released, The University of Cape Coast (UCC) BSc Education Sandwich Admission Forms has been released for the 2020/2021 academic year The Management of the University of Cape Coast wishes to inform the public that application forms for admission into the 5 Semester Bachelor of Education Programmes (Sandwich) for the 2020/2021… Read More UCC Bachelor Of Education Sandwich Admission Forms 2020/2021. APPLY NOW!!Continue General News OPPONG MEMORIAL SHS DORMITORY FIRE SUSPECT ESCAPES FROM POLICE CUSTODY ByFri Daus A student, suspected to have masterminded the fire that gutted Oppong Memorial Senior High School (OMESS) dormitory, has escaped from police grips. Luv FM’s Nana Asenso Mensah, who reported the issue, said the suspect escaped from the vehicle while on their way to the police station. This was after school authorities reported the three suspects… Read More Oppong Memorial SHS Dormitory Fire Suspect Escapes From Police CustodyContinue Tertiary Education HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ADMISSION CUT-OFF POINTS 2020/21 ByFri Daus Ho Technical University Cut off Points for 2020/2021 Admissions. The University currently uses the standard cut off point of SSSCE aggregate 36 or better; WASSCE aggregate 24 or better; the ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels as well as the GBCE/ABCE qualifications to admit qualified applicants. The Faculties have also additional requirement to be satisfied by the… Read More Ho Technical University Admission Cut-Off Points 2020/21Continue Basic Education (JHS) | General News BECE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES BEGINS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) will conduct the Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, for private candidates from 10th to 15th February 2020. According to a statement from the Council, 2,154 students made up of 1,210 males and 944 females will be sitting for this examination. The examination will take place at eleven centres throughout… Read More BECE For Private Candidates Begins On Monday, February 10Continue Did you know? | Technology GHANAIAN TECH BLOG, MFIDIE.COM CELEBRATES 3 YEARS WITH 2.5 MILLION LIFETIME USERS ByFri Daus Ghanaian tech blog, Mfidie.com, will celebrate its 3rd Anniversary on 4th February 2020. The blog is known for providing useful articles and tips on technology in Ghana and beyond. When it comes to writing about tech in Ghana, Mfidie.com remains on the lips of many Ghanaians. In the early parts of 2017 when the blog… Read More Ghanaian tech blog, Mfidie.com celebrates 3 years with 2.5 million lifetime usersContinue Publications ONE SHS, ONE SICKBAY: ADDRESSING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF STUDENTS ON CAMPUS ByFri Daus The government should consider providing every Senior high school in the country with a well-equipped sickbay and at least a nurse stationed there to cater for the health needs of SHS students. A well functioning sickbay would improve the academic work of students as their medical issues would receive prompt action and the tendency of… Read More One SHS, One Sickbay: Addressing The Health Needs Of Students On CampusContinue Tertiary Education GHANA INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM ADMISSION LIST 2020/2021 ByFri Daus Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) Admission List 2020/2021 is out… GIJ admission list is out. All applicants who apply for Admission into Ghana Institute of Journalism should Check GIJ Admission list portal now. Management of Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has released the names of successful applicants into her 2020/2021 academic session. Ghana Institute of… Read More Ghana Institute of Journalism Admission List 2020/2021Continue General News NEWS: AFRICA EDUCATION WATCH WORRIED ABOUT RECENT FIRE OUTBREAK IN FIVE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) ByFri Daus The Africa Education Watch has raised concerns over recent fire outbreaks recorded in some Senior High Schools in the country. According to the education think tank, about six of such cases have been reported in the last two weeks. Although Africa Education Watch noted that the rampant fires could be as a result of the… Read More News: Africa Education Watch worried about recent fire outbreak in five Senior High Schools (SHS)Continue Events Corner | General News 26 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN 6TH SANITATION INSPECTION TOUR PROGRAMME ByFri Daus 26 Senior High Schools from 13 regions in Ghana have been selected to compete in the 6th edition of the Schools Sanitation Inspection Tour organized by One on One Foundation with support from Unilever Ghana. At the colourful launch of the 6th edition of the hygienic events which took place at the Alisa Hotel at… Read More 26 Senior High Schools To Participate In 6th Sanitation Inspection Tour ProgrammeContinue Entertainment [VIDEO] KELVYNBOY SETS APAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ABLAZE WITH HIS PERFORMANCE ByFri Daus Afrobeat star, Kelvynboy has given another spectacular performance to entertain students of Apam SHS. Kelvyn boy, despite few years in the industry, has given Ghanaians numerous hits and is having a great career so far. In a video sighted online, the artist was seen getting students of Apam SHS going crazy, and singing along to… Read More [Video] Kelvynboy Sets Apam Senior High School Ablaze With His PerformanceContinue General News | Tertiary Education LEGON SRC PRESIDENT TO BE IMPEACHED FOR ALLEGEDLY SPENDING OVER GHS 66,000 ByFri Daus The General Assembly (GA) of the University of Ghana, has given the President of the Students Representative Council (SRC), Isaac Agyemang seven days to account for GH¢ 66,138 of students’ dues that have been withdrawn without approval. Proceedings on the floor of the General Assembly last Friday ground to a halt when members of the… Read More Legon SRC President To Be Impeached For Allegedly Spending Over GHS 66,000Continue Schools News PAST OLA GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION (POGA) ’79, OTHERS SUPPORT ALMA MATER ByFri Daus The 1979, 1994, 1996 and 1999 year groups of the Past Ola Girls Association (POGA) have donated furniture in support of the School’s 66th Anniversary and Speech Day Celebrations. The groups also gave 100 chairs each, with the 1996 year group providing a set of musical instruments and a public address system to the School…. Read More Past Ola Girls’ Association (POGA) ’79, others support Alma MaterContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions BIASTECH SECURES NSMQ DEBUT, BECOMES THE FIRST SCHOOL TO QUALIFY FOR 2020 CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus Bia Senior High Technical School has become the first school to qualify to the preliminary stages of the 2020 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The school, located in the new Western North region, will be staring at the nationals of the Primetime event for the first time in the competition’s 27-year… Read More Biastech secures NSMQ debut, becomes the first school to qualify for 2020 championshipContinue General News | Schools News OTUMFUO CHARITY FOUNDATION DONATES BUS AND ITEMSTO WESLEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus The Otumfuo Charity Foundation has donated a 32-seater bus to Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast. Wife of Asantehene, Lady Julia, who handed over the keys of the bus to the authorities of the school said the gesture is to help ease the challenges with transportation that the school grapples with on a daily… Read More Otumfuo Charity Foundation Donates Bus and ItemsTo Wesley Girls’ High SchoolContinue General News PRESEC PTA BEGS FOR FUNDS TO COMPLETE AN ABANDONED PROJECT ByFri Daus The executive body of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School at Legon in Accra is appealing for assistance to enable it to complete its GH¢4.7 million stalled accommodation project in the school. The uncompleted house being constructed by the PTA of the school The project, known as the PTA House,… Read More PRESEC PTA begs for funds to complete an abandoned projectContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions ROAD TO NSMQ 2020 BEGINS ByFri Daus The road to this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz has begun with the regional championships. The championships are expected to select schools to join the 27 already seeded for the 2020 contest. The regional contests begin in the Western North Region on Monday with Juaboso SHS, Nana Brentu SHS, Bia SHTS, Sefwi Wiawso SHS,… Read More Road To NSMQ 2020 BeginsContinue General News | NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020: DANGER LOOMS AS SCHOOL HEADS COMPLAIN OF INADEQUATE FUNDS ByFri Daus The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) says it will be difficult for schools to organize their students for this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) at the regional and national levels as a result of inadequate funds. “We, therefore, wish to inform management that until adequate funds are made available, schools… Read More NSMQ 2020: Danger Looms As School Heads Complain Of Inadequate FundsContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, UPSA LAUNCHES CAMPUS SHUTTLE SERVICE ByFri Daus The Management of UPSA has taken delivery of a brand-new Mercedes coach to run a shuttle service for the university community. The plush bus, which arrived in December last year, was officially presented to the leadership of the two main student bodies – the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana… Read More University of Professional Studies, UPSA Launches Campus Shuttle ServiceContinue General News | Schools News FINALLY: EJISUMAN SHS EXPELS 7 STUDENTS FROM BOARDING HOUSE OVER A VIRAL VIDEO [DETAILS] ByFri Daus Seven students at the Ejisuman Senior High School have been driven out of the school’s boarding house for uploading a video of themselves entreating young girls to allow boys to have sex with them. A video went viral over the week were these girls were heard using foul words to advise young girls to tow… Read More Finally: Ejisuman SHS expels 7 students from boarding house over a viral video [Details]Continue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ2020: SCOREBOARD AS QUALIFIERS FOR WESTERN, WESTERN NORTH REGIONS END ByFri Daus Preparations for the 27th edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) continue in earnest as the regional qualifiers are underway. On Monday, Bia Senior High and Technical School became the first school to qualify; a feat that also saw them earning a debut at the national level of the Primetime show. They were… Read More NSMQ2020: Scoreboard as qualifiers for Western, Western North regions endContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions ARCHBISHOP PORTER GIRLS ‘DESTROYS’ SEKCO, 3 OTHERS TO QUALIFY FOR NSMQ 2020 ByFri Daus Archbishop Porter Girls have earned a sensational victory to shoot them into the preliminary stages of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). Despite pundits’ prediction of a close contest between the girls and their Sekondi neighbours, Sekondi College (Sekco), Porters proved to be too much for their opponents to chew. They started the… Read More Archbishop Porter Girls ‘destroys’ Sekco, 3 others to qualify for NSMQ 2020Continue Schools News WE HAVE SEX WITH TEACHERS TO RAISE MONEY TO PAY OUR SCHOOL FEES- BAD EJISUMAN SHS GIRLS TELLS ByFri Daus A 21-year old student of the Ejisuman Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region has stated that she and her colleagues mostly engage in sexual acts with their teachers to pay their fees. According to her, [name withheld] the majority of the female students are faced with financial constraints hence the teachers and the… Read More We have sex with teachers to raise money to pay our school fees- Bad Ejisuman SHS Girls tellsContinue General News BAN OR REGULATE THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS(SHS)- KEN ASHIGBEY TO GES ByFri Daus The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Telecommunications Chamber, Ken Ashigbey, says he still stands by his proposition that the use of mobile phones is crucial in Senior High Schools. For him, beyond the excesses, proper regulation of its usage in schools will advance the academic work of students. “I’ll advocate that we should… Read More Ban or regulate the use of mobile phones in Senior High Schools(SHS)- Ken Ashigbey to GESContinue Technology AMAZING!!! ARCHBISHOP PORTER GIRLS’ BUILDS ROBOT DURING THE NSMQ 2020 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS ByFri Daus The ARCHBOPOT, they call it. This robot, built by the Girls from Archbishop Porter, is controlled by a light sensor and has been programmed to move forward when the light intensity recorded by the light sensor is greater than the average light intensity for the dark surface. It, however, stops when the light intensity recorded… Read More Amazing!!! Archbishop Porter Girls’ Builds Robot During The NSMQ 2020 Regional QualifiersContinue General News SICK STUDENT OF DWAMENA AKENTEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIES IN DORMITORY AFTER BEING DENIED EXEAT ByFri Daus A second-year male student of the Dwamena Akenten Senior High School in the Ashanti region has died in his dormitory at the school after he was reportedly denied exeat to go home for treatment. The family of the general arts student is accusing the senior high master of the school for refusing him the right… Read More Sick Student Of Dwamena Akenten Senior High School Dies In Dormitory After Being Denied ExeatContinue General News | NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020: TARKWA SHS CLIMBS IT TO THE NATIONALS THROUGH THE REGIONAL QUALIFIERS ByFri Daus Tarkwa Senior High School in the Western Region has qualified for the National Science and Maths Quiz. The School emerged winner with 35 points at the Regional competition held Monday at the Regional GNAT Hall in Takoradi. The school, which was given a cash prize of GHC1,000 for qualifying from the regional competition, will compete… Read More NSMQ 2020: Tarkwa SHS Climbs It To The Nationals Through The Regional QualifiersContinue General News | Tertiary Education NATIONAL STUDENT BLOGGER OF THE YEAR 2019/20 PAYS VISIT TO VICE-CHANCELLOR OF UEW ByFri Daus The winner for national student blogger 2019/2020 and his team paid a courtesy visit to the vice-chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba early hours of Friday 7th February 2020 at his office. The visit lead by Bismark Attobrah (national student blogger 2019/20) a student from the Geography department was to present and showcase his… Read More National Student Blogger of the year 2019/20 pays visit to Vice-Chancellor of UEWContinue Events Corner | Quiz/Competitions NATIONAL ENERGY QUIZ FINALE COMES OFF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 ByFri Daus The grand finale of the 2019/2020 Nana Sir Ofori-Atta I National Energy Quiz for Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Eastern Region would be held on Thursday, February 13, at the Krobo Girls SHS at Odumase-Krobo. The three schools for the finals are theAsamankese SHS, Oyoko Methodist SHS and Nkwatia SHS who exhibited a diversity… Read More National Energy Quiz Finale Comes Off Thursday, February 13Continue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020 TAKES OFF SMOOTHLY- GES EXTENDS ITS SUPPORT TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) has expressed its commitment to ensuring that the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) comes off as scheduled. “Let me start by assuring everyone, particularly the schools and their students, that the science and maths quiz will definitely take place,” the Director-General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has declared…. Read More NSMQ 2020 takes off smoothly- GES extends its support to participating schoolsContinue Events Corner | Schools News SWEDRU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SWESCO) TO CELEBRATE ITS 61ST ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW ByFri Daus The Headmistress of Swedru Senior High School (SWESCO), Mrs Alberta O. Rigg-Stewart has advised students of the school to take their studies seriously and aim at excelling to achieve their goals of pursuing knowledge and skills for a fulfilled future. She said as students, there were individuals with individual identity and they needed to focus… Read More Swedru Senior High School (SWESCO) to celebrate its 61st anniversary tomorrowContinue General News | Schools News N/R: FEMALE STUDENT OF ISLAMIC GIRLS’ SHS (TAMALE) STABS A COLLEAGUE OVER BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK ByFri Daus A second-year female student of the Islamic Senior High School in Tamale in the Northern Region, on Thursday, 13 February 2020, allegedly stabbed a colleague in the head over a biology textbook. The victim has been taken to the hospital for treatment. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. Thursday. According to sources, the victim was… Read More N/R: Female Student of Islamic Girls’ SHS (Tamale) stabs a colleague over biology textbookContinue Events Corner | Schools News STRONGMAN GIVES OUT 5,000 EXERCISE BOOKS TO HIS ALMA MATER T.I AMASS ByFri Daus A former signee of Sarkcess Music known as Strongman is really working very hard after his exit from the said label. A few weeks ago, the rapper had hinted to give back to society through his project of visiting Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the country to show his love back to them. The rapper… Read More Strongman gives out 5,000 exercise books to his Alma Mater T.I AmassContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: APAM SHS, GHANA NATIONAL SECURE SLOTS IN THE NATIONALS AS THEY QUALIFY FROM THE REGIONALS ByFri Daus Apam Senior High School have begun yet another sensational start in a bid for National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) glory. The Central region-based school put up an impressive performance to accumulate 38 points in the region’s first qualifiers, defeating closest competitor, Aburaman SHS by 15 points. Mozano SHS followed closely with 22 points and… Read More NSMQ 2020: Apam SHS, Ghana National secure slots in the nationals as they qualify from the regionalsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: WEYGEYHEY CLAIMS HER CROWN AS SHE STUNS AUGUSCO IN THE FINALS OF THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus St Augustine’s College led through the first three rounds but was whipped off their feet with just the last riddle to win the contest. Leading by a point gap, AUGUSCO failed to answer the last riddle correctly and it was all up for grabs by Wesley Girls, they answered for three points and it was… Read More NSMQ 2020: WeyGeyHey claims her crown as she stuns Augusco in the finals of the Regional ChampionshipContinue General News GHANA TO BAN THE USE AND IMPORTATION OF SHISHA (HOOKAH) ByFri Daus Anti-Tobacco Agency, Jaishi Youth Initiative (JYI), has begun a petition to ban the importation and use of waterpipe tobacco smoking products, popularly known as “Shisha” in Ghana. According to the NGO, the assimilation of “vaping culture” by use of shisha into the Ghanaian lifestyle will have serious health implications on the youth. The founder of… Read More Ghana To Ban The Use and Importation of Shisha (Hookah)Continue General News | Schools News ANLO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (ANSECO) ’99’ DONATES TO ALMA MATER ByFri Daus The Anlo Senior High School (ANSECO) 1999 year group has vowed to pursue further initiatives to boost teaching and learning in its alma mater. The members of the group made the pledge after donating sports and first aid kits worth GH¢16,000 to the school to support the development of sports. The items included 60 tracksuits,… Read More Anlo Senior High School (ANSECO) ’99’ Donates to Alma MaterContinue Sports LIVERPOOL FC GHANA SUPPORTERS TO PAINT ACCRA RED ON SATURDAY ByFri Daus The biggest gathering of Liverpool fans in the country could be witnessed as hundreds are expected to converge in Dzorwulu-Accra on Saturday, February 15. Liverpool supporters drawn from various regions of the country are excited at the prospect of taking over Ghana’s capital a day after Valentine’s in the name of love. Under their global… Read More Liverpool FC Ghana supporters to paint Accra red on SaturdayContinue NSMQ Archives | Schools News NSMQ 2020: MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL SHOWS CLASS AS EGASS DEFEATS EDINAMAN SHS SURPRISINGLY ByFri Daus Mfantsipim School is readying for a strong comeback to the National Science and Maths Quiz after a 2019 nightmare. Kwabotwe, as they are known, pulled their weight in Thursday evening’s qualifiers, dominating the entire contest. Despite a good performance by a determined Jukwa SHTS team, the boys on a hill showed their prowess as favourites… Read More NSMQ 2020: Mfantsipim School shows class as EGASS defeats Edinaman SHS surprisinglyContinue General News WHO QUALIFIES TO REGISTER AND WRITE WASSCE FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES? ByFri Daus The attention of the West African Examinations Council has been drawn to recent advertisements by some remedial and “virtual” schools promising to register candidates for WASSCE for School Candidates. We would like to state categorically that the WASSCE for School Candidates is made available to only students who are in recognized public/private schools and have… Read More Who Qualifies To Register and Write WASSCE For School Candidates?Continue General News TWO SHS STUDENTS CAUGHT IN A HOT ACT AGAIN GRINDING [VIDEO] ByFri Daus Over the weeks the trending news item now in Ghana is that of senior High School female students taking over social media with some unruly lifestyle that has raised whole lots of questions as to what really is going on in the schools. These actions by the girls led Ghana Education service together with the… Read More Two SHS Students Caught In A Hot Act Again Grinding [VIDEO]Continue Entertainment | Showbiz VIDEO: HOW FELLA MAKAFUI SURPRISED MEDIKAL ON VALENTINE’S DAY ByFri Daus It’s chocolate and love’s red day, so Fella Makafui surprised her boyfriend rapper Samuel Adu Frimpong, known as Medikal. She posted a video on Instagram where she blinded Medikal leading him towards the dinner table for a breakfast treat. “Surprised babe with this. You guys are soo professional and mmm your food too sweet. Thanks… Read More VIDEO: How Fella Makafui surprised Medikal on Valentine’s DayContinue Schools News | Sports MFANTSIPIM BREAKS A GAP OF 5 YEARS TO WIN CENTRAL SUPER ZONAL ATHLETICS ByFri Daus Mfantisipim School won the 2020 Super Zonal Athletics Championship with competition from the holders of St. Augustine’s College and 30 other second-cycle colleges and institutions ‘Kwabotwe’ were dominant in the two-day competition held at the Schools and Colleges Park in Cape Coast, winning gold medals in flagship events and amassing more points with an increasing… Read More Mfantsipim breaks a gap of 5 years to win Central Super Zonal AthleticsContinue General News | Tertiary Education UGBS FEMALE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LECTURER PASSES ON ByFri Daus Lecturer at the Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana Business School, Mrs. Akua Pokua Essah-Koli, has been reported dead. She is believed to have died on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained. Tributes have started pouring in from her students. “It was heartbreaking… Read More UGBS Female Public Administration Lecturer Passes OnContinue Events Corner | Showbiz OPANKA CELEBRATES VALENTINE’S DAY WITH ALMA MATER ByFri Daus In the season of love and everyone has their own way of expressing such love. Opanka chose to spend his Vals Day with his Alma Mata. The pupils of Twedaase Primary were blessed with loads of goodies from the budding rapper who is based in Tema. Together with his team, they spent time with the… Read More Opanka Celebrates Valentine’s Day With Alma MaterContinue Basic Education (JHS) GES INVESTIGATES TEACHER WHO ASSAULTED A JHS BOY WHO CRITICISED HER ‘SOBOLO’ DRINK ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has started investigations into the case of a teacher assaulting a nine-year-old pupil who criticised the taste of her ‘sobolo’ drink. Jonathan Korsinah, the Nkwanata South Education Director, said it was an unfortunate development and they will get to the bottom of the incident. “We have warned all… Read More GES investigates teacher who assaulted a JHS boy who criticised her ‘sobolo’ drinkContinue General News | NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020: 21 SCHOOLS IN UPPER WEST ABSENT FOR THE REGIONAL QUALIFIERS DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS ByFri Daus In the Upper West region, 21 out of 24 Senior High Schools (SHS) in the district declined to compete as there was no funding for the 2020 competition of the National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NMSQ). Initially scheduled to take place at Wa Senior High Technical School on February 11, the national competition has been… Read More NSMQ 2020: 21 schools in Upper West absent for the regional qualifiers due to lack of fundsContinue Did you know? | Events Corner THERESAH ANIMAH OF SAVIOUR SHS CROWNED WINNER AT FACE OF HIGH SCHOOL EASTERN REGION 2020 ByFri Daus The face of high school eastern region held at Oyoko Methodist senior high school on 13th February 2020, the second edition of the face of high school eastern region, saw a 17-year-old girl Theresa Animah Kyerewaa emerge as the ultimate winner, beating other contestants from various schools in the eastern region to win the ultimate… Read More Theresah Animah Of Saviour SHS Crowned Winner At Face Of High School Eastern Region 2020Continue Tertiary Education HOW TO APPLY FOR GHANA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE(GTUC) ADMISSION 2020 ONLINE ByFri Daus Application forms for admission could be obtained at the GTUC Information Centre, Tesano – Accra, the Kumasi Campus near Ahodwo roundabout, Koforidua Campus Charley Junction, Ho Learning Centre, Vodafone Regional Head Office, Takoradi Learning Centre, Vodafone Regional Office and at our website www.gtuc.edu.gh here. Applicants should please note that application submitted will not be processed… Read More How to apply for Ghana Technology University College(GTUC) admission 2020 onlineContinue Entertainment | Events Corner CHECK OUT SOME EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS FROM FACE OF HIGH SCHOOL EASTERN REGION 2020 ByFri Daus The face of high school eastern region held at Oyoko Methodist senior high school on 13th February 2020, the second edition of the face of high school eastern region, saw a 17-year-old girl Theresa Animah Kyerewaa emerge as the ultimate winner, beating other contestants from various schools in the eastern region to win the ultimate… Read More Check out some exclusive photos from Face of High School eastern region 2020Continue Schools News FREE SHS GOES WRONG AS NINGO SHS STUDENTS STUDY ON THE BARE FLOOR ByFri Daus First-year Home Economics students of the Ningo Senior High Technical School at Ningo in the Greater Accra Region have to sit on the floor for classes due to lack of desks. The students, who number over 40, sit on the bare floor for lessons as the classroom has less than 10 desks. Confirming the state… Read More Free SHS goes wrong as Ningo SHS students study on the bare floorContinue General News | Tertiary Education TAKE NOTE! UCC BEGINS 2020/2021 ADMISSIONS. ByFri Daus The University of Cape Coast says that it has begun accepting applications for admission into its undergraduate programmes for the 2020/2021 academic year which begins in September. It says that Senior High School students who will be sitting for the 2020 May/June West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination are eligible to apply as awaiting students…. Read More Take Note! UCC begins 2020/2021 admissions.Continue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA RANKED BEST TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN WEST AFRICA BY WEBOMETRIC RANKINGS ByFri Daus The University of Ghana has been ranked 1,239 on the January 2020 Webometric Rankings placing it ahead of universities in Ghana and West Africa. The Ranking Web or Webometrics is the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions. Since 2004, an independent, objective, free, open and scientific exercise is performed by the Cybermetrics Lab (Spanish… Read More University of Ghana ranked best tertiary institution in West Africa by Webometric RankingsContinue General News | Tertiary Education UEW LECTURER PROF. S.Y ANNOR PASSES ON ByFri Daus The lecturer who is identified as Prof. S. Y Annor lectures at the faculty of Agricultural Science at the Mampong Campus of the University of Education, Winneba has passed away. Sources indicate that the lecturer has been sick for the past two weeks. He was responding to treatment until when it became difficult to handle… Read More UEW Lecturer Prof. S.Y Annor Passes OnContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020: ASAMANKESE SHS BEATS ST. ROSE’S TO QUALIFY TO THE PRELIMINARY STAGE ByFri Daus Asamankese Senior High School has qualified to the preliminary stages of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) at the expense of favourites, St. Rose’s SHS. Asasco, as they are called, finished off the Eastern Region top-dogs with a decisive 50 points against St. Rose’s 41 points. The other schools which featured in the… Read More NSMQ 2020: Asamankese SHS beats St. Rose’s to qualify to the preliminary stageContinue Did you know? | Events Corner WHO WON THE 2019 PLANET BROADWAY DRAMA FESTIVAL? ByFri Daus The 2019 Planet Broadway Drama festival which came off on Friday 25th October at the Osu Ebenezer Hall in Osu, Accra. The event brought about together students from seventeen Senior High School across the country with Methodist Girls’ Senior High School, Mamfe in the Eastern Region emerging as winners for the competition. The competition was… Read More Who Won The 2019 Planet Broadway Drama Festival?Continue Did you know? 5 FACTS AND SECRETS OF KENNEDY OSEI DESPITE; THE OLD BOY OF ADISADEL COLLEGE ByFri Daus After what happens to be the most talked wedding in the history of Ghanaian weddings, many may want to know more about the man of the moment Mr.Kennedy Osei Asante. What is publicly known of him is that he is currently General Manager of Despite Media, well, that is not only that there is more… Read More 5 Facts and Secrets Of Kennedy Osei Despite; The Old Boy of Adisadel CollegeContinue General News WAEC GHANA 2020/2021 WASSCE TIMETABLE(MAY/JUNE) OUT NOW! [DOWNLOAD HERE] ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council, WAEC Ghana has published the 2020/2021 WAEC Timetable for School Candidates. According to the timetable, the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020, will commence on 30th March 2020 and will end on 12th June 2020. 2020 WAEC TIMETABLE FOR WASSCE SCHOOL CANDIDATES 2020 WAEC Timetable… Read More Waec Ghana 2020/2021 WASSCE Timetable(May/June) Out Now! [Download Here]Continue Events Corner OSEI KYERETWIE SHS (OKESS) WINS ASHANTI REGIONAL PLANET BROADWAY DRAMA FESTIVAL 2020 ByFri Daus The Ashanti Regional edition of the Planet Broadway Drama Festival took place at the Opoku Ware Senior High School in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi on Saturday 15th February 2020. The event featured 6 schools in the region namely; St. Louis SHS, Opoku Ware Senior High School, Fodua Community SHS, Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School,… Read More Osei Kyeretwie SHS (OKESS) wins Ashanti Regional Planet Broadway Drama Festival 2020Continue Events Corner | Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ SEASON 3 BEGINS TOMORROW FEBRUARY 22 ByFri Daus All is set for a new Season of The Sharks Quiz Competition. The Quiz, which has a broad appeal for junior and high school students focuses on the four key competencies: Literacy, Numeracy, STEM and Social Literacy, will show on TV3 every Saturday from 11 am. Forty-five public, private and international schools from across the… Read More The Sharks Quiz Season 3 begins tomorrow February 22Continue General News | Schools News STUDENT OF WA T.I AHMADIYYA SHS CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER FALLING FROM A DORMITORY BLOCK ByFri Daus A 21-year-old form 2 business student of the Wa T.I Ahmadiyya Senior High School in the Upper West Region died after falling from the first floor of the dormitory block. The student who is a native of Kachiau, a farming community in the Wa West District, has been identified as Kojo Issac. Some students who… Read More Student of Wa T.I Ahmadiyya SHS confirmed dead after falling from a dormitory blockContinue General News | Schools News AUTHORITIES OF SEKONDI COLLEGE SACKS 37 STUDENTS FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF MOBILE PHONES IN SCHOOL ByFri Daus Information reaching the office of Kyfilla.com indicate that 37 students of Sekondi College (SEKCO) in the Western region have been sacked from campus. According to the information, the 37 students have been asked to go home by the authorities of the school for using mobile phones on campus which the school laws and regulations frown… Read More Authorities Of Sekondi College Sacks 37 Students For Unlawful Use Of Mobile Phones In SchoolContinue General News | Schools News WA ISLAMIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS TWO FIRE OUTBREAKS IN ONE MONTH ByFri Daus Two fire outbreaks had been recorded in the Islamic Senior High School (SHS) in the Wa Municipality between January and February 2020, causing havoc to property. The first outbreak occurred on January 17, 2020, and burnt portions of the girls’ dormitory, while they were at preps and they had to be relocated to a recently… Read More Wa Islamic Senior High School Records Two Fire Outbreaks In One MonthContinue Tertiary Education JOHN DUMELO EATS AND MINGLES WITH LEGON STUDENTS ON HIS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus Ghanaian actor cum Politician John Dumelo is leaving no stone unturned as the 2020 elections are fast approaching. The aspiring MP for Ayawaso west Constituency in his bid to win more votes for students stormed the Legon campus and hangout and ate with some of them. Recall that the last time John Dumelo did such… Read More John Dumelo eats and mingles with Legon students on his political campaign [Photos]Continue Schools News | Technology SHIA HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL GETS A MODERN LABORATORY FROM SIEMENS ByFri Daus Siemens, a global technology giant, has made a commitment to put up a science laboratory for the Shia Senior High Technical School (SSHTS) in the Ho Municipality. The company, represented by a 16-member team of Siemens Staff from seven nations, fundraised 18,500 Euros to finance the project. The team, called the Siemens CSR (“Corporate Social… Read More Shia High Technical School Gets A Modern Laboratory From SiemensContinue Tertiary Education SUNYANI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY GRADUATES OVER 1,500 STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Sunyani Technical University (STU) in the Bono Region has graduated 1,554 students at its 12th congregation. The graduands were awarded Higher National Diploma, Certificates and Degrees in Bachelor of Technology, Engineering, Applied Science and Technology, Applied Arts and Business and Management disciplines. 1,057 of the graduands representing 68 per cent are males while 497… Read More Sunyani Technical University Graduates Over 1,500 StudentsContinue Did you know? | General News DESPITE’S BROTHER, ERNEST OFORI SARPONG BUILDS ASTROTURF FOR PRESEC-LEGON HIS ALMA MATER [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus Ernest Ofori Sarpong CEO of Special Ice Mineral Water and brother of business mogul Osei Kwame ‘Despite’ has constructed a modern astroturf for his alma mater Legon Presec. The astroturf which has a pitch, a fence, a change rooms, stands and floodlights will be the new grounds where students of Legon Presbyterian Boys (Presec) will… Read More Despite’s Brother, Ernest Ofori Sarpong builds astroturf for Presec-Legon His Alma Mater [Photos]Continue Tertiary Education OGUAA HALL WEEK TURNS BLOODY AS STUDENTS CLASH ByFri Daus The Week Celebration of the Oguaa Hall, University of Cape Coast, turned violent Saturday dawn leaving about 10 students with varying degrees of injury. The students, who got injured during the clash at the forecourt of the Oguaa Hall, are receiving treatment at the University Hospital. The incident occurred early Saturday leading to the destruction… Read More Oguaa Hall Week Turns Bloody As Students ClashContinue Basic Education (JHS) JHS HASN’T BEEN EXTENDED TO 4-YEARS- NACCA ByFri Daus The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has debunked assertions that the duration for Junior High School education has been extended to four years, whereas Senior High School education has been reduced to two years. In an interview, the Executive Secretary of NaCCA, Dr.Prince Armah explained that the new Common Core Programme (CCP) curriculum… Read More JHS hasn’t been extended to 4-years- NaCCAContinue General News | Schools News PRESEC-LEGON CONFERS AN AWARD ON SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT ByFri Daus The Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, has conferred the Highest Grand Companion of the Touch Award on the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye. The award, comprising a medallion gold chain and a special ‘Odade3’ sword, is in recognition of the Speaker’s immeasurable and generous contributions and dedication to the progress of… Read More PRESEC-Legon confers an award on Speaker of ParliamentContinue Tertiary Education KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ADMISSION FORMS 2020/2021 OUT. APPLY NOW!!! ByFri Daus Koforidua Technical University wishes to inform the prospective students and the general public that Application Forms for Admission to the following programmes for the 2020/2021 Academic Year are now on sale. A) BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMES Bachelor of Technology in Accounting (2-year Top-Up Programme) Bachelor of Technology in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (2-year Top-Up… Read More Koforidua Technical University admission forms 2020/2021 out. Apply Now!!!Continue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: AUGUSCO LASHES ‘KWABOTWE’ IN THE CENTRAL REGIONAL QUALIFIERS ByFri Daus Mfanstipim School failed when handed an opportunity to exact its first revenge bid over city rivals St Augustine’s College (Augusco) in National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) showdown, Saturday. Mfantsipim School are yet to get the hang of how to beat rivals St Augustine’s College in the NSMQ The defending champions came prepared for the… Read More NSMQ 2020: Augusco lashes ‘Kwabotwe’ in the Central Regional QualifiersContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ SEASON 3: PRESEC-LEGON BEATS AUGUSCO ByFri Daus The Sharks Quiz Season 3 started last weekend at the TV3 Executive Theater, Kanda – Accra. The first stage of 45 public, private, international and junior schools has been to decide on the top 16 schools to qualify for the knockout stages at the preliminary stages. These sixteen Junior Sharks teams qualified, by virtue of… Read More The Sharks Quiz Season 3: Presec-Legon beats AuguscoContinue General News GES BAN ON MOBILE PHONES IN SHSS SHOULD NEVER CEASE ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) for some years now, has prohibited the use of mobile phones in primary and secondary schools; a move, they believe will help students concentrate more on their studies. According to GES, the uncontrolled use of mobile phones by the students has had a negative impact on their education, since they… Read More GES Ban on mobile phones in SHSs should never ceaseContinue Events Corner LOVELY PICTURES CAPTURED AT THE 183RD ANNIVERSARY OF WESLEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus Wesley Girls’ Senior High School in Cape Coast on Saturday 8th February 2020 celebrated its 183rd Anniversary Speech and Prize Giving Day with a call on the government to work towards improving the digital literacy rate for young girls in the country. The grand event was held in the school in Cape Coast and was… Read More Lovely pictures captured at the 183rd Anniversary of Wesley Girls’ High SchoolContinue Tertiary Education ASHESI UNIVERSITY PLACES 1ST IN WEBOMETRICS RANKING OF THE BEST PRIVATELY-OWNED UNIVERSITY IN GHANA ByFri Daus Ashesi University has overtaken Garden City University College to become the best privately-owned tertiary institution in the country; according to the January 2020 edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. Last year, Ashesi University was ranked second, behind Kumasi-based Garden City University College. Garden City University College is now ranked third with Regent University… Read More Ashesi University places 1st in Webometrics Ranking of the best privately-owned university in GhanaContinue Tertiary Education JUST IN: UPSA SRC PRESIDENT SUSPENDED OVER QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS ByFri Daus The SRC president of the University of Professional Studies, Accra has been suspended over some questionable transactions, UPSANEWSROOM.com has reported. Peter MwinZumah was suspended by the SRC General Assembly on Monday after he failed to show up at a meeting to respond to some questions about the alleged misuse of student funds. The suspended SRC president was… Read More Just in: UPSA SRC President Suspended Over Questionable TransactionsContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS: AWUDOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL’S (AWUSCO) PAINFUL EXIT ByFri Daus Awudome Senior High School will miss the 2020 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after an unexpected defeat during the Volta Regional qualifiers. The Tsito-based school, though not considered top contenders in the Primetime competition, it has consistently made it to the single-elimination stages in recent years. They were, therefore, expected to… Read More NSMQ 2020 Regional Qualifiers: Awudome Senior High School’s (AWUSCO) painful exitContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: TWO VOLTA SHARKS; MAWULI SHS AND BIHECO FIND THEIR WAY THROUGH THE REGIONAL QUALIFIERS ByFri Daus The two top dogs in Volta Region’s list of Senior High Schools have both qualified to the preliminary stages of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). Mawuli School and Bishop Herman College both produced outstanding performances to drown their opponents in Ash Wednesday’s qualifiers at the GNAT Hall in Ho, the Volta Regional… Read More NSMQ 2020: Two Volta Sharks; Mawuli SHS and Biheco find their way through the regional qualifiersContinue General News NABCO TRAINEES TO HIT THE STREET ON 6TH MARCH OVER DELAYED ALLOWANCES ByFri Daus Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) trainees across the country have signalled they will boycott the upcoming 6th March Independent parade and subsequently demonstrate against the government over unpaid arrears and poor payment system in the scheme. The trainees in a communiqué sighted by ghanaguardian.com raised five (5) points as the reasons for their action. Below are… Read More NABCO trainees to hit the street on 6th March over delayed allowancesContinue General News | Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA GETS CONGRATULATIONS FROM ASHESI UNIVERSITY FOR BEING BEST UNIVERSITY IN GHANA 2020 ByFri Daus Ashesi University has congratulated the University of Ghana for leading the ranking of tertiary institutions in the country in the 2020 Times Higher Education World University Ranking. Congratulations to the University of Ghana! Together with representation on the University Impact Rankings, African institutions are helping grow the continent’s academic influence,” Ashesi posted on social media… Read More University of Ghana gets Congratulations from Ashesi University for being Best University in Ghana 2020Continue General News | Schools News THIRD-YEAR STUDENT OF GHANA NATIONAL COLLEGE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED RAPE CASE ByFri Daus He is said to have lured the 16-year-old first-year student of the same school to a secluded corner of the school and raped her, reports Graphic Online’s reporter in Cape Coast, Shirley Asiedu Addo. The incident is said to have happened about two weeks ago and reported to the school authorities but according to the… Read More Third-year student of Ghana National College arrested for alleged rape caseContinue General News | Quiz/Competitions MP CONGRATULATES AKATSI SENIOR HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL (AKAST) FOR WINNING VOLTA REGIONAL EDITION OF NSMQ 2020 ByFri Daus Mr.Bernard Ahiafor, Member of Parliament (MP) for Akatsi South Constituency in the Volta Region has congratulated Akatsi Senior High Technical School (AKAST) for winning the regional level for this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz Competition. He commended the entire leadership, students and teachers of the School for the high performance. In a statement copied… Read More MP Congratulates Akatsi Senior High Technical School (AKAST) for winning Volta Regional edition of NSMQ 2020Continue General News KETA SECONDARY SCHOOL (KETASCO) HOLDS 67TH FOUNDERS’ DAY PUBLIC LECTURE ByFri Daus As part of activities to mark its 67th Anniversary, the Keta Secondary School (KETASCO) Past Students Association has held a public lecture to highlight sanitation problems facing the country. The Chief Executive Officer of Mckingtourch Africa, Makafui Awuku who spoke on the topic “Waste management challenges in schools: The role of stakeholders”, asked teachers as… Read More Keta Secondary School (KETASCO) holds 67th Founders’ Day Public LectureContinue General News | Quiz/Competitions FOUR LITTLE KIDS MAKE GHANA PROUD AS THEY EXCEL AT 2019 UCMAS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN CAMBODIA ByFri Daus The Universal Concept Mental Arithmetic (UCMAS), a company that organizes arithmetic quiz for school children has held a congratulatory ceremony for successful pupils in the 2019 UCMAS Competition. Awards were presented to 28 pupils for their excellence in the world championship. The 24th UCMAS World Championship was held from December 6 to December 7 in… Read More Four little kids make Ghana proud as they excel at 2019 UCMAS International Championship in CambodiaContinue Quiz/Competitions | Tertiary Education TERTIARY BUSINESS SENSE CHALLENGE: UEW OUTCLASSES AUCC ByFri Daus The University of Education, Winneba, lived up to its mantra of “show them” in the second edition of the Tertiary Business Sense Challenge as it whipped the Africa University College of Communications (AUCC) to progress to stage two of the contest. The UEW had a good start in the 7th contest of stage one of… Read More Tertiary Business Sense Challenge: UEW outclasses AUCCContinue General News GBDC ORGANISES CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHSS) IN ACCRA ByFri Daus The Ghana Book Development Council (GBDC), in collaboration with the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW), has organised a creative-writing workshop for some selected senior high schools in the Greater Accra Region. The workshop which took place on February 14, 2020, at Accra Girls Senior High School, was geared toward generating interest in reading and creative… Read More GBDC organises Creative Writing Workshop For Selected Senior High Schools (SHSs) In AccraContinue Schools News TAMALE SHS (TAMASCO) GETS A NEW SIX-UNIT CLASSROOM BLOCK FROM GNPC ByFri Daus Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation, has constructed a six-unit classroom block at the Tamale Senior High School (TAMASCO) in Tamale. Executive Director of GNPC, Foundation Dr Dominic Kwasi Aduah speaking at the inauguration of the 6-unit classroom block yesterday said it was part of the foundation’s effort to promote education in the north. He… Read More Tamale SHS (Tamasco) gets a new six-unit classroom block from GNPCContinue Basic Education (JHS) INTER-SCHOOLS QUIZ ORGANIZED IN NORTHERN REGION BY MARKAZ AL BISHARA FOR PUPILS ByFri Daus An inter-school quiz competition has been held for six Junior High Schools(JHS) in the Northern Region as part of efforts to encourage learning amongst pupils. The competition, which focused on subjects such as English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science, sanitation, child rights and current affairs, was also to engender healthy competition amongst pupils to exhibit their… Read More Inter-schools quiz organized in Northern Region by Markaz Al Bishara for pupilsContinue Quiz/Competitions MFANTSIMAN GIRLS’ BEAT YAA ASANTEWA GIRLS’ IN THE 63RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY DEBATE ByFri Daus Mfantsiman Girls’ SHS, Saltpond, on Friday beat Yaa Asantewa Girls’ SHS, Kumasi, in a keenly contested grand finale of the 63rd Independence Day and 23rd Inter School Debate held at the Great Hall, KNUST. It was an exhibition of wits and succinct articulations of arguments for and against the motion; “Technology has made humans physically… Read More Mfantsiman Girls’ Beat Yaa Asantewa Girls’ in the 63rd Independence Anniversary DebateContinue General News 1999 YEAR GROUP OF ACCRA ACADEMY REFURBISHES STAFF COMMON ROOM AT THE CLIMAX OF ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY ByFri Daus The 1999 old students of Accra Academy have handed over a renovated staff common room at a ceremony in the school located at Kaneshie, Accra. The refurbishment at a cost of GHS 55,000 was in fulfilment of a promise by the year group following an appeal from the management of the school. The amount covered… Read More 1999 year group of Accra Academy refurbishes staff common room at the climax of its 20th AnniversaryContinue WAEC Examinations HOW TO ACCESS WAEC E-LEARNING PORTAL AND STUDY ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released a link to its E-learning portal, with enough resources to guide students preparing for the May/June 2020 WASSCE Examination across the West Africa. Contained on the E-learning portal, among others includes Chief Examiners’ reports on all subjects for the past ten (10) years, as well as past… Read More How To Access WAEC E-learning Portal and StudyContinue Quiz/Competitions OPOKU WARE SHS (OWASS) WINS BCI’S 63RD INDEPENDENCE DAY ANNIVERSARY QUIZ ON CANCER ByFri Daus Opoku Ware Senior High School in Kumasi has emerged the overall winner of the third edition of the Annual Independence Day Quiz on Cancers. The event was organized and sponsored by the Breast Care International (BCI) and the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council under the auspices of the Ghana Education Service. The quiz which was initiated… Read More Opoku Ware SHS (OWASS) Wins BCI’s 63rd Independence Day Anniversary Quiz On CancerContinue Schools News | Technology ADISADEL COLLEGE (SANTACLAUSIANS) TO UNVEIL GHC2.4M STEM HOUSE THIS MONTH ByFri Daus The 1995 Year Group of the Adisadel Old Boys (Santaclausians 95) will on Saturday, March 14, unveil Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) House for their alma mater towards the education of critical thinkers and problem solvers. The 300-seater capacity also houses an innovation hub. The Project lead, Mr Kwamina-Ackun Wood, in an interview with… Read More Adisadel College (Santaclausians) to unveil GHc2.4m STEM House this monthContinue Anniversary AGGREY MEMORIAL A.M.E ZION SHS AT 80 ByFri Daus The year was 1940. The country was pre-independence Ghana (Gold Coast and the city – the blossoming citadel of education, Cape Coast. A gallant educationist, Dr.James Kwegyir Aggrey had passed. And his nephew, the late Rev. Dr.A. W. E. Appiah, in seeking to perpetuate the memory of his uncle, founded Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Secondary… Read More Aggrey Memorial A.M.E Zion SHS at 80Continue Anniversary | Opinions FOCUS ON YOUR BOOKS RATHER THAN TELENOVELAS – OTUMFUO ADVISES STUDENTS ByFri Daus King and overlord of the Ashanti kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advised students to focus more on their books, rather than watching telenovelas. He said students are better served when they watch educative programmes like the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Asantehene said this during the 70th anniversary of T.I Ahmadiyya Senior… Read More Focus on your books rather than telenovelas – Otumfuo advises studentsContinue Basic Education (JHS) 36 BEST 2019 BECE CANDIDATES AWARDED ByFri Daus His Excellency the Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday presented awards to the 2019 best Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE) candidates in Accra. The award winners were selected from the sixteen regions of the country based on the raw scores they obtained in the BECE results. In all, thirty-six students received the awards, a… Read More 36 Best 2019 BECE candidates awardedContinue General News | Schools News VIDEO: TEACHER INSTRUCTS SHS STUDENT TO DESTROY ALL SEIZED PHONES IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL ByFri Daus A viral video shows a High School teacher instructing one of her students to destroy her seized phone and that of others in front of the whole student body. In the video sighted by GhGossip.com, one of the girls was seen using a cement block to hit the phones one after the other in order… Read More VIDEO: Teacher instructs SHS student to destroy all seized phones in front of the whole schoolContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE: 2020 NOV/DEC REGISTRATION FEES, DEADLINE, CENTRES, WAEC CONTACT NUMBERS AND TIPS ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has kick-started with the registration of private candidates (Nov/Dec) for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Check below all the details of the registration. Registration Fees for WASSCE Private (NOV/DEC) 2020 6 or more subjects = GHS 412.47 5 subjects = GHS 394.67 4 subjects =… Read More WASSCE: 2020 NOV/DEC Registration Fees, Deadline, Centres, WAEC Contact Numbers and TipsContinue Quiz/Competitions | Schools News KINBU SENIOR HIGH TECHNICAL SCHOOL WINS ‘SANKOFA’ DRAMA COMPETITION ByFri Daus The Drama team of the Kinbu Senior High School, Accra, have been crowned winners of the 2020 ‘Sankofa’ Drama Competition organized by the Centre for National Culture (CNC), Greater Accra Region. The three-day competition was keenly contested by eleven-second cycle schools within the Metropolis from February 27th to 29th in Accra. Mrs Alice Alima Kala,… Read More Kinbu Senior High Technical School wins ‘Sankofa’ Drama CompetitionContinue General News LIFE AFTER SCHOOL: OVER 1,000 SHS GIRLS EDUCATED BY NBU ByFri Daus In the warm auditorium, are scores of girls dressed in their colourful boarding attire. Beyond the four corners of the auditorium, one would conclude they have gathered for their usual Saturday evening entertainment — but a little closer illustrates contrarily. The idea of girl child empowerment is ‘underestimated’ in our part of the world —… Read More Life After School: Over 1,000 SHS Girls educated by NBUContinue Anniversary | Entertainment SCHOOL CHILDREN MARCH AT INDEPENDENCE PARADE IN SHATTA WALE’S ‘REIGN’ BRANDED SOCKS [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus Ghana marks its 63rds Independence Day today, March 6, 2019, and the Independence Day celebration was held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. During the parade at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region, some students were spotted wearing Shatta Wale’s ‘Reign’ branded socks for the activity. The picture is said to… Read More School Children March at Independence Parade In Shatta Wale’s ‘Reign’ Branded Socks [Photos]Continue Did you know? | Quiz/Competitions 7 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE SHARKS QUIZ ByFri Daus If you like quizzes, as I do, you should definitely follow The Sharks Quiz on TV3. I chanced on the quiz two years ago and have been impressed since with the design and appeal of the competition. The quiz is quite different from the National Science and Maths Quiz, which we are all accustomed to,… Read More 7 Interesting Facts About The Sharks QuizContinue Schools News TWO STUDENTS OF NYANKUMASI AHENKRO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (NASS) CONFIRMED DEAD ByFri Daus Two (2) students of Nyankumasi Ahenkro Senior High School (SHS) have died out of Meningitis out of seven reported cases in the Assin South District of the Central Region, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. Health authorities disclosed that cases of Meningitis were reported in three communities within Assin South involving a farmer, some traders and a seamstress… Read More Two students of Nyankumasi Ahenkro Senior High School (NASS) confirmed deadContinue General News TAKE NOTE! GES RELEASES VACATION SCHEDULES FOR DOUBLE TRACK SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the SHS semester break for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year SHS Students. All SHS Form 3 students will report on March 4th, 2020. Form 1 & 2 Green will also report on March 4th, 2020. Form 1&2 Gold, will, however, report on 12th May 2020. SHS Semester BreakManagement… Read More Take note! GES releases vacation schedules for Double Track SchoolsContinue Schools News MP FOR TEMA WEST DONATES NEW ICT LAB TO TEMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (TEMASCO) ByFri Daus The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema West Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkrah, has handed over a fully furnished computer laboratory to Tema Senior High School (TEMASCO) as part of his support for education in his constituency. The 30-seater computer laboratory functional with internet connectivity would aid over 2,000 students in… Read More MP for Tema West Donates New ICT Lab to Tema Senior High School (TEMASCO)Continue Quiz/Competitions | Tertiary Education TERTIARY BUSINESS SENSE CHALLENGE: SIX SCHOOLS PROGRESS TO THE QUARTER-FINALS ByFri Daus Six public tertiary institutions have progressed to the quarter-final stage of the second edition of the Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC). The contest between the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) and the Accra Technical University (ATU) which saw the UGBS progressing to the quarter-finals. The contest between the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) and… Read More Tertiary Business Sense Challenge: Six schools progress to the quarter-finalsContinue Tertiary Education KNUST 2020/21 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS OPENED NOW. CHECK DEADLINE ByFri Daus It is announced for the information of prospective Applicants (as specified above) and the general public that application e-vouchers to Degree/Top-Up Programmes of Study at the university for the 2020/2021 Academic Year are now on sale. Applicants who have examination results as at the time of application and applicants who will be writing WASSCE in… Read More KNUST 2020/21 Undergraduate Admissions Opened Now. Check DeadlineContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020 ‘APOR’ LEAKAGE DEALS ON THE RISE ByFri Daus WASSCE 2020 examination leakage is inevitable looking at the rate at which those engaged in the act of selling exams questions and solutions are becoming sophisticated and students are becoming lazy to learn. WASSCE 2020, BECE 2020 exams leakage will be massive because the WAEC may be awake but asleep. Students at the JHS level… Read More Wassce 2020 ‘Apor’ Leakage Deals On The RiseContinue General News DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF GES HOLDS RECEPTION FOR SCHOOL CONTINGENTS AFTER INDEPENDENCE PARADE ByFri Daus As part of activities to mark the 63rd Independence anniversary parade, the Director-General of Ghana Education Service held a reception for school contingents who were on parade today. Speaking on behalf of the Director-General, Dr.K B Tandoh the Deputy Director General(Quality and Access) thanked and congratulated the staff and all contingents for availing themselves and… Read More Director-General of GES holds reception for School Contingents after Independence ParadeContinue Old Students | Schools News POPE JOHNS’ SHS (POJOSS) INAUGURATES NEW EXECUTIVES FOR IT’S OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION ByFri Daus A nine-member executive of the Pope John Senior High and Minor Seminary Old Students Association (POJOBA) has been inaugurated in Koforidua last Saturday. It has Mr Isaac Duah Aboagye as Chair with his vice David Dennis Tettey Noi and Mr Robert Nunoo as Secretary. The POJOBA Electoral Commissioner, Mr Duah Owusu Sarfo of the 1974… Read More Pope Johns’ SHS (POJOSS) Inaugurates New Executives For It’s Old Students AssociationContinue Anniversary | Old Students PREZ. AKUFFO ADDO MADE AN HONORARY OLD STUDENT OF OWASS DURING ITS 68TH SPEECH AND PRIZE-GIVING DAY ByFri Daus President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been made an honorary old student of Opoku Ware Secondary School (OWASS). Nana Akufo-Addo has thus become “Katakyie Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo”, with school number i2. The honour was done the president on Saturday, 7th March 2020, when he attended the 68th Speech and Prize-Giving Day of the school…. Read More Prez. Akuffo Addo made an honorary old student of OWASS during its 68th Speech and Prize-Giving DayContinue Quiz/Competitions | Tertiary Education FINALLY: UDS WINS 2020 GRAPHIC TERTIARY BUSINESS SENSE CHALLENGE [FULL RESULTS] ByFri Daus The University for Development Studies (UDS) has emerged as winners of the second edition of the Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC) after the grand finale between the University of Cape Coast (UCC), who were winners of the maiden edition of the competition. The contest started with nineteen tertiary institutions in the second edition of the… Read More Finally: UDS wins 2020 Graphic Tertiary Business Sense Challenge [Full Results]Continue Quiz/Competitions MAMFE METHODIST GIRLS’ WHIPS ADISADEL COLLEGE TO BECOME FIRST LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS CHAMPIONS ByFri Daus Methodist Girls’ Senior High School, Mamfe, in the Eastern Region of Ghana has trampled over 14 different schools at the just ended First Lego League Robotics Championships held at the Galaxy International School in Accra According to a report sighted on Supadupanews.wordpress.com, the Mamfe Methodist Girls’ SHS won the robotics project segment and the overall… Read More Mamfe Methodist Girls’ whips Adisadel College to Become First Lego League Robotics ChampionsContinue General News 962 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS UNDERWAY NATIONWIDE – NANA ADDO ByFri Daus According to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the government has begun processes to create a total of 962 school structures nationwide in its effort to resolve infrastructural problems in senior high schools. The president states that, as a result of the implementation of the Free SHS, there is an extensive system designed to ensure that… Read More 962 Senior High School Infrastructural projects underway nationwide – Nana AddoContinue General News TAKE NOTE: MONDAY 9, 2020 IS NOT A PUBLIC HOLIDAY – GES CLARIFIES ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) says Monday, March 9 is not a Statutory Public Holiday for schools. A statement signed by the Director-General of the GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, says teachers, pupils, and students are to take advantage of the weekend to rest and fully refresh themselves to resume academic work on Monday 9, 2020…. Read More Take note: Monday 9, 2020 is not a Public Holiday – GES clarifiesContinue Events Corner | Sports NATIONAL YOUTH CHESS TOURNEY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 14 ByFri Daus The Ghana Chess Association (GCA), will organise the 3rd annual National Youth Chess Championships, at the Ghana international school (GIS), on Saturday, March 14. The tourney would be held in U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16 and U-18 age categories for both boys and girls. The top five boys and girls in each age category would… Read More National Youth Chess Tourney scheduled for March 14Continue Old Students | Opinions ACCRA ACA 2012 OLD STUDENT STUDYING IN CHINA SPEAKS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ByFri Daus Bleoo 12’ Bleoobi Solomon Danquah is currently in China pursuing MSc E-Commerce Technology at Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province. He was a valedictorian at the Presbyterian University College, Abetifi 2017/2018 Academic year and also the SU Vice President at the Accra Academy (2012) When I asked him how’s he coping with the Coronavirus out there in… Read More Accra Aca 2012 Old Student Studying in China Speaks About Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)Continue Basic Education (JHS) | General News JHS 2 STUDENT STABS TEENAGER TO DEATH OVER LOAF OF BREAD ByFri Daus A JHS 2 Student has reportedly stabbed a 19-year-old colleague Richard Baako to death over a loaf of bread estimated to be less than GHC5.00 during a fight at Kwamikrom, near Aboadi, in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region. The Agona Nkwanta Police has detained the suspect for further interrogation, whilst the body of the… Read More JHS 2 Student Stabs Teenager to Death Over Loaf of BreadContinue Entertainment 50 PHOTOS + VIDEOS OF NANA AMA, THE LADY WHO BROKE A KNUST GUY’S HEART POPS UP ONLINE ByFri Daus Finally, we have beautiful photos of Nana Ama, the supposed lady who broke the heart of Samuel Aboagye, popularly known as Sammy of Conti Hall, KNUST, into pieces. Though we are yet to confirm the true identity of Nana Ama, photos of a lady believed to be Sammy’s ex-girlfriend has surfaced online, and people have… Read More 50 Photos + Videos of Nana Ama, the lady who broke a KNUST guy’s heart pops up onlineContinue Tertiary Education DOES UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON ACCEPT ‘D7’ IN ADMITTING STUDENTS? ByFri Daus Is D7 accepted at the University of Ghana? We have been asked this question several times by our community of readers, in this post we will clear the doubt about grade D7 in the admission application. Not long ago, Professor Kwesi Yankah the Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education suggested grade D7 and E8… Read More Does University of Ghana, Legon Accept ‘D7’ in Admitting Students?Continue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions PRESEC-LEGON CONQUERS MOTOWN CONSECUTIVELY IN THE NSMQ REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus Legon-based giants, Presec have crushed defending champions Achimota School in the ongoing NSMQ Greater Accra regional championship. The hosts put up a strong and challenging performance from start to finish but they still fell short of beating the five-time national champions. Our Lady of Mercy (OLAM) SHS and Ghanata also featured in the contest but… Read More Presec-Legon conquers Motown consecutively in the NSMQ Regional ChampionshipContinue Admissions WHAT COURSE IS MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN GHANA? ByFri Daus What is materials science and engineering? To make any engineered device, structure or product, you need the right materials. Materials science teaches us what things are made of and why they behave as they do. Materials engineering shows us how to apply knowledge to make better things and to make things better. Materials science and… Read More What Course is Material Science and Engineering in Ghana?Continue Past Questions WASSCE 2020: GOVERNMENT (ESSAY&OBJ) MOST REPEATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ByFri Daus Hello readers and writing candidates, here are possible and likely to come Weac Government questions and answers. The questions and answers provided are mostly Waec repeated questions, and answers have been provided Please don’t forget to share, like, comment and follow. Government refers to all the following except A. an academic field of study B…. Read More Wassce 2020: Government (Essay&Obj) most repeated questions and answersContinue Quiz/Competitions SUHUM SHTS (SUTESCO) EMERGES AS THE WINNER OF INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE IN SUHUM ByFri Daus The people of Suhum in the Eastern Region and its environs were treated to some beautiful culture display during the 63rd Independence Day anniversary parade held at the Suhum Roman Park. In attendance was the Suhum Senior High Technical School brass band which thrilled and entertained the crowd with some patriotic songs and choral music…. Read More Suhum SHTS (Sutesco) emerges as the winner of Independence Day parade in SuhumContinue Old Students VERY SAD: OLD STUDENT OF ‘OMESS’ SHOT BY ARMED ROBBERS IN THE EYE [VIDEO] ByFri Daus News reaching us at shstrendz.com has it that an old student of the Oppong Memorial Senior High School has been shot in the eye by some armed robbers. Sources close to the incidence revealed to us at SHSTRENDZ.COM that the boy, identified as Alaska was returning from a banking hall (name withheld) after depositing a… Read More Very sad: Old Student of ‘OMESS’ Shot By Armed Robbers In The Eye [VIDEO]Continue NSMQ Archives NSMQ2020: ACCRA ACADEMY TROMPS AQUINAS, OTHERS TO MAKE REGIONAL FINAL ByFri Daus Accra Academy recorded a convincing victory in the ongoing Greater Accra regional championships of this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Kaneshie-based boy’s school outclassed all their opponents, including St. Thomas Aquinas which is a one-time winner of the national championship. St. Margaret Mary SHS put up a good show as well but… Read More NSMQ2020: Accra Academy tromps Aquinas, others to make regional finalContinue General News | NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020: SCHOOLS IN GREATER ACCRA REGION THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FROM THE REGIONALS [FULL RESULTS] ByFri Daus Source: shstrendz.com SHSTRENDZ.COM has gathered the full results from the regionals of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) 2020 from the Greater Accra Regional Qualifiers. The Greater Accra Regional Qualifiers took place on 9th March (Monday) to 10th March (Tuesday) 2020. In all, 36 schools from the Greater Accra Region were present and each… Read More NSMQ 2020: Schools in Greater Accra Region that have qualified from the regionals [Full Results]Continue Admissions | Tertiary Education KNUST TO ENROL 30,000 STUDENTS FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus KNUST has revised upward enrolment for first-year students from 23 thousand to about 30 thousand for the 2020-2021 academic year which begins in September. The Relations Officer of the University, Dr.Norris Bekoe said the decision is to enable most SHS graduates to gain admission at the Tertiary Level. Dr.Bekoe spoke with Nicholas Osei-Wusu in Kumasi. Read More KNUST to enrol 30,000 students for 2020/2021 academic yearContinue Events Corner UCC CEGRAD CELEBRATES 2020 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ByFri Daus The Centre for Gender, Research, and Advocacy Development, CEGRAD, has commemorated this year’s International Women’s Day with a symposium on campus. The Day, marked annually on March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Globally, the theme for this year’s celebration was “I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s… Read More UCC CEGRAD Celebrates 2020 International Women’s DayContinue Schools News | Technology CITSTYS LIMITED DONATES COMPUTERS TO PRESEC-OSU ByFri Daus CITSYS Limited, a Ghanaian owned IT innovations and solutions company has donated 10 special purpose desktop computers and accessories valued at GHC 30,000 to the Presbyterian Senior High School Osu. This is part of the commitment of CITSYS Limited to support education in the community where it operates. CITSYS Limited believes education is the biggest… Read More CITSTYS Limited donates computers to Presec-OsuContinue Did you know? MEET THE DISABLED STUDENT OF ‘OWASS’ WHO WAS GIVEN A NEW WHEELCHAIR AND GHC1,000 ByFri Daus A young Form One student at Opoku Ware School (OWASS) has received a wheelchair and a GHC1,000 cash donation Born disabled, his father abandoned his mother after she gave birth to another disabled child The beneficiary of Free SHS received the free wheelchair and cash donation at the 68th speech and prize-giving day of Opoku… Read More Meet the disabled student of ‘OWASS’ who was given a new wheelchair and GHC1,000Continue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA TO HOST WEBINAR SERIES ByFri Daus As part of measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and following calls by Management to roll out all academic activities online, the Office for Institutional Advancement (OIA) will be hosting series of webinars via Zoom video conferences on COVID-19. The OIA invites students, staff and members of the University community to… Read More University of Education, Winneba to Host Webinar SeriesContinue General News WASSCE GRADING SYSTEM FOR WEST-AFRICA AND ITS INTERPRETATION ByFri Daus Current WAEC Grading System and Interpretation of Grades WAEC marking scheme and grading system. Maybe you’ve been wondering how the West African Examination Council (WAEC) 2020 examination will be marked and graded. If you’ve ever asked how will WAEC mark and give scored for 2020 exams? then you’re at the right place. WAEC Grading System… Read More WASSCE Grading System For West-Africa and Its InterpretationContinue General News GOVERNMENT ORDERS SHUTDOWN OF ALL SCHOOLS IN GHANA OVER CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the shutdown of all schools, both public and private, in Ghana in the face of the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease. The decision was taken after he chaired an inter-ministerial committee meeting on the pandemic on Sunday, March 15. President Akufo-Addo announced this in a live nationwide… Read More Government orders shutdown of all schools in Ghana over CoronavirusContinue General News | NSMQ Archives CORONAVIRUSUPDATES: PRIMETIME LTD POSTPONES 2020 NSMQ REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus In wake of the directive given by President Akufo-Addo for all public gatherings to be suspended, Primetime Limited, the organisers of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have postponed the 2020 NSMQ Regional Championships. According to a statement issued by the management of Primetime Limited, they have agreed to postpone the NSMQ 2020 Ashanti… Read More CoronavirusUpdates: Primetime Ltd postpones 2020 NSMQ Regional ChampionshipContinue General News HERITAGE OF AFRICA SUSPENDS REGIONAL PLANET BROADWAY DRAMA FESTIVAL 2020 OVER CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus Source: shstrendz.com/HOA In wake of the directive given by President Akufo-Addo for all public gatherings to be suspended, Heritage of Africa, the organizers of Planet Sponsored Broadway Drama Festival has postponed its 2020 Regional Planet Broadway Drama Festival. In a letter signed by the Executive-Director of Heritage of Africa, Mr.Solomon Fixion-Owoo, they have agreed to… Read More Heritage of Africa suspends Regional Planet Broadway Drama Festival 2020 over CoronavirusContinue Opinions ADHERE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PREVENTIVE MEASURES – MAHAMA TELLS STUDENTS ByFri Daus Former President John Dramani Mahama has admonished students in Senior High Schools across the country to adhere to preventive measures in order to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. According to the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) preventive measures such as the washing of hands with soap and running water, avoid… Read More Adhere to Coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive measures – Mahama tells studentsContinue WAEC Examinations OVERALL BEST 2019 WASSCE CANDIDATE AWARDED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP ByFri Daus Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has for the sixth consecutive year, presented a full scholarship to the 2019 overall best West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidate, Melisa Abena Okyerewaa Amoah at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Distinction Awards ceremony. The awards ceremony was held at the Sakyi Asare-Menko Hall on Wednesday to recognize… Read More Overall Best 2019 WASSCE Candidate awarded a full scholarshipContinue Did you know? PEOPLE WITH BLOOD GROUP TYPE A (II) ARE LIABLE TO CONTRACT CORONAVIRUS INFECTION ByFri Daus The scientists have reviewed data on 2,200 patients from three Chinese hospitals in Wuhan and Shenzhen, including over 200 lethal cases. People with blood type A (II) are the most susceptible to the COVID-19 coronavirus infection, while people with blood type O (I) are the least susceptible, says research by a group of Chinese scientists,… Read More People with blood group type A (II) are liable to contract coronavirus infectionContinue Anniversary | Events Corner JOHN MAHAMA ATTENDS 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ST. ANDREWS SHS (STASS) ByFri Daus Source: shstrendz.com Former President John Dramani Mahama on 14th March 2020 attended the 15th-anniversary celebration of St. Andrews SHS (STASS) in Assin Fosu small town and is the capital of Assin North Municipal, a Municipal in the Central Region of Ghana. Mahama writes; I was at the 15th-anniversary celebration of St. Andrews Senior High School… Read More John Mahama attends 15th anniversary celebration of St. Andrews SHS (STASS)Continue Events Corner | Tertiary Education [FULL LIST] 2O2O UHAS-NUGS EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNERS ByFri Daus The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) local chapter of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) together with the Student Representative Council held it’s 3rd NUGS Excellence Awards on Friday, 13th of March 2020. The ceremony, which was held at the Trafalgar Auditorium on Saturday, honoured students and some alumni who proved exceptional… Read More [Full List] 2O2O UHAS-NUGS Excellence Awards WinnersContinue Events Corner [FULL LIST]: WINNERS OF VOLTA MUSIC AWARDS 2020 ByFri Daus Volta Awards 2020 came off yesterday 14th March 2020 at the Ho Technical University Auditorium inside Ho, Volta Region. Below is the full list of winners; Artiste Of The Year – JAH PHINGA Gospel Artiste Of The Year – QWAME GABY Gospel Song Of The Year – QWAME GABY (Aseda) Reggae/Dancehall Artiste Of The Year… Read More [Full List]: Winners of Volta Music Awards 2020Continue Opinions INCLUDE BECE AND WASSCE CANDIDATES IN CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWN – TEACHER UNIONS ByFri Daus Teacher unions have appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to extend the four-week shutdown of basic and second-cycle schools in the country to cover final-year students in those schools. They said the estimated 397,500 students who would write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in June 2020 and the about 490,882 students who would… Read More Include BECE and WASSCE Candidates in Coronavirus shutdown – Teacher unionsContinue Schools News | Tertiary Education COVID-19: UHAS STUDENTS GIVEN 48 HOURS TO VACATE FROM CAMPUS FACILITIES ByFri Daus The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has given students a 48-hour ultimatum to vacate it’s Ho and Hohoe campuses and any other affiliated facilities. This follows the President’s directive for the closure of educational facilities among other measures to guard against coronavirus spread in the country. Director of the Public Affairs Directorate of… Read More COVID-19: UHAS students given 48 hours to vacate from campus facilitiesContinue General News LATEST: TWO ITALIANS PREVENTED FROM ENTERING GHANA OVER CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus Immigration officials at the Kotoka International Airport on Monday, March 16, 2020, barred two Italian nationals from entering Ghana The two arrived via an Air France operated aircraft which landed in Accra. The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong who made this known said the decision is in line with the government’s travel advisory following the COVID-19… Read More Latest: Two Italians prevented from entering Ghana over CoronavirusContinue WAEC Examinations LATEST: WAEC SUSPENDS WASSCE 2020 OVER CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ByFri Daus Source: shstrendz.com The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has postponed the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates Indefinitely over Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In an inter-office memorandum released by the Chairman of the Examination Council to member countries on Friday, March 20, 2020, WAEC said it has suspended the Time Table… Read More Latest: WAEC suspends WASSCE 2020 Over Coronavirus OutbreakContinue Foreign News EAST AFRICA: MADAGASCAR FINDS CURE FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ByFri Daus It is reported that Madagascar has developed the organic cure for Corona Virus and it has cured 92 patients out from the 128 confirmed cases in the country with zero deaths. Many countries around the world wrote Madagascar off when it was first announced that they have found the cure for the deadly novel coronavirus…. Read More East Africa: Madagascar Finds Cure for Coronavirus (COVID-19)Continue General News | Schools News COMBONI TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN SOGAKOPE RAZED DOWN BY FIRE ByFri Daus The boys’ dormitory of the Comboni Technical School in Sogakope in the Volta Region has been razed down by fire when the students were writing their mock examinations. Personal effects of the students and other valuables were destroyed by the fire. Mr.John Baaretim, the Sogakope Fire Officer who confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency… Read More Comboni Technical School In Sogakope razed down by fireContinue Anniversary | Schools News 1995 YEAR GROUP OF HOLY CHILD SCHOOL INSTALL SOLAR PANELS FOR ALMA MATER ByFri Daus The 1995-year group of Holy Child School in Cape Coast in collaboration with their 1970 counterparts have embarked on a solar electrification project. The legacy project which consists of 16 batteries, 20 panels and two inverters of 5kw totalling ȼ90,000. The project which was commissioned by the Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast, Most Rev. Mathias… Read More 1995 year group of Holy Child School install solar panels for alma materContinue General News KOBINA ANSA SHS HEADMASTER APPEALS TO GOV’T FOR FREE SHS IN THE SCHOOL ByFri Daus The Reverend Godwin Arhin Odoon, Headmaster of Kobina Ansa Senior High School (SHS) has appealed to the government to absorb the school into the mainstream for it to enjoy the free education policy. Kobina Ansa SHS was established and commissioned on November 2, 2014, by Aquinas Tawiah Quansah the then Central Regional Minister and Member… Read More Kobina Ansa SHS Headmaster appeals to Gov’t for Free SHS in the schoolContinue WAEC Examinations GUIDE: WAEC 2020 INDEX NUMBERS VERIFICATION OUT NOW!!! ByFri Daus If you are a WAEC candidate and you are yet to get an index number or you don’t know what a WAEC Index Number is, the following lines will enlighten you. The WAEC Index Number is 10 digit number issued by the examination board WAEC to a WASSEC candidate as a unique identifier. An Index… Read More Guide: WAEC 2020 Index Numbers Verification Out Now!!!Continue General News CORONAVIRUS CASES IN GHANA AT 23 NOW AS 3 MORE TEST POSITIVE ByFri Daus Health officials have confirmed three more cases of the novel coronavirus in Ghana, sending the number of active cases to 23. Number of people who have been confirmed of the virus, however, remains 24 The novel coronavirus cases recorded in Ghana have risen to 24. “Twenty-three of the confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation… Read More Coronavirus cases in Ghana at 23 now as 3 more test positiveContinue Technology VODAFONE GHANA MAKES ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS FREE NOW ByFri Daus Vodafone Ghana is offering customers free access to various educational websites and e-learning platforms to ensure academic continuity is unhindered. The telecommunications giant is working with various educational institutions across the country to zero-rate their learning platforms for Vodafone data customers. This will enable schools and universities to continue their learning and teaching processes during… Read More Vodafone Ghana makes Online Learning Platforms Free NowContinue Local News 20-YEAR OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR DEFILEMENT ByFri Daus A 20-year-old man has been hauled before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly impregnating a 15-year-old girl at the Arts Center in Accra. Emmanuel Teye has since December 2018 had countless number of sex with the victim at the Black Star Square Seashore in Accra. Charged with defilement, Teye, a student pleaded guilty. The court… Read More 20-year old man arrested for defilementContinue General News COVID-19: ‘SCHOOLS IN GHANA TO RESUME ACADEMIC WORK AFTER COVID-19’ – MINISTER ByFri Daus Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has asked Ghanaians not to put pressure on government to reopen schools in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to him, schools will only be reopened when it’s safe and right to do so to prevent more spread of the virus. Speaking on the impact of the… Read More COVID-19: ‘Schools in Ghana to resume Academic Work after COVID-19’ – MinisterContinue Technology [VIDEO] OBUASI SECTECH STUDENTS INVENT INNOVATIVE HAND-WASHING BUCKETS FOR COVID-19 ByFri Daus Source: shstrendz.com Students at Obuasi Sectech developed a washing machine according to the attached video. The bucket for hand-washing doesn’t need you to keep the pipe knob connected to open it. This detects the presences of one, and enables the movement of water. It is a group of Obuasi Secondary Technical School robotics students who… Read More [VIDEO] Obuasi SecTech Students Invent Innovative Hand-Washing Buckets For COVID-19Continue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ: ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HUMBLES ST. PETERS SENIOR HIGH IN SEASON 3 ByFri Daus This was a contest everyone was looking forward to. Two top high schools in Ghana, with a rich history in academics and extracurricular activities, battled it out in the fifth contest of the all-round academic quiz competition – The Sharks. Dubbed the finals before the finals, the two schools lived up to the billing with… Read More The Sharks Quiz: St. Thomas Aquinas humbles St. Peters Senior High in Season 3Continue Foreign News COVID-19: RUSSIAN PRESIDENT RELEASES LIONS AND TIGERS TO PREVENT SOCIAL GATHERING IN THE COUNTRY [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus Russian President, Vladimir Putin Release 800 Lions & Tigers To Push People To Stay Home. President Of Russia, Vladimir Putin has ordered all Russians to stay at home for two weeks or face jail time of 5 years. Also, it is further revealed that the President has also released lions and tigers as a measure… Read More COVID-19: Russian President releases Lions and Tigers to prevent social gathering in the country [Photos]Continue Tertiary Education FEMALE STUDENT OF KNUST DIES AFTER BEING ELECTROCUTED IN CAMPUS BATHROOM ByFri Daus A final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) identified as Bernice Akyeama Baa has reportedly died through electrocution in a bathroom in her apartment. The Metallurgical Engineering student, Bernice Akyeama Baah according to sources was about showering in her rented Ayeduase apartment when the incident occurred at about 8.30 pm Wednesday…. Read More Female student of KNUST dies after being electrocuted in campus bathroomContinue Entertainment | Schools News [VIDEO] HOW TAKORADI TECH BOYS JUBILATED OVER CORONAVIRUS SCHOOLS SHUTDOWN ByFri Daus Some students of the Takoradi Technical Institute (TTI) in the Western region were excited as they were told to go home. This comes following the government directives for all schools to be close down to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. On March 15, 2020, the government of Ghana placed a ban on all… Read More [VIDEO] How Takoradi Tech Boys jubilated over Coronavirus schools shutdownContinue Foreign News U.S RECORDS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE WORLD ByFri Daus The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the United States too hard with a world record 13,960 new cases recorded on Sunday, spiking the national total to 38,167. The death toll also received a bump with 94 new deaths, making 396 overall. Sunday must be the worst day to date for the country since the coronavirus epidemic… Read More U.S records the highest number of new Coronavirus cases in the WorldContinue Publications HOW TO TALK TO STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus News of the coronavirus COVID-19 is everywhere, from the front page of all the papers to the playground at school. Many parents are wondering how to bring up the epidemic in a way that will be reassuring and not make kids more worried than they already may be. Here is some advice from the experts… Read More How to talk to students and young people about CoronavirusContinue Basic Education (JHS) BECE 2020 EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN MAY/JUNE – WAEC ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has stated that this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is expected to take place in May/June. According to the council, if the date for the BECE examination draws closer and there is no improvement in the Covid-19 outbreak situation in member countries and other parts of the world,… Read More BECE 2020 expected to take place in May/June – WAECContinue General News GES TO REVISE ACADEMIC TIMETABLE FOR SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured parents and students that it will revise the academic timetable following the disruption of academic work in the wake of the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in the country. The education sector has been severely impacted by the outbreak as all schools have closed down and students sent… Read More GES to revise Academic Timetable For SchoolsContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ: OKUAS TO MEET MAWULI SCHOOL AFTER DEFEATING T.I AMASS INTO QUARTERFINALS ByFri Daus The excitement at The Sharks Quiz has turned up a notch since the onset of the knockout stages. In the previous weekend, Mawuli School pipped Pope John Senior High in a contest which was determined by the very last question. 65-55 points it ended in favour of Mawuli School. It was the turn of Okuapemann… Read More The Sharks Quiz: Okuas to meet Mawuli School after defeating T.I Amass into quarterfinalsContinue General News HANTAVIRUS: CHINA AND 9 OTHER COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY THE NEW DEADLY DISEASE ByFri Daus A man from China’s Yunnan province tested positive for Hantavirus on Monday. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a severe, sometimes fatal, respiratory disease in humans caused by infection with hantaviruses. Anyone who comes into contact with rodents that carry hantaviruses is at risk of HPS. Rodent infestation in and around the home remains the primary… Read More Hantavirus: China and 9 other countries affected by the new deadly diseaseContinue General News | Local News GHANA: GOV’T CONSIDERING A LOCKDOWN – AKUFFO ADDO ByFri Daus President Akufo-Addo says the government is currently considering lockdown of the country over the coronavirus pandemic as proposed by organised labour President Akufo-Addo gave the hint when he addressed a five (5) member top hierarchy of the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) at the Jubilee House. The TUC members present were the Secretary-General of the TUC,… Read More Ghana: Gov’t considering a lockdown – Akuffo AddoContinue Foreign News | Ghana Schools COVID-19: INDIA ENTERS INTO ‘TOTAL LOCKDOWN’ AFTER SPIKE IN NEW CASES ByFri Daus India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has imposed a nationwide lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The restrictions came into force at midnight local time (18:30 GMT) and will be enforced for 21 days. “There will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes,” Mr Modi said in a… Read More COVID-19: India Enters Into ‘Total Lockdown’ After Spike In New CasesContinue General News | Tertiary Education GHANA: GOV’T TO PROVIDE FREE DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY FOR UNIVERSITIES ByFri Daus Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, has announced Government plans to acquire distance education technology and the technical ability and capacity for all Ghanaian universities for free. He said the COVID-19 outbreak, even though was bad news, should make the provision of the facility faster.Dr Opoku Prempeh made the disclosure on Tuesday when… Read More Ghana: Gov’t to provide free distance education technology for UniversitiesContinue Local News PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN GHANA PETITION GOVERNMENT FOR SUPPORT ByFri Daus The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPs) has petitioned the Akufo-Addo-led government to support the various private schools in the country following the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic in the country. President Akufo-Addo in the wake of the virus issued a directive to both public and private schools to close down indefinitely. However,… Read More Private Schools In Ghana Petition Government For SupportContinue Sports ACCRA BASKETBALL LEAGUE SEASON LIKELY TO BE EXTENDED ByFri Daus The 2019-2020 Accra Basketball League (ABL) season is in line to be extended beyond its original calendar due to unforeseen circumstances. The league has been halted until further notice due to the quick spread of the Corona Virus; the suspension is a preventive measure. Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo announced a month-long ban on social gatherings… Read More Accra Basketball League Season likely to be extendedContinue Local News LATEST: UPPER WEST REGION RECORD ITS FIRST CORONAVIRUS CASE ByFri Daus The Upper West region has recorded its first coronavirus case. The victim, according to reports, is a 42-year-old man who returned to Ghana from the United Kingdom and had been to Spain and Egypt, all countries battling the virus. Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, announced this at a press conference, Friday. He… Read More Latest: Upper West Region record its first coronavirus caseContinue Local News INFORMATION MINISTER SPEAKS ABOUT GHANA’S DECISION ON LOCKDOWN ByFri Daus The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that the government is very close to taking a decision on whether or not to declare a lockdown or ant form of restriction on movement in the country due to the spread of coronavirus. In an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said the… Read More Information Minister speaks about Ghana’s decision on LockdownContinue General News COVID-19: PREZ.NANA AKUFFO ADDO TO ADDRESS GHANAIANS THIS EVENING ByFri Daus The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo-Dankwa Akuffo Addo will address the nation tonight from the Parliament House on coronavirus cases and new measures put in place to combat the Pandemic. It was disclosed by the Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei Bonsu today that the President will focus on new measures… Read More COVID-19: Prez.Nana Akuffo Addo to address Ghanaians This EveningContinue Local News GHANA RECORDS ITS 3RD CASE OF CORONAVIRUS DEATH ByFri Daus Ghana has recorded its third coronavirus death at the 37 Military Hospital as the wife of a two-star general falls victim. According to Joy News sources, her husband who has also contracted Covid-19 is in critical condition. The source said both of them have not travelled abroad for some time now but it is suspected… Read More Ghana Records Its 3rd Case of Coronavirus DeathContinue SHS Leaks TW£RKING VIDEO OF SHS STUDENT THRILLING HER FELLOW COLLEAGUES POPS UP ONLINE ByFri Daus A2zgh.com has chanced on a video of a female SHS student displaying some wild dance and twerk moves as she electrifies her colleague students. Well, it seems it has been the order of the day as most female SHS students twerk to settle boredom. Barely a week ago, students of Ejisuman Senior High School in… Read More Tw£rking Video of SHS student thrilling her fellow colleagues pops up onlineContinue Did you know? | General News GHANA’S PRESIDENT NANA AKUFO-ADDO IS 76 YEARS OLD TODAY ByFri Daus Today, March 29, marks the 76th birthday of Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo. Mr.Akufo-Addo, seen widely as one of Africa’s best Presidents in recent history, was born on March 29, 1944, in the Gold Coast now Ghana. He was born to one of Ghana’s former Presidents, Edward Akufo-Addo. On January 7, 2017, Mr Akufo-Addo, born William… Read More Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo is 76 Years Old TodayContinue Quiz/Competitions ST.PETER’S SHS WINS 2020 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS QUIZ COMPETITION ByFri Daus The St. Peter’s Senior High School emerged the winner for the third edition of the annual Business and Economics Quiz Competition organized by the Department of the Business Administration and Economics of the Presbyterian University College, Ghana (PUCG) for Senior High Schools (SHS). The event which was held on March 13, 2020, at the Okwahu Campus… Read More St.Peter’s SHS wins 2020 Business and Economics Quiz CompetitionContinue General News OCCUPY GHANA, THREE OTHERS DONATE TOWARDS COVID-19 FIGHT ByFri Daus Pressure group, OccupyGhana and local company IT Consortium Ltd have teamed up with the Ghana Association of Doctors in Residency (GADOR) to raise funds to acquire Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) to assist doctors and other health professionals across the country in the COVID-19 pandemic fight. GADOR’s project seeks to assist in the protection of its… Read More Occupy Ghana, three others donate towards COVID-19 FightContinue Basic Education (JHS) | WAEC Examinations WE NEED TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT BECE – EDUCATION MINISTER ByFri Daus “We need to take a second look at the relevance of writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) . . . We need to take a second look at BECE . . . BECE should not be the terminating point, the terminating point should be at the age of 18. We want a placement exam,… Read More We need to take a second look at BECE – Education MinisterContinue Local News TAMALE: ALL 10 ‘ARRESTED’ GUINEANS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ByFri Daus 10 Guineans who were picked by security officials for coming into Ghana from Burkina Faso have tested positive for Coronavirus. After their arrest, they were put under mandatory quarantine in Tamale where they were all confirmed to be COVID-19 positive after testing. “Ten (10) of the new cases were among persons who were under mandatory… Read More Tamale: All 10 ‘arrested’ Guineans tested positive for COVID-19Continue General News HURRAY! NO NEW CASE OF CORONAVIRUS IN GHANA TODAY ByFri Daus The Ghana Health Service has announced that there are no new cases of the coronavirus infections as of 08:30hrs on Monday, 30 March 2020 despite a few tests having been carried out. In its update on its website, the Ghana Health Service said: “The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research tested 17 samples from the Upper… Read More Hurray! No new case of Coronavirus in Ghana todayContinue Local News ALL MINISTERS IN GHANA TO DONATE 50% OF THEIR SALARY TO HELP FIGHT COVID-19 ByFri Daus All Ministers of State, the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, the deputy Chiefs of Staff, Secretary to the President, Secretary to the Cabinet, Presidential Staffers and Presidential Aides at the Presidency have decided to donate fifty per cent (50%) of their salaries, for the next three months. That is April, May… Read More All Ministers in Ghana to Donate 50% of their salary to help fight COVID-19Continue Foreign News 29/03/2020: CHINA HAS DECLARED VICTORY OVER CORONAVIRUS [FULL STATEMENT] ByFri Daus Today March 29, the PRC released a statement made by the representative of the State Committee on Healthcare of the People’s Republic of China, Mi Feng, and is quoted by the Xinhua State News Agency. While Italy and Spain are desperately fighting outbreaks of coronavirus, and more and more sad figures are coming from Iran,… Read More 29/03/2020: China has declared Victory over Coronavirus [Full Statement]Continue Did you know? ICAMPUSGH: NEW E-LEARNING PLATFORM FOR SHS STUDENTS LAUNCHED BY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ByFri Daus The Ministry of Education Ghana has created an online study platform for all senior high school students.Kindly inform all students in the Senior High School to visit and study online.To access the platform1. Visit icampusgh.com2. Enter your BECE index number your index number ending with the year you completed as your username. Eg. 30907402517.3. Enter *ghana@12345*… Read More icampusgh: New E-Learning Platform for SHS Students launched by Ministry of EducationContinue General News | Opinions COVID-19: ASHANTI REGIONAL SRC PRESIDENT ADVISES ALL STUDENTS AND GHANAIANS ByFri Daus Source: shstrendz.com The incumbent President of the Ashanti Regional Students’ Representative Council (ASHSRC) and a student of Opoku Ware Senior High School (OWASS) has sent advice to all students in the Ashanti Region and the other regions as well as all Ghanaians on the need to stay at home in this harsh times of this… Read More COVID-19: Ashanti Regional SRC President advises all students and GhanaiansContinue General News | Local News LOCKDOWN: SOLDIERS PUNISH MAN FOR TAKING UNAUTHORISED VIDEOS [WATCH] ByFri Daus A young man has incurred the wrath of some military officers deployed in the Kasoa area for taking unauthorized videos of their operations. The officers were on the routine duty of enforcing the lockdown which had been declared by the President in the municipality. However, a young man was caught filming their operations, a situation… Read More Lockdown: Soldiers punish man for taking unauthorised videos [WATCH]Continue Technology EXPLAINED: MTN GHANA MOMO WAIVER TRANSACTION CHARGES ON GHC100 ByFri Daus Subscribers to MTN Ghana’s Mobile Money (MoMo) e-wallet service have had cause to celebrate in recent times; owing to the good news that there would be no transaction charges for in-network and interoperability fund transfers of GHS100. That piece of news was received with much excitement by the users as it meant the extra charges… Read More Explained: MTN Ghana MoMo Waiver Transaction Charges on Ghc100Continue Tertiary Education LEGON STUDENTS GO ‘MAD’ OVER E-LEARNING ON VODAFONE NETWORK ByFri Daus Following the dissolvent of campus learning from all level in the Education Sector, the Government Suggested E-Learning as the way forward till the Coronavirus pandemic s combated in the country. Many tertiary institutions including Ashesi University, Ghana Institute of Journalism, among others started some few days after the directive. Many Telcos as part of their… Read More Legon students go ‘mad’ over e-learning on Vodafone NetworkContinue General News ZIPLINE DONATES HEALTH ITEMS TO HOST COMMUNITIES ByFri Daus Medical drone delivery giants Zipline have donated several items to communities and health centres within their catchment areas to help the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The items included Veronica buckets, detergents and hand sanitizers. Presenting the items to the Omenako Manhene, Community Lead for Zipline Omenako Sadat Anum said the gesture formed part… Read More Zipline Donates Health Items To Host CommunitiesContinue Tertiary Education KTU SRC ENGAGES MANAGEMENT ON FREE E-LEARNING PLATFORM ByFri Daus Current developments concerning the COVID-19 virus outbreak has left the government of Ghana no choice than to shut down all schools to curb the outbreak of the disease. Speaking at the Ministries’ press briefing on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the Honourable Minister responsible of Education made it known that in spite of the closure of… Read More KTU SRC Engages Management on Free E-learning PlatformContinue General News DOCTOR AT LEKMA HOSPITAL TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS DISEASE ByFri Daus A doctor who works at the Ledzekuku Municipal Hospital (LEKMA Hospital) has tested positive for COVID-19. The medical officer is the first frontline medical staff known publicly to have contracted the disease. According to Dr.Bernard Okoe Boye, the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency who is also a doctor at the LEKMA Hospital, the affected… Read More Doctor at LEKMA Hospital test positive for Coronavirus DiseaseContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ 2020: ST.ROSES SHS SUCCUMBS TO ADISADEL COLLEGE ByFri Daus In the sixth contest of what is currently the most enthralling high school quiz in the country – The Sharks; Adisadel College, third-place finishers from last year took on first-timers St. Roses Senior High in the round of sixteen. St. Roses, which is the only all-girls’ high school to have qualified from the preliminary stages… Read More The Sharks Quiz 2020: St.Roses SHS succumbs to Adisadel CollegeContinue Foreign News NIGERIA: FIRST BANK OPENS E-LEARNING PLATFORM FOR ALL STUDENTS ByFri Daus FIRST BANK Nigeria Limited has announced a partnership with government and other stakeholders to provide access to e-learning solutions to children across the country. The bank, in a statement, said the initiative is to support students and minimize the disruption to education resulting from schools’ closure following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “This is following the… Read More Nigeria: First Bank opens e-learning platform for all studentsContinue Entertainment DEADLY: KWESI ARTHUR SEX VIDEO LEAKS ONLINE AND FANS ARE WATCHING ByFri Daus An alleged tape of Ghanaian singer and rapper Kwesi Arthur has surfaced online social media going viral instantly. The video sighted by OccupyGh.com shows what looks like Kwesi Arthur in footage of action less than 30 seconds. The video has currently caused a stir online social media. Check out a screenshot from the video below:Kwesi… Read More Deadly: Kwesi Arthur Sex Video Leaks Online and Fans Are WatchingContinue Admissions | Technology DR.BAWUMIA LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION SYSTEM ByFri Daus Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched the Scholarship Secretariat’s Online Scholarship Application and Administration System, www.scholarshipgh.com, in Accra. Beginning April 1, 2020, in just four easy steps, any applicant can apply from the comfort of their homes, take an aptitude test and be interviewed in their own districts without coming to Accra as in… Read More Dr.Bawumia launches New Online Scholarship Application SystemContinue Publications HOW TO ANSWER THE TOP 3 MOST DIFFICULT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ByFri Daus Interviews can make you quiver if you don’t believe in yourself. There are certain questions that are usually asked by interviewers which can be difficult to answer. Here are three tough interview questions and how to answer them. Where do you see yourself in three to five years? This question seems baffling. It sounds like… Read More How to answer the top 3 most difficult interview questionsContinue Politics COVID-19: NANA ADDO PROMISES TO QUIT BEING A PRESIDENT IF GHANA RECORDS 500 CASES ByFri Daus Information reaching wysepromotions.com has it that the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn not to contest for the 2020 elections if the Coronavirus cases increase to 500 cases. According to the First Gentleman of the land, it will be very shameful for him to contest the 2020 Presidential should the number of… Read More COVID-19: Nana Addo promises to quit being a President if Ghana records 500 casesContinue General News VIRTUAL LEARNING ON TV FOR SHS AND JHS STUDENTS BEGINS APRIL 3 ByFri Daus The Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) has secured an agreement with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for a free-to-air 24-hour dedicated channel for the broadcast of educational materials beginning April 3, 2020. The channel, known as Ghana Learning TV, will initially broadcast educational materials for senior high school (SHS) students, while… Read More Virtual Learning on TV for SHS and JHS Students begins April 3Continue Local News WINNER OF GMB 2019/20 DONATES VERONICA BUCKETS, SANITIZERS AND ITEMS TO CAPE COAST COMMUNITIES ByFri Daus Ekua, winner of Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2019/20 and her EKUBANN INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION have donated Veronica Buckets, hand sanitizers and protective items to some suburbs and surrounding communities in Greater Cape Coast including Abura Market, Akotokyir, Taxi stations, Kotokuraba Markets, Elmina markets and Jukwa Markets. It’s her little contribution to help fight the spread of Coronavirus…. Read More Winner of GMB 2019/20 donates Veronica buckets, sanitizers and Items to Cape Coast communitiesContinue Basic Education (JHS) HOMEBASE TV BEGINS TEACHING AND LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR BASIC 1 TO JHS 3 ByFri Daus Home Base TV in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES is rolling out a teaching and learning programme for the benefit of Basic 1 to JHS 3 learners who are currently at home due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The program, according to a report gathered by us, is very interactive as children are allowed… Read More Homebase TV begins Teaching and Learning Programs for Basic 1 to JHS 3Continue Publications GHANA’S LOCKDOWN: THE CONCEPT OF GREATER KUMASI, MEANING AND GEOGRAPHY. ByFri Daus The concept of ‘Greater Kumasi’ simply means other adjoining towns that were traditionally not part of Kumasi but have become part of the Kumasi Metropolis due to urbanization and expansion of the city. For instance, Ejisu, Asokore Mampong, Pakyi, Fawoade Mampongten, Atonsu-Agogo and surrounding communities on the Lake Side Road, Kenyasi and other adjoining towns… Read More Ghana’s Lockdown: The Concept of Greater Kumasi, Meaning and Geography.Continue Events Corner | Publications WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY: A MESSAGE FROM HON.KOJO OPPONG NKRUMAH ByFri Daus World Autism Awareness Day [Message by Honourable Kojo Oppong Nkrumah] While we all may be focussed on COVID-19 let’s not forget that today is World Autism Awareness Day. There are individuals and families out there who have to deal with the impact of COVID-19 and also face the daily challenges of living with Autism Spectrum… Read More World Autism Awareness Day: A message from Hon.Kojo Oppong NkrumahContinue Ghana Schools GNACOPS LAUNCHES ONLINE LEARNING PORTAL FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT ByFri Daus The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) will from Monday, 6th 20200, roll out an online Assessment Portal that will afford all Private Schools in Ghana the opportunity to conduct academic assessments for their learners. At the moment, the portal is ready. Schools and parents have begun registering learners at www.gnacopsgh.com/register. The assessment is… Read More GNACOPS launches online learning portal for Private Schools for Education and AssessmentContinue General News GHANA ASSOCIATION OF DOCTORS IN RESIDENCY (GADOR) PRESENTS ITEMS TO RIDGE HOSPITAL ByFri Daus The Ghana Association of Doctors in Residency (GADOR) has presented several boxes of Personal Protective Equipment and other items to the staff of Ridge Hospital as part of the efforts of the Association, OccupyGhana and IT Consortium Ltd to raise funds and items, to provide that support. Presenting the items to the Ridge Hospital CEO,… Read More Ghana Association of Doctors in Residency (GADOR) presents Items to Ridge HospitalContinue General News GHANA RESORTS TO HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AS TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus The government of Ghana has started administering antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to some of the coronavirus patients in the country. Ghana’s Health Minister Kweku Agyeman-Manu told journalists on Wednesday that “we still have four cases on admission at Ridge Hospital, repeat tests have shown still positive so we continue to keep them there. The doctors have… Read More Ghana resorts to Hydroxychloroquine as treatment of CoronavirusContinue Awards | Events Corner NATIONAL STUDENTS PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS (NASPA) 2020 NOMINATIONS OPENED ByFri Daus The organizers of National Students Prestigious Awards (NASPA) scheme will from today 1st April 2020 open its doors to receive nominations for the 2020 edition of the awards scheme. NASPA which is the highest and biggest award event in the educational sector in the country is set to celebrate the excellent work students, prominent corporate… Read More National Students Prestigious Awards (NASPA) 2020 Nominations OpenedContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST (UCC) E-LEARNING PLATFORM MANUAL ByFri Daus The management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has opened the e-learning platform to enable lectures to upload course materials and enable students to access them for continuing academic work. This E-learning manual is to help lecturers of the University of Cape Coast in uploading their courses and course materials (ie. course outlines, lecture… Read More University of Cape Coast (UCC) E-Learning Platform ManualContinue General News CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN GHANA SHOOTS UP TO 204 ByFri Daus Since the last situational update, Ghana has confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases, all from the Greater Accra region. Four (4) of them have no history of travel nor contact with any confirmed case. Other four (4) have no travel history but are contacts of confirmed cases in Ghana, and one travelled to Ghana from Benin… Read More Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Ghana Shoots Up to 204Continue Tertiary Education BOLGA POLYTECHNIC NOW BOLGATANGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ByFri Daus The Bolgatanga Polytechnic in the Upper East Region has now been elevated to the status of a Technical University. Parliament on Thursday night amended the Technical Universities Act(922) which has effectively converted the Bolgatanga Polytechnic and the Wa Polytechnic in the Upper West Region to Technical Universities. A Member of Parliament’s Select committee on education… Read More Bolga Polytechnic now Bolgatanga Technical UniversityContinue Foreign News U.S GOV’T ARREST CHINESE SCIENTIST WHO CREATED CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus The United States Of America has arrested Hovard University Professor…after been deceptive over participation in the Chinese fund recruitment program and likewise arrested another Chinese national for partaking in the research of the deadly virus that gets the entire world panic… As culled from the video below by Aynaijang News, United States Department Of Justice… Read More U.S Gov’t Arrest Chinese Scientist who created CoronavirusContinue General News WE ARE CREATING AN ONLINE PARALLEL LEARNING SYSTEM – GES BOSS TELLS ByFri Daus Prof. Opoku-Amankwa explained that in addition to the iCampus platform, “we are also creating an online parallel learning system to ensure that eventually, every class in this country from the lower primary to the SHS had an online parallel classroom.” He said the online parallel classroom allowed the setting up of a learning space for… Read More We Are Creating an Online Parallel Learning System – GES Boss tellsContinue General News TAKE NOTE: SCHOOLS IN GHANA WILL NOT RESUME ON APRIL 14 ByFri Daus GhanaWeb has sighted a statement-making round on social media seeking to suggest the Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh has given a directive for students across the country to go back to school. “The Minister of Education, Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh in a press release last night declared April 14 as the day to move… Read More Take Note: Schools in Ghana will not resume on April 14Continue General News VIRTUAL LEARNING TIMETABLE, COURSES FOR SHS [CHECK DETAILS HERE] ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) in collaboration with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has launched the Ghana Learning TV (GL TV). GL TV is a 24-hour free to air channel for distance learning and it will be starting today, 3rd April 2020 Courses which will be aired today are for Senior High Schools (SHS) and… Read More Virtual Learning Timetable, Courses for SHS [Check Details Here]Continue Technology AVOID UNNECESSARY VIDEO CALLS – TELCOS CHAMBER WARNS GHANAIANS ByFri Daus The Telecommunications Chamber has called on Ghanaians to limit data usage as they stay home in compliance with the lockdown directives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber in a 10-point guidance document asked Ghanaians to avoid unnecessary video calls and also limit the amount of data they use within digital rush hours such as… Read More Avoid unnecessary video calls – Telcos Chamber warns GhanaiansContinue Opinions ARTISTE MANAGER PROMISES TO QUIT CHURCH IF THEY DONATE TO CORONAVIRUS FUND ByFri Daus A Ghanaian artiste manager, Eddie Kay has expressed his disappointment in churches making donations to support government following the outbreak of Coronavirus. As one of the measures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus disease in Ghana, President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the initiation of a crucial trust fund. After naming the board of trustees to… Read More Artiste manager promises to quit church if they donate to Coronavirus fundContinue Technology FULL GUIDE: HOW TO SCAN FOR GHANA LEARNING TV ByFri Daus This how-to Scan for Ghana Learning TV will guide you to achieve the needed success in accessing the new channel meant to provide vital lessons for all SHS 1,2 and 3 students. Ghana Education Service has come out with this all-important tv station which is free to air. So rescan your digital box to get… Read More Full Guide: How to Scan for Ghana Learning TVContinue Schools News COVID-19: TWENEBOA KODUA SHS NOW ISOLATION+QUARANTINE CENTRE FOR SUSPECTED PATIENTS ByFri Daus From a 100% reliable source, I have been made aware of the Kumawu Senior High School (SHS) of a student population of about four thousand, chosen to become a centre for keeping suspected novel coronavirus (Covid-19) patients. The school library and the infirmary blocks will be used to house such persons. This has been the… Read More COVID-19: Tweneboa Kodua SHS now Isolation+Quarantine centre for suspected patientsContinue General News PREZ. AKUFO-ADDO ANNOUNCES 2 WEEKS ADDITIONAL LOCKDOWN OF GHANA’S BORDERS ByFri Daus In line with the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Ghana, the President of the Republic of Ghana His Excellency William Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has extended the current lock-down of our borders with an additional two weeks making it a whole month. Revealing this information, the Minister Of Information Kwadwo Oppong Nkrumah took to… Read More Prez. Akufo-Addo announces 2 weeks additional lockdown of Ghana’s BordersContinue Foreign News GHANAIAN NATIONALS IN CHINA WORRIED OVER GHANA’S CORONAVIRUS SITUATION ByFri Daus Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Edward Boateng says the Ghanaian Community there, especially the students in Wuhan Province, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, are worried about the situation in Ghana currently and are planning to mobilize resources to help save their home country from the pandemic. Speaking to GBC Mr.Boateng said the students are all… Read More Ghanaian Nationals In China worried over Ghana’s Coronavirus SituationContinue Foreign News MASSACHUSETTS: 24 ADDITIONAL CORONAVIRUS DEATHS, 1,334 NEW CASES ByFri Daus BOSTON —The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed 24 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state as of Saturday afternoon, bringing the state’s total to 216. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to a new total of 11,736 Saturday, up from 10,402 on Friday, DPH reported. The DPH said 480 of the cases have… Read More Massachusetts: 24 additional coronavirus deaths, 1,334 new casesContinue Admissions GTUC MAY 2020 ADMISSION FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES ByFri Daus Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), a leading institution in quality Transnational Higher Education, is inviting applications from eligible candidates for admission to our collaborative postgraduate programmes for the May 2020 intake. CHOOSE GTUC FOR FOLLOWING REASONS AND MORE: Become a distinctive CEO Worldwide recognition of your degree Boost your employability Gain international perspectives in specialized… Read More GTUC May 2020 Admission for Postgraduate ProgrammesContinue Sports ‘FOOTBALL WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK AFTER CORONAVIRUS’ – FIFA PRESIDENT ByFri Daus FIFA President Gianni Infantino has revealed that football will be totally different once the Coronavirus Pandemic ends. Football cross the world has been badly hit by the virus, with football leagues across Europe, Asia, South America, North America and even Africa put on hold to prevent the spread of the disease. Money spinning competitions like… Read More ‘Football will have a different look after Coronavirus’ – FIFA PresidentContinue General News GHANA: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES RISES TO 214 ByFri Daus According to the Ghana Health Service, 9 new cases were recorded on 4th April from the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions. According to the GHS; Ghana has confirmed nine (9) additional COVID-19 cases; six (6) from Greater Accra and three (3) from Ashanti region. Among the cases from Greater Accra, one is a 37-year-old woman… Read More Ghana: Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases rises to 214Continue Foreign News COVID-19: 31 GHANAIANS QUARANTINED IN LIBERIA ByFri Daus Some 31 persons believed to be Ghanaian nationals have been quarantined in Liberia due to fear of coronavirus. Reports monitored on Liberia News Agency say the Ghanaians had travelled to that country via sea. They have reportedly been placed under a 14-day ‘Precautionary Observation’. According to the report, they had travelled to Liberia’s Sinoe County… Read More COVID-19: 31 Ghanaians Quarantined in LiberiaContinue General News WE’LL DECIDE ON LOCKDOWN EXTENSION NEXT WEEK – NANA AKUFO-ADDO ByFri Daus President Nana Akufo-Addo says the government will make a determination on whether or not to extend the lockdown imposed on parts of the country next week. He said the decision will be based mainly on the results of the over 19,000 tests that have been conducted due to the enhanced contact tracing exercise. The president… Read More We’ll decide on Lockdown extension next week – Nana Akufo-AddoContinue Did you know? [VIDEO] 32-YEAR OLD GHANAIAN INVENTS HAND-WASHING SINK SENSOR FROM SCRAPS ByFri Daus Necessity, they say is the mother of inventions and the saying has been credited to a young Ghanaian man, Richard Kwarteng Aning, along with his team. Reiterating Coronavirus ‘need for safety, the 32-year-old has manufactured a solar-powered hand washing sink. The sink, a barrel that is recycled, has a double-tap, one for liquid soap and… Read More [Video] 32-year old Ghanaian invents hand-washing sink sensor from scrapsContinue General News GHANA LEARNING TV TIMETABLE FOR SHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service, in conjunction with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), has released the daily timetable for the Electronic Learning for Senior High School students on the new Ghana Learning TV. The timetable for SHS students sighted by SHSTRENDZ.COM covers only core subjects for April. The duration for every subject per the Ghana Learning TV… Read More Ghana Learning TV Timetable for SHS StudentsContinue Opinions [VIDEO] CORONAVIRUS HAS MADE OUR POCKETS DRY – KNUST STUDENTS REVEALS ByFri Daus In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, virtually everything has been affected; businesses, religious activities, sporting activities, entertainment and education. According to tertiary students, their share of the effects is very severe. Ghevent TV on an episode of my Health my care show invited four students from the tertiary institutions in Ghana to discuss the… Read More [Video] Coronavirus has made our pockets dry – KNUST Students revealsContinue General News FREE DATA OFFER SERVICE TO ALL UPSA ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS FROM VODAFONE GHANA ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies -Accra (UPSA) In collaboration with Vodafone, is pleased to announce to students and staff that Vodafone has agreed to offer free data access to e-learning management platforms UPSA is currently using to deliver all courses online. As part of the collaboration, staff and students of the UPSA community who are Vodafone… Read More Free Data Offer Service to all UPSA Online Learning Platforms from Vodafone GhanaContinue Tertiary Education SENIOR LECTURER AT SDA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CONFIRMED DEAD (PHOTOS) ByFri Daus “No One is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away” and in life too ” whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows” Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time..it tells us to tell each other right now that we love… Read More Senior Lecturer at SDA College of Education confirmed Dead (Photos)Continue Anniversary GHANAIANS CELEBRATE 38TH BIRTHDAY OF HON. KOJO OPPONG NKRUMAH ByFri Daus Ghana’s Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah today, April 5, 2020, marks his 38th birthday with social media buzzing over the celebration. Many Ghanaians have taken to social media to post heartwarming and goodwill messages to mark the day. Mr Oppong Nkrumah who doubles as the MP for the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency is one of the young… Read More Ghanaians celebrate 38th birthday of Hon. Kojo Oppong NkrumahContinue Admissions HOW TO APPLY FOR ACTION PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTE ADMISSIONS YEARLY ByFri Daus GETTING INTO ACTION PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTE Students will be required to purchase an Admission form for GHS 50 and obtain two Passport Pictures. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Completed application form. Two (2) passport-sized photographs. Copies of Birth Certificate or passport. Last two (2) school reports or any known examination results. Transcripts (for only secondary students). Medical records/ Vaccination… Read More How to apply for Action Progressive Institute Admissions YearlyContinue Quiz/Competitions UDS: WINNERS OF THE TERTIARY BUSINESS SENSE CHALLENGE, PRESENT TROPHY TO THE VICE-CHANCELLOR. ByFri Daus The four contestants of the School of Business and Law (SBL) of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Osei Andrews, Adam Mohammed Abideen, Amokao Owusu Prince and Danyuie Famous, on March 13, 2020, presented the trophy to the Vice-Chancellor of UDS, Prof. Gabriel Ayum Teye, following their victory at the Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC)…. Read More UDS: Winners of the Tertiary Business Sense Challenge, present trophy to the Vice-Chancellor.Continue General News GHANA’S CORONAVIRUS CASES AT 287 AS THE COUNTRY RECORDS 73 NEW CASES ByFri Daus Ghana’s coronavirus positive case count has risen sharply to 287, an update by Ghana Health Service late Monday, April 6, 2020, has revealed. Before then, cases stood at 214, implying 73 new persons have tested positive for the deadly virus. The number of deaths, however, remain 5 with full recoveries still at 3. Ghana’s Coronavirus… Read More Ghana’s Coronavirus cases at 287 as the country records 73 new casesContinue General News LOCKDOWN: PREZ. AKUFO-ADDO TO ADDRESS GHANAIANS AT 9PM TODAY ByFri Daus President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will today, address the nation on the progress of the partial lockdown currently ongoing in the Greater Accra and Kumasi Regions. The broadcast, as announced by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah will come off at 9 pm. The President according to Oppong Nkrumah will account to the country… Read More Lockdown: Prez. Akufo-Addo to Address Ghanaians at 9pm todayContinue General News LOCKDOWN: GOV’T WILL PROVIDE FOOD FOR 400,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN AFFECTED AREAS ByFri Daus The government is providing food for underprivileged persons in parts of the country that are under lockdown. President Nana Akufo-Addo said the distribution of such packages which include dry food packages and hot meals “began in Accra on Sunday and will begin in Kumasi Monday.” The package is targeted at some 400,000 individuals and homes… Read More Lockdown: Gov’t will provide food for 400,000 households in affected areasContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ 2020: KETASCO EDGES OUT ACCRA ACADEMY IN A SIZZLING CONTEST ByFri Daus There couldn’t have been a keener academic contest between any two of Ghana’s formidable schools. When the ballot drew Voltarian greats, Keta Senior High with Accra giants, Accra Academy in the knockout stages at the Sharks Quiz, many predicted an enthralling contest between these two renowned schools. But not many foresaw that it will go… Read More The Sharks Quiz 2020: Ketasco edges out Accra Academy in a sizzling contestContinue WAEC Examinations 2020 – WASSCE ENGLISH SYLLABUS AND TOPICS YOU STUDY AROUND ByFri Daus PAPER 1: This paper will be divided into three sections (A, B and C). SECTION A: ESSAY WRITING (50 marks) Candidates will be required to spend 50 minutes on this section. There will be five questions in all and candidates will be required to answer only one question. The Essay can be ; (i) letter… Read More 2020 – WASSCE English Syllabus and Topics You Study AroundContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ2020: CHEMU SHS EDGE PAST WASS TO MAKE GREATER ACCRA REGIONAL FINAL ByFri Daus Chemu Senior High School, West Africa SHS, St John’s Grammar and Tema Methodist SHS are set to battle it out in the first contest Wednesday. The competition is the 2020 edition of the Greater Accra regional championship ahead of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). Senior High Schools in Greater Accra which have made… Read More NSMQ2020: Chemu SHS edge past WASS to make Greater Accra Regional FinalContinue Anniversary | Old Students AGGREY@80: OLD STUDENTS BUILD NEW SICKBAY FOR AGGREY MEMORIAL SCHOOL ByFri Daus As part of Aggrey Memorial A.M.E Zion Senior High School 80th Anniversary Celebration, the school and the old students have built a medical facility with well-equipped materials like beds, medical suppliers and First Aid kits for the school. The new edifice will provide immediate medical attention for both students, staff and the non-teaching staff in… Read More Aggrey@80: Old Students build new sickbay for Aggrey Memorial SchoolContinue Foreign News JUST IN: ETHIOPIA DECLARES ‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’ TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency in the country to help curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Home to almost 110 million people, Ethiopia has recorded 55 coronavirus cases and two deaths to date. “Because the coronavirus pandemic is getting worse, the Ethiopian government has decided to declare a state of emergency under… Read More Just in: Ethiopia declares ‘state of emergency’ to fight coronavirusContinue Technology GHANA LEARNING TV NOW AVAILABLE ON STAR TIMES CHANNEL #312 ByFri Daus Africa’s leading pay TV service provider, StarTimes has uplinked the all new Ghana Learning TV on its DTH platform to encourage students learn from home. The new 24-hour channel rolled out by the Ghana Education Service (GES), is geared towards distance learning for SHS and JHS students and can be accessed for free on the… Read More Ghana Learning TV now available on Star Times Channel #312Continue General News CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TO BE USED AS CORONAVIRUS CENTRES FOR SUSPECTED CASES ByFri Daus Central Region Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has tasked District Chief Executives (DCEs) and health authorities in the Region to designate schools in every district to serve as centres to manage suspected coronavirus cases. The schools, according to the minister, would be equipped with medical facilities by the Ghana Health Service to enable them to deal with… Read More Central Region Schools to be used as Coronavirus centres for suspected casesContinue Admissions HOW TO PURCHASE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA APPLICATION EVOUCHER ByFri Daus Customers using MTN can purchase an application voucher using the following steps: Steps to purchasing UG Application voucher (MTN customers only) Dial *700*88# Enter the Name or Alias of the institution, that is; University of Ghana or UG Enter 1 to confirm payment Wait for a bill prompt Enter your Mobile Money PIN to authorize… Read More How to purchase University of Ghana Application eVoucherContinue Did you know? TWO OBUASI SEC TEC STUDENTS COMMENDED BY NANA-ADDO IN HIS 5TH ADDRESS FOR THEIR INNOVATIONS ByFri Daus Two students of the Obuasi Senior High and Technical School, in the Ashanti Region, have received special commendations from President Akufo-Addo for their innovation and contribution towards the fight against COVID-19 by inventing a ‘COVID-19 prevention electronic bucket.’ A third individual, also Ghanaian, and a resident of Kumasi, Jude Osei has also been recognized for… Read More Two Obuasi Sec Tec Students commended by Nana-Addo in his 5th Address for their innovationsContinue Ghana Schools | Technology ONLINE LEARNING MODE FOR SCHOOL OF DISPENSING OPTICS ByFri Daus The School of Dispensing Optics, at Oyoko in the Sekyere East District, will soon roll out an online distance learning mode to facilitate teaching and learning in the school. This is to help the students, especially those in their final year, to continue with their academic work from home, given the closure of schools by… Read More Online Learning Mode For School of Dispensing OpticsContinue WAEC Examinations NIGERIA: NECO SAYS 2020 SSCE AND BECE WILL NOT BE POSTPONED ByFri Daus The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has not postponed the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) due to the prevailing situation in the Country. Mr Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the council made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Sani this… Read More Nigeria: NECO says 2020 SSCE and BECE will not be postponedContinue General News VODAFONE GHANA PARTNERS WITH GOV’T TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus Telecommunication network, Vodafone Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) and the Flowminder Foundation are using innovative data science techniques to support the government’s response against COVID-19. The long-standing ‘Data for Good’ partnership between Vodafone Ghana, Ghana Statistical Services and the Flowminder Foundation has enabled the production of rapid mobility estimates using anonymised… Read More Vodafone Ghana partners with Gov’t to fight CoronavirusContinue Foreign News JAPANESE UNIVERSITY USES ROBOTS TO HOLD VIRTUAL GRADUATION UNDER LOCKDOWN ByFri Daus ‘Graduation day’ has been pretty anticlimactic for students amid the coronavirus outbreak. In most cases, graduates are getting their diploma through the mail which, if you’re opening the letter in your pyjamas at home, probably doesn’t feel all that special. One university in Japan, however, is making sure their students get their fair share of… Read More Japanese University uses robots to hold virtual graduation under LockdownContinue General News FOURTEEN(14)-YEAR-OLD SHS GIRL RAPED TO DEATH [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus The police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the murder and rape of 14-year-old Simphiwe Sibeko in South Africa The man was arrested on Tuesday after an intelligence-driven operation, according to police spokesperson Capt Kay Makhubele. He said a search for a second person suspected of being involved in the crime was under… Read More Fourteen(14)-Year-Old SHS Girl Raped To Death [Photos]Continue General News C/R: CHAOS AT ST.AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE AS TEACHERS OPPOSE ISOLATION CENTRE ByFri Daus There is a heavy police presence at the St. Augustine’s College in the Central region after it was chosen as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. Teachers had vowed to visibly prevent health officials who had arrived in the school and were preparing one of the dormitories after the region recorded its first case on… Read More C/R: Chaos at St.Augustine’s College as teachers oppose isolation centreContinue Tertiary Education CAMPUS: ACCESS BANK GHANA DONATES NEW AMBULANCE TO UPSA ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra has taken delivery of an ambulance by the kind courtesy of Access Bank Ghana. This is in fulfilment of a long-term commitment to the university. Handing over the keys to the university, the Divisional Head of Retail Banking at Access Bank, Mr Stephen Abban said his outfit and UPSA… Read More Campus: Access Bank Ghana Donates New Ambulance to UPSAContinue Tertiary Education E-LEARNING: UCC SRC ORDERS STUDENTS TO HALT ONLINE STUDIES PROCESSES OVER NEGLECT OF CONCERNS BY MANAGEMENT ByFri Daus The Students’ Representative Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC-SRC) has cautioned all students of the university to suspend all registration processes towards online studies with immediate effect until further notice. According to the SRC, formal concerns were raised to the university management to address issues relating to internet bundle before commencing the online… Read More E-learning: UCC SRC orders students to halt Online Studies processes over neglect of concerns by managementContinue Technology GHANA TO LAUNCH NEW MOBILE APP THAT TRACE CORONAVIRUS CARRIERS ByFri Daus As part of efforts arrayed to combat the fast spreading of the global pandemic, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government of the 4th Republic of Ghana, in collaboration with a group of Technology experts has announced that it will, on Monday, April 13, 2020, launch a computer/mobile program or software application. The user friendly and free… Read More Ghana to Launch New Mobile App that Trace Coronavirus CarriersContinue General News PRESIDENT EXTENDS CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN BY ONE WEEK IN ACCRA AND KUMASI ByFri Daus President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the restrictions on movements in Accra and Kumasi by one more week from Monday, April 13, 2020. Delivering his sixth address on the progress of the national campaign to defeat the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, the President said on Thursday that although the efforts have been successful, the country was… Read More President extends Coronavirus Lockdown by one week in Accra and KumasiContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST (UCC) TO RESUME LECTURES ON APRIL 22 ByFri Daus Authorities at the University of Cape Coast have announced a resumption of academic work for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. The university, which has been closed for the past three weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, said in a statement Thursday that lectures will begin for all students from… Read More University of Cape Coast (UCC) to resume lectures on April 22Continue Technology | Tertiary Education UEW LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SITE WHITELISTED BY MTN GHANA AND VODAFONE GHANA ByFri Daus Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) wishes to inform Staff as well as students of the University that MTN Ghana and Vodafone Ghana have whitelisted our Online Learning Management System site (moodle.uew.edu. Users especially, student-users are encouraged to log on and continue their academic work. Directorate of ICT Services Read More UEW Learning Management System Site Whitelisted by MTN Ghana and Vodafone GhanaContinue Entertainment GH ONE TV APOLOGISES FOR SHOWING ‘PORNO’ ON LIVE TV ByFri Daus Pornography was mistakenly shown on GH One TV’s ‘Duvet’ show yesterday, 9th April, 2020. The video which left viewers in shock had some porn stars performing cunnilingus and fellatio. The media outfit has come out to give an apology for what happened. “GHOne TV wishes to sincerely apologise to its cherished viewers on the unfortunate… Read More GH One TV apologises for showing ‘porno’ on Live TVContinue Local News | Schools News AGGREY MEMORIAL SHS: CHIEF, YOUTH FIGHT ATTEMPT TO USE SCHOOL AS QUARANTINE CENTRE ByFri Daus Angry Chief and people of Brafoyaw in the Central region have blocked the main entrance of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School to prevent any attempt by authorities to use the school as a quarantine centre for COVID-19. The Chief and some youth of Brafoyaw numbering about a hundred Saturday morning blocked the entrance and vowed… Read More Aggrey Memorial SHS: Chief, Youth Fight Attempt To Use School As Quarantine CentreContinue Admissions UDS 2020/2021 UNDERGRADUATE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS ByFri Daus GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS WASSCE Holders (for Degree Programmes) WASSCE holders seeking admission into Degree programmes must have at least C6 in all their three Core and three Elective Subjects.WASSCE holders who have Grade D7 or E8 or F9 in any one of their three Core or three Elective subjects are advised not to apply for a degree programme. Candidates should, therefore, possess, at least, credit scores/grades… Read More UDS 2020/2021 Undergraduate Entry RequirementsContinue Local News CV-19: RESIDENTS IN EFFUTU BLOCK ROADS TO PROTEST THE USE OF SHS AS ISOLATION CENTRE ByFri Daus Indigenes of Effutu blocked roads to prevent authorities from getting the school. Residents of Effutu in Cape Coast are protesting over the selection of Effutu Senior High School as an isolation centre for the treatment of COVID-19 cases. The school is among the institutions in the Central Region selected to host suspected cases as the… Read More CV-19: Residents in Effutu block roads to protest the use of SHS as isolation centreContinue Admissions APPLY NOW! UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MATURE STUDENTS 2020/21 ADMISSIONS ByFri Daus University of Ghana mature access course registration for the 2020/2021 academic year takes place from Monday, January 13 to Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Successful applicants will be admitted into Level 100 of the Distance Education Programme in the following Bachelor of Arts subject combinations: Political Science, Sociology and Information Studies Psychology, Sociology and Information Studies… Read More Apply Now! University of Ghana Mature Students 2020/21 AdmissionsContinue Quiz/Competitions NATIONAL SHORT STORY WRITING CHALLENGE LAUNCHED BY GHANA LIBRARY AUTHORITY ByFri Daus The Ghana Library Authority has launched the ‘National Short Story Writing Challenge’ to curate more short stories by young people and make it available for its wider audience through the Ghana Library App. National Short Story Writing Challenge is an open subject story writing contest for children from nine to 18 years. This forms part… Read More National Short Story Writing Challenge launched by Ghana Library AuthorityContinue General News COVID-19: GHANA RECORDS 8 DEATHS AS TOTAL CASES RISE TO 408 ByFri Daus The confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus in Ghana have increased to 408 as the death toll also rises to eight. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). “As of 10 April 2020, 23:00 HRS, a total of 27,346 persons have been tested with 408 being positive for COVID-19,” said the GHS. Out… Read More COVID-19: Ghana records 8 deaths as total cases rise to 408Continue Publications HISTORY: ‘THE FAITHFUL EIGHT’ OF MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL ByFri Daus Mfantsipim School is a high school in Cape Coast, in Ghana. It was established by the Methodist Church in 1876 as an all-boys secondary school dedicated to fostering intellectual, moral and spiritual growth.‘Its foundation’s name was Wesleyan High School and the first Headmaster was James Picot, a French scholar, who was only 18 years old… Read More History: ‘The Faithful Eight’ of Mfantsipim SchoolContinue Technology UNIVERSITY OF GHANA SCIENTISTS ON THE VERGE OF FINDING WAYS TO TRACK COVID-19 VIRUS ByFri Daus Scientists at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens both at the University of Ghana have obtained information about the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected many countries globally. A communiqué from the Public Affairs Directorate of the University of Ghana… Read More University of Ghana scientists on the verge of finding ways to track COVID-19 VirusContinue General News FUMIGATION AND DISINFECTION EXERCISE OF ALL SHS/SHTS/TVETS BEGINS APRIL 14 ByFri Daus GES has engaged the services of Zoomlion Ghana Limited to carry out fumigation and disinfection of all SHS/SHTS/TVETS, (Private and Public) and Special Schools in the country. The exercise will start on Tuesday 14th April 2020. Heads of schools are encouraged to cooperate with Zoomlion by opening up their schools for the exercise to go… Read More Fumigation and Disinfection Exercise of all SHS/SHTS/TVETS begins April 14Continue Local News COVID 19: GENDER MINISTER SHARES FOOD TO 6000 PEOPLE IN ABLEKUMA WEST CONSTITUENCY. ByFri Daus The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ablekuma West Constituency, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful has begun the distribution of food items to 6000 underprivileged constituents. Following the restriction on movement of persons in Greater Accra and the Greater Kumasi as a containment measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, residents have called for support…. Read More COVID 19: Gender Minister shares food to 6000 people in Ablekuma West Constituency.Continue General News PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS DISAPPOINTED IN GOV’T OVER NEGLECT OF CONCERNS ByFri Daus The coalition of Concern Private School Teachers Ghana (COPSTEG) says it is disappointed in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for failing to factor teachers into the Coronavirus budget. In a release, leadership for the group said, government has continuously ignored the plight of private school teachers in its policy intervention and has done same in… Read More Private School Teachers disappointed in Gov’t over neglect of concernsContinue Publications HOW ARE THERE FEWER WOMEN IN GHANA WHO CONTRACT CORONAVIRUS THAN MEN? ByFri Daus Source: SHSTRENDZ.COM Ghana Health Service statistics indicate that women’s chances of contracting coronavirus are higher than men, so we won’t doubt the Health Service because, as the novel coronavirus spreads across the globe, one pattern remains consistent: men appear to be more severely affected by the virus than women and are more likely to have… Read More How are there fewer women in Ghana who contract Coronavirus than Men?Continue General News COVID-19: NABCO TRAINEES TO SEND EVIDENCE OF CONTRIBUTION FUND FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT ByFri Daus The CEO of Nation Builders Corps (NABCO), Anyars Ibrahim has in a memo directed all trainees to submit evidence of contributions into the COVID-19 National Trust Fund to their respective District Coordinator for appropriate acknowledgement. It also conveyed gratitude to the thousands who have already made wholehearted donations to the Campaign. The management said it valued their… Read More COVID-19: NABCO Trainees to Send Evidence of Contribution Fund for AcknowledgmentContinue Politics JUST IN: AKUFO-ADDO SIGNS EXECUTIVE INSTRUMENT EXTENDING LOCKDOWN ByFri Daus President Akufo-Addo has signed the Executive Instrument (EI) extending the duration of the restrictions imposed under EI 64 and EI 65. The restrictions imposed on public gatherings, under EI 64, have been extended for a further period of two (2) weeks, with effect from Monday, 13th April 2020. As announced already, the restrictions imposed on… Read More Just in: Akufo-Addo signs Executive Instrument extending LockdownContinue General News COVID-19: NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS ByFri Daus The National Identification Authority (NIA) has released a number of its operational vehicles to support the tracking, tracing and testing exercise being undertaken by Government health officials as part of the Nation’s COVID-19 containment effort. Some of the vehicles have also been deployed in the distribution of food and other relief items to persons in… Read More COVID-19: National Identification Authority supports Government’s effortsContinue General News LATEST: CORONAVIRUS CASES IN GHANA HIT 566 ByFri Daus Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases from what it detected in its last update. An update by the Ghana Health Service showed that new cases were also reported in the Western and Volta regions, which now become the ninth and tenth regions… Read More Latest: Coronavirus cases in Ghana hit 566Continue Schools News TAMALE SECONDARY SCHOOL (TAMASCO) ‘RAPIST’ TEACHER SACKED BY GES ByFri Daus Source: SHSTRENDZ.COM A Tamale Secondary School (Tamasco) sports tutor named as Razak Alhassan popularly recognized as Starboy who allegedly raped a 16-year-old student has been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service, DGN Online has said. An quote from a letter signed by the Deputy Director-General, Anthony Boateng read “management has agreed that Mr. Alhassan Abdul… Read More Tamale Secondary School (Tamasco) ‘Rapist’ Teacher sacked by GESContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ: GHANA CHRISTIAN HIGH SUPPRESSED BY SONRISE CHRISTIAN HIGH IN A BATTLE OF THE CHRISTIAN HIGHS ByFri Daus Former champions Ghana Christian International High over the weekend saw a first round exit in The Sharks Quiz at the expense of Sonrise Christian High – another private school based in Ho. This came as a shock to many fans, who had predicted Ghana Christian High to make it at least to the semifinals, a… Read More The Sharks Quiz: Ghana Christian High suppressed by Sonrise Christian High in a battle of the Christian HighsContinue Publications COVID-19: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GHANA ByFri Daus Ghana Education Service, may you be safe from this COVID-19 virus. Greetings from a student of the University For Development Studies, Navrongo. I write to you as an ordinary village boy pouring out his feelings with regard to the decision reached by the Government of Ghana to continue lectures online. I’m very aware that, we… Read More COVID-19: An Open Letter To The Ministry of Education, GhanaContinue Technology OPERA MINI LAUNCHES OPERA NEWS HUB IN GHANA ByFri Daus Opera, one of the world’s major browser developers and a leading internet consumer brand, has launched its new Opera News Hub, in Ghana. The launch of Opera News Hub enables Ghanian authors and bloggers with easier ways to produce, distribute, and monetize their original online content to a large and active audience. Opera News Hub… Read More Opera Mini Launches Opera News Hub In GhanaContinue Schools News [VIDEO] MALE NUNGUA SHS STUDENT INTRODUCES HIS GIRLFRIEND TO COLLEAGUES IN SCHOOL’S ASSEMBLY GROUNDS ByFri Daus A Nugua Senior High School male student called assembly and introduced his girlfriend to his colleagues. The video that has popped up on the internet had the yet-to-be-know student revealing how shy his girlfriend is. According to the guy in the video, they have been dating ‘Low Key’ for a while now. They, however, called… Read More [Video] Male Nungua SHS student introduces his girlfriend to colleagues in school’s assembly groundsContinue General News ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: A LITTLE OVERVIEW, CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION ByFri Daus This life that we have been given is a great gift. It’s beautiful in its own right. But sometimes, life is full of surprises. One moment we are up and happy and healthy, the next we are not. In other words, imagine coming closer to people who were far better than us (be it in… Read More Alzheimer’s Disease: A Little Overview, Causes, Symptoms and PreventionContinue Did you know? | Technology ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GHANA’S CORONAVIRUS TRACKER APP ByFri Daus You might be searching on Google Play Store or Apple Store with different keywords like “COVID-19 Tracker App, GH COVID-19 Tracker App, Ghana COVID-19 Tracker App, COVID-19 APP, Tracker App and so forth to install and better know how the new coronavirus Tracking App works in Ghana. Well, if you did that, you’ve moved a step further… Read More All you need to know about Ghana’s Coronavirus Tracker AppContinue WAEC Examinations 2020 WAEC SYLLABUS FOR ECONOMICS ByFri Daus PREAMBLEThis syllabus is designed to assess candidates’ knowledge of basic economic principles needed for rational decision making relating to individuals, businesses, government and society. Such knowledge is necessary in enhancing their appreciation of government economic policies, problems of implementation and how they impact on the economy. This will help candidates to understand that economics is… Read More 2020 WAEC SYLLABUS FOR ECONOMICSContinue General News GOV’T STARTS FUMIGATION OF SHS AGAINST BEDBUGS ByFri Daus After a successful disinfection exercise of markets and the judiciary, the ministry of education has sought the services of waste management giants Zoomlion to fumigate and disinfect all Senior High Schools as well as Technical and Vocational institutions across the country. The exercise which was launched on Tuesday will see the company visiting all such… Read More Gov’t starts fumigation of SHS against bedbugsContinue Did you know? MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS GRANTS VODAFONE AND MTN 3 MONTHS FREE EXTENDED-SPECTRUM ByFri Daus President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of Communications to extend the spectrum of telecommunication networks as a result of the significant increase in internet traffic caused by the restriction on movements due to the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a press briefing held by the Ministry of Information this morning, the Minister of… Read More Ministry of Communications grants Vodafone and MTN 3 months free extended-spectrumContinue General News SHS STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM LEARNING MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON WHATSAPP PLATFORMS BY GOV’T ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) on behalf of the government has disclosed that it will soon make available learning materials on various Whatsapp platforms to enhance access to educational content by, particularly SHS students. This revelation was made by the Director-General of the Education Service on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in an interview monitored by… Read More SHS Students to benefit from learning materials available on WhatsApp platforms by Gov’tContinue Tertiary Education PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA TO BE DISINFECTED BY ZOOMLION GHANA ByFri Daus Ghana’s leading waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana has said it’s embarking on a voluntary disinfection exercise to disinfect all Public Universities throughout the country as part of measures to curb and the slow of the spread of the novel coronavirus and other possible viruses. The leading waste treatment firm has also initiated a national senior… Read More Public Universities in Ghana to be disinfected by Zoomlion GhanaContinue General News COVID-19: FROM THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA NURSE AND MIDWIFE TRAINEES ASSOCIATION (GNMTA) ByFri Daus With all schools and colleges closed down as a measure to reduce the spread of the incumbent world pandemic (COVID 19), the Tutors of the various health training institutions as well as universities have adopted an electronic learning system to assist students in completing course outlines that suddenly came to a halt with the circumstances… Read More COVID-19: From the President of Ghana Nurse and Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA)Continue General News PRESS RELEASE: GHANA SUSPENDS VIRTUAL LEARNING SYSTEM FOR ACADEMIC WORK ByFri Daus It has been almost a month since management of various Tertiary institutions sent out information to all students to vacate their premises. This was in accordance to the instructions of the president, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah that, “all Public and Private Tertiary Institutions be closed down indefinitely”, following the outbreak of the Novel Covid-19… Read More Press Release: Ghana suspends Virtual Learning System for Academic WorkContinue Awards | Events Corner 3MUSIC AWARDS 2020 TO GO VIRTUAL ON APRIL 24 ByFri Daus 3Media Networks, organizers of the 3Music Awards has announced that this year’s main event will now be held virtually on April 24. The announcement comes weeks after it decided to postpone its originally-scheduled date due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. With Ghana’s public gathering ban still in force, the new date will see… Read More 3Music Awards 2020 to go Virtual on April 24Continue Did you know? MEET THE 17-YEAR-OLD BEHIND A WEBSITE TRACKING CORONAVIRUS CASES WORLDWIDE ByFri Daus 17-year-old Avi Schiffmann is the teenager behind the Word’s biggest website tracking coronavirus cases that is now a vital global resource. The website provides accurate data on the number of confirmed cases, deaths, and recoveries caused by the pandemic globally. Avi Schiffmann, a high schooler in Washington State, USA, who tutored himself how to code… Read More Meet the 17-Year-Old Behind a Website Tracking Coronavirus Cases WorldWideContinue Entertainment COVID-19: ‘I PERFORMED AT VIRTUAL CONCERT FOR FREE’ – SHATTA WALE ByFri Daus Dancehall star Shatta Wale has debunked viral reports that he charged the government an amount of GH¢100,000 to perform at the Covid-19 Virtual Concert. Prior to the concert, some Ghanaians described the entertainment component of the event to launch the Covid-19 Tracker App as unnecessary and a waste of the tax payers’ money. They alleged… Read More COVID-19: ‘I performed at Virtual Concert for free’ – Shatta WaleContinue Did you know? SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA AND THEIR REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION ByFri Daus The Ashanti Region tops the chart as the region with the highest number of Senior High Schools in Ghana. The Upper West Region has the least number of Senior High Schools, 30, with 26 being public SHSs. Of the 872 SHSs in Ghana, 66% are government-managed while the remainder is privately owned. Also worthy of notice… Read More Senior High Schools in Ghana and their Regional DistributionContinue General News ZOOMLION GHANA AND CITI TV DISINFECT CAMPUSES OF GIJ, GTU, UHAS AND OTHERS ByFri Daus Ghana’s fastest-growing television station, Citi TV and waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana limited today, Thusday disinfected the campuses of the Ghana Institute of Journalism, the Ghana Technology University College, the University of Health and Allied Sciences, the University of Education Winneba, among others. Today’s fumigation comes on the back of similar exercises in some public… Read More Zoomlion Ghana and Citi TV disinfect campuses of GIJ, GTU, UHAS and othersContinue General News W.H.O BOSS OUTLINES 6 CONDITIONS FOR ENDING CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN ACROSS THE WORLD ByFri Daus The body in charge of the worldwide health the (WHO) has stated that countries that want to lift coronavirus restrictions must meet a particular row of conditions in order to prevent another upsurge of infections. The Director-General of the World Health Organisation(WHO) , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said this on Thursday April 16 2020. The… Read More W.H.O Boss outlines 6 conditions for ending Coronavirus Lockdown across the worldContinue Celebrities Yard PHOTO & VIDEO OF REGGIE ROCKSTONE’S HANDSOME SON WHO IS INTO MAGIC AND FOOTBALL ByFri Daus Reggie Rockstone has earned many praises for introducing hiplife genre in Ghana some 20 years ago. The veteran rapper is well known for his lyrical prowess and the kind of impact he has made in the country’s entertainment industry. Most of the rappers in Ghana followed the footsteps of Reggie Rockstone. He is widely known… Read More Photo & Video of Reggie Rockstone’s handsome son who is into magic and footballContinue Publications CORONAVIRUS: A BIGGER THREAT LOOMS IN GIVING TO THE NEEDY ByFri Daus The number of persons who have tested positive for Coronavirus in Ghana has hit above 500, giving indication that we are still in perilous times and there are expectations that the lockdown directive may be extended and intensified. In such period, many people including celebrities and firms are giving assorted items to people in need… Read More Coronavirus: A Bigger Threat Looms In Giving To the NeedyContinue Basic Education (JHS) | WAEC Examinations NOTE: BECE 2020 TO BE DELAYED IN ITS CONDUCT BY GES UNTIL CORONAVIRUS IS OVER ByFri Daus The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said the conduct of BECE 2020 would be delayed until the global coronavirus pandemic has been brought under control. Mr Opoku Amankwa in an interview monitored by shstrendz.com on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show on Wednesday disclosed that amid the disease, the Service is unsure about how and when… Read More Note: BECE 2020 to be delayed in its conduct by GES until Coronavirus is overContinue Technology FACEBOOK LAUNCHES COVID-19 INFORMATION CENTRE IN GHANA ByFri Daus Facebook is extending its Coronavirus Information Centre to Ghana, following its launch across 17 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa last week. Created as part of Facebook’s efforts to support the global fight against COVID-19, users in Ghana will now be able to access the most current news and information from trusted health authorities as well as… Read More Facebook Launches COVID-19 Information Centre in GhanaContinue Old Students | Opinions OLD STUDENTS OF AKWAMUMAN SHS SUGGESTS VOLTA HOTEL TO GOV’T AS QUARANTINE CENTRE INSTEAD OF THEIR SCHOOL. ByFri Daus Concern old students of Akwamuman SHS in the Asuogyaman district have registered their displeasure of the decision by the government to temporarily use the school as a quarantine centre for persons suspected to have COVID-19. The concerns of the old students are that the government failed to consult relevant stakeholders in the district before settling… Read More Old students of Akwamuman SHS suggests Volta Hotel to Gov’t as quarantine centre instead of their school.Continue Admissions NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL EXTENDS REGISTRATION OF NEWLY QUALIFIED NAC/NAP PRACTITIONERS ByFri Daus The management of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana has extended the deadline for registration of Newly qualified NAC/NAP practitioners to May 29, 2020. It added that the Council’s services in regions not under partial lockdown remain accessible to its relevant stakeholders during the period of the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The management in… Read More Nursing and Midwifery Council extends registration of Newly qualified NAC/NAP practitionersContinue Local News GHANA POLICE ARREST NIGERIAN MAN WHO ESCAPED AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ByFri Daus A 46-year-old Nigerian man who bolted after testing positive for the novel Coronavirus, Simon Okafor Chukudi has been arrested by personnel of the Upper West Regional Police Command. Citi News’ Upper West Regional Correspondent, Latif Mahama said Simon Okafor Chukudi was busted in a compound house near the Wa polytechnic. He has since been handed over… Read More Ghana Police arrest Nigerian man who escaped after testing positive for COVID-19Continue Technology YOUNG INNOVATORS IN GHANA TO BE SUPPORTED BY GHANA STANDARDS AUTHORITY – PROF. DODOO ByFri Daus The Director-General of Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Prof. Alexander Dodoo has assured young innovators of the authority’s continuous support. Prof. Dodoo gave the assurance on the back of the GSA’s certification of a solar-powered handwashing device designed by a young Ghanaian innovator, Richard Kwarteng. The GSA Director-General said his outfit supported Mr.Kwarteng to go through… Read More Young innovators in Ghana to be supported by Ghana Standards Authority – Prof. DodooContinue Ghana Schools FOREIGN SCHOOLS IN GHANA TO REDUCE FEES NEXT ACADEMIC TERM ByFri Daus Amid the global situation that has ing activities on hold, some Management of International schools in Ghana in response to the plea by concern parents has considered reducing school fees for the next academic term. The worldwide decision by authorities to shut down schools, ban public gatherings and implement lockdown in some areas has duly affected the… Read More Foreign Schools in Ghana to reduce fees next academic termContinue WAEC Examinations TAKE NOTE: WAEC TO DELAY THE CONDUCT OF 2020 WASSCE UNTIL NORMALCY IS RESTORED ByFri Daus The conduct of 2020 WASSCE for school candidates has been a doubting thing for the majority of final year students particularly, in Senior High Schools in this coronavirus pandemic period. The fact is if you are a final year student in SHS its necessary not to play around during this waiting period, but to study hard for… Read More Take Note: WAEC to delay the conduct of 2020 WASSCE until normalcy is restoredContinue General News GHANA’S CASE COUNT OF COVID-19 NOW 834 ByFri Daus This comes after 193 new cases were recorded from various parts of the country. This is the highest jump in the recording of new cases by the Ghana Health Service. In its routine updates, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said the new development was mainly due to the enhanced contact-tracing and testing process which is… Read More Ghana’s case count of COVID-19 now 834Continue General News GIJ SRC PRESIDENT DISCOURAGES STUDENTS AGAINST BOYCOTTING ONLINE CLASSES ByFri Daus The Students Representative Council of the Ghana Institute of Journalism, Joseph Agbezuke, does not side with his constituents in threatening to boycott online academic activities. Some students of the Institute are against the decision to continue the rest of the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year online following the closure of the school to… Read More GIJ SRC President discourages students against boycotting online classesContinue Sports FOOTBALL LEGEND SAMUEL ETO DONATES RELIEF ITEMS TO RESIDENTS ByFri Daus Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o has joined a host of African footballers to make donations to the vulnerable households in his country. The disease has caused hardship in the West African country and in helping people survive, the 39-year-old has given out relief package to residents in Douala. Several food items, soaps, sanitisers, and protective equipment were… Read More Football Legend Samuel Eto donates relief items to residentsContinue WAEC Examinations FINALLY: WAEC EXTENDS 2020 NOV-DEC REGISTRATION TO 30TH MAY ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said it has extended 2020 Nov/Dec registration to 30th May 2020. more details soon…… For more ENQUIRIES, click on the WhatsApp button you seeing below to chat us. Thank you! Read More Finally: WAEC extends 2020 NOV-DEC Registration to 30th MayContinue General News VERY SAD! OLD STUDENT OF TWENEBOAH KODUA SHS KILLED BY CORONAVIRUS [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus Source: SHSTRENDZ.COM Samuel Osei Yeboah who was famously called “SOY”; A former Student of the 2014 graduates of TKSHS who was a Science (2) Student and House 3 Member goes home today. He joins his Maker today as a short Funeral rite are going to be done for him due to the COVID-19 outbreak and… Read More Very Sad! Old Student of Tweneboah Kodua SHS Killed by Coronavirus [Photos]Continue Did you know? | Schools News 17-YEAR-OLD ACHIMOTA STUDENT USES ANIMATION TO EDUCATE GHANAIANS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS ByFri Daus With the increasing number of Coronavirus cases in the country, there has been a joint force by all, in educating Ghanaians on why they have to adhere to all the preventive measures put in place by the government. Impressive is an understatement when students in Ghana’s Senior High Schools put their creativity to test by coming up… Read More 17-Year-Old Achimota Student Uses Animation To Educate Ghanaians About CoronavirusContinue General News COVID-19: GHANA PERFORMS IT’S FIRST 2 AUTOPSIES ON DEAD BODIES ByFri Daus Ghana on Thursday morning conducted two autopsies on two Covid-19 bodies to help unravel the mysteries surrounding a virus that has killed thousands worldwide and derailed the global economy. The move pathologists say is to help improve treatment of survivors in Ghana and possibly the world. In what could potentially change the treatment of coronavirus… Read More COVID-19: Ghana performs it’s first 2 autopsies on dead bodiesContinue Tertiary Education UCC SRC URGES STUDENTS TO REGISTER FOR E-LEARNING DESPITE RESERVATIONS ByFri Daus The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has urged all students to register for the E-Learning programme despite the concerns raised. The SRC had led students to protest against the programme, which is to serve as the continuation of academic work, from Wednesday, April 22. Authorities had announced the Moodle… Read More UCC SRC urges students to register for E-Learning despite reservationsContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ: DPS INTERNATIONAL MAKES AN INCREDIBLE VICTORY OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA COLLEGE ByFri Daus At the junior level, DPS International was incredible in their quarterfinal victory over newcomers British Columbia College. Many expected a keen contest between the two impressive sides judging from their performances in the round of 16. The experience came to play however as, DPS International, who are last year’s finalists showed more grits and determination… Read More The Sharks Quiz: DPS International makes an incredible victory over British Columbia CollegeContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ: PRESEC-LEGON SEES OFF DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, OPOKU WARE SCHOOL ByFri Daus The defending champions, Opoku Ware School failed to progress to the semifinals of The Sharks Quiz, courtesy a brilliant display by their opponents, Presbyterian Boys Senior High – Legon. This contest was a repeat of last year’s quarterfinal where at the same stage Opoku Ware School defeated the Presec lads and eventually went on to… Read More The Sharks Quiz: Presec-Legon sees off defending champions, Opoku Ware SchoolContinue General News COA FS PRODUCTS NOT CONTAMINATED – MANUFACTURERS REJECT FDA’S CLAIM ByFri Daus Manufacturers of the COA FS drug, Centre of Awareness Global Peace Mission, have challenged claims by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) that their product is unwholesome for public consumption. This comes days after the FDA ordered the recall of the food supplement from the market after some samples revealed E.Coli contamination. Testing of samples of the… Read More COA FS products not contaminated – Manufacturers reject FDA’s claimContinue General News UG: MPHARMA DONATES MOLECULAR WORKSTATION TO SUPPORT NOGUCHI’S OPERATIONS ByFri Daus mPharma, a pharmaceutical company, has presented mobile COVID-19 testing equipment (Molecular Workstation) to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), one of the advanced research laboratories spearheading the fight against the novel coronavirus. The molecular workstation which is estimated to cost in excess of US$30,000 is expected to enhance the capacity of NMIMR to test… Read More UG: mPharma Donates Molecular Workstation to Support Noguchi’s OperationsContinue Foreign News U.S LAB TEST CONFIRMS THAT ‘SUNLIGHT DESTROYS CORONAVIRUS QUICKLY’ ByFri Daus Experiments conducted by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) show the coronavirus can be ‘quickly’ destroyed by sunlight. Yahoo News obtained a briefing that suggests the virus cannot survive in high temperatures and humidity on surfaces or in a droplet of saliva – giving the public hope that the end could be just around the corner as… Read More U.S Lab Test confirms that ‘sunlight destroys coronavirus quickly’Continue Tertiary Education KNUST: HERE IS HOW TO ACCESS THE PREMPEH II LIBRARY FROM HOME ByFri Daus Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has developed a new academic space that allows students to access the library from home. The virtual academic space which comprises nine academic resources makes room for the usage of the revered library digitally. With this in place, students even after the resumption of school wouldn’t have to… Read More KNUST: Here is how to access the Prempeh II Library from homeContinue Business/Finance COVID-19: THE ECONOMY OF GHANA TO SUFFER SIGNIFICANT BLOW – EIU REPORT ByFri Daus The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has said the Ghana Government might struggle to handle the financial pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus fallout, according to the EIU will also affect Ghana in areas such as tourism, inflows of foreign direct investment, international trade in terms of both export receipts and imported goods and… Read More COVID-19: The economy of Ghana to suffer significant blow – EIU reportContinue General News CHIEF JUSTICE ALLOWS COURTS TO HEAR URGENT CASES FOLLOWING THE LIFTING OF LOCKDOWN ByFri Daus The Chief Justice has reiterated initial measures put in place to curtail measures put in place to curb the spread of the novel of the coronavirus following the lifting of the partial lockdown on Accra, Kasoa, Kumasi and Tema. Justice Anin Yeboah had initially directed all legal cases in Accra and Kumasi to be adjourned… Read More Chief Justice allows courts to hear urgent cases following the lifting of lockdownContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC EXAMS 2020 INDEFINITELY POSTPONED IN NIGERIA ByFri Daus The huge presence and impact of the novel coronavirus have given the Nigerian government no option than to postpone the Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) for 2020 academic year. This Minister of state for education, Emeka Nwajubu proclaimed this in a televised press briefing… Read More WAEC Exams 2020 indefinitely postponed in NigeriaContinue Tertiary Education UHAS TO BEGIN ITS ONLINE ACADEMIC WORK MONDAY 27TH APRIL ByFri Daus The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) continuity of academic work online commences on Monday, April 27th, 2020, the University has said. The SRC President on behalf of the students has said they are ready to learn the video tutorials made available by the authorities on the Learning Management System to enable them to familiarize themselves… Read More UHAS to begin its online academic work Monday 27th AprilContinue General News COVID-19: GHANA’S CASE COUNT RISES TO 1,279 WITH 134 RECOVERIES ByFri Daus Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 1,279 from the 1,154 announced last Tuesday. This update represents 125 new cases confirmed in the country. According to the latest Ghana Health Service update of April 24, 2020, Oti and Western North regions have now recorded cases increasing the number of regions affected by COVID-19 to 12… Read More COVID-19: Ghana’s case count rises to 1,279 with 134 recoveriesContinue General News GAUA SUPPORTS UCC HOSPITAL WITH 5,000 TO PROCURE PPES ByFri Daus The Ghana Association of University Administrators, UCC Chapter, has supported the University Hospital with an amount of ¢5, 000 to procure Personal Protective Equipment for its staff in the wake of COVID-19. President of GAUA-UCC In his remarks, the President of the Association, Mr. Kwabena Antwi-Konadu, commended management and staff of the University Health Services (UHS)… Read More GAUA Supports UCC Hospital with 5,000 to Procure PPEsContinue Technology | Tertiary Education UEW ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MOODLE) FULLY DEPLOYED ByFri Daus Students of the University of Education, Winneba are hereby informed that the Online Learning Management System, a platform to ensure continuous contact between students and their Lecturers, is fully operational now. Students are therefore expected to log in and access their academic materials and also contact their Lecturers, as academic work is expected to continue… Read More UEW Online Learning Management System (Moodle) fully deployedContinue Admissions NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME 2020/2021 PIN CODES FOR ENROLMENT RELEASED ByFri Daus The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has released 111,613 pin codes for enrolment of qualified and eligible Ghanaian final year national service personnel from all accredited tertiary institutions throughout the country. The management said the release of the One Hundred and Eleven Thousand Six Hundred and Thirteen pin codes will enable their enrollment to do… Read More National Service Scheme 2020/2021 Pin Codes for enrolment releasedContinue Admissions HOW TO BUY YOUR KNUST ADMISSION FORMS 2020 ONLINE ByFri Daus The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, arguably the best university in West Africa has made undergraduate application forms e-voucher for 2020/2021 academic year available online for prospective applicants to purchase. Previously, applicants could only obtain their e-voucher codes at banks and Post offices, but both e-voucher codes and application forms e-voucher is… Read More How to buy your KNUST Admission Forms 2020 OnlineContinue Foreign News CORONAVIRUS: US DEATH TOLL PASSES 50,000 ByFri Daus The US virus death toll has surpassed 50,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, in what is the world’s deadliest Covid-19 outbreak. More than 3,000 deaths came in the last 24 hours, and there are now over 870,000 confirmed cases nationwide. But the US still has a lower mortality rate than most European nations… Read More Coronavirus: US death toll passes 50,000Continue General News GHANA RECORDS 1,500 CASES OF COVID-19 AS AT APRIL 26 ByFri Daus Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have increased to 1,550. This is according to the Ghana Health Service’s latest update on Sunday, April 26, 2020. The updated case count comes after 271 more persons tested positive for the virus. Per the update, one more person has died while 21 additional recoveries have been confirmed. Some of the new… Read More Ghana records 1,500 cases of COVID-19 as at April 26Continue Tertiary Education GTUC MAKES DONATION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ByFri Daus Amidst the disruption caused by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana Technology University College has undertaken a significant initiative in support of its international students who have been affected in various ways since the imposition of the related restrictions. With support from Management, the International Students’ Association (ISA) in collaboration with the Students’ Representative Council (SRC),… Read More GTUC makes donation to International studentsContinue General News TAKE NOTE: GES HAS NOT ANNOUNCED RE-OPENING DATES FOR SCHOOLS ByFri Daus The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has not yet announced any reopening date of schools after closure amid the global coronavirus pandemic. The service entreats the general public to treat any information or video currently in circulation as false. It added that an official school reopening date will be communicated to students and… Read More Take Note: GES has not announced re-opening dates for schoolsContinue General News GETFUND PICKUP FOR BIAKOYE EDUCATION DIRECTORATE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ByFri Daus An Isuzu double cabin suspected to belong to the Biakoye Education Directorate has reportedly been involved in an accident. The accident car is among the many vehicles donated by the Ghana Education Service Trust Fund (GETFund) to education directorates throughout the country. JoyNews sources say the accident occurred last Friday at about 4 pm on a journey… Read More GETFund Pickup for Biakoye Education Directorate involved in an accidentContinue General News ‘GTUC TO BE RENAMED GHANA COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY’ – MANAGEMENT ByFri Daus The Management of Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) has announced to rename the University to Ghana Communications Technology University, GNA has said. This was revealed by the President of the GTUC, Professor Emmanuel Ohene-Afoakwa after a presentation of COVID-19 relief support to more than 300 of its resident international students and some needy Ghanaian students, who were… Read More ‘GTUC to be renamed Ghana Communications Technology University’ – ManagementContinue General News LATEST: PREZ AKUFO-ADDO TO ADDRESS THE NATION TONIGHT ByFri Daus President Nana Akufo-Addo will address Ghanaians today, Sunday 26th April 2020 at 8:00 pm on his next line of action in the fight against the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the country. This address by the president becomes the 8th update on the global pandemic. In the president’s 8th update, he lifted the three-week lockdown… Read More Latest: Prez Akufo-Addo to address the nation TonightContinue Tertiary Education KNUST SCIENTISTS DEVELOP RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST KITS FOR COVID-19 ByFri Daus The entire globe has been in a state of emergency for almost five months now. The novel Coronavirus has brought almost all activities to a standstill. In the wake of this pandemic, there have been shortages with regards to Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in numerous locations all over the world. In the true sense of… Read More KNUST scientists develop rapid diagnostic test kits for COVID-19Continue Celebrities Yard 5 TOP GHANAIAN MUSICIANS OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ByFri Daus Just like a few countries around the world, Ghana closed its borders on midnight Sunday, March 22 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. This was made known by the president Nana Akufo-Addo in an address to the Nation. During the address, the president stated “All our borders; by land, sea and air,… Read More 5 Top Ghanaian Musicians Outside The Country because of COVID-19 RestrictionsContinue NSMQ Archives QUIZ STRUCTURE: NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHS QUIZ (NSMQ) ByFri Daus Three schools compete in each contest and each school is represented by two contestants. The quiz mistress is Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann (2020). Currently, every contest is composed of five rounds with the following rules: Round 1 — The round of fundamental questions. Each contesting school has to answer 4 Biology, 4 Chemistry, 4 Physics… Read More Quiz Structure: National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ)Continue Tertiary Education HO: UHAS LABORATORY BEGINS COVID-19 TESTING ByFri Daus The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) laboratory in Ho is to begin testing for Covid-19 from Monday, April 27, 2020. This is to expand the country’s testing capacity to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease. Dr. Senanu Kwasi Dzokoto, Deputy Volta Regional Director of Health in charge of Public Health who confirmed… Read More Ho: UHAS Laboratory begins COVID-19 TestingContinue Basic Education (JHS) | WAEC Examinations USE CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TO GRADE WASSCE AND BECE – CRI SUGGESTS ByFri Daus Child Rights International (CRI) has called on the Ministry of Education (MoE) to use the Continuous Assessment as an alternative to grade BECE and WASSCE students due to the outbreak of COVID-19. According to CRI, a child-centered organisation, such a move would remove the burden of MoE and the Ghana Education Service (GES) having to… Read More Use Continuous Assessment to Grade WASSCE and BECE – CRI suggestsContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ: RULES OF THE GAME ByFri Daus Tournament Structure: 16-team single-elimination bracketed academic tournament with qualifying matches, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a championship match. Team Participation and Attendance: At least one (1) coach, all four (4) primary team members, and at least one (1) alternate is required to attend each match. The Game: The following are the rules and game play for The… Read More The Sharks Quiz: Rules of the GameContinue General News A LETTER FROM THE EDUCATION MINISTER TO ALL STUDENTS ByFri Daus Dear students, Over the past five weeks, your academic work has been disrupted because of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in our country. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took the bold and necessary decision to close down our educational institutions to protect you and the nation from this deadly disease which has claimed many… Read More A Letter from the Education Minister to all StudentsContinue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEADING IN GHANA AS BEST TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN WORLD RANKING ByFri Daus Once again, the University of Ghana has led the ranking of tertiary institutions in the country in the 2020 Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking. In Africa, University of Ghana was ranked 20th but was ranked within the 800 – 1,000 band on the global scale. The likes of Kwame Nkrumah University, University of Cape… Read More University of Ghana leading in Ghana as best Tertiary Institution in World RankingContinue Did you know? | Tertiary Education UPSA GAINS STATUS AS ONE OF THE 3 BEST UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA ByFri Daus UPSA has retained its position as one of the best three (3) universities in Ghana in the 2020 Global Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) balancing their scores across broad areas such as research, outreach and stewardship. This… Read More UPSA Gains Status as One of the 3 Best Universities in GhanaContinue Did you know? | Ghana Schools TOP 12 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA WITH THE STRONGEST ALLIANCE GROUPS ByFri Daus Over the years, schools in Ghana have been bragging about who is the best and who is not. Under normal circumstance, comparisons between schools should have been about their G.E.S rankings, their performances on the national academic league table, positions at national science & math quizzes, and the facilities a school can boast of. Unfortunately… Read More Top 12 Senior High Schools In Ghana With The Strongest Alliance GroupsContinue General News EDUCATION MINISTER CLARIFIES WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO WRITE LICENSURE EXAMS ByFri Daus The Education Minister, Mathew Owusu Prempeh sets the record straight on the licensing exams newly introduced for teachers passing out of the training college. He made this clarification on GHone on the GHToday show with Serwaa Amiheree. He clearly started that the teachers licensing exams is solely for teacher trainees who had newly passed out… Read More Education Minister clarifies who is eligible to write Licensure ExamsContinue General News | Tertiary Education UG LEGON LEVEL 300 STUDENT REPORTED DEAD ByFri Daus Third year University of Ghana student, Collins Boakye, has been reported dead. The Economics and Geography student is said to have passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained. Before his passing, Collins Boakye was regarded as among the vibrant members of the Legon chapter of the… Read More UG Legon Level 300 Student Reported DeadContinue Opinions | WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020 ALTERNATIVE: LOOKING AT UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS AS A BETTER OPTION ByFri Daus The West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) organised by WAEC is set as a standardized test. Standardized tests are carefully constructed by tests expects with specific directions for administering and scoring the test. Specific instructions are provided for test administration and scoring. Directions are so precise and uniform that procedures are standard for different… Read More WASSCE 2020 Alternative: Looking at University Entrance Exams as a better optionContinue Tertiary Education | WAEC Examinations FIRST-YEAR ASHESI UNIVERSITY STUDENT NAMED AMONG TOP 3 BEST WASSCE CANDIDATES 2019 ByFri Daus Nana Adwoa Sereboo has been named among the top three students in the 2019 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by WAEC – The former Wesley Girls’ Senior High School student was named second overall best student and was also awarded the best Business programme candidate – Nana Adwoa Sereboo is currently a first-year… Read More First-year Ashesi University Student named among Top 3 Best WASSCE Candidates 2019Continue General News GNAPS ASKING FOR FINANCIAL AID FROM GOV’T TO PAY SALARIES OF TEACHERS ByFri Daus Ghana National Association of Private Schools has revealed that it has appealed for financial support to aid its members who haven’t been paid due to the closure of schools. According to Theophilus Quaye, the Greater Accra Region Chairman of the organisation, they have signalled the presidency for a part of the ¢600 million made available… Read More GNAPS asking for Financial aid from Gov’t to pay salaries of TeachersContinue WAEC Examinations NEW RELEASE: WAEC DEBUNKS FAKE REPORT ON 2020 WASSCE ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed concern about a fake publication in the social media that it has cancelled the conduct of the WASSCE for school candidates 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the fake publication circulating in the social media, the council was set to refund N22,500 to… Read More New Release: WAEC Debunks Fake Report On 2020 WASSCEContinue WAEC Examinations READ: EDUCATION MINISTER SPEAKS ABOUT WASSCE 2020 EXAMS ByFri Daus Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has disclosed that Ghana might organize final exams for all final year students without other West African countries. The minister made this known in a live televised show on GhOne tv dubbed ‘GH Today’. Below are his speech. If Ghana secures freedom from coronavirus and other West African… Read More Read: Education Minister speaks about WASSCE 2020 ExamsContinue General News JOY LEARNING CHANNEL SCHEDULE AND STRUCTURE FOR SHS STUDENTS ByFri Daus Joy Learning was launched on December 30, 2019 with the sole aim of using it for teaching and learning. The channel’s current focus is on teaching and learning the SHS curriculum. The channel is free and accessible to everyone in the country and beyond, meaning that students will be given equal opportunity to learn and… Read More Joy Learning Channel Schedule and Structure for SHS StudentsContinue Events Corner | Local News MAY DAY 2020 CELEBRATION IN GHANA SUSPENDED BY TUC ByFri Daus The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has cancelled this year’s May Day celebrations in compliance with the restriction on movements in parts of the country.This year’s International Workers’ Day of Solidarity (May Day) falls on Friday, May 1, 2020, but the TUC said in a statement that the ban on gatherings will not make activities… Read More May Day 2020 Celebration in Ghana Suspended by TUCContinue NSMQ Archives TOP NSMQ PAST WINNERS AND CHAMPIONS OVER THE YEARS FROM 1994 – 2019 ByFri Daus The National Science and Maths Quiz is an annual science and mathematics content-based national level quiz competition for senior high schools in Ghana. It has been produced by Primetime Limited, education-interest advertising, and public relations agency, since 1993. The objective of the National Science & Maths Quiz is to promote the study of the sciences… Read More Top NSMQ Past Winners and Champions Over The Years from 1994 – 2019Continue Basic Education (JHS) | Local News SUICIDE: 12-YEAR OLD JHS 1 STUDENT HANGS HIMSELF IN HIS ROOM ByFri Daus School last Monday morning shocked the citizenry of Aiyinabo in the Ellembelle District of the Western region after he was found dead hanging in his room, He had used his mother’s headscarf to commit the crime, the Daily Graphic has reported. The death of the student has left the community and his parents traumatized as… Read More Suicide: 12-year old JHS 1 Student Hangs Himself in his RoomContinue Tertiary Education TAKORADI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019/2020 FOR SECOND SEMESTER OUT NOW!!! ByFri Daus The Management of the Takoradi Technical University has released the 2019/2020 academic calendar for the rest of the second semester. The Executive Committee has also approved to roll out online Teaching and learning programme for the rest of the second semester. It added there will be a separate time table for the use of the… Read More Takoradi Technical University Academic Calendar 2019/2020 for Second Semester Out Now!!!Continue Basic Education (JHS) | Education GALAXY INT’L SCHOOL ORGANIZES ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS FOR OVER 100 STUDENTS ByFri Daus Galaxy International School has organized its annual scholarship exams for hundreds of students from both private and public schools across the country over the weekend. Each year the school gives an opportunity to brilliant but needy students to have access to their excellent modernized educational facilities through scholarship offers. The scholarship which ranges between 100%… Read More Galaxy Int’l School organizes Annual Scholarship Exams for over 100 StudentsContinue Education | General News RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS: JHS 2 AND SHS 2 STUDENTS TO RESUME ON 5TH OCTOBER 2020. ByFri Daus The President of the country has given a date for JHS 2 and SHS 2 to resume academic works. The president speaking on his 16th address to the nation said that JHS 2 and SHS 2 students are to resume on 5th October 2020. JHS to operate with a class size of 30 and SHS… Read More Re-opening of Schools: JHS 2 and SHS 2 Students to resume on 5th October 2020.Continue Tertiary Education PENTECOST UNIVERSITY TO MODIFY ITS NAME AND LOGO TO REFLECT ‘NEW VISION’ ByFri Daus Pentecost University is set to modify its name and logo in the coming months. The change is expected to reflect the new vision and independent status of the University. On June 01, 2020, Pentecost University received the Presidential Charter to operate as a fully-fledged university. In view of that, the university looks forward to changing… Read More Pentecost University to Modify Its Name and Logo to Reflect ‘New Vision’Continue WAEC Examinations BECE 2020: WAEC TO CONDUCT 30TH EDITION IN 2,007 CENTERS ByFri Daus This year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) since its commencement in 1990 marks the 30th edition of the annual examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for final year students in both public and private Junior High Schools (JHSs) nationwide. According to the non-profit-making organization the 2020 BECE for School Candidate which has been scheduled… Read More BECE 2020: WAEC to Conduct 30th Edition in 2,007 CentersContinue Foreign News | General News FMR PRESIDENT JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS MOURNS EDEM KODJO IN TOGO [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus Former President Jerry John Rawlings was in Lome, Togo on Sunday, August 30 to commiserate with the family of Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo, popularly known as Edem Kodjo, a former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and later Prime Minister of Togo, who passed away in April. The former President who was received in… Read More Fmr President Jerry John Rawlings Mourns Edem Kodjo In Togo [Photos]Continue Admissions RECRUITMENT: GHANA STATISTICAL SERVICE PRE-CERTIFICATION OF TRAINERS FOR CENSUSES RECRUITMENT NOTICE ByFri Daus In accordance with the objectives of Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) provision of quality, relevant, accurate and timely statistical information for the purpose of national development, as stipulated in Clause 3 of the Statistical Service Act, 2019 (Act 1003), and oversight of capacity building in the statistical ecosystem, GSS routinely engages data collection personnel in the… Read More Recruitment: Ghana Statistical Service Pre-Certification of Trainers for Censuses Recruitment NoticeContinue Campus News | Education UG: PROFESSOR JOSEPH KOFI TEYE APPOINTED MEMBER OF TWO INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS ByFri Daus Professor Joseph Kofi Teye, Director of the Centre for Migration Studies (CMS), College of Humanities, at the University of Ghana, has been appointed a member of the International Organization of Migration (UN Migration) High-Level Advisory Group for migration research and publishing. The Migration Research and Publishing High-Level Advisers consist of migration experts from around the… Read More UG: Professor Joseph Kofi Teye Appointed Member of Two International Advisory BoardsContinue Quiz/Competitions | Sports RITE SPORTS LTD ANNOUNCES CONTESTANTS FOR “YOU THINK YOU KNOW SPORTS” QUIZ SHOW ByFri Daus Basketballghana.com can confirm the list of contestants for the upcoming “You Think You Know Sports” Quiz Show has been announced. The list of 16 contestants was made public earlier today via a live announcement on Instagram via RITESportsLtd. The Sports Quiz Show is set to commence in September. The contestants are to be broken into… Read More Rite Sports Ltd Announces Contestants for “You Think You Know Sports” Quiz ShowContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education ACCRA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT) HOLDS GRADUATION FOR 286 STUDENTS ByFri Daus 286 students who completed their studies in the 2019/2020 academic year at the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) have been awarded under-graduate and post-graduate degrees at the institution’s 15th graduation ceremony in Accra. Addressing the congregation, the President of AIT, Prof. Clement Dzidonu, advised the graduands to endeavor to explore all opportunities available to them… Read More Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) Holds Graduation for 286 StudentsContinue Events Corner MISS MALAIKA 2020: MEET THE 10 BEAUTIFUL LEGON GIRLS CONTESTING THIS YEAR’S BEAUTY PAGEANT ByFri Daus Ten ladies from the University of Ghana are among the twenty who will be contesting in this year’s Miss Malaika Ghana beauty pageant. They are contesting for the ultimate crown, cash, and car. Others in the competition are Maame Dufie Appiah-Menkah, a Business administration student at the Radford University College, Mikayla Essel, a Nursing student… Read More Miss Malaika 2020: Meet the 10 Beautiful Legon Girls Contesting This Year’s Beauty PageantContinue Technology RADIO UNIVERS 105.7 FM TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS REGULAR PROGRAMMING FOR TECHNICAL WORKS ByFri Daus Radio Univers, (105.7 FM) is a semi-autonomous unit of Public Affairs. While the day-to-day management is handled by a Station Manager, there is a Management Board, made up of selected members of the university community. Radio Univers broadcasts on a frequency of 105.7 FM granted to it by the National Communications Authority for institutional radio… Read More Radio Univers 105.7 FM Temporarily Suspends Regular Programming for Technical WorksContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020 LAUNCH AND BALLOTING SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER 1 ByFri Daus The organizers of Ghana’s most-watched television quiz programme has announced the launch and balloting of the 2020 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz today Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at 5: 30 pm. Primetime as part of efforts to protect participating schools and fans from contracting the novel coronavirus in a statement sighted by shstsrendz.com announced… Read More NSMQ 2020 Launch and Balloting slated for September 1Continue NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020: ABURI GIRLS SHS WITHDRAWS FROM CONTEST AS ST. ROSE’S SHS IS REPLACED ByFri Daus Aburi Girls Senior High School (ABUGISS) will not be partaking in this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ 2020) as they have pulled out from the competition. According to the organizers of the Quiz, ABUGISS announced their withdrawal from the competition just a few hours to its launch on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. In… Read More NSMQ 2020: Aburi Girls SHS withdraws from Contest as St. Rose’s SHS is ReplacedContinue Campus News PENTECOST UNIVERSITY (PENTVARS) PROFESSOR NAMED PEACE AMBASSADOR ByFri Daus Rev. Prof. Ivy Drafor-Amenyah of Pentecost University has been nominated as a Peace Ambassador by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. She was nominated along 9 other eminent persons under the ‘Presbyterian Peace Campaign Project’ They were commissioned at the Ebenezer Congregation of the Church at Osu in Accra. At the commissioning service, the Moderator of… Read More Pentecost University (PentVars) Professor named Peace AmbassadorContinue Local News NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME 2020/2021 APPOINTMENT LETTERS FOR PROSPECTIVE SERVICE PERSONNEL RELEASED ByFri Daus The National Service Scheme has released the appointment letters for prospective national service personnel who have been deployed to various user agencies across the country for the 2020/2021 service year. Prospective service personnel is to send their letters for endorsement at their place of posting before they book appointments online for registration and validation at… Read More National Service Scheme 2020/2021 Appointment Letters for Prospective Service Personnel releasedContinue Campus News UPSA GRADUATION 2020: 564 STUDENTS GRADUATE AT FIRST SESSION OF 12TH CONGREGATION ByFri Daus It was an exciting blend of joy, history, and memorable moments as 564 graduates of the UPSA Law School and the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Studies were awarded a degree and diploma certificates at the First Session of the 12th Congregation Ceremony of the University. The event was held on Wednesday without guests,… Read More UPSA Graduation 2020: 564 Students Graduate at First Session of 12th CongregationContinue NSMQ Archives #NSMQPRELIMS: FIXTURES FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE & MATHS AND QUIZ (NSMQ 2020) ByFri Daus A total of 135 schools will be competing for bragging rights, and here is a breakdown of how this year’s competition will pan out. The stage has been set and the first Preliminary Stage contests will begin in the Greater Accra Region on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The 135 schools comprise 108 Regional Qualifiers who… Read More #NSMQPrelims: Fixtures for National Science & Maths and Quiz (NSMQ 2020)Continue Campus News UPSA GRADUATION 2020: COMPOSER OF UPSA ANTHEM, BRIAN AKRONG HONOURED ByFri Daus A senior Lecturer and Former Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Studies, Mr. Brian Senyo Akrong has been honored for his excellent service and commitment to promoting the development of the University. Mr. Akrong, who worked with the University from 2005 to 2019, was honored at the first session of the University’s… Read More UPSA Graduation 2020: Composer of UPSA Anthem, Brian Akrong honouredContinue General News | NSMQ Archives PRIMETIME LTD OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHS QUIZ (NSMQ 2020) ByFri Daus The 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz has been launched. The competition which is usually organized between the month of June and July is now being organized in September due to Covid-19. Aside the change in usual date of the competition, the effects of the virus has forced the organizers of the competition to adopt… Read More Primetime Ltd Officially Launches National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ 2020)Continue Anniversary | Campus News | Events Corner UPSA 2020 GRADUATION: ‘BE AGENTS OF CHANGE’ – VC URGES GRADUANDS AT 2ND SESSION OF 12TH CONGREGATION ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Prof. Abednego F. O. Amartey has urged the graduating class of 2020 to be agents of change by using the skill sets acquired in academia to navigate the complexities of life and make a difference wherever they find themselves in the world. Speaking to graduates about… Read More UPSA 2020 Graduation: ‘Be agents of change’ – VC urges Graduands at 2nd Session of 12th CongregationContinue Education GES 2020/2021 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SENSIZITATION ON SCHOOL SELECTION AND PLACEMENT ByLord Armatey Management of Ghana Education Service (GES) wishes to inform the general public particularly parents, candidates and teachers that the sensitization and education on this year’s guidelines for school selection into Senior High Schools will commence tomorrow Tuesday 1st September 2020. This exercise will take place in all the respective Regional, District Education Directorates and schools…. Read More GES 2020/2021 Public Education and Sensizitation on School Selection and PlacementContinue Education | Guide GES RELEASES 2020/2021 GUIDELINES AND DATE FOR SHS SELECTION AND PLACEMENT (CSSPS) ByFri Daus The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) is a system used by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to place qualified Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates into Senior High Schools (SHS), Technical Institutes, and Vocational Institutes. This year’s school selection is scheduled from Monday 21st September to Saturday 31st October 2020. This year Candidates… Read More GES releases 2020/2021 Guidelines and Date for SHS Selection and Placement (CSSPS)Continue Campus News | Local News UHAS ALUMNI EXECUTIVES PAY COURTESY CALL ON THE VICE-CHANCELLOR ByFri Daus Executives of the UHAS Alumni Association on Tuesday 1st September, 2020 paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor of the University of health and Allied Sciences, Prof. John Gyapong.The purpose for the visit was to congratulate him on his re-appointment as VC and discuss issues pertaining to strengthening the Association and the collaboration with… Read More UHAS Alumni Executives Pay Courtesy Call On The Vice-ChancellorContinue Opinions | Politics ‘NDC’S MANIFESTO IS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE’ – PROF. NAANA JANE OPOKU AGYEMANG ByFri Daus The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, says it is high time the will of the people is brought to mainstream governance, hence the NDC’s People’s Manifesto. She intimates that the times when leaders sat in Accra and drafted manifestos for the people are long gone. “We must… Read More ‘NDC’s Manifesto is the Will of The People’ – Prof. Naana Jane Opoku AgyemangContinue Campus News | Sports [PHOTOS]: PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO COMMISSIONS UPSA ASTROTURF STADIUM ByFri Daus The President of the Republic, His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has commissioned a 500-seat capacity AstroTurf stadium at the University of Professional Studies, Accra. Addressing a mini durbar at the UPSA campus on Friday, the President said his government, through the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, is committed… Read More [Photos]: President Akufo-Addo commissions UPSA AstroTurf StadiumContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education UCC: DR. MRS. DORCAS OBIRI-YEBOAH APPOINTED AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DRIC ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor has on behalf of the University Council has appointed Dr. (Mrs.) Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, as the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Research, Innovation, and Consultancy (DRIC), with effect from 1st August 2020. A seasoned academic, her qualifications include BSc., MB.ChB, MSc, and PhD. Her research interests include sexually-transmitted infections, clinical microbiology and immunology,… Read More UCC: Dr. Mrs. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah Appointed as the Deputy Director of DRICContinue Anniversary | Tertiary Education UPSA 2020 GRADUATION: ACTING CEO OF MTN GHANA CALLS ON UPSA GRADUATES TO UPHOLD INTEGRITY ByFri Daus The Acting Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Mr William Tetteh, has entreated graduands of the University of Professional Studies, Accra to uphold a strong sense of integrity and leadership as they mark the successful end of their study programmes at the university. He also called on them to embrace the application of science and… Read More UPSA 2020 Graduation: Acting CEO of MTN Ghana calls on UPSA Graduates to Uphold IntegrityContinue Awards | Old Students UCC ALUMNUS, MR. ERNEST ATUOBI ABOAGYE ADJUDGED BEST AFRICAN STUDENT IN CIMA ByFri Daus An alumnus of the School of Business, Mr. Ernest Atuobi Aboagye, has been adjudged the best African student in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Strategic Case Study Examination held in February 2020. Mr. Aboagye scored 102 marks making him the overall best among his peers from other African countries. He is also expected… Read More UCC Alumnus, Mr. Ernest Atuobi Aboagye adjudged Best African Student in CIMAContinue Rankings FULL LIST OF CATEGORY ‘A’ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) IN GHANA ByFri Daus There are a total of seven (7) categories of senior high schools in Ghana. It comprises of category A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Categories A, B, C and D are public or government schools. Category E contains public Technical/ Vocational Institutions while categories F and G are Private senior high schools and… Read More Full List of Category ‘A’ Senior High Schools (SHS) in GhanaContinue Rankings FULL LIST OF CATEGORY A, B, AND C SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) IN WESTERN REGION ByFri Daus This article presents a list of senior high schools in the Western region that falls into category A, B, and C according to the 2019 schools’ register as released by the Ghana Education Service. The list also captures boarding or day, single or mixed sexes status of the schools. There are a total of 35… Read More Full List of Category A, B, and C Senior high Schools (SHS) in Western RegionContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: A CHANCE AT REDEMPTION FOR MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL AND ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SHS ByFri Daus Former champions – Mfantsipim School (1999, 2014) and St. Thomas Aquinas SHS (2013) – had to start their NSMQ 2020 journey from the Regional Qualifiers. Over the years, senior high schools in Ghana have used the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) platform to bring honor to their schools, and the acknowledgment that indeed, they… Read More NSMQ 2020: A chance at redemption for Mfantsipim School and St. Thomas Aquinas SHSContinue General News NSMQ 2020 PRELIMS: TEMA METHODIST SHS SWOOPS A WIN TO SECURE PLACE IN THE ONE-EIGHTH STAGE ByFri Daus As first-time competitors on the NSMQ National Championship stage, contestants from Tema Methodist SHS exhibited true showmanship and teamwork securing their place in the One-Eighth Stage of this year’s National Championship. Tema Methodist SHS made their debut appearance today at the National Science & Maths Quiz Preliminary Stage, competing against Holy Trinity Cathedral SHS and… Read More NSMQ 2020 Prelims: Tema Methodist SHS Swoops a Win to secure place in the One-Eighth StageContinue General News K-WEYGEYHEY ALUMNI, VINCENTIA FOSUAA NAMED OVERALL BEST GRADUATE STUDENT AT UPSA 2020 GRADUATION ByFri Daus For Vincentia Fosuaa, winning the Best Graduating Graduate Student prize at the 2020 Congregation ceremony was never part of her dreams when she enrolled in the MBA in Accounting and Finance programme at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) two years ago. Vincentia, a proud product of the Wesley Girls High School in Kumasi,… Read More K-WeyGeyHey Alumni, Vincentia Fosuaa named Overall Best Graduate Student at UPSA 2020 GraduationContinue Education | Publications AIRWAYS BUZZ NEWS LETTER LAUNCHED IN ACCRA ByFri Daus A group of children of the University of Ghana Airways Residence, Kissieman, have birthed a journal named Airways Buzz News Letter. The idea which was conceived during the heat of the Covid-19 lockdown period when schools were closed down and children were forced to remain at home, was brought to fruition on 31st August 2020…. Read More Airways Buzz News Letter Launched in AccraContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: ZABZUGU SHS KICKS OUT ANBARIYA SHS AND GOWIRE SHTS ON DAY 2 OF THE PRELIMS ByFri Daus Zabzugu SHS, who was not even in the game for the National Championships till March, have justified their inclusion in the Preliminary Stage by masterfully winning against Anbariya SHS and Gowrie SHS. After initially losing their Regional Qualifier contest in February 2020, Zabzugu SHS was selected by Primetime Ltd., organizers of the NSMQ, to take up one… Read More NSMQ 2020: Zabzugu SHS kicks out Anbariya SHS and Gowire SHTS on Day 2 of the PrelimsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: ARCHBISHOP PORTER GIRLS’ SHS BEAT AHANTAMAN GIRLS’, BIBIANI SHTS TO WIN FIRST WESTERN ZONE CONTEST IN STYLE ByFri Daus With 52 points, Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS beat Ahantaman Girls’ SHS and Bibiani SHTS with precision and grace. Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS, one of the best female schools in the Western Region, opened the Western Zone set of contests with a massive win against Ahantaman Girls’ SHS and Bibiani SHTS. The girls from Archbishop Porter… Read More NSMQ 2020: Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS beat Ahantaman Girls’, Bibiani SHTS to Win first Western Zone Contest in styleContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020 PRELIMS: ST FRANCIS XAVIER JUNIOR SEMINARY SHS REIGN SUPREME AS NORTHERN GHANA GIANTS ByFri Daus Two-time NSMQ Finalist St. Francis Xavier Junior Seminary proved their supremacy, easily defeating Tamale Girls’ and Zamse to qualify to the One-Eighth Stage. Northern Ghana Giants, St Francis Xavier Junior Seminary SHS, had the highest score in the Upper West Regional Qualifiers, and they continued their winning streak in defeating Tamale Girls’ SHS and Zamse… Read More NSMQ 2020 Prelims: St Francis Xavier Junior Seminary SHS reign supreme as Northern Ghana GiantsContinue Education | NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020: PRIMETIME LTD TO INTRODUCE MAIDEN ‘AIRTELTIGO HIGHEST SCORER AWARD’ ByFri Daus Telecom operator AirtelTigo is supporting this year’s National Science and Math Quiz (NSMQ), the biggest academic competition in the country. As a key partner, AirtelTigo and Primetime Limited, the organizers of the competition will introduce the “AirtelTigo Highest Scorer Award” to this year’s competition to reward schools with the highest score of the day from… Read More NSMQ 2020: Primetime Ltd to Introduce Maiden ‘AirtelTigo Highest Scorer Award’Continue General News VACCINATION AGAINST POLIO TYPE TWO BEGINS IN ACCRA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH ByFri Daus All children below five years living in the City of Accra will be vaccinated against the poliovirus Type Two from Thursday, September 10th to 13th and Tuesday, October 8th to 11th 2020. The exercise follows the detection of a positive case of poliovirus in environmental samples collected in Accra. Head of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly… Read More Vaccination against Polio Type Two begins in Accra Thursday, September 10thContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: ST. CHARLES MINOR SEMINARY SHS WINS, WALEWALE WAILS AS DAMONGO SHS PLACE SECOND IN THE PRELIMS ByFri Daus Day One of the #NSMQPrelims ended with a satisfactory win from St. Charles Minor Seminary over Walewale SHTS and Damongo SHS. The third and final contest on Day One of the Northern Zone Preliminary Stage had Walewale SHTS from the North East Region competing with Damongo SHS from Savannah Region and St. Charles Minor Seminary… Read More NSMQ 2020: St. Charles Minor Seminary SHS wins, Walewale wails as Damongo SHS place second in the PrelimsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL (KWABOTWE) WINS CENTRAL REGIONAL PRELIMS AFTER ALL FIVE ROUNDS IN CONTEST ByFri Daus Winning with 53 points, Mfantsipim School, also stand the chance of winning the AirtelTigo Highest Scorer of the Day. Mfantsipim School, popularly known as Kwabotwe, started their contest with a wrong answer to a bonus question, which attracted a negative point. However, this slow start did not deter them, as they sailed through all five… Read More NSMQ 2020: Mfantsipim School (Kwabotwe) Wins Central Regional Prelims after all five rounds in ContestContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: NAVRONGO SHS SEIZES SECOND OPPORTUNITY WITH CONFIDENCE IN THE NORTHERN ZONE PRELIMS ByFri Daus They got a second chance at grabbing the NSMQ trophy after emerging as the top runner-up from Contest Four. Navrongo SHS made a magnificent comeback in the fifth #NSMQPrelims contest of the Northern Zone to secure their slot to the One-eighth Stage of the competition. They got a second chance at grabbing the NSMQ trophy… Read More NSMQ 2020: Navrongo SHS seizes second Opportunity with Confidence in the Northern Zone PrelimsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: BOLGATANGA SHS MAKES IMPRESSIVE WIN WITH 47 POINTS ON #NSMQPRELIMS DAY TWO ByFri Daus Beginning the contest with the lowest points, Bolgatanga SHS had a miraculous turn of events to win with 47points. The fourth contest within the Northern Zone Preliminary Stage was between Navrongo SHS, Sandema SHS, and Bolgatanga SHS. Earlier this year, the lesser-known Sandema SHTS qualified for the NSMQ Prelims by subjecting the highly-rated Notre Dame… Read More NSMQ 2020: Bolgatanga SHS makes impressive Win with 47 points on #NSMQPrelims Day TwoContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020 NORTHERN ZONE PRELIMINARY STAGE (PRELIMS) ENDS IN A LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE ByFri Daus The competition came across as somber in the second and third rounds when Tamale Girls’ SHS had a bad patch by accruing minus three points at the end. The final leg of the NSMQ Northern Zone Preliminary Stage ends in a lackluster performance by Tamale Girls’ SHS and Sandema SHTS who returned to the stage… Read More NSMQ 2020 Northern Zone Preliminary Stage (Prelims) ends in a Lackluster PerformanceContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: TARKWA SHS ADVANCES TO 1/8TH STAGE FROM THE WESTERN ZONE PRELIMS ByFri Daus It was just euphoric when the final bell rang for the end of the preliminary contest of the biggest academic competition in the country, the National Maths and Science Quiz (NSMQ), in the Western Zone. Contestants representing the Tarkwa Senior High School stood ‘shoulder-higher,’ after recording a final score of 32 points, to beat their… Read More NSMQ 2020: Tarkwa SHS advances to 1/8th Stage from the Western Zone PrelimsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020 – FROM ZERO TO HERO: THE STORY OF APAM SHS AND THE CENTRAL REGION PRELIMS ByFri Daus In the first contest of the day, Apam SHS came up against Eguafo Abrem SHS and Mfantsipim School. After losing to Mfantsipim School, Apam SHS started the third contest with an unparalleled force that saw them leading in all the rounds. What was supposed to end in tears for Apam SHS, who lost their contest… Read More NSMQ 2020 – From zero to hero: the story of Apam SHS and the Central Region PrelimsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020 – THE FORMIDABLE ASSIN STATE COLLEGE: A SQUAD TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE COMPETITION ByFri Daus The team has so far upstaged NSMQ bigwigs like Aggrey Memorial Zion SHS, Mfantsiman Girls’ SHS and Ghana National College. Assin State College is fast becoming one of the NSMQ favorites owing to their recent outstanding performance in the NSMQ. The team has so far upstaged NSMQ bigwigs like Aggrey Memorial Zion SHS, Mfantsiman Girls’… Read More NSMQ 2020 – The formidable Assin State College: a squad to look out for in the CompetitionContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education KTU ANNOUNCES DATES FOR SECOND ONLINE ENTRANCE EXAMS FOR MATURE APPLICANTS FOR THE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus It is announced for the information of Mature Applicants to Koforidua Technical University that the Second (2nd) Mature Entrance Examinations for the 2020/21 Academic Year will be conducted ONLINE and it is scheduled to come off on Saturday, 26th and Sunday, 27th of September, 2020. The online examination will be conducted in the following subject areas i.e. ENGLISH LANGUAGE,… Read More KTU Announces Dates for Second Online Entrance Exams For Mature Applicants For The 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue Basic Education (JHS) | WAEC Examinations FINAL YEAR JHS CANDIDATES READIES FOR 2020 BECE IN AYAWASO WEST WUOGON CONSTITUENCY ByFri Daus Final year Junior High School (JHS) students in the Ayawaso West Wougon constituency say they are ready for the Basic Education Certificate Examination ( BECE) despite the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. The students are to start the exams on Monday, September 14, 2020, and end on Friday, September 18, 2020. Speaking to UniversNews, some… Read More Final Year JHS Candidates readies for 2020 BECE in Ayawaso West Wuogon ConstituencyContinue Education | WAEC Examinations EXAM MALPRACTICE WON’T BE TOLERATED DURING 2020 BECE – GES WARNS ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured that will take swift measures to deal with examination malpractices in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination slated to begin on Monday 14th, September 2020. In a statement signed by the Head of the Public Relations Unit of the Ghana Education Service, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, they are collaborating… Read More Exam Malpractice won’t be tolerated during 2020 BECE – GES warnsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: NOTRE DAME GIRLS’ SHS (NODASS) QUALIFIES TO NEXT STAGE OF NSMQ CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus Notre Dame Girls’ SHS took over the contest in round two with 14 points. They had a perfect score of 10 from solving the Problem of the Day in round three, winning the Prudential Life NSMQ Star worth GHC 2000 sponsored by Prudential Life Insurance. The third contest on Day One, Bono-Ahafo Regional Prelims featured… Read More NSMQ 2020: Notre Dame Girls’ SHS (NODASS) qualifies to next stage of NSMQ ChampionshipContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: TECHIMAN SHS BEATS KINTAMPO SHS & DROBO SHS TO QUALIFY FOR ONE-EIGHTH STAGE ByFri Daus It was an interesting development considering Techiman SHS begun the contest with the lowest score in round one. Day Two of the Bono-Ahafo Preliminary Stage opened with a contest between Kintampo SHS, Techiman SHS and Drobo SHS. It was a closely run competition between Techiman SHS and Kintampo SHS in which Techiman SHS had a… Read More NSMQ 2020: Techiman SHS beats Kintampo SHS & Drobo SHS to qualify for One-Eighth StageContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: OLAM CARMEL GIRLS’ SHS STEALS THE SHOW, BRUTALLY DEFEATS OPPONENTS IN NSMQPRELIMS ByFri Daus Our Lady of Mount Carmel Girls’ SHS gave an awesome performance making their win look flawlessly easy. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Girls’ SHS made their first appearance in 2018 but suffered a brutal defeat in the hands of Opoku Ware. This year they came back with renewed fire, stealing the show in every round… Read More NSMQ 2020: OLAM Carmel Girls’ SHS steals the show, brutally defeats opponents in NSMQPrelimsContinue Did you know? | Events Corner | Tertiary Education MEET EMMANUEL ANANG, THE OVERALL BEST GRADUATING DIPLOMA STUDENT AT UPSA CONGREGATION 2020 ByFri Daus Emmanuel Laryea Anang emerged the overall best graduating Diploma student in the 2020 graduating class, and according to him, coming to the University of Professional Studies, Accra has been a blessing in disguise. The former student of Adisadel College explained that he nearly gave up on life when he missed out on his first choice… Read More Meet Emmanuel Anang, the Overall Best Graduating Diploma Student at UPSA Congregation 2020Continue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: SUNYANI SHS DEFEATS SACRED SHS & DROBO SHS IN BONO-AHAFO ZONE REGIONAL PRELIMINARY STAGE ByFri Daus Top runners-up from the Bono-Ahafo Zone; Sacred Heart SHS and Drobo SHS had a second go at qualifying for the NSMQ One-eighth stage in a contest against Sunyani SHS. The contest had a slow start in round one as Drobo SHS led with 5 points, Sacred Heart SHS with 4 points, and Sunyani SHS with… Read More NSMQ 2020: Sunyani SHS defeats Sacred SHS & Drobo SHS in Bono-Ahafo Zone Regional Preliminary StageContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: ST. ROSE’S SHS QUALIFIES TO ONE-EIGHTH STAGE IN BLAZING GLORY AFTER DEFEATING AKWAMUMAN AND ADONTEN SHS ByFri Daus As a last-minute addition to the schools participating in the #NSMQPrelims, St. Roses had a point to prove to justify their inclusion. The last contest on Day Two in the Eastern Region featured St. Rose’s SHS, Akwamuman SHS, and Adonten SHS. Abetifi Presby SHS as a top runner of the region declined participation in this contest… Read More NSMQ 2020: St. Rose’s SHS qualifies to One-eighth Stage in blazing glory after defeating Akwamuman and Adonten SHSContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: BEREKUM SHS QUALIFIES TO ONE-EIGHTH STAGE AS AKUMFI AMEYAW SHS BOWS WITH PRUDENTIAL LIFE NSMQ STAR ByFri Daus For the first time since the inception of the Prudential Life NSMQ Star award, the lowest-scoring school at the end of the contest had a perfect score of 10 for solving the Problem of the Day. The Bono-Ahafo Zone Preliminary Stage had an exciting competition on Day One, with the first contest featuring PRESEC –… Read More NSMQ 2020: Berekum SHS qualifies to One-Eighth Stage as Akumfi Ameyaw SHS bows with Prudential Life NSMQ StarContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: KOFORIDUA SEC. TECH., ST. ROSE’S SHS, OTHERS QUALIFY TO ONE-EIGHTH STAGE ByFri Daus Koforidua Sec. Tech, Aburi Presby SHTS, and St. Rose’s SHS are among six schools that have qualified to the One-eighth Stage from the Eastern Region Prelims. The other schools that qualified were Ofori Panin SHS, Nkwatia Presby SHS, and Osino Presby SHTS. These six schools – together with St. Peter’s SHS, Pope John SHS, and… Read More NSMQ 2020: Koforidua Sec. Tech., St. Rose’s SHS, others qualify to One-eighth StageContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions AGOGO STATE COLLEGE SECURES FIRST SLOT IN ASHANTI REGION TO QUALIFY FOR 2020 NSMQ ONE-EIGHTH STAGE ByFri Daus Agogo State College has secured the first slot in Ashanti Region to the 2020 NSMQ One-eighth stage after being disqualified last year for fielding an unqualified contestant. Last year would have marked their return to the national championship after sitting on the sidelines for three years. Day One of the National Science & Maths Quiz… Read More Agogo State College secures first slot in Ashanti Region to qualify for 2020 NSMQ One-Eighth StageContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions KNUST SHS SECURES A SLOT IN ONE-EIGHTH STAGE OF NSMQ 2020 FROM THE PRELIMS ByFri Daus KNUST SHS who was the first to pick up the NSMQ2018 Quarter finals slot came back this year with a lot of fire to secure their spot in the NSMQ2020 One-eighth stage. The third contest on Day One of the Ashanti Region Preliminary Stage saw KNUST SHS competing against Kumasi High School and St Mary’s… Read More KNUST SHS secures a slot in One-Eighth Stage of NSMQ 2020 from the PrelimsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020: ADVENTIST SHS, BANTAMA TAKES A BOLD STEP TOWARDS NSMQ ONE-EIGHTH STAGE FROM THE PRELIMS ByFri Daus At the end of the contest, there was a huge margin of points between Adventist SHS, Bantama and their closest contenders; SDA SHS Bekwai. Adventist SHS, Bantama has qualified for the One-eighth Stage of the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after pulling a stunning performance against Ejisuman SHS and SDA SHS, Bekwai in contest… Read More NSMQ 2020: Adventist SHS, Bantama takes a bold step towards NSMQ One-Eighth Stage from the PrelimsContinue Rankings FULL LIST OF CATEGORY A, B AND C SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) IN WESTERN NORTH REGION ByFri Daus The recently created regions resulted in the splitting of the Western Region giving Western and Western North regions. This list contains senior high schools that fall within category A, B, and C in Western North according to the 2019 schools’ register as released by the Ghana Education Service. The list also captures boarding or day, single or… Read More Full List of Category A, B and C Senior High Schools (SHS) in Western North RegionContinue General News GREATER ACCRA – FULL LIST OF CATEGORY A, B AND C SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) ByFri Daus In this article, we present the list of senior high schools in the Greater Accra Region that falls into category A, B, or C according to the 2019 schools’ register as released by the Ghana Education Service. The List also includes whether it is a mixed or singled sex school and their status as boarding or… Read More Greater Accra – Full List of Category A, B and C Senior High Schools (SHS)Continue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 2020 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BONO-AHAFO ZONE PRELIMINARY STAGE DAY ONE & TWO ByFri Daus At the end, Berekum SHTS, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Girls’ SHS, Notre Dame Girls’ SHS, Techiman SHS, and Sunyani SHS qualified to the One-eighth Stage of the National Championship. The 2020 Bono-Ahafo Regional Preliminary Stage of the National Science & Maths Quiz came off with Berekum SHTS, Notre Dame Girls’ SHS, Our Lady Mount… Read More NSMQ 2020 Highlights from the Bono-Ahafo Zone Preliminary Stage Day One & TwoContinue Quiz/Competitions 2020 EDITION: MFANTSIMAN GIRLS’ SHS EMERGES WINNER OF GES ONGA COOK ART COMPETITION ByFri Daus Mfantsiman Senior High School has won this year’s edition of the cooking competition organized by the Ghana Education Service (GES) dubbed Onga Cook Art. The second edition of the competition took place on Saturday at the premises of Labone Senior High School in Accra. The competition kicked off from the regional stages as the schools… Read More 2020 Edition: Mfantsiman Girls’ SHS emerges Winner of GES Onga Cook Art CompetitionContinue General News FULL LIST OF CATEGORY A,B AND C SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN OTI REGION ByFri Daus Oti is a newly created region from the Volta region comprising a total of 21 public senior high schools which are classified into categories A, B, and C according to the 2019 schools’ register as released by the Ghana Education Service. Category A Schools (Oti): Currently no school in this category Category B Schools (Oti) NAME GENDER STATUS… Read More Full List of Category A,B and C Senior High Schools in Oti RegionContinue Rankings EASTERN REGION – FULL LIST OF CATEGORY A, B AND C SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (SHS) ByFri Daus Eastern region has a total of 90 public senior high schools which are classified into categories A, B, and C according to the 2019 schools’ register as released by the Ghana Education Service. Category A Schools (Eastern) NAME GENDER STATUS Aburi Girls Senior High Girls D/B Ghana Senior High, Koforidua Mixed D/B Koforidua SHTS Mixed D/B Krobo… Read More Eastern Region – Full List of Category A, B and C Senior High Schools (SHS)Continue Admissions UPSA ANNOUNCES VACANCY FOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ByFri Daus The University wishes to invite applications from suitably qualified persons who are goal oriented and results driven with exceptional leadership qualities for appointment as Director of Public Affairs. MAIN FUNCTIONS The Director is responsible for creating and executing public relations programmes with the goal of publicising the University as a center of excellence for quality… Read More UPSA announces Vacancy for Director of Public AffairsContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ 2020 CONTINGENT UNDERGO COVID-19 TESTING AHEAD OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus To ensure the health and safety of all parties involved in the NSMQ, Primetime Limited – producer of the NSMQ – has put measures in place in adherence to COVID-19 protocols. At the end of 40 Preliminary Stage contests that took place across the country, the stage is set for the One-eighth Stage of the… Read More NSMQ 2020 Contingent undergo COVID-19 Testing ahead of National ChampionshipContinue Campus News | General News GENERAL MANAGER OF KNUST’S FOCUS FM NANA JANTUAH TAKES OVER NHYIRA FM MORNING SHOW ByFri Daus The General Manager of KNUST’s Focus FM, Nana Kwadwo Jantuah has moved to Kumasi-based Nhyira FM, a subsidiary of the Multimedia Group Limited. The media gem, joins the station as the co-host of its flagship morning show, ‘Kroyi Mu Nsem’. Until his move to the number one Akan radio station in the Ashanti region, Nana… Read More General Manager of KNUST’s Focus FM Nana Jantuah takes over Nhyira FM Morning ShowContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions HOLY CHILD SCHOOL ADVANCES TO QUARTER-FINAL FROM ONE-EIGHTH STAGE ByFri Daus Holy Child School has advanced to the quarterfinal stage of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz competition after defeating Kintampo SHS and Oti Boateng SHS. They won the contest with 44 points. Their competitors, Kintampo SHS and Oti Boateng finished with 23points and 14 points respectively. Holy Child win guarantees them an automatic qualification… Read More Holy Child School advances to Quarter-final from One-Eighth StageContinue Events Corner | NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions [CHECK OUT]: FIXTURES FOR NSMQ 2020 ONE-EIGHTH STAGE ByFri Daus The 2020 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz promises to be full of excitement and suspense, judging from the One-eighth Stage fixtures. The balloting exercise which was conducted on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, saw some intriguing groupings that sent social media fans into a frenzy. Mr. Albert Lawer Tetteh, STEM Coordinator at the… Read More [Check Out]: Fixtures for NSMQ 2020 One-Eighth StageContinue Campus News | Education | Tertiary Education CAMPUS: UDS REDUCES ACADEMIC FEES BY 16% OVER COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFTER PETITION BY SRC ByFri Daus Management of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has academic fees for the 2020/2021 academic year by about 16%. The reduction in fees is due to the financial impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on families and individuals. The decision by school authorities to reduce academic fees comes in the midst of an upward review… Read More Campus: UDS reduces Academic Fees by 16% Over COVID-19 Pandemic after Petition by SRCContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions BOA AMPONSEM SHS GETS NARROW VICTORY OVER OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL GIRLS; ADVANCES TO QUARTER-FINAL ByFri Daus Boa Amponsem SHS would have to thank their stars after securing a narrow victory over Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Girls SHS in the one-eighth stage of the National Science and Maths Quiz. It was just a point that separated them from Our Lady of Mt. Camel Girls. Although they were highly unimpressive in the… Read More Boa Amponsem SHS gets narrow Victory over Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Girls; advances to Quarter-FinalContinue Rankings CATEGORY A, B AND C SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN BONO EAST REGION ByFri Daus Bono East is one of the newly created regions in 2019 and has a total of 25 public senior high schools which are classified into categories A, B, and C according to the 2019 schools’ register as released by the Ghana Education Service. Category A Schools (Bono East): No schools currently in this category Category B Schools (Bono East)… Read More Category A, B and C Senior High Schools in Bono East RegionContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions ACCRA ACADEMY QUALIFIES TO QUARTERFINALS AFTER A TOUGH KNOCKOUT COMPETITION ByFri Daus The first contest for day two of the One-eighth Stage contest which was held at UGBS featured Accra Academy, Assin State College, and Afua Kobi Ampem SHS. The sterling performance of all three schools in the Preliminary Stage of the competition made it difficult to predict a winner at the beginning of the competition. At… Read More Accra Academy Qualifies to Quarterfinals after a Tough Knockout CompetitionContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions KUMASI SEC TEC EASE PAST SOGAKOPE, TAKORADI SHS TO ADVANCE TO QUARTERFINALS ByFri Daus Kumasi Secondary Technical has progressed to the quarterfinal stage of this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz after defeating Sogakope SHS and Takoradi SHS in their one-eight stage contest. Kumasi Sec Tec, who came into the contest as favorites, proved their mettle as they finished with 40points, ahead of Sogakope’s 25points and Takoradi’s 12points. NNB: End… Read More Kumasi Sec Tec ease past Sogakope, Takoradi SHS to advance to quarterfinalsContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions BOA AMPONSEM SHS MAKES A MIRACULOUS WIN AT ONE-EIGHTH STAGE OF NSMQ ByFri Daus Boa Amponsem SHS dominated the contest from Round One but faced a lot of heat from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Girls’ SHS who almost snatched the Quarterfinal slot. Central Region’s Boa Amponsem Senior High School will be making their second appearance at the NSMQ Quarterfinal Stage after a narrow escape from being kicked out… Read More Boa Amponsem SHS makes a miraculous win at One-eighth Stage of NSMQContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions TWO-TIME NSMQ CHAMPIONS – ACHIMOTA SCHOOL – GETS CLOSER TO RECLAIMING NSMQ TROPHY ByFri Daus Will Achimota School make history by grabbing their third trophy after a 16-year drought? Day Two at the NSMQ One-eighth Stage saw two-time NSMQ Champions, Achimota School (1998, 2004), showing off in a contest against Adventist SHS, Bantama and St. Hubert Seminary SHS. As the first contest of the day, Achimota School set the tone… Read More Two-time NSMQ Champions – Achimota School – gets closer to reclaiming NSMQ trophyContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions KUMERICAN-BASED PREMPEH COLLEGE DEFEATS ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, ASANTEMAN SHS AS THEY QUALIFY FOR QUARTER-FINALS ByFri Daus Kumasi-based Prempeh College once again showed their class to qualify to the quarter-finals of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) on Tuesday. The four-time champions right from the first round exhibited what stuff they were made of by taking an early lead of 14 points against Ephraim Amarquaye and Obed Darko from Asanteman SHS’… Read More Kumerican-based Prempeh College defeats St. Thomas Aquinas, Asanteman SHS as they qualify for Quarter-FinalsContinue General News | Schools News 4 STUDENTS OF OTI BOATENG SHS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT AFTER NSMQ CONTEST ByFri Daus Four(4) students believed to be returning from the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition have been involved in a near-fatal accident. The accident occurred at Osubetor Community on Koforidua to Mamfe road Wednesday at about 1:00pm. The victims made up of three males and a female from Oti Boateng SHS in Koforidua were onboard a Nissan Versa… Read More 4 Students of Oti Boateng SHS Involved in a Fatal Accident after NSMQ ContestContinue Did you know? | NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions ST. PETER’S SHS MAKES HISTORY: BECOMES FIRST SCHOOL TO ANSWER FOUR RIDDLES CORRECTLY IN NSMQ 2020 ByFri Daus St Peters has officially become the first to answer four out of four riddles correctly since the inception of the GOIL Riddle Bonanza award. NSMQ heavyweight, St Peter’s SHS (NSMQ 2000, 2005 & 2018 Champions), made history today at the R.S. Amegashie Auditorium, University of Ghana by answering all four riddles in the final round… Read More St. Peter’s SHS makes history: becomes First School to Answer Four Riddles Correctly in NSMQ 2020Continue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ – BENEDICTA AMA AMENYO MAKES OLA SHS, HO PROUD AS THEY DEFEAT CHEMU & ST. ROSE’S SHS ByFri Daus OLA SHS, Ho, has made it to the Quarterfinal Stage for the first time in the history of the NSMQ. The team, represented by Winner Evangeline Atiku and Benedicta Ama Amenyo, came up against Chemu SHS and St. Rose’s SHS in the third One-eighth Stage contest of the day, which was held at the R.S…. Read More NSMQ – Benedicta Ama Amenyo makes OLA SHS, Ho proud as they defeat Chemu & St. Rose’s SHSContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 1/8TH: GHANA NATIONAL COLLEGE ADVANCE TO QUARTERFINAL, WIN GOIL RIDDLE BONANZA ByFri Daus Day Four of the One-eighth Stage of the National Science & Maths Quiz featured Ghana National College, Akatsi SHTS and Tepa SHS, where Ghana National College won convincingly. The Quiz Mistress, Mrs. Gladys Odey Schwinger described the contest as one of the most exciting of the One-eighth Stage contests. What seemed like a keen contest… Read More NSMQ 1/8th: Ghana National College advance to Quarterfinal, win GOIL Riddle BonanzaContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions NSMQ 1/8TH: FLAWLESS WIN FOR PRESBYTERIAN BOYS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL (PRESEC-LEGON) ByFri Daus The five-time NSMQ Champions gave the audience and future contenders a foreshadow of what to expect as they progressed to the Quarterfinal stage. Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (1995, 2003, 2006, 2008 & 2009 NSMQ Champions) have started their journey in an attempt at grabbing their sixth NSMQ trophy. This year marks 11 years since they… Read More NSMQ 1/8th: Flawless win for Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (Presec-Legon)Continue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions OPOKU WARE SCHOOL (OWASSS) ELIMINATE HOLY CHILD SCHOOL & WESLEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus The two-time NSMQ Champion is the first to secure a slot at this year’s Semifinals. Opoku Ware School has eliminated Holy Child School and Wesley Girls’ High School to make it to the Semifinal Stage of the 2020 edition of the NSMQ. Holy Child School kicked off the competition with great zeal and energy, however,… Read More Opoku Ware School (OWASSS) eliminate Holy Child School & Wesley Girls’ High SchoolContinue NSMQ Archives | Quiz/Competitions HEAVEN NOW HELL AS HOLY CHILD, WESLEY GIRLS SHS SLUG IT OUT IN NSMQ 2020 QUARTER-FINAL ByFri Daus It was a contest of wits as three Ivy League schools in the country came head to head in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). Two-time champions Opoku Ware SHS will try to make it three on the cards but like they say it is not over until the fat lady sings; Holy Child… Read More Heaven now Hell as Holy Child, Wesley Girls SHS slug it out in NSMQ 2020 Quarter-finalContinue General News | NSMQ Archives NANA AKUFO-ADDO TO HOST 2020 NSMQ PRESEC CHAMPIONS TONIGHT AT JUBILEE HOUSE ByFri Daus Nana Akufo-Addo will host the six-time winners of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) Presbyterian Boys SHS at the Jubilee House at 4:00 pm today, October 14. In the grand finale of the competition, Presec-Legon,’ the undisputed kings of the competition,’ represented by Daniel Gakpetor, Benjamin Quansah, and Isaac Gyamfi, defeated Adisadel College and… Read More Nana Akufo-Addo to Host 2020 NSMQ PRESEC Champions tonight at Jubilee HouseContinue Awards | Education | NSMQ Archives NSMQ WINNER, GAKPETOR KEKELI DANIEL GETS FULL SCHOLARSHIP FROM ACADEMIC CITY COLLEGE ByFri Daus Academic City College has presented a full scholarship to Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor, one of the winning students of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon at the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Academic City Presidential Scholarship Award worth $40,000 is awarded to students for their distinctive academic excellence and devotion to affect society through creative innovations. The scholarship… Read More NSMQ Winner, Gakpetor Kekeli Daniel gets Full Scholarship from Academic City CollegeContinue General News SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT RT. HON. PROF AARON OQUAYE APPLAUDS PRESEC-LEGON FOR WINNING 2020 NSMQ ByFri Daus The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye has congratulated Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon (PRESEC) for emerging as winners of the just held 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) aided by a vigorous Old Student’s campaign. The Right Honourable Speaker who is also an alumnus of the school made this… Read More Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Prof Aaron Oquaye Applauds Presec-Legon for Winning 2020 NSMQContinue Sports ASAMOAH, BAFFOUR GYAN ALLEGEDLY ASSAULT CEO OF WEBSOFT SOLUTIONS IN TENNIS GAME ByFri Daus Godwin Martey, the CEO of Websoft Solutions has accused Asamoah Gyan and his brother, Baffour Gyan of assaulting him during a tennis match. The incident is said to have occurred at the 37 Army Officer’s Mess tennis court last night. According to his narration, the singles game which was set up by a mutual friend… Read More Asamoah, Baffour Gyan allegedly Assault CEO of Websoft Solutions in Tennis GameContinue Education | Politics WE HAVE IMPROVED CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR TEACHERS – NPP ByFri Daus The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it has improved the conditions of service for teachers over the last 4 years since it took over power from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking at a conference in Accra, the Communications Director of the party, Mr. Yaw Buabeng Asamoah said that their government has introduced the… Read More We have Improved Conditions of Service for Teachers – NPPContinue General News NANA AKUFO-ADDO TO DELIVER HIS 18TH ‘FELLOW GHANAIANS’ ADDRESS TONIGHT AT 8 PM ByFri Daus President Akufo-Addo will address the nation tonight about the steps his government has taken to monitor the country’s spread of coronavirus. This televised address comes at a time when, as stated by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), the country’s active Covid-19 cases continue to decline significantly. After the country reported its first Covid-19 occurrence, the… Read More Nana Akufo-Addo to deliver his 18th ‘Fellow Ghanaians’ Address Tonight at 8 PMContinue Schools News T.I AHMADIYYA SHS (KUMASI) GOES ELECTRONIC FOR 2020/21 PREFECTORIAL ELECTIONS ByFri Daus Talimul Islam Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi affectionately called the REAL AMASS PHOBIA is having its prefectorial elections for the 2020/21 Academic Year today, Tuesday 27th October 2020 at the School’s premises. Significantly, the school will use an Electronic Voting System to elect the perfects. The whole election processes, have been facilitated by the Election… Read More T.I Ahmadiyya SHS (Kumasi) Goes Electronic for 2020/21 Prefectorial ElectionsContinue General News | Technology GHANA TO ISSUE ELECTRONIC-VISAS STARTING 2021 ByFri Daus Ghana will start the issuance of electronic visas (E-visa) next year. Procurement processes have started for the selection of a firm to partner the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to design and issue E-visas to facilitate the acquisition of the travel documents to the country from any part of the world. The visa policy reform is… Read More Ghana to Issue Electronic-Visas Starting 2021Continue Education | Rankings GHANA RANKS SECOND ON TEACHER STATUS INDEX GLOBALLY ByFri Daus Ghana is ranked second after China globally on the new Varkey Foundation reports on Teacher Status Survey published on October 22, 2020. The survey, conducted by the Global Teacher Status Index (GTSI) involved 35,000 participants from 35 countries worldwide in assessing the welfare and remuneration of teachers. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education,… Read More Ghana ranks Second on Teacher Status Index GloballyContinue Entertainment | Events Corner DELORIS FRIMPONG MANSO (DELAY) CROWNED WOMAN OF THE YEAR AT GOWA ByFri Daus The third edition of the Verna Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA) witnessed some Ghanaian women awardees for their efforts in making society a better place. The 2020 GOWA was organized on the theme: “The Role of Women In the Fight”. The events of the night birthed, Popular TV host Deloris Frimpong Manso known in showbiz… Read More Deloris Frimpong Manso (Delay) Crowned Woman of the Year at GOWAContinue Quiz/Competitions PREMPEH COLLEGE (TEAM MIKOGOLF) WINS 2020 ROBOFEST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ByFri Daus For the second time in a row, a team from Prempeh College won the Robofest World Championship. After beating teams from Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Canada, and the USA, the team, MikoGolf, took first place at the 2020 event. On Saturday, MikoGolf amazed the judges during the Senior Division Golf Bowl competition with… Read More Prempeh College (Team MikoGolf) wins 2020 Robofest World ChampionshipContinue Old Students | Schools News ADISADEL COLLEGE 1998 YEAR GROUP CUT SOD FOR 200-SEATER LIBRARY COMPLEX ByFri Daus The 1998 Year Group of the Adisadel College in Cape Coast has cut the sod for the construction of a multi-purpose state-of-the-art reading complex for the school. The project expected to be completed in two years comes with a two-floor reading area of 460sqm with a capacity to accommodate up to 200 students. It would… Read More Adisadel College 1998 Year Group cut sod for 200-seater Library ComplexContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC TO RELEASE 2020 WASSCE RESULTS TOMORROW [CHECK COUNTRY] ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has said the results for Senior Secondary School Examination, SSCE, will be released tomorrow, Monday, November 2. WAEC made the announcement via its Twitter handle, on Sunday. It wrote: “This is to inform candidates that sat West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020, that the… Read More WAEC to release 2020 WASSCE Results Tomorrow [Check Country]Continue General News | Schools News YENDI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (YESS) GETS TWO-STOREY CLASSROOM BLOCK ByFri Daus A two-storey classroom block at Yendi Senior High School has been handed over by the government to authorities to host more students in subsequent years. The GHC130,000.00 12-classroom block is expected to help reduce the congestion faced by the school due to rising student numbers. The school’s total enrollment is 786, made up of 424… Read More Yendi Senior High School (YESS) Gets Two-Storey Classroom BlockContinue Publications | Quiz/Competitions UBA GHANA OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES 2020 NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION (UBANEC) ByFri Daus The United Bank for Africa (Ghana) has launched the seventh edition of the UBA National Essay Competition. The UBA Foundation National Essay Competition (NEC), which was launched in 2014 in Ghana, is aimed at funding the education of Senior High School (SHS) students in any university of choice in Africa. It has provided a competitive… Read More UBA Ghana Officially Launches 2020 National Essay Competition (UBANEC)Continue WAEC Examinations WAEC RELEASES 2020 MAY/JUNE GBCE/ABCE PROVISIONAL RESULTS [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) wishes to inform its numerous publics that it has released provisional results of candidates who took part in this year’s General and Advanced Business Certificate Examinations. The Council has hosted the results online and candidates may access their results at www.waecgh.org. STATISTICS A total of 893 candidates sat for the Advanced Business Certificate Examination… Read More WAEC releases 2020 May/June GBCE/ABCE Provisional Results [Check Here]Continue Campus News | Events Corner JASMINE DJANG OF UPSA CROWNED MISS MALAIKA 2020 WINNER ByFri Daus Jasmine Djang, a Business Management Student at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has been crowned the winner of the 2020 edition of Miss Malaika Ghana. She beat nine other women to become the 18th winner of the pageant. She succeeds Miss Phylis Vesta Boison of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) who… Read More Jasmine Djang of UPSA Crowned Miss Malaika 2020 WinnerContinue Awards | Events Corner FULL LIST OF WINNERS OF CLIQAFRIQ NATIONAL STUDENTS’ AWARDS 2020 ByFri Daus The National Students’ Awards of the Republic of Ghana is a flagship award scheme organised by the National Students Alliance (NSA) Ghana, with support from student organisations in Ghana with a national orientation. Our aim is to recognize the contribution of our Country’s education to the development of Ghana, Africa and the World at large,… Read More Full List of Winners of CliqAfriq National Students’ Awards 2020Continue Education | General News GNACOPS HOLDS INDUCTION CEREMONY FOR MEMBERS IN GREATER ACCRA REGIONAL COMMITEES ByFri Daus The National Executives of the Ghana National Council of Private Schools(GNACOPS), under the leadership of the Executive Director, on Tuesday November 3rd, officially conducted an Induction Ceremony for members of some special Greater Accra Regional committees, formed to help push further, the progressive work of the Council, for the benefit of the Private School sector,… Read More GNACOPS Holds Induction Ceremony for Members in Greater Accra Regional CommiteesContinue Quiz/Competitions OPOKU WARE, POJOSS AND 10 OTHERS BOOKS A SLOT IN R1 OF 2020 INTER-SCHOOLS PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION ByFri Daus In what is expected to be a thrilling competition, a total of 12 senior high schools have been shortlisted for the next round of the maiden edition of the Inter-School Public Speaking Competition 2020. The schools were selected by the panel of judges- Rita Benewah Yali, Deputy Director Administration and HR, Ghana Peace Council, George… Read More Opoku Ware, POJOSS and 10 Others books a slot in R1 of 2020 Inter-schools Public Speaking CompetitionContinue Quiz/Competitions ADISCO, OWASS, MOTOWN,POJOSS, 8 OTHERS MAKE IT TO ROUND ONE OF INTER-SCHOOL PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION ByFri Daus A total of 12 senior high schools have been shortlisted for the next round of the maiden edition of the Inter-School Public Speaking Competition 2020. After scrutinising a dozen of thoroughly exciting entries received, the panel of judges- Rita Benewah Yali, Deputy Director Administration and HR of Ghana Peace Council; George Tawia Tata, Director of… Read More Adisco, Owass, Motown,Pojoss, 8 others make it to round one of Inter-School Public Speaking CompetitionContinue Campus News | Tertiary Education PENTECOST UNIVERSITY (PENTVARS) INDUCTS AN ENGINEER AS YOUNGEST VICE-CHANCELLOR IN GHANA ByFri Daus Pentecost University has inducted into office the youngest Vice-Chancellor in the person of Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua today Saturday 7th November 2020. The 41-year-old UK based Ghanaian academic and Chartered Engineer was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University at the June 2020 General Council Meeting of The Church of Pentecost. Prof Agyapong-Kodua is a pastor of The… Read More Pentecost University (PentVars) Inducts an Engineer as Youngest Vice-Chancellor In GhanaContinue Local News | NSMQ Archives CHAIRMAN OF THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST APS. ERIC NYAMEKYE, INTERACTS WITH 2020 NSMQ WINNING TEAM ByFri Daus The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, today (Tuesday, November 10, 2020), hosted the winning team of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) in his office at the church’s Headquarters in Accra. The winning team, Isaac Gyamfi and Benjamin Nketsia, both members of the Olebu and Korle Bu Districts of… Read More Chairman of The Church of Pentecost Aps. Eric Nyamekye, Interacts With 2020 NSMQ Winning TeamContinue General News CEO OF DIRECT SAVINGS AND LOANS SUPPORTS BUS FOR PRESEC NSMQ TEAM WITH GHC 3,000. ByFri Daus Last Friday was a big day at the corporate offices of Direct Savings and Loans. CEO Ben Adu-Owusu (2002) was in an expectant and happy mood. The six time NSMQ wining team from his alma mater were paying him a visit as part of their Odadee Corporate Entities Tour. The aroma from small chops had… Read More CEO of Direct Savings and Loans Supports Bus For PRESEC NSMQ Team With Ghc 3,000.Continue Campus News | Education | Tertiary Education UEW: APPROVED CALENDAR FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByLord Armatey The management of the University of Education, Winneba has released the academic calendar for the second semester of 2020/2021 academic year. The calendar includes information on arrival of both continuing and fresh students, registration dates, orientation of fresh students and date for beginning of lectures. FIRST SEMESTER Event Date Arrival of Continuing and Fresh Students Saturday… Read More UEW: Approved Calendar for 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue NSMQ Archives PRESEC 2020 NSMQ TEAM RECEIVES GHC 10,000 AND MEDALS FROM BURMA CAMP [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus Burma Camp was agog on Friday when the #6 celebrations train made a stopover to show the trophy to the Odadee brothers serving the country in the military. Chief Of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Seth Amoama (1981), the highest-ranking Odadee in the military, welcomed the team & handlers at his office at Naval Headquarters. In… Read More PRESEC 2020 NSMQ Team receives Ghc 10,000 And Medals from Burma Camp [Photos]Continue General News OFFICIAL: WAEC GHANA RELEASES PROVISIONAL RESULTS FOR WASSCE 2020 – [CHECK STATISTICS] ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) this year. According to the examination body, “this follows the completion of all post-examination processes.” Examination results will be dispatched to the various senior high schools, therefore “candidates are advised to contact… Read More Official: WAEC Ghana releases Provisional Results for WASSCE 2020 – [Check Statistics]Continue General News BREAKING: FORMER PRESIDENT JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS DIES AT AGED 73 ByFri Daus Former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead, GhanaWeb can confirm. The former president GhanaWeb understands passed on, today, November 12, 2020, after a brief illness. According to state-owned Daily Graphic, the former President had been on admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for about a week for an undisclosed ailment. He was 73. It… Read More Breaking: Former President Jerry John Rawlings dies at aged 73Continue NSMQ Archives PRESEC 2020 NSMQ TEAM VISITS CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF, REAR ADMIRAL SETH AMOAMA ByFri Daus Champions of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Presbyterian Boys School (PRESEC) have paid a visit to the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Admiral Seth Amoama on Friday, 6 November 2020 at the Naval Headquarters in Burma Camp. The visit was arranged by the PRESEC old boys in the Ghana Armed… Read More PRESEC 2020 NSMQ Team Visits Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Seth AmoamaContinue Sports SPRITE BALL: MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL AND SHAMA SHS RECEIVES SNEAKERS AS PROMISED ByFri Daus Basketballghana.com was present at the presentation ceremony of high-end basketball sneakers to Mfantsipim School and Shama Senior High School Basketball Teams earlier today. The sneakers were a gift from NBA star Kyrie Irving honoring his promise to the top-ranked schools at the 2019-2020 Sprite Ball Championship held in January this year. The Sprite Ball Championship is Ghana’s… Read More Sprite Ball: Mfantsipim School and Shama SHS receives Sneakers as PromisedContinue WAEC Examinations NOV/DEC 2020: WAEC RELEASES REVISED TIMETABLE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES [DOWNLOAD HERE] ByFri Daus A revised version of the 2020 Nov/Dec timetable has been published by the Management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for private Wassce candidates in Ghana who will commence their examinations on 26th October 2020. In a social media post earlier published by shstrendz.com, WAEC said it would update the 2020 WASSCE timetable for… Read More NOV/DEC 2020: WAEC releases Revised Timetable for Private Candidates [Download Here]Continue Admissions UNIVERSITY OF GHANA: 2020/21 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS NOTICE [CHECK CLOSING DATE AND CUT-OFF POINTS] ByLord Armatey Following the release of the 2020 WASSCE results, it is announced to all applicants that the University of Ghana’s undergraduate application portal will remain open till midnight on Thursday, November 19, 2020. This is to enable applicants to make any required changes in their programs of choice guided by the 2019/2020 undergraduate admission cut-off points for all… Read More University of Ghana: 2020/21 Undergraduate Admissions Notice [Check Closing Date And Cut-off Points]Continue Admissions UPSA EXTENDS 2020/2021 ADMISSION DEADLINE FOR WASSCE, GBCE & ABCE APPLICANTS AWAITING RESULTS ByFri Daus This comes to inform all WASSCE, GBCE and ABCE candidates awaiting results that application for admission to the University of Professional Studies, Accra’s under-listed undergraduate and diploma programmes for the 2020/2021 Academic Year is still open. Undergraduate Programmes: Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations Management Bachelor of Science in Accounting Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance Bachelor of Science in Business… Read More UPSA Extends 2020/2021 Admission Deadline for WASSCE, GBCE & ABCE Applicants Awaiting ResultsContinue WAEC Examinations OFFICIAL: WAEC GHANA RELEASES NOV/DEC 2020 CENTRES FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus The management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has issued a new schedule for the conduct of the WASSCE Private Candidate Examination as well as the 2020 Nov/Dec Candidate Centres. In order to know the different centers they are going to sit for the November/December examination, prospective candidates can now check their Nov/Dec centres…. Read More Official: WAEC Ghana releases NOV/DEC 2020 Centres for Private Candidates [Check Here]Continue Guide | WAEC Examinations NEW METHOD: HOW TO VERIFY YOUR 2020 NOV/DEC INDEX NUMBER WITH YOUR PIN/INVOICE NUMBER ByFri Daus You can only access your WAEC index number after registration. So, the 10-digit Index Number will be generated by WAEC and can be accessed online from 17th November, 2020. You will need your PIN/invoice Number to access your Index Number and admission Notice on the stated date. Follow the procedures below to access your WAEC Ghana Nov/Dec… Read More New Method: How to Verify Your 2020 NOV/DEC Index Number with your PIN/Invoice NumberContinue WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2020: WAEC TO WITHHOLD RESULTS OF SCHOOLS WHERE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY OCCURRED [SEE LIST] ByFri Daus The West Africa Examination Council has released a statement saying the result of schools where properties were destroyed by WASSCE candiadtes will have their WASSCE 2020 results withheld until the damaged properties are paid for. This decision follows reports that final year students of some schools who sat 2020 WASSCE in protest against school authorities… Read More WASSCE 2020: WAEC To Withhold Results Of Schools Where Destruction Of Property Occurred [See List]Continue Admissions ADMISSIONS: KNUST 2020/2021 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES AND THEIR CUT OFF POINTS ByFri Daus We cannot answer the question of when the SHS students will be writing their exams but what we can do is provide some form of motivation for them to not give up and still learn hard in order to get a higher education. If you know anyone in their final year in Senior High School,… Read More Admissions: KNUST 2020/2021 Undergraduate Programmes And Their Cut Off PointsContinue Tertiary Education UHAS EXTENDS 2020/2021 ADMISSION DEADLINE [CHECK NEW DATE] ByFri Daus 2020/2021 Admissions – WASSCE/SSSCE/A-Level/Mature Applicants It is announced for the information of prospective Applicants (as specified above) and the general public that E-vouchers for application forms for programmes for the 2020/2021 Academic Year will start selling from December 20, 2019. The 2020/2021 Academic Year is expected to commence in early September 2020. For Entry Requirements… Read More UHAS Extends 2020/2021 Admission Deadline [Check New Date]Continue Schools News | WAEC Examinations WAEC BANS BRIGHT SHS (KUKURANTUMI) FOR 3-YEARS FROM WASSCE OVER EXAMS MALPRACTICE ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has handed a 3-year ban to Bright Senior High School at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region for engaging in exam malpractice, the Public Relations Officer of WAEC has announced. Speaking in an interview with the host of Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday, Winifred Apiaw said students in the affected… Read More WAEC bans Bright SHS (Kukurantumi) For 3-Years from WASSCE Over Exams MalpracticeContinue Admissions | Courses/Programmes UMAT 2020/2021 ADMISSIONS INTO DIPLOMA & CERT PROGRAMMES ByFri Daus UMaT 2020/2021 Admission Into Diploma & Cert Programmes DIPLOMA PROGRAMME Diploma Programme in General Drilling This is a two year (4-semester) programme run by the Department of Geological Engineering. The programme aims at addressing the needs of middle-level personnel in drilling for mineral/oil exploration, geotechnical and hydrogeological establishments. The successful candidate should be competent to… Read More UMaT 2020/2021 Admissions Into Diploma & Cert ProgrammesContinue Recruitments GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE (GIS) APPLICATION 2020/2021 ByFri Daus Ghana Immigration Service Application Process Here is a comprehensive Guide to Applying for Ghana Immigration Service recruitment. Carefully read through the entry and recruitment instructions on this page before proceeding to apply for GIS enlistment. Make your decisions and take note of all the required data in the subsequent steps. Ghana Immigration Service Application Visit… Read More Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Application 2020/2021Continue Tertiary Education UEW RESIDENTIAL FEES FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus The University of Education, Winneba, has published its residential facility user fees for the 2020/2021 academic year. Persons who apply for accommodation are to make payment in full before the allocation of the bed spaces. The University says that the allocation of spaces will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. At the Winneba campus, the fee… Read More UEW Residential Fees for 2020/2021 Academic Year [Check Here]Continue Education | General News UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) REDUCES 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR FEES FOR STUDENTS ByFri Daus Management of the University of Ghana (UG) has reversed its decision to increase the facility user fees for students for the 2020/2021 academic year. The students by this release, are directed to pay the exact amount they paid for the previous academic year for the 2020/2021 academic year. “After due consideration, management of the University… Read More University of Ghana (UG) reduces 2020/2021 Academic Year Fees For StudentsContinue Tertiary Education KNUST ANNOUNCES RE-OPENING AND RESUMPTION OF 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByLord Armatey In a release signed by Mrs. Margaret Dzisi, Academic Board at the 389th special meeting held on Wednesday 11th November 2020, discussed and approved the following proposed arrangement for re-opening and resumption of academic work. The release states that the 2020/2021 academic year will resume fully in January 2021. That is all students reporting, First Year students… Read More KNUST Announces Re-Opening And Resumption of 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue Politics ELECTION 2020: SELECTION OF PROF. JANE OPOKU-AGYEMANG AS RUNNING MATE IS BOOST FOR WOMEN’S ADVANCEMENT – PROF. MRS. GOSKI ALABI ByFri Daus Prof. Mrs. Goski Alabi, Consulting President of Laweh Open University College, has observed that the selection of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as a vice presidential candidate is a boost for women’s advancement.” The selection of women as flagbearers or running mates gives us hope that we are improving year by year. And what makes it… Read More Election 2020: Selection of Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang as Running Mate is Boost for Women’s Advancement – Prof. Mrs. Goski AlabiContinue Events Corner | Tertiary Education UENR TO HOLD 5TH VIRTUAL CONGREGATION CEREMONY ON NOVEMBER 28, 2020 [SEE GRADUATION LIST] ByFri Daus The University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani wishes to announce for the information of all 2020 graduands and the general public that the 5th Congregation will be held virtually on Saturday November 28, 2020 at 09: 00. All students who completed their programmes of study in August 2020 and wish to be presented at the ceremony should… Read More UENR to Hold 5th Virtual Congregation Ceremony on November 28, 2020 [See Graduation List]Continue Admissions UENR 2020/2021 ADMISSION INTO DIPLOMA COURSES ByFri Daus 2-Year Diploma Programmes i. SSSCE holders with passes (A-E) in all subjects, including English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science/Social Studies plus 3 passes (A-E) in Three Elective Subjects relevant to the programme of study. ii. WASSCE holders with passes (A1-D7) in English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science/Social Studies plus passes (A1-D7) in Three Elective Subjects… Read More UENR 2020/2021 Admission Into Diploma CoursesContinue Events Corner OSSA WINS OLD STUDENT EDITION OF PLANET BROADWAY DRAMA FESTIVAL 2020 [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus The 2020 Planet Broadway Drama festival old students edition came off on Friday 20th November at the Osu Ebenezer Hall in Osu, Accra. The event brought about together old students from Twelve Senior High Schools across the country with Odorgonno Old Student Association, in the Accra Region emerging as winners for the competition. The competition… Read More OSSA wins Old Student Edition of Planet Broadway Drama Festival 2020 [Photos]Continue General News KNUST: 2020 ADMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT ByLord Armatey The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has reviewed itsAdmission Entry Requirements as follows: A. STEM Female applicants into Science; Technology; Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) programmes of study shall gain one aggregate point advantage. This isto facilitate and encourage Female students into these programmes of study. B. CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE FOR ADMISSION All… Read More KNUST: 2020 Admission AnnouncementContinue Quiz/Competitions DESIREE NHYIRA HAYFRON OF MOTOWN ADJUDGED GHANA’S BEST ORATOR 2020 FOR WINNING INTER-SCHOOL PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION ByFri Daus Achimota’s Desiree Nhyira Hayfron has been adjudged the best orator in the maiden Inter-School Public Speaking competition for the year 2020. With confidence and clarity of thought, Desiree excited the audience and the judges with her eloquence beating off competition from Ekow Nhyiraba Awotwi and Asante Enoch Kwakye of Mfantsipim School and Pope John SHS… Read More Desiree Nhyira Hayfron of Motown adjudged Ghana’s Best Orator 2020 for winning Inter-School Public Speaking CompetitionContinue Education FREE SHS FIRST BATCH WITH GOOD GRADES TO ENJOY FREE SCHOLARSHIP FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION ByFri Daus Graduates from the first batch of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy, who obtained excellent grades in the 2020 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), are set to benefit from a government scholarship for their tertiary education. This is according to the Registrar of Scholarships at the Scholarship Secretariat in the Office of the President, Kingsley Agyemang…. Read More Free SHS First Batch with Good Grades to enjoy Free Scholarship for Tertiary EducationContinue WAEC Examinations NOV/DEC 2020: MUSLIM STUDENTS FORCED TO REMOVE HIJAB BEFORE WRITING EXAM ByFri Daus Some candidates taking part in the private WASSCE exam this year were required to remove their hijabs before being permitted on Thursday to write their Social Studies paper. The incident took place at WAEC Heights in Accra. Univers TV was in the middle and spoke with some of the students affected In the meantime, Mrs. Agnes… Read More NOV/DEC 2020: Muslim Students forced to remove Hijab before Writing ExamContinue Quiz/Competitions KWABOTWE BEATS KUMERICAN SCHOOLS IN THEIR TERRITORY AT LUV FM’S BACK TO SCHOOL QUIZ ByFri Daus The Back to School Quiz Competition organized by Luv Fm came to a victorious end for the “Botwes” as they clung to the ultimate title of the maiden edition. The finals of the competition saw representatives of Prempeh College, Yaa Asantewaa Girls, and Mfantsipim School go head-on for the trophy and the prestige of holding… Read More Kwabotwe beats Kumerican Schools in their Territory at Luv FM’s Back To School QuizContinue Tertiary Education UPSA REVISES RE-OPENING TIMETABLE FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has revised its reopening timetable for both fresh and continuing students. In the updated timetable published on November 24, 2020, the school will be reopening for the 2020/2021 academic year on January 04, 2021. Read the full timetable below: FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTERS 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR BLENDED TEACHING… Read More UPSA Revises Re-opening Timetable for 2020/2021 Academic Year [Check Here]Continue Resources FREE SHS GRADUATES ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL NOW OPENED [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat has unveiled an online application portal for free Senior High School (SHS) graduates nationwide. At a press launch on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, the Secretariat indicated that President Nana Akufo-Addo was the brain behind the unveiling of the portal. Registrar of Scholarships, Kingsley Agyemang, said the portal was opened to enable… Read More Free SHS Graduates Online Application Portal Now Opened [Check Here]Continue Scholarships 20 MILLION GHANA CEDIS BUDGETED FOR FREE TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME STARTING 2020/2021 ByFri Daus The government has launched a local scholarship program through the scholarship secretariat that will support over 150,000 students who have passed their WASSCE who have also benefited from the free SHS initiative. Through the online portal of the scholarship secretariat, students who have qualified for various tertiary institutions can apply for a local scholarship. The… Read More 20 Million Ghana Cedis Budgeted for Free Tertiary Scholarship Scheme starting 2020/2021Continue Admissions PEREZ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE TO OFFER INSTANT ADMISSION TO ELIGIBLE FREE SHS GRADUATES ByFri Daus Per the government’s announcement on offering scholarship packages to free Senior High School students to tertiary institutions, Perez University College is offering instant admission to qualified students. Eligible students are encouraged to visit our main campus at Pomadze, Winneba or our Accra City Learning Center at the Perez Dome, Dzorwulu to pick application forms. Alternatively,… Read More Perez University College to Offer Instant Admission to Eligible Free SHS GraduatesContinue Education SHS 2 BREAK: GES DIRECTS SUSPENSION OF ACADEMIC WORK FROM DECEMBER 4TH TO 8TH ByFri Daus All Senior High Schools (SHS) have been ordered by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to provide a break from 4 to 8 December for academic work. He claimed in a press release signed by Anthony Boateng, Deputy Director-General of the Service, that the step is to give students who want to visit home the ability… Read More SHS 2 Break: GES directs Suspension of Academic Work from December 4th to 8thContinue General News FULL GUIDE: HOW TO APPLY FOR FREE TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME AND REQUIREMENTS IN GHANA ByFri Daus The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat following the direction of President Akufo-Addo has officially opened the online scholarship application portal for the first batch of ‘Akufo-Addo graduates’. President Akufo-Addo directed the Scholarships Secretariat to immediately open the online portal for these free SHS graduates to apply for scholarships for their tertiary education as soon as possible. This scholarship… Read More Full Guide: How to Apply for Free Tertiary Scholarship Scheme and Requirements in GhanaContinue Politics JOHN DUMELO LANDS IN FRESH TROUBLE FOR LYING TO STUDENTS ByFri Daus In an attempt to receive warmth from tertiary students living within the ayawaso wugoun consistency and have them vote for him (Mr.Dumelo) come December 7th, 2020, the said parliamentary candidate has been exposed big. Information received from the campaign camp of the ace actor is that he had distributed over 4000 pieces of laptops to… Read More John Dumelo lands in Fresh Trouble for Lying to StudentsContinue General News 18,000 NEWLY TRAINED TEACHERS GET POSTINGS BY GES [CHECK STATUS] ByFri Daus A list of posts for around 18,000 newly qualified teachers has been issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES).Of the number, 16,500 are teacher trainees who completed education in 2019, while the remaining 1,500 are those who completed and were also considered in the mop-up exercise in 2017 and 2018. A statement signed and released… Read More 18,000 Newly Trained Teachers Get Postings by GES [Check Status]Continue Education SCHOOL RE-OPENS TODAY FOR SHS 2 STUDENTS AFTER 2020 ELECTION ByFri Daus For all second-year students in all senior high schools (SHSs) across the country, the one-week partial academic break that started last Friday, December 4, 2020, ended today, Tuesday, December 8, 2020. In a statement sighted by SHSTRENDZ.COM, the management of the Ghana Education Service instructed the head of schools to break SHS 2 Students effective… Read More School Re-opens today for SHS 2 Students after 2020 ElectionContinue Campus News AUTHORITIES OF GIJ TO TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN STUDENTS INFORMATION SYSTEM (SIS) ByFri Daus The authorities of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), a public university in Ghana. The institute has accreditation from the National Accreditation Board, says that the student information system (SIS) for maintenance will be shut down from December 15 to December 18, 2020. In a statement issued, GIJ indicated that the temporary downtime will enable… Read More Authorities of GIJ to Temporary Shutdown Students Information System (SIS)Continue Campus News ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (ATU) APPOINTS PROF. AMEVI ACKAPOVI AS SUBSTANTIVE PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR ByFri Daus The search for the long-awaited Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the premier Technical University has come to an end as the Council of Accra Technical University on 30th November 2020 appointed Prof. Amevi Ackapovi as the substantive Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University, effective December 1, 2020. Prof. Acakpovi who previously held the position on the interim for six (6)… Read More Accra Technical University (ATU) Appoints Prof. Amevi Ackapovi as Substantive Pro-Vice-ChancellorContinue Tertiary Education GIJ TO BEGIN LECTURES ON JANUARY 4, 2021, FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR [CHECK CALENDAR] ByFri Daus Following president Akuffo Addo’s address to tertiary institutions to re-open school on January 2021, the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has issued a specific date for the commencement of academic activities. According to an academic calendar for the 2020/2021 academic year, lectures are expected to begin on January 4, 2021. The calendar, which was approved… Read More GIJ to begin Lectures on January 4, 2021, for 2020/2021 Academic Year [Check Calendar]Continue Scholarships GHANA SCHOLARSHIPS SECRETARIAT RECEIVES OVER 20,000 ONLINE APPLICATIONS FROM WASSCE GRADUATES ByFri Daus With almost a day to the deadline for the online application for tertiary scholarships for the 2020 batch of the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), the Ghana Scholarships has disclosed that over 20,000 graduates have applied so far. It can be recalled that the Secretariat in a press briefing dubbed ‘The Big Announcement’… Read More Ghana Scholarships Secretariat receives over 20,000 Online Applications from WASSCE GraduatesContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ MISTRESS, DR ELSIE EFFAH KAUFMAN APPOINTED A PROFESSOR BY UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ByFri Daus Ghana Maths and Science Quiz mistress, Elsie Effah Kaufmann has been promoted to the rank of Associate-Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ghana. The good news was made known on the official Facebook page of National Science & Maths Quiz. “Congratulations to the ever-radiant Elsie Effah Kaufmann on your promotion to the rank of Associate… Read More NSMQ Mistress, Dr Elsie Effah Kaufman Appointed a Professor by University of GhanaContinue Events Corner CEDIBWOY_GH TO PERFORM AT GHANA TEENSTLYE AWARDS 2020 SLATED FOR DECEMBER 23RD ByFri Daus Ghanaian Reggae Dancehall and Afro-Pop Singer, Berko Benjamin Asante Rockson, known by his stage name Cedibwoy_Gh a.k.a. Addi_Lyrikal_God is said to perform on 23rd of December, 2020 at the Ghana Teenstyle Awards 2020 which would be organized at the Commonwealth Hall of The University of Ghana. The Ghana Teenstyle Awards is a pageant held to… Read More Cedibwoy_Gh to Perform at Ghana Teenstlye Awards 2020 slated for December 23rdContinue Education ‘DON’T DEVIATE FROM YOUR MANDATE’ – UG PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR TELLS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES ByFri Daus Technical universities in the country have been urged not to deviate from their mandate and concentrate on quality entrepreneurs to fill the middle to high level manpower that the nation requires for progress. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana gave the advice during the first session (virtual) of the 13th… Read More ‘Don’t deviate from your Mandate’ – UG Pro-Vice-Chancellor tells Technical UniversitiesContinue Basic Education (JHS) | WAEC Examinations NO CUT-OFF POINT OR PASS MARK FOR 2020 BECE – DEP. EDUCATION MINISTER REVEALS ByFri Daus A Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Pre-tertiary Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says there is no cut-off point or pass mark required from candidates partaking 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The 2020 edition of the BECE for School Candidates which commenced on Monday, September 14, 2020, is currently ongoing at the 2,007 centres with 531,705 prospective… Read More No Cut-Off Point or Pass Mark for 2020 BECE – Dep. Education Minister revealsContinue Local News GNPC TO SUPPORT UENR WITH US$2.5 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE – CEO ByFri Daus The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has earmarked an amount of US$2.5 million for the construction of offices and classroom complex for the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Sunyani. Dr Kofi Koduah Sarpong, the Chief Executive Officer of GNPC announced this at an investiture ceremony of Professor Elvis Asare-Bediako as the University’s… Read More GNPC to Support UENR with US$2.5 Million Infrastructure – CEOContinue Basic Education (JHS) | WAEC Examinations OFFICIAL: WAEC GHANA RELEASES 2020 BECE PROVISIONAL RESULTS [CHECK STATISTICS] ByFri Daus The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). “The West African Examination Council wishes to inform its publics that it has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for school candidates, 2020.” The council in a statement… Read More Official: WAEC Ghana releases 2020 BECE Provisional Results [Check Statistics]Continue Tertiary Education UCC RELEASES PROVISIONAL ACADEMIC CALENDER FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus The authorities of University of Cape Coast have drafted a new Academic calendar for the 2020/2021 Academic year. The calendar which has kept students waiting whether they should report to school with the freshmen or not has clearly indicated that Freshmen,( Students who have been admitted for the 2020/2021 Academic year) are to report to… Read More UCC releases Provisional Academic Calender for 2020/2021 Academic Year [Check Here]Continue Basic Education (JHS) | WAEC Examinations BECE 2020: WAEC CANCELS 44 RESULTS, 977 WITHHELD ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council wishes to inform its publics that it has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates, 2020. The Council will despatch the results to the schools through the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Directors of Education. Meanwhile, the Council has hosted the results online and candidates who… Read More BECE 2020: WAEC cancels 44 Results, 977 withheldContinue General News NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS) RELEASES POSTING OF 15,477 NEWLY-TRAINED TEACHERS ByFri Daus The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released the postings of 15,477 newly-trained teachers to undertake their mandatory national service. In a statement signed by the Executive Director, Mustapha Ussif on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, said “The National Service Scheme (NSS) wishes to inform the general public that following the successful enrolment of newly-trained tertiary level… Read More National Service Scheme (NSS) releases Posting of 15,477 Newly-Trained TeachersContinue Publications AKUFO-ADDO’S 20TH ADDRESS ON UPDATES TO FIGHT COVID-19 [FULL TEXT] ByFri Daus Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Let me thank you, yet again, for welcoming me into your homes – this being the 20th time since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, and the first since the election of December 7, where Ghanaians, once again, reposed their confidence in me for another four years. When I delivered Update… Read More Akufo-Addo’s 20th Address on Updates to Fight COVID-19 [Full Text]Continue General News WHY MOST PEOPLE WHO FAIL IN SCHOOL SUCCEED IN REAL LIFE? [ANSWERED] ByFri Daus When we were small, we were taught that if we wanted to be successful, we had to study hard and get good results at school. Getting straight “A”s had to be our goal if we wanted to succeed in life. But in reality, how many straight A students do you know become really successful as they grow up?… Read More Why Most People Who Fail In School Succeed In Real Life? [Answered]Continue NSMQ Archives FULL LIST OF 27 SCHOOLS SEEDED FOR NSMQ 2021 ByFri Daus Primetime Productions, organisers of the ever-popular National Science and Maths Quiz has released a list of seeded schools for the NSMQ 2021. On the list, the organisers explained that the schools got the seeding slots by virtue of their quarterfinal placements in NSMQ 2020. Out of the 27 seeded schools, nine are boys schools, 3… Read More Full List Of 27 Schools Seeded For NSMQ 2021Continue Admissions | Guide HOW TO CONTACT UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) HELP DESK FOR ENQUIRIES REGARDING ADMISSIONS ByFri Daus The University of Ghana, the premier and largest university in Ghana, was founded as the University College of the Gold Coast by Ordinance on August 11, 1948 for the purpose of providing and promoting university education, learning and research. University of Ghana is run on a collegiate system and comprises the following colleges: · College… Read More How to contact University of Ghana (UG) Help Desk for Enquiries regarding AdmissionsContinue Tertiary Education 3,155 STUDENTS GRADUATES FROM TAKORADI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (TTU) ByFri Daus Dr. Henrietta Abane, the Chairperson of Council of the Takoradi Technical University(TTU) says the University has the vision to build and equip students with the requisite skills and capabilities to thrive in a modern economy and also have the consciousness to contribute to a better society. “This university is founded on the conviction that technical… Read More 3,155 Students Graduates from Takoradi Technical University (TTU)Continue General News VIDEO: UG STUDENTS LEADERS APPROVED 2020/2021 DOUBLE TRACK CALENDAR BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION ByFri Daus UG students leaders were engaged on Double track Implementation. In the wake of anticipation to get back to school to get the pen and paper arts working. University of Ghana students’ have been hit to cooperate with the new dual-mode academic shifts as management reveals that the decision to implement double-track did not arrive in… Read More Video: UG Students Leaders approved 2020/2021 Double Track Calendar before ImplementationContinue Campus News UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) PUBLISHES 2020/2021 RESIDENTIAL FEES FOR STUDENTS [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus University of Ghana has published its residential charges for the 2020/2021 academic year. This year’s charges are per modular. The cost of residing in any of the traditional halls ranges between the fee ranges between GHC 267.00 and GHC 2,305.00 for local students. Undergraduates who will want to reside at any of the University of… Read More University of Ghana (UG) publishes 2020/2021 Residential Fees for Students [Check Here]Continue Admissions | Did you know? UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) ADMISSION PROGRAMMES AND COURSES YOU NEED TO KNOW ByFri Daus University of Ghana students come from across Ghana, Africa and throughout the world, representing diverse perspectives, experiences, backgrounds and cultures. Through the Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO), the university makes every effort to provide financial aid to qualified Ghanaian undergraduate applicants with limited finances. UG through the Office of International Programmes encourages participation of international students through direct enrollment and exchange… Read More University of Ghana (UG) Admission Programmes and Courses you need to knowContinue General News UPSA EXTENDS DEADLINES FOR PAYMENT OF 2020/2021 ACADEMIC FEES AND APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION ByFri Daus All prospective students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra are hereby informed as follows: Application for admission to Postgraduate Distance Learning programmes: Deadline extended to Thursday, 31st December, 2020. Application for admission to Undergraduate (LLB excluded) and Diploma programmes: Deadline extended to Monday, 4th January, 2021. Admitted Applicants: Deadline for payment of fees has also been extended to Saturday,… Read More UPSA extends Deadlines for Payment of 2020/2021 Academic Fees and Application for AdmissionContinue Campus News UPSA ANNOUNCES NEW RE-OPENING DATES FOR FIRST SEMESTER 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus Based on the recently announced new re-opening date of Monday, January 11, 2021 for the University of Professional Studies, Accra, the revised arrangements for the First Semester 2020/2021 Academic Year are as follows: Registration of Students Registration dates of both fresh and continuing students for the First Semester-2020/2021 Academic Year are: » Fresh students: Currently on-going and… Read More UPSA announces New Re-opening Dates for First Semester 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue Campus News UPSA TO RE-OPEN IN 2020 ON JANUARY 11 ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra has changed the date of its reopening from January 4, 2021, to January 11, 2021. The change was contained in a statement signed by the Registrar, Dr Koryoe Anim-Wright on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, and sighted by UPSANEWSROOM.com. The reason for the change was not communicated has gathered the decision… Read More UPSA to re-open in 2020 on January 11Continue Campus News ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY SRC SWEARS IN NEW EXECUTIVES FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR. ByFri Daus The Students Representative Council under the aegis of the Dean of Students Affairs has sworn in newly elected executives to steer its affairs for the 2020/2021 academic year. In a brief handing over ceremony held on Friday December 18, 2020 at the ATU Guest Lodge, the outgoing Chief Justice, Mr. Benjamin Owusu, administered the oath… Read More Accra Technical University SRC swears in New Executives for 2020/2021 academic year.Continue Admissions UPSA EXTENDS FEE PAYMENT DURATION FOR 2020/2021 FRESH STUDENTS ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra has extended the deadline for the payment of fees by fresh students The University of Professional Studies, Accra has extended the deadline for the payment of fees by fresh students for the 2020/2021 academic year. A statement signed by the Acting Director of Academic Affairs, Edward Bannerman-Wood has set… Read More UPSA extends Fee payment duration for 2020/2021 Fresh StudentsContinue Campus News UPSA UNVEILS DOUBLE-TRACK SYSTEM AHEAD OF RE-OPENING FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra has revealed a phase by phase approach towards lectures for the 2020/2021 academic year. Per the school’s campus reporting schedule, Levels 100 and 400 students will report for a face-to-face lecture on January 4, 2021. During this period, Levels 200 and 300 students will have classes online until February… Read More UPSA unveils Double-Track System ahead of Re-opening for 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue Tertiary Education UG 2020/2021 ADMISSION COURSES STATED ON YOUR ADMISSION LETTER CANNOT BE CHANGED – UG ADMISSIONS OFFICER ByFri Daus Following the release of the University of Ghana admission list for the 2020/2021 academic year, some applicants upon gaining admission have complained that the University gave them courses they didn’t choose. Speaking to a Correspondent of Univers TV yesterday, Mrs Yvonne Lartey, an admission officer in the University Ghana unveiled that students cannot change the programmes they… Read More UG 2020/2021 Admission Courses stated on your admission letter cannot be changed – UG Admissions OfficerContinue Tertiary Education UG APPROVED MODE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has announced the approved mode of teaching and learning for the 2020/21 academic year. Teaching and learning resume on campus in January 2021 after the campus was closed early March as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Prof. Appiah… Read More UG Approved Mode of Teaching and Learning for 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue Old Students KETA BUSINESS COLLEGE (KETABUSCO) 2005 YEAR GROUP SUPPORTS ALMA MATER ByFri Daus The 2005 year group of the Keta Business College (KETABUSCO) Old Students Association (KEBSOSA) has donated furniture to the school to deal with congestion during dining. The donation formed part of activities of the year group to mark its 15 years of completing the 81-year old school. The two-day programme included dinner-get-together for the group… Read More Keta Business College (KETABUSCO) 2005 Year Group supports Alma MaterContinue Campus News UG-LEGON TO BEGIN ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES FOR FRESHERS ON JANUARY 18 ByFri Daus Academic activities for newly admitted students of the University of Ghana will commence on Monday, January 18, 2021. These students are expected to report from Monday, January 11, 2021, to Saturday, January 16, 2021. These dates were indicated in the admission letter issued to successful undergraduate applicants to the university for the 2020/2021 academic year…. Read More UG-Legon to begin Academic Activities for Freshers on January 18Continue Tertiary Education UEW RELEASES 2020/2021 FEES STRUCTURE [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus University of Education Winneba has released the fees of 2020/2021 school fees structure from level 100 to level 400 students accordingly. A lot of prospective students have it difficult to know the exact fees they are supposed to settle next semester. The novel pandemic has been the causative of all these problems, usually, the fees… Read More UEW releases 2020/2021 Fees Structure [Check Here]Continue Did you know? 10 IMPORTANT THINGS EVERY UG-LEGON FRESHER SHOULD KNOW ON CAMPUS ByFri Daus This is the second time I am sharing with you some importance things to know before you finally come to the University of Ghana, yes I don’t want you to become a zombie, haha. As you’re preparing for school in the offing 2020/2021 academic year, don’t be ignorant about these things I am about telling… Read More 10 Important Things Every UG-Legon Fresher Should Know on CampusContinue Courses/Programmes MUST READ: SEVEN (7) UG-LEGON COMPULSORY COURSES YOU SHOULD KNOW IN 2020/2021 ByFri Daus It is indeed a great time to be part of the community of intellectuals as you pathway with High School. To set the ball rolling, University of Ghana has announced to the general public in its strategic plan her quest to become a world- class research and high quality teaching and learning institution in the next… Read More Must Read: Seven (7) UG-Legon Compulsory Courses you should know in 2020/2021Continue Campus News UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) TO OPEN ITS RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION PORTAL ON JANUARY 5, 2020. ByFri Daus University of Ghana residential portal is expected to be opened on January 5, 2020, a report from the office of Junior Common Room of Mensah Sarbah Hall within the University confirmed yesterday in a news release. Each year, University of Ghana gives its students the freedom to choose their hall of preference unlike other Universities… Read More University of Ghana (UG) to open its Residential Application Portal on January 5, 2020.Continue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) TO REVERT TO DOUBLE-TRACK CALENDER? ByFri Daus University of Ghana’s implementation of the double-track has indeed brought a bone of contention between students and Management as the University faces sharp opposition from the dual academic module it intends to use for the 2020/2021 academic year. Management of the University of Ghana received numerous petitions from various groups and organization within and outside… Read More University of Ghana (UG) to revert to Double-Track Calender?Continue Basic Education (JHS) 2020/2021 SHS PLACEMENT FOR BECE GRADUATES TO BEGIN EARLY JANUARY 2021 ByFri Daus Another academic year is here with us and in less than a month successful Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates will be placed in second-cycle schools of their choice. That is normally the time the Ministry of Education and its agency the Ghana Education Service (GES) are always flooded with parents often accompanied by their… Read More 2020/2021 SHS Placement for BECE Graduates to begin early January 2021Continue General News NEW YEAR: JHS AND SHS STUDENTS IN GHANA TO RE-OPEN ON JANUARY 18, 2020 ByFri Daus It has emerged that all Basic and Senior High Schools in the country will reopen fully on January 18, 2021. The decision to officially open all schools from nursery, kindergarten, primary to the Senior High School level for effective academic work to take place was taken following a cabinet meeting on 30th December 2020. Cabinet… Read More New Year: JHS and SHS Students in Ghana to Re-open on January 18, 2020Continue Local News SCHOOLS IN GHANA TO RE-OPEN MID-JANUARY 2021 ByFri Daus Schools in Ghana will return to full academic work beginning mid-January 2021, sources within the government have told Graphic Online. The major decision, the outcome of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to be announced soon. The exact resumption date is unclear yet but the sources say it could… Read More Schools in Ghana to re-open mid-January 2021Continue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) TO RUN SHIFT SYSTEM FOR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The University of Ghana (UG) has announced plans to run a shift system of education for the 2021/2022 Academic year. The university says the large number of students expected to be admitted this year coupling with the COVID-19 safety protocols has accounted for this. Speaking to Citi News, the Dean of Student Affairs of the… Read More University of Ghana (UG) to run shift system for 2021/2022 Academic YearContinue Education GHANA ANNOUNCES END OF DOUBLE-TRACK SYSTEM FOR SHS FIRST AND THIRD YEARS ByFri Daus The double-track system for first and third-year Senior High School students will end upon the resumption of school for these categories of students from January 18. President Akufo-Addo in his latest update on Ghana’s management of the coronavirus pandemic attributed this development to improved infrastructure. “I must stress that SHS 3 students in all schools,… Read More Ghana announces end of Double-Track System for SHS first and third yearsContinue NSMQ Archives | Old Students ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SHS YEAR GROUP 2000 ELECTS NATIONAL EXECUTIVES, TARGETS NSMQ ByFri Daus A five-member executives have been elected to lead the national body of the 2000 Year Group of, undoubtedly the best day school in West Africa, St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School as they reorganize to support their alma mater. The election was held at a recent meeting at Cantonments where the Catholic boys day school… Read More St. Thomas Aquinas SHS year group 2000 elects National Executives, targets NSMQContinue Education SHS 2 AND SHS 3 TO RESUME ON JANUARY 18, 2021 AND SHS 1 STUDENTS ON 10TH MARCH 2021 ByFri Daus President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government is convinced that it is safe to reopen schools this month. Delivering his 21st address on the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, January 3, 2021, President Akufo-Addo officially announced the reopening of schools, expressing the conviction that the circumstances are rife for such a move. President… Read More SHS 2 and SHS 3 to resume on January 18, 2021 and SHS 1 students on 10th March 2021Continue WAEC Examinations WASSCE 2021 TO BE WRITTEN IN SEPT/OCT AND 2021 BECE IN NOVEMBER – GES HINTS ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has begun discussions with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for the 2021 West African Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to be rescheduled for September/October. It has also recommended that the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) should take place in November. The Director-General of the GES, Professor Kwasi… Read More WASSCE 2021 to be written in Sept/Oct and 2021 BECE in November – GES hintsContinue Campus News HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (HTU), DTI TO TRAIN ARTISANS IN PRECISION QUALITY AND PRECISION FABRICATION ByFri Daus Management Staff from Design and Technology Institute (DTI), a private COTVET accredited Technical and Vocational institution in Accra has on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, held discussions with the Management of Ho Technical University on the roll-out of the Precision Quality (PQ) curriculum to enhance the skills of master craftspersons and artisans in the fabrication and… Read More Ho Technical University (HTU), DTI to Train Artisans In Precision Quality and Precision FabricationContinue Education GNACOPS RELEASES 2021 PROPOSED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus Gnacops is Ghana National council of private schools, an advocacy and results orientation organization that is bent on promoting educational plurarism to the needy communities in Ghana and they strive to contribute and meet the government of Ghana halfway ,ensuring Education for agenda. Private Education Community in Ghana has been closed down for almost ten months… Read More GNACOPS releases 2021 proposed academic calendar for Private Schools [Check Here]Continue Local News NEW ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF NACCA HOLDS MAIDEN STAFF MEETING ByFri Daus The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), led by the Acting Director-General, Mr John Mensah Anang held its first staff meeting for the New Year, 2021 on 6th January 2021 at its Standards, Quality Assurance, and Assessment Directorate located within the office complex of the Science Resource Centre in Cantonments, Accra. The purpose of… Read More New Acting Director-General of NaCCA holds Maiden Staff MeetingContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC GHANA RELEASES SUBJECT FEES FOR 2021 PRIVATE BECE [CHECK HERE] ByFri Daus The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for school and private candidates is the main examination to qualify students for admission into secondary and vocational schools in Ghana, and Nigeria. It is written after three years of junior high school education. It is administered by the Ghana Education Service under the Ministry of Education. The leadership… Read More WAEC Ghana releases subject fees for 2021 Private BECE [Check Here]Continue Tertiary Education UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (UG) TO MARK STUDENTS ASSIGNMENTS OVER 70 PER CENT ByFri Daus Henceforth, students of the University of Ghana will be graded over 70 per cent for assignments while examinations results are marked over 30 per cent, as against the reverse that until now, was the practice at the tertiary institution. The decision, according to the Dean of Students of the university, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, is… Read More University of Ghana (UG) to mark students assignments over 70 per centContinue General News DISINFECTION AND FUMIGATION EXERCISE BEGINS IN CENTRAL REGION SHSS AS ZOOMLION PARTNERS MOE ByFri Daus The Ministry of Education (MoE) has partnered Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) waste management giants with the aim to disinfect and fumigate all high schools in the Central region as part of plans to reopen education institutions in the country safely. The workout began on Friday, January 8th and aims to keep the schools safe for… Read More Disinfection and Fumigation exercise begins in Central Region SHSs as Zoomlion partners MoEContinue Campus News FORMER UCC PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR, PROF EMERITUS KOBINA YANKSON PASSES ON ByFri Daus Prof Emeritus Kobina Yankson, former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast has died after a short illness. News of his death reached ATLFMNEWS Monday morning 11th January 2021. Prof. Yankson obtained his BSc. (Ed), BSc. (Hons.) and MSc. degrees in Zoology from the University of Cape Coast in 1973, 1974 and 1977 respectively; and a… Read More Former UCC Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof Emeritus Kobina Yankson passes onContinue Campus News UNIVERSITY OF GHANA RELEASES COVID-19 GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS FOR 2021 [READ HERE] ByFri Daus The management of the University of Ghana on January 11, 2021, has released COVID-19 Guidelines for its students as the university has resumed academic work for both continuing and fresh students. Below reads the COVID-19 Guidelines for UG students as sighted by shstrendz.com; COVID-19 Guidelines for UG students Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease… Read More University of Ghana releases COVID-19 Guidelines for students for 2021 [Read Here]Continue Politics NPP, INDEPENDENT MEMBER DECLARED BY BAGBIN AS MAJORITY GROUP IN PARLIAMENT ByFri Daus The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has declared the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Caucus as having the majority side in the House following the declaration by the Independent Fomena MP, Hon. Andrew Amoako Asiamah to associate with the NPP Party for purposes of transacting business in Parliament. With Hon. Asiamah… Read More NPP, Independent Member declared by Bagbin as Majority Group in ParliamentContinue Scholarships CHECK HERE: FIRST BATCH OF GHANA SCHOLARSHIP SECRETARIAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS RELEASED ByFri Daus The leadership of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat which exist to utilize Government funds. GETFUND and Donor Support, for the provision of Scholarships to brilliant but needy students and qualified Ghanaian workers at a minimum access cost for Human Resource Development for the purpose of National Growth and Development, has released Scholarship List and Shortlist of… Read More Check Here: First Batch of Ghana Scholarship Secretariat Shortlisted Applicants releasedContinue Campus News UG MODULAR SYSTEM: VICE-CHANCELLOR MEETS STUDENT LEADERS ByFri Daus Management of the University of Ghana, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu on Friday, January 8, 2021, met with student leaders over matters arising in relation to the modular system the University wants to implement. The meeting was at the Great Hall at the University of Ghana. At the meeting, university authorities heeded… Read More UG Modular System: Vice-Chancellor Meets Student LeadersContinue Guide GES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS IN GHANA ByFri Daus After 9 months of closure schools in , the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed schools to re-open and begin their academic work again starting on Monday, 18 January 2021 and has addressed some frequently asked questions that were sometimes raised regarding the reopening of the schools. The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the… Read More GES Frequently Asked Questions on Re-opening of Schools in GhanaContinue Tertiary Education [CHECK]: UEW PUBLISHES 2020/2021 PROVISIONAL FIRST SEMESTER TEACHING AND LEARNING TIMETABLE ByFri Daus The management of The University of Education, Winneba has published 2020/2021 Provisional First Semester Teaching and Learning Timetable (online and face-2-face) for students. This was copied to shstrendz.com this morning in the post, it reads; We publish herewith the Provisional First Semester Teaching and Learning Timetable (online and face-2-face) for the 2020/2021 Academic year. For purposes… Read More [Check]: UEW publishes 2020/2021 Provisional First Semester Teaching and Learning TimetableContinue Schools News COVID-19 KILLS FEMALE TEACHER OF GHANA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (GIS) ByFri Daus Teachers and students of Ghana International School (GIS) are in a state of shock following the passing of a popular teacher due to COVID-19 infection. Dora Baah, a Junior School Teacher, died over the weekend, school authorities confirmed in a message to their community. “We have lost Mrs Dora Baah, Junior School Teacher (and former… Read More COVID-19 kills female teacher of Ghana International School (GIS)Continue General News ‘WE WILL FORCE SCHOOLS TO ADHERE TO COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS’ – NASIA WARNS ByFri Daus The National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) on Friday announced it would monitor schools to ensure strict adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols. Dr Hilda Ampadu, the NaSIA Executive Director, said the Authority had met with Public and Private Schools on January 8 and discussed the modalities for the re-opening of schools for the new academic… Read More ‘We will force schools to adhere to COVID-19 Safety Protocols’ – NaSIA warnsContinue Basic Education (JHS) | General News GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE (GES) MARKS MY FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) with support from UNICEF has marked its annual ceremony dubbed, ‘My First Day at School’. This is an event held annually at the beginning of every academic year to welcome children who enter KG for the first time as well as those who join the mainstream school system at Basic… Read More Ghana Education Service (GES) marks My First Day at SchoolContinue Campus News ‘NO REPORTED CASE OF COVID-19 AT WISCONSIN INT’L UNIVERSITY COLLEGE’ – MGT DENIES CLAIMS ByFri Daus The management of the Wisconsin International University College, Ghana (One of the earliest established private universities in Ghana located at Agbogba Junction near Kwabenya in the Greater Accra Region) has refuted claims that the institution has recorded a COVID-19 case(s) in a letter sighted by shstrendz.com dated 19th January 2021 and signed by the University… Read More ‘No reported case of COVID-19 at Wisconsin Int’l University College’ – Mgt denies claimsContinue Did you know? MEET DR. MATTHEW OPOKU PREMPEH, THE MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO MADE HISTORY AS GHANA’S EDUCATION MINISTER ByFri Daus In January 2017 when the newly sworn-in President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, named his first set of ministers, there were surprise elements in the list but there was one particular person that many wondered why he was placed at a particular ministry. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh was that person who many, hitherto his… Read More Meet Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Medical Doctor Who Made History As Ghana’s Education MinisterContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC TO CONDUCT 2021 BECE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES IN APRIL [CHECK DETAILS] ByFri Daus The management of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that this year’s private Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private candidates will begin on Monday, 12 to Friday, 16 April 2021 as copied to shstrendz.com. Candidates who wish to take part in the examination will therefore have to register via its portal. “Registration for… Read More WAEC to conduct 2021 BECE for Private Candidates in April [Check Details]Continue General News VIDEO: KING PLUTO HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR HIS ‘@HOT_STAGE’ PORN LEAKAGE ON TELEGRAM ByFri Daus Joseph Asante popularly known as King Pluto by his colleagues and telegram users in Ghana have been apprehended by the Cybercrime Unit of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of The Ghana Police Service through information gathered by shstrendz.com in a recent youtube video posted by Peace FM Online. King Pluto, a level 100 student was arrested in… Read More Video: King Pluto has been arrested for his ‘@Hot_stage’ Porn Leakage on TelegramContinue Campus News HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BEGINS 2020/2021 ORIENTATION FOR FRESH STUDENTS ByFri Daus A 3-day orientation has commenced for fresh students who have gained admission into Ho Technical University for the 2020/21 academic year. The event which is being held at the G.M. Afeti Auditorium is under the auspices of the Dean of Students office. Dr. Edward Ayimey, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 opened the… Read More Ho Technical University begins 2020/2021 Orientation for Fresh StudentsContinue Schools News GNPC FOUNDATION COMPLETES NEW 6-UNIT CLASSROOM BLOCK FOR DIASO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ByFri Daus The GNPC Foundation, led by the Executive Director, Dr. Dominic Eduah, has completed the final inspection and technical handing over of a 6-unit classroom block for Diaso Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper Denkyira District of the Central Region. Diaso Senior High School is a co-educational day/ boarding second cycle school situated in Diaso… Read More GNPC Foundation completes new 6-unit classroom block for Diaso Senior High SchoolContinue General News JOSEPH ASANTE A.K.A KING PLUTO ARRESTED FOR PORN CIRULATION AND EXTORTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA ByFri Daus The Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in collaboration with personnel from the National Cyber Security Centre has apprehended a level-100 university student they suspect is the owner of two pornographic websites being operated in the country. Suspect Joseph Asante, aka King Pluto, a resident of Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region, is… Read More Joseph Asante a.k.a King Pluto arrested for Porn Cirulation and Extortion on Social MediaContinue General News ”MANY OF MY KIND ARE ON THE STREETS OF GHANA AND AFRICA AS A WHOLE” – ABRAHAM ATTAH ByFri Daus When I last toured every region of my country, all I saw was great potentials unused: youths with the hands, the feet, the brains, the talents and the will. And yet what becomes of them? Now, it’s not entirely true that these people don’t want to put their God-given potentials into use. Rather there are… Read More ”Many Of My Kind Are On The Streets Of Ghana And Africa As A Whole” – Abraham AttahContinue NSMQ Archives NSMQ MISTRESS, PROF. ELSIE EFFAH KAUFMANN JOINS UHAS IN HO ByFri Daus Academician and Quiz Mistress of the renowned National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann is spending her one-year sabbatical leave at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho working together with other experts to start the Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics. Speaking on YFM, the Associate Professor at the… Read More NSMQ Mistress, Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann joins UHAS in HoContinue Local News POLICE GRANTS ‘KING PLUTO’ ENQUIRY BAIL FOR PORN CIRCULATION AND EXTORTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA ByFri Daus Police have granted police enquiry bail to a university student for allegedly posting nude pictures and videos on social media platforms, and sex image extortion. The suspect, Joseph Asante also known as, King Pluto,a level 100 student of the University(name withheld) was said to have posted more than 200 nude pictures and videos. The Director of… Read More Police grants ‘King Pluto’ enquiry bail for Porn Circulation and Extortion on Social MediaContinue Schools News LATEST: FIRE GUTS SUHUM ISLAMIC GIRLS SHS DORMITORY ByFri Daus Fire early this morning gutted the ground floor of the dormitory building of Suhum Islamic Girls Senior High School in the Eastern Region. It is uncleared what led to the cause of the fire after it burnt all the chop boxes and other belongings of the students. The said room is only meant for the… Read More Latest: Fire Guts Suhum Islamic Girls SHS DormitoryContinue Campus News UG BUSINESS SCHOOL (UGBS) HOLDS UNDERGRADUATE ORIENTATION SESSION FOR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) held a virtual orientation for undergraduate students for the 2020/2021 academic year via Zoom on 13th January,2021. Professor Justice N. Bawole, Dean of UGBS, commenced the orientation with an opening remark as he welcomed the freshmen into the School. In his statement, he intimated, “You are coming into… Read More UG Business School (UGBS) Holds Undergraduate Orientation Session For 2021/2022 Academic YearContinue Campus News [CHECK]: UEW RELEASES 2020/2021 ONLINE REGISTRATION SCHEDULE FOR STUDENTS ByFri Daus The management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has released its 2020/2021 Online Registration Schedule for Students which was copied to shstrendz.com on January 22, 2021. In the release, UEW said; We publish herewith the registration dates for students of the University of Education, Winneba as follows: Level Start Date End Sate Registration Platform… Read More [Check]: UEW releases 2020/2021 Online Registration Schedule for StudentsContinue Education MOE COMMISSIONS 200 CCP MASTER TRAINERS TO TRAIN ALL PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS NATIONWIDE ByFri Daus The Ministry of Education (MoE) through the support of National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NACCA) in collaboration with Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) have Commissioned 200 Master Trainers to train all Private school teachers on the implementation of Common Core program Programme (CCP) in the country. The incident happened On Friday 22nd,… Read More MoE commissions 200 CCP Master Trainers to train all Private School Teachers nationwideContinue Campus News UG BUSINESS SCHOOL (UGBS) COMMISSIONS NEW UNDERGRADUATE ICT LOUNGE [PHOTOS] ByFri Daus The University of Ghana Business School has once again shown great leadership in bringing to fruition the University of Ghana’s mission of creating “an enabling environment that makes University of Ghana increasingly relevant to national and global development through cutting-edge research as well as high-quality teaching and learning”. On the 20th of January, 2021, the… Read More UG Business School (UGBS) commissions New Undergraduate ICT Lounge [Photos]Continue NSMQ Archives NSMQ: PRESEC’S ISAAC GYAMFI AND DANIEL GAKPETOR GAINS ADMISSION INTO ASHESI ENGINEERING CLASS OF 2024 ByFri Daus Two representatives of the Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (Presec), Legon who won the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have been accepted into Ashesi University. The University in a post on its website disclosed that Isaac Kofi Gyamfi and Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor have been accepted into its Ashesi Engineering Class of 2024. Isaac,… Read More NSMQ: PRESEC’s Isaac Gyamfi and Daniel Gakpetor gains admission into Ashesi Engineering Class of 2024Continue Quiz/Competitions 2021 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE FINALS SLATED FOR FEBRUARY 6 AS CITI TV TO AIR ByFri Daus The Spelling Bee 2021 national finals will come off on February 6, 2021, drawing the curtain on another successful edition. 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In an official publication, WAEC stated that the 2021 General Business Certification Exam for School and Private Applicants will begin on Monday,… Read More WAEC Ghana begins 2021 May/June GBCE/ABCE Registration [Check Dates and Centers]Continue NSMQ Archives FROM NSMQ CHAMPIONS TO ASHESI ENGINEERING STUDENTS; THE STORY OF DANIEL KEKELI GAKPETOR AND ISAAC KOFI GYAMFI ByFri Daus For as long as he can remember, Isaac Gyamfi ’24 had always wanted to be a “quiz boy.” As Ghana’s leading National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) captured a new wave of audiences across social media, television, and radio, Isaac would pay attention to the contestants as someone who wanted to be in their shoes someday. His… Read More From NSMQ Champions to Ashesi Engineering Students; the story of Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor and Isaac Kofi GyamfiContinue General News CITI FM’S UMARU SANDA CELEBRATES HIS CLOSE FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY WITH A LIFE-CHANGING STORY ByFri Daus Citi FM and Citi TV’s professional journalist born Umaru Amadu Sanda (Cowboy Journalist) has taken to his Facebook page/account to wish his close friend a Happy Birth with a life-changing story as it happened 10 years ago when he first joined Citi FM; a privately-owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Omni Media… Read More Citi FM’s Umaru Sanda celebrates his close friend’s Birthday with a life-changing storyContinue Quiz/Competitions 11-YEAR-OLD NAA KOSHIE MANYO-PLANGE WINS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE ByFri Daus Eleven-year-old Naa Koshie Manyo-Plange of the Roman Ridge School in Accra beat stiff competition to win the 2021 edition of the National Spelling Bee competition after 15 rounds of spelling contest. She dismissed stiff competition from Susan Grace Azu of Anchelle International School in Takoradi, who eventually placed second while Gavriel Asamoah of the Springforth… Read More 11-year-old Naa Koshie Manyo-Plange wins National Spelling BeeContinue Campus News UPSA HOLDS VIRTUAL MATRICULATION CEREMONY FOR 2020/2021 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has held a virtual matriculation ceremony for its undergraduate students for the 2020/2021 academic year. In all the University enrolled 70 students for Professional Programmes, 1,623 for Diplomas, 5,671 for Undergraduate and 883 for Postgraduate programmes. The total number of registered fresh students stands at 8,247 and comprises… Read More UPSA Holds Virtual Matriculation Ceremony for 2020/2021 Undergraduate StudentsContinue General News NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL BEGINS ISSUANCE OF NEW PIN/AIN CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS ByFri Daus The Nursing and Midwifery Council has begun issuing the new PIN/AIN cards to practitioners. The new Card currently has five-year validity and replaces the card with a three-year validity. Additionally, the new cards feature enhanced security measures that will reduce the likelihood of them being compromised. The underlying technology for online payment and PIN/AIN renewal… Read More Nursing and Midwifery Council begins issuance of New PIN/AIN Cards to PractitionersContinue Rankings UNIVERSITY OF GHANA NAMED BEST UNIVERSITY IN JANUARY 2021 WEBOMETRICS RANKINGS ByFri Daus University of Ghana has unsurprisingly been ranked again as the country’s best tertiary institution in the January 2021 edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. This year, 68 institutions were featured in the ranking. Indicators used for the ranking were Presence, Impact, Openness, and Excellence. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology maintained their place… Read More University of Ghana named best University in January 2021 Webometrics RankingsContinue Quiz/Competitions THE SHARKS QUIZ CHALLENGE: NINE GIRLS SCHOOLS QUALIFY FOR THE NATIONAL PRELIMS ByFri Daus Nine all-girls’ schools made it through to the final stages of the all-round Sharks academic competition. This, after the schools went through a grueling Zonal prelims held online through Zoom courtesy the test platform, eCampus. The zonal prelims which was initially scheduled to happen physically had to be moved online as a result of the… Read More The Sharks Quiz Challenge: Nine Girls schools qualify for the National PrelimsContinue WAEC Examinations MFANTSIPIM STUDENT, CECIL TETTEH KUMAH NAMED OVERALL BEST WASSCE CANDIDATE 2020 ByFri Daus As one of the few people in the world to have the privilege of ‘bouncing’ deals from IVY League institutions, Cecil Tetteh Kumah, a 16-year-old student of Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, who emerged as the overall best applicant in the West African High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2020 has made history. In a special ceremony… Read More Mfantsipim Student, Cecil Tetteh Kumah named Overall Best Wassce Candidate 2020Continue Basic Education (JHS) SHS PLACEMENT FOR BECE GRADUATES TO BE OUT ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 ByFri Daus Barring any last-minute hitches, this year’s school placement will be out on Sunday, February 21, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has hinted. The placement will cover candidates, both school and private, who wrote the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in 2020, as well as other re-entrants. In all, about… Read More SHS Placement for BECE Graduates to be out on Sunday, February 21Continue Campus News UPSA LAUNCHES ONE-YEAR STUDENT-WATCHDOG INITIATIVE, DUBBED “UPSA COVID-19 AMBASSADORS” ByFri Daus The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic on its campus, has launched a one-year student-watchdog initiative, dubbed “UPSA COVID-19 Ambassadors”. Professor Charles Barnor, Pro-Vice Chancellor, UPSA, said it was aimed at empowering students through peer education on enhanced preventive protocols, symptoms, key messages… Read More UPSA launches One-year Student-Watchdog Initiative, dubbed “UPSA COVID-19 Ambassadors”Continue Quiz/Competitions T. I. AHMADIYYA SHS REACHES FINALS OF 2021 NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE QUIZ ByFri Daus T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi is in the finals of the ongoing National Independence (History, Fourth Republican constitution, and Current Affairs) Quiz Competition which will be held in Accra on Sunday, 28th February 2021. The journey was started within the District level, then to the Greater Districts, again to the Regional and Zonals… Read More T. I. Ahmadiyya SHS reaches Finals of 2021 National Independence QuizContinue WAEC Examinations WAEC GHANA RELEASES 2020 NOV/DEC (PRIVATE CANDIDATES) PROVISIONAL RESULTS ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council wishes to inform its numerous publics that it has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2020. A total of 51,914 candidates made up of 24,649 males and 27,265 females sat for the examination; 3,688 of the candidates were absent…. Read More WAEC Ghana releases 2020 Nov/Dec (Private Candidates) Provisional resultsContinue Tertiary Education UPSA MATRICULATES 8,247 FRESH STUDENTS FOR THE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR ByFri Daus It was all joy for some 8,247 fresh students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra as they were formally welcomed to the University community on Friday, February 12. The freshmen, who are pursuing various undergraduate and diploma programmes for the 2020/2021 academic year, were officially initiated into UPSA at a brief but colourful Matriculation… Read More UPSA matriculates 8,247 fresh students for the 2020/2021 Academic YearContinue WAEC Examinations NOV/DEC 2020 RESULTS: WAEC WITHHOLDS 5,548 RESULTS AS FEMALES EXCEL THAN MALES ByFri Daus The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Monday, in Lagos, released the results of the 2020 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examinations(WASSCE), for private candidates (second series). A total of 61,509 candidates sat for the examination at 540 designated centres nationwide, out of which 24,491 (representing 39.82%) obtained credits and above in at least… Read More Nov/Dec 2020 Results: WAEC withholds 5,548 results as Females excel than MalesContinue Education STATISTICS: 90% OF SHSS IN GHANA HAVE BEEN CONNECTED TO FREE WI-FI – URSULA OWUSU ByFri Daus Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister-Designate of Connectivity and Digitalisation, announced that 90 percent of the country’s senior high schools are linked to free Wi-Fi. According to Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful, the question now is “how to replicate that as the Ministry of Education seeks to introduce blended learning (a mixture of virtual learning and face-to-face) in junior high schools… Read More Statistics: 90% of SHSs in Ghana have been connected to free Wi-Fi – Ursula OwusuContinue Quiz/Competitions SEFWI BODI SHS EMERGES WINNER OF 64TH PRE-INDEPENDENT DAY QUIZ COMPETITION ByFri Daus Sefwi Bodi Senior High School has emerged the regional winners of the 2021 Pre-Independent annual quiz competition. The competition which formed part of activities to mark Ghana’s 64th Independent Day, saw three students contesting for each of their respective Schools and had three rounds. Four schools competed in the finals. The schools include Sefwi Bekwai… Read More Sefwi Bodi SHS emerges winner of 64th Pre-Independent Day Quiz CompetitionContinue Campus News EP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (EPUC) SEEKS HELP FROM 66 ARTILLERY TO SET UP CADET CORPS ByFri Daus During a working visit to the Commander of the 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho, on Monday, March 1, 2021, President of the Evangelical Presbyterian University College (EPUC), Professor Edem Kwasi Bakah appealed for assistance to set up a Cadet Corps at EPUC. The University doesn’t have a cadet and the President, Prof. Bakah who intends… Read More EP University College (EPUC) seeks help from 66 Artillery to set up Cadet CorpsContinue General News GES RELEASES 2020 BECE SCHOOL PLACEMENTS (CSSPS) ByFri Daus The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that it has released the 2020 school placements through the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). It said a total of 494,530 students have since been placed in different Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Schools (TVETs) across the country. Those placed… Read More GES releases 2020 BECE School Placements (CSSPS)Continue Opinions MANASSEH AZURE AWUNI SHARES POSITION ON THE VEXED ISSUE OF LGBT IN GHANA ByFri Daus Ghanaian freelance journalist who is known for his controversial investigative and anti-corruption reports has mad his opinion on the issue of LGBT or GLBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bis3xual, and transgender in a lengthy write-up on his Facebook handle which was sighted by unitedshowbiz.com.gh three hours ago. In the write-up by Manasseh Azure… Read More Manasseh Azure Awuni shares position on the vexed issue of LGBT in GhanaContinue General News HTU STAFF, DR. CHARLES ATOMBO WINS BEST CANDIDATE IN ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL EXAMS ByFri Daus The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ben Q. Honyenuga has congratulated Ing. 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According to WAEC, first-time candidates as well as those seeking to improve on their grades had up to March 19, 2021, to register for the examination which would be written in April… Read More WAEC begins 2021 Private BECE Registration [Full Details]Continue Schools News ADA SHS (ADASCO) RECORDS 10 CASES OF COVID-19 WITH 4 RECOVERIES ByFri Daus Mr Kojo Ayibor, the Headmaster of Ada Senior High School, said the school had ten COVID-19 cases with four recoveries. He mentioned that the school was awaiting the results of the remaining six students’ samples. “We hope that the samples taken will test negative,” the Headmaster said, “so that those in isolation can return to… Read More Ada SHS (ADASCO) records 10 Cases of COVID-19 with 4 RecoveriesContinue General News KENYANS QUESTION GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO MONITOR MOBILE MONEY TRANSACTIONS: “IT’S DOUBLE TAXATION” ByFri Daus The government set a revenue collection target of over KSh 4 trillion for the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to hit in 2023 National Treasury policy released in January 2023 saw KRA set a raft of measures to increase revenue collection The taxman proposed to integrate its system with mobile money service providers to monitor Kenyan… Read More Kenyans Question Government’s Plan to Monitor Mobile Money Transactions: “It’s Double Taxation”Continue PAGE NAVIGATION 1 2 3 … 108,786 Next PageNext © 2023 SHSTRENDZ * Celebrity Biographies * About Us * Advertise With Us * Privacy Policy * Submit Your News * Write For Us We'd like to show you notifications for the latest news and updates. 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