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Ghanaian government agency overseeing basic and tertiary education, recently warning against examination malpractice during BECE and directing education commissions on policy withdrawals.
The Ministry has issued fresh warnings against examination malpractice during the ongoing 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination after detecting seven cases involving teachers and invigilators in the first days of testing. The Ministry has also ordered the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to withdraw post-retirement contract letters for senior academic staff pending wider stakeholder consultation.
The Graduate Students' Association of Ghana has backed the Rent Control Department's actions to address rising hostel and accommodation costs at tertiary institutions, describing continuous fee increases as exploitative and placing severe financial pressure on graduate students.
15 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Graduate Students' Association of Ghana has backed the Rent Control Department's actions to address rising hostel and accommodation costs at tertiary institutions, describing continuous fee increases as exploitative and placing severe financial pressure on graduate students.
15 hours ago · Joy Online →
The MP for Effia has called on education authorities to reverse the decision preventing Basic Education Certificate Examination candidates from using calculators in Mathematics, Science, and ICT. He also recommended subject merger and realignment to reduce academic burden on students.
21 hours ago · Daily Guide →
Africa Education Watch and other stakeholders have raised concerns about Ghana's Basic Education Certificate Examination requiring young learners to sit ten subjects within five days, arguing the system prioritizes memorization and examination endurance over creativity, collaboration, and emotional well-being, and contributes to anxiety and burnout among learners aged 13 to 16.
23 hours ago · Joy Online →
Samuel Donkor is the only government-trained teacher at Kakpeni District Assembly School in Kpandai District, Northern Region, teaching 448 students across Kindergarten to Junior High School for more than three years. He teaches core subjects across all levels, with occasional support from two community volunteers, and has merged multiple classes to manage the workload.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana is urging government to help absorb costs of academic resource subscriptions, as dollar-denominated fees from foreign publishers place heavy financial burdens on member universities and make it difficult to access essential research materials.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Education Ministry has renewed warnings against examination malpractice in the ongoing 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), following reports of seven cases involving teachers and invigilators in Central, Bono and Ashanti regions on the first day. The Ministry warned that candidates caught cheating face result cancellation, while teachers, invigilators and school authorities who support malpractice risk dismissal, interdiction and prosecution.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Rent Control Department has announced a nationwide compliance exercise targeting hostel operators at tertiary institutions, following a petition from the National Union of Ghana Students over alleged exploitative pricing and excessive advance rent demands. Direct inspections begin Wednesday, May 6, 2026, starting with selected universities in Accra including the University of Ghana, UPSA, and Wisconsin International University College.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana National Association of Teachers has renewed its call on government to significantly increase funding for basic education, describing current allocations as inadequate to support quality teaching and learning. GNAT's National President noted that budgetary allocation to basic education remained disproportionately low compared to other sectors within the Ministry of Education.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Supreme Court has dismissed the Board of Governors of Wesley Girls' Senior High School's application to be struck from a suit over alleged religious discrimination against Muslim students. The suit, filed in December 2024, challenges restrictions on Muslim students wearing hijabs, observing Ramadan fasting, and practising other aspects of their faith, claiming these violate constitutional guarantees of religious freedom; the Attorney-General's Department argues the school's Methodist identity permits such regulations.
30 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Minister of Education has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to immediately withdraw its September 30 and October 1 letters on post-retirement contracts for academic senior members of public universities, following consultations with the University Teachers Association of Ghana. The withdrawal is intended to allow further stakeholder engagement before implementing any final policy on post-retirement engagements in the tertiary education sector.
28 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →