23 h. ago Father Dogli Technical Institute Wins National Best Agriculture School Award

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/father-dogli-technical-institute-wins-national-best-agriculture-school-award/Father Dogli Memorial Technical Institute has been crowned National Best Senior High School in Practical Agriculture for 2025, earning acclaim for exceptional commitment to hands-on agricultural training, innovation and food production. The honour was conferred at the 2025 National Farmers Day celebration held in Ho, Volta Region, under the theme Feed Ghana, Eat Ghana and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/father-dogli-technical-institute-wins-national-best-agriculture-school-award/

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42 h. ago Examination Cheating Involves Teachers and Headmasters Says Bentil

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/examination-cheating-involves-teachers-and-headmasters-says-bentil/Examination malpractice in Ghana has become a coordinated systemic problem involving school authorities including teachers, headmasters and invigilators, threatening the credibility of national examinations, according to IMANI Africa Vice President Kofi Bentil. His comments on Saturday come as education stakeholders grapple with explanations for the steep decline in 2025 WASSCE performance and growing concerns about […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/examination-cheating-involves-teachers-and-headmasters-says-bentil/

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60 h. ago Mahama to launch School Agriculture Programme, requiring farms across all schools

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will soon launch a national School Agriculture Programme, which will require all secondary schools and tertiary institutions to operate school farms. 

Sport

3 d. ago Mahama demands answers over WASSCE decline, orders urgent review of examiners’ report

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education to analyse the 2025 WASSCE examiners’ report to determine what went “disastrously wrong” after this year’s poor performance. Speaking at the National Launch of the STEMBox for Basic Schools, President Mahama attributed the decline in results to years of neglect […]

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3 d. ago Lawmaker Warns Growing Central Control Threatens Local Governance

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/lawmaker-warns-growing-central-control-threatens-local-governance/A senior opposition legislator has accused government of systematically eroding local autonomy through increased central directives that contradict Ghana’s constitutional decentralisation framework, calling the trend a structural threat to democracy at the district level. Francis Asenso-Boakye, Ranking Member on Parliament’s Committee on Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, made the charge Wednesday during debate on […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/lawmaker-warns-growing-central-control-threatens-local-governance/

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4 d. ago Free SHS has nothing to do with poor WASSCE performance – Miracles Aboagye

An aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is calling for a more informed national discussion on the causes of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) performance.

Politics

4 d. ago EduTalk: Prof Salifu Azeko calls for stronger compliance and quality assurance to transform schools

In a recent episode of EduTalk, renowned journalist Emefa Apawu engaged in a compelling discussion with Professor Salifu Tahiru Azeko, Director General of the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), on the pressing need to transform schools through stringent compliance and robust quality assurance measures.

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5 d. ago National Peace Council to begin peace education in Senoir High Schools

The National Peace Council (NPC) is set to roll out a peace education programme in selected senior high schools.

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7 d. ago Allow mission schools to operate by their guided values – NGO

Advocates for Christ Ghana (A4CG), a movement committed to promoting godly values in public policy, national development, and civic discourse, has backed the Christian Council of Ghana's call to allow mission schools to operate guided by their values.

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7 d. ago The Wesley Girls Controversy: Hijab, Fasting, and the Missionary Heritage

When news broke that some Muslim students at Wesley Girls (and by extension other Christian mission-founded schools) are claiming they have been barred from observing their religious obligations - wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, or attending to Islamic rites, the uproar has forced Ghanaians to ask: how do we reconcile the religious identity of our historic mission schools with constitutional religious freedom?

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7 d. ago Ablakwa Challenges Ghana to Confront Education System Failures

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ablakwa-challenges-ghana-to-confront-education-system-failures/Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has urged stakeholders to redirect national attention from superficial debates about hair length and religious enforcement toward addressing systemic failures producing graduates who lack ethical leadership and national consciousness. The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) delivered these remarks at Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (PRESEC) Legon’s 87th Speech and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ablakwa-challenges-ghana-to-confront-education-system-failures/

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7 d. ago Wesley Girls Religious Rights Debate Intensifies Across Ghana

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/wesley-girls-religious-rights-debate-intensifies-across-ghana/The Wesley Girls Senior High School religious rights controversy has sparked a national conversation involving political leaders, religious figures, legal experts and educators as Ghana grapples with questions about religious freedom, mission school identity and constitutional obligations. The debate gained momentum after the Supreme Court on November 25 directed the school to respond within 14 […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/wesley-girls-religious-rights-debate-intensifies-across-ghana/

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8 d. ago PCG Moderator urges religious respect in mission schools to safeguard national cohesion

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, has called for mutual respect between religious groups in mission schools, warning that attempts to undermine long-standing traditions could threaten social harmony.

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8 d. ago Focus on real issues in Ghana’s education system, not short hair rules and religious debates – Ablakwa

North Tongu MP and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on stakeholders in Ghana’s education sector to move beyond what he describes as “petty debates” about hair length and religious enforcement, and instead confront deeper systemic issues affecting the country.

Politics

8 d. ago Muntaka praises Christian schools’ commitment to inclusivity

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has commended Christian mission schools across the country for what he describes as a strong culture of tolerance and accommodation towards students of diverse religious backgrounds.

Culture

8 d. ago Mission schools must not be weakened for their decades of investment – Prof. Bokpin

Economist and Finance Professor at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has urged the government and the public to approach current debates on religious rights in mission schools with caution, warning that any reforms must not erode the identity or long-standing investments made by these institutions.

Events

8 d. ago Wesley Girls’ saga: Mission schools must not be weakened for their decades of investment – Prof. Bokpin

Economist and Finance Professor at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has urged the government and the public to approach current debates on religious rights in mission schools with caution, warning that any reforms must not erode the identity or long-standing investments made by these institutions.

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9 d. ago We’re not asking for Mosques in mission schools, just our rights to pray and fast – National Muslim Conference

The National Muslim Conference of Ghana (NMCG) has clarified that Muslim students in government-assisted mission schools are not asking for mosques to be built on campus, but are merely seeking the right to pray, fast, and not be compelled to attend church activities.

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9 d. ago GPCC calls for constructive dialogue to address religious faith in schools 

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has called for a constructive dialogue with representatives from the Christian mission schools to amicably address religious faiths in their institutions. 

Culture

9 d. ago Ghana Needs National Framework for School Religious Practice

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-needs-national-framework-for-school-religious-practice/Former National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) Chief Executive Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has called for Ghana to establish a unified national framework governing religious activities in senior high schools following ongoing legal battles over religious freedom at Wesley Girls’ High School. Speaking on Metro TV, Nkansah argued that many schools already have models ensuring peaceful […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-needs-national-framework-for-school-religious-practice/

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