65 h. ago Health Screening Campaign Tests Over 600 In Upper West Communities

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/health-screening-campaign-tests-over-600-in-upper-west-communities/A health awareness and screening campaign targeting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) has reached three rural communities in Jirapa Municipality, Upper West Region, according to Sahara Advocates of Change. The initiative, dubbed “Knock and Respond: Breaking Stigmatization Barrier,” was implemented in partnership with Hain Polyclinic and supported […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/health-screening-campaign-tests-over-600-in-upper-west-communities/

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4 d. ago Mahama’s trust well placed, I remain focused on fixing education – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has rejected suggestions that he is dissatisfied with his posting to the Education Ministry, describing his appointment as a purposeful move by President John Dramani Mahama to drive far-reaching reforms in the sector.

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4 d. ago Education Ministry Advances Curriculum Review to Build 21st Century Skills

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/education-ministry-advances-curriculum-review-to-build-21st-century-skills/Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu is leading a comprehensive review of Ghana’s education curriculum aimed at equipping learners with skills needed for global competitiveness, with stakeholder consultations currently underway before the revised framework is finalized. The Ministry has been actively gathering input from key education stakeholders throughout 2025 as part of efforts to modernize Ghana’s learning […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/education-ministry-advances-curriculum-review-to-build-21st-century-skills/

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8 d. ago Education Ministry updates EMIS indicators to strengthen ICT integration in schools

The Ministry of Education has completed a review and update of key indicators under the Education Management Information System (EMIS) to better reflect the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education service delivery.

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1 week ago Education Ministry confirms November teacher allowances paid after ‘technical delay’

The Ministry of Education has confirmed that all teacher allowances for November 2025 have now been fully processed and paid, following a brief technical delay in the payroll system.

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1 week ago Education minister targets financial literacy, AI, coding and robotics in basic schools

Ghana’s foundational learning system is poised for a major overhaul, with the Ministry of Education announcing plans to integrate cutting-edge subjects like Artificial Intelligence (AI), coding, and financial literacy into the basic school curriculum.

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2 w. ago HIV campaign: Education ministry targets marginalised children with UN

The Ministry of Education has launched a major new policy, the Education Plus Initiative, signalling an intensified commitment to halt the rising tide of new HIV infections, particularly among the nation's most vulnerable groups.

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2 w. ago Ghana Technical Vocational Education Enrollment Surges One Hundred Ninety Three Percent

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-technical-vocational-education-enrollment-surges-one-hundred-ninety-three-percent/Enrollment at Ghana’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions has grown approximately 193 percent since 2020, rising from 25,091 students to 73,434 in 2024 as infrastructure modernization and curriculum reforms transform public perception. Planet One Group collaborates with the Ministry of Education on phase two expanding state of the art TVET centers nationwide, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-technical-vocational-education-enrollment-surges-one-hundred-ninety-three-percent/

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2 w. ago Underfunding and GH¢12bn arrears crippling education delivery – Ntim Fordjour

Former Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has warned that persistent underfunding and a backlog of over GH¢12 billion in budgetary arrears to the Ministry of Education are undermining the country’s learning outcomes.

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2 w. ago Pay teacher allowances to improve student performance – Ntim Fordjour urges gov’t

Former Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has urged the government to urgently release funds to the Ministry of Education and clear all outstanding teacher allowances, saying these steps are vital to improving student performance nationwide.

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3 w. 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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4 w. ago Let’s analyse 10 years of WASSCE exam trends before drawing conclusions — Sisala East MP

Sisala East MP Mohammed Bataglia has called for a 10-year performance analysis of Ghana’s senior high schools, urging WAEC and the Education Ministry to confront longstanding concerns about the integrity of the WASSCE results.

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