Category: Education

Following consultations involving the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), the University Council, management, and student representatives, the academic user facility fee for the 2025/2026 academic year at the University of Ghana will remain the same as the 2024/2025 academic year.

In a press statement dated January 12, 2026 issued by the Ministry of Education, the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak explained that he chaired a meeting on January 8, 2026 with the Ministry of Education and GTEC, as well as the Council Chair, Management and Students of the University of Ghana, where GTEC directed to communicate the below fees and charges by the University of Ghana for the 2025/2026 academic year,

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Ghana has asked the United Kingdom to exempt Ghanaian students and professionals from the International English Language Testing System, known as IELTS, as the two countries begin talks to elevate their bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership.

The request was made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, during a meeting with the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Christian Rogg, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Mr Ablakwa said the meeting reviewed the state of Ghana-UK relations and agreed on priority areas for engagement in line with the policy direction of President John Dramani Mahama.

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A renowned business executive, Ishmael Yamson, has outlined a five-pillar reform agenda which he says are essential to move the country from macroeconomic stabilisation to lasting socioeconomic transformation.

He explained that even though the current government had made commendable progress in restoring stability over the past year, citing declining inflation, improved currency performance and renewed fiscal discipline, stabilisation should not be mistaken for transformation.

“We are at a definitive crossroads of our national existence. We have stopped the bleeding, yes. But we have not healed the wound.

We have managed the crisis, but we have not cured the disease. To truly build the Ghana we want, we do not need a policy tweak.

We do not need the same mindset, behaviours and values that brought us to where we are today,” he stressed.

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I.K. Gyasi (Ibrahim Kwaku Gyasi), a respected Ghanaian educationist and former headmaster of T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (AMASS) in Kumasi, has passed on.

He was 87 years old.

As a prolific newspaper columnist, he authored the “Bluntly Speaking” column in The Chronicle newspaper for over 20 years and retired from his column in August 2016 at the age of 80 after 50 years in the media industry. 

He shared sharp insights on education and national issues.

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The Eastern Regional Chapter of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has strongly condemned the brutal assault on a teacher, Michael Quayson, at the Kade Senior High Technical School (SHTS).

The association has, therefore, called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to immediately arrest and prosecute all students and non-students identified in the viral video, stressing that justice must be swift to restore confidence among teachers nationwide.Addressing a press conference at its Regional Secretariat in Koforidua on November 10, the Eastern Regional Chairman of NAGRAT, Godwin Awoonor-Yevu, said the growing wave of assaults on teachers in Ghana was becoming rampant.

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Ghana is preparing to formally introduce the study of the Chinese language into basic schools nationwide beginning in early 2026, a government official has announced.

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Mr. Vincent Assanful, made this known at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast (CIUCC).

According to Mr. Assanful, NaCCA has, over the past several months, engaged in high-level technical collaboration with officials of the Confucius Institute to develop a Chinese language curriculum for Ghana’s basic education system.

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Once hailed as one of West Africa’s leading technical institutions, St. Paul Technical School (SPATS) at Kukurantumi, in the Eastern Region, is now facing a decline that threatens its once enviable legacy. 

Known for discipline, innovation, and academic excellence, the school has deteriorated significantly in recent years, with decaying infrastructure and inadequate resources undermining the quality of teaching and learning.

Established in 1957 by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) Missionaries, SPATS was Ghana’s first Catholic technical school.

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed detailed reasons behind the sharp decline in performance in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), particularly in Core Mathematics and Social Studies.

The explanations, provided by the Head of Public Relations, John Kapi, highlight critical weaknesses observed by chief examiners after this year’s assessment.

Mr Kapi’s disclosures follow a worrying downturn in national performance and a rise in examination irregularities. Core Mathematics recorded the steepest fall in grades, with A1 to C6 passes dropping from 305,132 in 2024 to 209,068 in 2025, a deficit of over 96,000 passes. With only 48.73 per cent securing the required grades, more than half of the candidates were unable to meet the minimum benchmark for tertiary admission.

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