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NCTE orders Public Universities to maintain Academic Fees

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A statement issued by the Council, and signed by the Executive Secretary, Professor Mohamed Salifu, said: “The proposed fees and charges for the 2017/2018 Academic Year have been collated for consideration and approval by Parliament.”

“This is in accordance with the requirements of the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Act 793) and Amendment Instrument 2016 (L.I.2228).”

It said following the decision of Parliament on the proposals, some adjustments may need to be made to the 2016/2017 levels to reflect the approved levels for implementation.

The Council, therefore, urged all stakeholders, including the Management of public institutions, prospective and continuing students and the public to take due notice and comply with the directive.

“…considering that this may take a while and in order not to unduly delay the reopening of tertiary education institutions for the 2017/2018 academic year, you are advised to ensure that your fees and charges in the meantime reflect same levels as in the 2016/2017 academic year.”

The Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has threatened legal action should the due process of law not be followed in getting the 2017/2018 fees and charges approved by Parliament.

Source: GNA


Corruption in National Politics begins from Students’ Politics – Prof. Yankah

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The minister of state at the presidency in charge of tertiary education Professor Kwesi Yankah has urged student unions and associations to begin the anti-corruption drive from their leadership.

The minister made the admonition at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology speaking at the opening of the twenty third congress of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG).

Professor Yankah pointed out that there was enough evidence to show that public leaders embroiled in corruption sagas trailed the same path in their student leadership offices.

Making reference to some past incidents, he recounted that, “I have been around for a while and I realize that those who were corrupt SRC leaders followed the same trajectory until some of them were disgraced at the national level when they became politicians, members of parliament and ministers of state.”

“Those currently held up as corrupt within the society some of whom are very well known, just ask their mates about their beginnings and you will realize that it didn’t start yesterday. It started from corruption within student unions,” Prof Yankah added.

Professor Kwesi Yankah also expressed worry at the growing complaints of violence, acrimonies and accusations of rigging that has characterized student leadership elections which he described as a contest of warfare and not a matter of seeking the welfare of students.

The GRASAG congress 2017 was marked on the theme “60 years on, sustaining a national character of research and innovation for job creation and industrial transformation.”

Source:Ultimatefmonline.com

Vice Chancellors Ghana dares Mahama Ayariga to sue Universities over hiked Academic Fees

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The Executive Secretary of Vice Chancellors Ghana has asked Chairman of Parliament’s subsidiary legislation committee Mahama Ayariga to sue the public tertiary institutions if he wants to. According to Peter Kaba the public tertiary institutions have already submitted their proposed fees to the National Council for Tertiary Education, so it’s not their fault the proposed fees are yet to be approved to be passed on to students.
Mahama Ayariga in a radio interview on Saturday hinted he will take legal actions against tertiary institutions in the country if they did not reverse exorbitant fees they are charging for the 2017/2018 academic year.
“Universities are required to seek Parliamentary approval for changes in their fees, but because they failed to do so before the house went on recess, the schools should maintain the fees from last academic year.” Mr Ayariga stressed.
Some students of the University of Ghana petitioned Parliament last month to intervene over the hike in their school fees. The students said the increase will make it difficult for some of them to be able to pay.
The National Council of Tertiary Education in a statement on Monday, August 7 asked the public tertiary institutions to maintain the fees for now until there is parliamentary approval.

Job Notice: Teachers wanted at Little Saints School in Accra – Check Here

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Applications are invited from qualified teachers to teach at Little Saints School.

The School is a Private Basic School located at Abeka Lapaz,around free pipe down, Mantseman a  suburb of Accra in the Greater Accra Region.

The School   invites applications for the following subject areas;

English Language (Jhs)
Ga Language (Jhs)
RME (primary and Jhs)
Citizenship Education (primary)

Qualification:

Diploma and degree holders in Any Education related Course.
Kindly call at the school and submit your cv and other document on or before 21st of August, 2017.

Call the CEO and the principal on ( 0208238215 and 0249786788) respectively.

Source:EducationGhana.net

Basic School Pupils attend Classes in Headmaster’s 5-bedroom Appartment

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The headmaster of a public basic school in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region has turned his five-bedroom house into a classroom block for his pupils.

The school, Naama D/A primary, was established in 2012 by the community without classrooms and later adopted by the district assembly.

Until four years ago when the headmaster, Amankwah Ampofo, voluntarily turned his 5-bedroom house into classrooms, students were forced to take their lessons under trees.

The 5-bedroom private house of Mr Ampofo

Currently, the kindergarten and primary one have been merged as one class while primary two and three have also been merged as one due to lack of more rooms to serve as classrooms.

One of the rooms in the house being used as classroom by the pupils

Primary four and five however have separate rooms in the building as their classrooms.

Mr Ampofo

Mr Ampofo told TV3 he took the decision to sacrifice his building as school block for the pupils in his quest to make teaching and learning more effective.

He said prior to that, whenever it threatened to rain, school authorities had to close the pupils for the day.

“I had no choice than to convert my 5-bedroom apartment into classrooms for these pupils even though they keep destroying portions of my building,” he said.

He said was hopeful at the time of taking the decision that the assembly would provide the school with a 6-unit classroom block within a short time.

The 3-unit classroom block being constructed by the assembly is yet to be completed

However, he said that is yet to happen four years on, noting the construction of a 3-unit classroom block for the school but that is yet to be completed.

“The Sekyere East District Assembly started the construction of a 3-unit classroom block for the school but the project is yet to be completed and handed over to us.

“The contractor told me the project is about 96% complete but the assembly is yet to pay him his outstanding debt to enable him complete the block” he said.

Mr Ampofo is thus appealing to the assembly to fast-track the completion of the project for the pupils to move in next academic year.

Per the Ghana Education Service standard, a primary school requires at least eight classrooms to run effectively.

This clearly shows that the 3-unit classroom block even upon completion will not be adequate for the school and that some of them will continue to use a portion of the headmaster’s house as their classrooms.

By 3news.com

My Worst grade in the 2017 WASSCE was C6- Child Actress Maame Serwa responds to Critics

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Ghanaian actress Clara Benson, better known by her screen name, Maame Serwaa, has said her lowest West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) grade is C6.

There were speculations among section of the public that the young actress had failed her WASSCE hence kept mute about her results.

However speaking on Tv3’s Newday programme, Maame Serwah who was pleased with her grades after her 3-year stay at Serwaa Nyarko Girls’ Senior High School in Kumasi, stated that she will pursue her acting career at the University of Ghana.

“Everything went on well and I thank God Almighty for everything…even my least grade was C6. I still want to continue with acting so I will be in Accra to pursue my career…. Yeah Legon,” Maame Serwaa stated.

She was one of the 289,207 final-year public and private Senior High School (SHS) candidates who sat for this year’s West African Senior School certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Maame Serwaa talked about her relationship with her new found boyfriend after she completed Senior High School.

She said, “I do have a boyfriend and I love him too but don’t want to talk about him since it’s my private life… We recently started dating when I completed school.”

Commenting on her favourite Ghanaian artiste, Maame Serwaa revealed she likes Ebony Reigns because she is genuine.

When asked what she would have wanted to become apart from her acting career she said, “Yes… a custom officer. If God permits and wants me to pursue that career, I will.”

Talking about her acting profession, Maame Serwaa disclosed that she prefers to be called a ‘child actress’ than an adult giving reason that she wouldn’t want the public to assumed that since she is an adult she can do all things by herself.

Speaking about her role models in the movie industry, the young actress said, “I take inspiration from Emelia Brobbey and Jackie Appiah. I really like them because they are real and don’t fake so I’m looking up to be like them.

 

Credit:Kasapafmonline.com

Notice:The Official Timetable for WASSCE NOV/DEC 2017

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The West African Examination Council has released time table for the 2017 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination for Private Candidates (NOV/DEC).

Find below the timetable for Ghanaian Students.

CORE SUBJECTS

1. Integrated science
(Saturday, 2nd Sept. 2017)

2. Oral English
(Friday, 8th Sept 2017)

3. Core maths
(Saturday, 9th Sept. 2017)

4. English written
(Saturday, 23rd Sept. 2017)

5. Social Studies
(Saturday, 30th Sept. 2017)
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BUSINESS SUBJECTS

1. financial accounting 1and 2
(Thursday , 7th Sept. 2017)

2. Cost Accounting 1 and 2
(Wednesday, 13th Sept. 2017)

3. Economics 1 and 2
(Saturday, 16th Sept. 2017)

4. Elective Maths 1 and 2
(Tuesday, 26th Sept. 2017)

5. Business Management
(Thursday, 28th Sept. 2017)
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SCIENCE
1. Biology practicals
(Monday, 11th Sept. 2017)

2. Biology 1 and 2
(Tuesday, 12th Sept. 2017)

3. Physics 1 and 2
(Thursday, 14th Sept. 2017)

4. Chemistry practicals
(Friday, 15th Sept. 2017)

5. Chemistry 1 and 2
(Tuesday ,19th Sept. 2017)

6. Elective Maths
( Tuesday, 26th Sept. 2017)

7. Physics practicals
(Wednesday, 27th Sept. 2017)
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GENERAL ART
1. Geography 1 and 2
(Monday, 11th Sept. 2017)

2. Geography practicals
(Thursday, 14th Sept. 2017)
3. Economics 1 and 2
(Saturday, 16th Sept. 2017)

4. Literature 1,2 and 3
(Monday, 18th Sept. 2017)

5. Government 1 and 2
(Tuesday, 19th Sept. 2017)

6. History 1 and 2
(Friday, 22nd Sept. 2017)

7. CRS
(Monday, 25th Sept. 2017)

8. Asante Twi 1and 2
(Monday, 2nd Oct. 2017)

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HOME ECONOMICS
1. Food and Nutrition practicals
(Monday, 15th August 2017)

2. Food and Nutrition 1 and 2
(Wednesday, 27th Sept. 2017)

3. Economics
(Saturday, 16th Sept. 2017)

4.Management in living1,2and 3
(Wednesday, 20th Sept. 2017)

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AGRIC
1. General Agric practicals
(Monday, 4th Sept. 2017)

2. Animal husb. practicals
(Tuesday, 5th Sept. 2017)

3. General Agric 1 and 2
(Tuesday, 5th Sept. 2017)

4. Animal husb. 1 and 2
(Friday, 15 Sept. 2017)

5. Crop husb. $ Horti.1,2 and 3
(Friday, 29th Sept. 2017)

 

Gov’t is working to employ all Graduate Teachers – Deputy Education Minister

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Government is working to employ all graduate teachers in to the Ghana Education Service.

This was contained in a statement by the Deputy Education Minister in charge of Primary and Junior High Schools,Barbara Asher Ayisi in a response to a petition submitted to her Ministry by a group of Unemployed graduate teachers from the Universities and other tertiary institutions in the country.

The group,Unemployed Graduate Teachers embarked on a demonstration on Tuesday, August 8, over what they described as government’s failure to provide jobs for them after so many years of completion of their Studies in Education from the Universities in the country.

According to the Deputy Minister,the Ministry is working on recruiting members of the group.

She also said government shares in the plight of the teachers and is working to get all of them into the classrooms to teach.

The group were in their numbers as they demonstrate through some principal streets in Accra to show their displeasure about the inability of government to honour its pledge of employing them.

Schools Closing time to be extended to 4pm – Education Minister

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Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has tasked the National Council for Curriculum Assessment to revise the closing time for basic schools.

“School closes too early in this county…. why can’t schools close at 4pm”, he said, at the National Education Sector Review Forum in Accra Tuesday on the theme ‘Strengthening accountability for results.’

He says the current closing time of 2pm for most schools is not favorable for some parents and guardians because, they are compelled to leave work to go for their children.

He said this is putting undue pressure on parents which in turn affects their productivity at work.

The Minister also revealed an estimated 362,781 students will be enrolled in the free Senior High School (SHS) programme for the 2017/2018 academic year, the Minister of Education (MoE).

He said statistics in the Ministry indicated that for the past four years, an average of 110,000 students who passed their Basic Education and were placed in SHS, fail to enrol for reasons including fees charged at the secondary level.

He explained that in this response, implementation of the free SHS policy would remove cost barriers by absorbing fees currently charged to students; adding that “This is intended to present equal opportunity to every child, access to education”.

Free SHS further confronts inequity in secondary education by reserving 30 per cent of places in the top 82 SHS to students from public basic schools, Dr Opoku Prempeh stated.

He noted that currently, top schools with good performance in the West Africa Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) tend to be filled by students from private basic schools with good performance relative to public basic schools.

“Under free SHS, we will ensure that students from public basic schools have equal opportunity to enrol in any of the top SHS in Ghana,” the Minister said.

Source:ghanaguardian.com

How to Change Management Unit for ‘Missing Staff’ on the Epayslip

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Teachers and other Government workers who are on the payroll of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department are to take note of the various means by which employees who have been transfered from one school to the other and could not find their names on the staff list should follow the steps below to solve such abnormalities.

1. Login into your epayslip account at www . gogpayslip .com
2.Click on Feedback/Tickets
3.Click on New Ticket (blue tab) to open a Feedback, Suggestion Or Complain Page
4. Select a subject from the drop down menu box labelled Select Subject
5. Under subject select Wrong Management Unit
6.Enter the details about how you want your management unit to be changed into a box that reads Enter comments, suggestions or complains.
7.Make sure to include the following details: Your full name, staff ID, the name of the school/management unit you want your name to be transferred to, include the district of that management unit/school and region.
8.After entering your complaint click on send ticket.
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Note:If you did not receive any feedback within 3 days do follow ups by going to controller Or call  the CAGD Electronic Services Support Centre located at all regional capitals.
CAGD Electronic Services Support (ESS) Centres have been setup in the various regions to provide support and ssistance to all GoG Employees on issues relating to their E-payslip.

These centers are operational and are open from Mondays to Fridays, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Greater Accra Region:
ESS Center, Room 104, GIFMIS Block, Ghana News Agency (GNA), opposite Registrar General’s Department, Ministries Accra.
Telephone Number: 0540116391/ 024 23 68 024
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Western Region:
ESS Center, Ground floor, CAGD Block, Ministries, Sekondi.
Telephone Number: 054 01 14 618/ 020 68 50 911
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Central Region:
ESS Center, Ground floor Ministry’s Block, opposite SSNIT building Kingsway/Castle Area, Cape Coast.
Telephone Number: 0540114205
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Volta Region:
ESS Center, Room 10 Forestry Commission, Ministries Ho.
Telephone Number: 0540116432
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Eastern Region:
ESS Center, 1st floor, CAGD building, close to All Nations University, New Site Koforidua.
Telephone Number: 0540116889
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Brong Ahafo Region:
ESS Center, 1st floor, Same building with Wenchi Rural Bank and ASA Savings and Loans, Night Market traffic light, Sunyani.
Telephone Number: 0540116435
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Northern Region:
ESS Center, 1st floor, CAGD Building, Ministries, Tamale.
Telephone Number: 0540116427

Upper East Region:
ESS Center, Ground floor CAGD Building, Ministries, Bolgatanga.
Telephone Number: 0540116456
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Upper West Region:
ESS Center, 1st Floor Ghana Revenue Authority Block, CAGD premises, Wa.
Telephone Number: 0540116887

Job Scandal:Gov’t has directed all Public Nursing and Midwifery Institutions to reduce intake by 40%

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The Government of the Republic of Ghana has given urgent directive to heads of  all public nursing and midwifery schools to as a mater of urgency  reduce the intake of fresh students by 40 percent.

This directive means that only 60 percent  of qualified applicants would be absorbed in the public nursing and midwifery institutions in the next academic year.

This was contained in a statement by the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health ,stating that the directive should be followed strictly by all public nursing and midwifery schools as the academic year starts in September.

According to a StarrFm news report,Nana Boateng Agyemang,who is the spokesperson for the nursing and midwifery council who was granted an  interview on Morning Starr Wednesday, explained that the policy is to improve on quality of nurses and to produce nurses to meet the demands of the health sector.
“We want to produce [nurses] to meet demand…I won’t call it a cut down…Its about quality, we want to train health professionals who will give quality healthcare,” Mr. Agyeman told Francis Abban host of Morning Starr.

In recent times,government was criticised on the introduction of the quota system, stating that the policy is a smart move to help the Akufo-Addo led government restore the nurses’ trainee allowance withdrawn by the previous NDC administration.

Source:EducationGhana.net

UG,KNUST and UCC make top 3 for Ghana in 2017 Web University Rankings

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The web ranking of world universities have released the second and final ranking of universities for the year 2017 and below shows the ranking of universities in Ghana according to webometrics.

The ranking is based on a number of factors most of which is measured by the institutions openness on the world wide web. Read full methodology HERE

Here is the list for 2017, released on 31st July, 2017. Credit: Webometrics Ranking of World Universities

 

ranking World Ranksort descending University Det. Presence Rank* Impact Rank* Openness Rank* Excellence Rank*
1
2063
University of Ghana
99999
3782
1826
1385
2
2568
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
99999
5059
2104
1821
3
3177
University of Cape Coast
1084
9306
2607
2759
4
4217
University for Development Studies
4729
11613
3454
3625
5
4589
University of Education Winneba
4483
4982
4331
5254
6
6076
Ghana Telecom University College
9951
5524
6153
5789
7
7557
Ashesi University
1247
8526
7434
5789
8
8363
University of Mines & Technology Tarkwa
12431
14258
6171
4921
9
8727
African University College of Communications
22274
4907
9491
5789
10
9007
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
2660
12134
5548
5789
11
9502
Presbyterian University College
13465
10537
7150
5789
12
9683
Accra Polytechnic
20535
10121
7006
5789
13
11423
Valley View University
6168
13991
6992
5789
14
13261
University of Health and Allied Sciences
17195
18965
2305
5789
15
13686
University of Energy and Natural Resources
14836
16494
6701
5789
16
14771
Methodist University College Ghana
19639
16930
7296
5789
17
14792
Christian Service University College
7213
19084
6258
5789
18
15632
Koforidua Technical University
14995
18646
7115
5789
19
15769
Knutsford University
16048
14569
9491
5789
20
16437
Pentecost University College
21670
17614
8277
5789
21
16445
Central University
11514
15918
9491
5789
22
17865
Accra Institute of Technology
18376
16964
9491
5789
23
18068
Zenith University College
14134
19935
8582
5789
24
18185
Regent University College of Science & Technology
1054
19221
9491
5789
25
18232
University of Professional Studies Accra
16724
17614
9491
5789
26
18258
Takoradi Polytechnic
17604
19633
8705
5789
27
18391
Catholic University College of Ghana
19989
17467
9491
5789
28
18576
Wisconsin International University College Ghana
16539
18101
9491
5789
29
18829
Garden City University College
18455
18207
9491
5789
30
18950
Regional Maritime University
21785
17985
9491
5789
31
18972
All Nations University College
22841
20556
8299
5789
32
20665
National Film and Television Institute
25839
19419
9491
5789
33
20806
Data Link Institute
18315
21463
9241
5789
34
20889
Ghana Baptist University College
21167
20380
9491
5789
35
21595
Ho Technical University
23831
21731
9241
5789
36
21822
Evangelical Presbyterian University College
19554
21659
9491
5789
37
21940
Kings University College
23552
21356
9491
5789
38
22352
Ghana Christian University College
26976
21079
9491
5789
39
22420
Radford University College
26307
21463
9491
5789
40
22672
Kumasi Technical University
19524
24851
8111
5789
41
23041
Dominion University College
24543
22987
9353
5789
42
23167
Tamale Polytechnic
27152
22753
9241
5789
43
23338
Anglican University College of Technology
22682
23100
9491
5789
44
23483
Jayee University College
24242
23100
9491
5789
45
23546
Marshalls University
19653
23623
9491
5789
46
23703
Bolgatanga Polytechnic
27171
23897
8949
5789
47
23732
West End University College
24242
23339
9491
5789
48
23823
Sunyani Technical University
21543
23766
9491
5789
49
23921
Catholic Institute of Business and Technology
25866
23339
9491
5789
50
23952
University College of Managment Studies
25243
23472
9491
5789
51
24256
KAAF University College
24987
23897
9491
5789
52
24439
Christ Apostolic University College
26831
23766
9491
5789
53
24478
Concord Business College
26123
24015
9491
5789
54
25055
Maranatha University College
27385
24149
9491
5789
55
25106
University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies
25243
24864
9491
5789
56
25885
Cape Coast Technical University
24242
25795
9491
5789
57
26123
Laweh Open University College
4452
26574
9491
5789
58
26958
Perez University College (Pan African Christian University College)
21921
27047
9491
5789
59
27092
Mountcrest University College

22,000 ‘ghost’ names restored on payroll- Gov’t

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22,000 ‘ghost’ names restored onr 22,000 names removed from the government payroll have been re-entered.

The names were part of more than 26,000 names which the finance minister ordered to be removed from the payroll for failing to register on the new SSNIT biometric system.

Ken Ofori-Atta earlier this year ordered the removal of 26,589 names of public workers from the government’s payroll for failure to register on the new SSNIT biometric system despite several directives to do so.

The move according to him, was aimed at protecting the public purse by plugging leakages in the system.

The directive which came into effect in April 2017 treated as “ghosts” had their salaries suspended indefinitely until their SSNIT re-registration is complete.

But speaking to Starr Business Wednesday, a deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei Asare disclosed that over 22,000 names out of the 26,589 deleted names have been restored onto the government’s payroll with some 3,000 yet to migrate onto the new system.

“Currently, as we speak we have been able to restore a little over 22000 names onto the SSNIT biometric system…and so they have been reinstated onto the payroll and they are receiving their salaries,” she stated.

Credit: Starrfmonline.com

Africa:Zimbabwe to build $1bn Mugabe University

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Zimbabwe is to build a $1bn (£770m) university dedicated to the man accused of leading his country to the brink of economic collapse, Robert Mugabe.

Jonathan Moyo, minister of tertiary education, told reporters it was a fitting tribute to the 93-year-old president’s “commitment to education and his exemplary leadership”.

It is unclear where the money will come from in a country where unemployment and poverty is endemic.

Economic output has halved since 2000.

Last year, more than four million Zimbabweans were in need of food aid due to drought. The country was once known as the breadbasket of southern Africa.

‘Populism that defies logic’

Despite this, the cabinet has agreed to spend $800m building the new university in Mazowe, 35km (20 miles) outside the capital Harare.

Another $200m has been set aside for an endowment fund for research and innovation at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe University, which will focus on science and technology, Mr Moyo said.

He would not be drawn on where the funds were coming from.

Africa Live – read more on this and other stories

The announcement of the new university was met with derision from opposition parties, which hope to end Mr Mugabe’s 37-year reign at next year’s general elections.

“This is populism that defies logic,” said Obert Gutu, a spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). “It is meant to stroke Mugabe’s ego because we know this government is broke.”

Zimbabwe already struggles to pay for education – as well as public services and infrastructure like roads and hospitals – spending 90% of the country’s annual budget on wages.

The MDC says the money would be better spent on Zimbabwe’s existing universities, where students face crumbling infrastructure and a lack of accommodation.

According to state media, Mr Mugabe has seven earned degrees and 11 honorary degrees.

He is a trained teacher and after coming to power in 1980, his government massively increased the provision of state education to the previously disadvantaged black majority.

Zimbabwe recently had the highest literacy rate in Africa, at 90% of the population.

Mr Mugabe’s wife Grace was awarded a controversial PhD from the University of Zimbabwe in 2014.

Teachers urge gov’t to provide Allowances for extension of Closing hours

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Concerned teachers in the Ashanti Region have welcomed the proposed extension of basic school hours from 2pm to 4pm .

At a National Education Sector Review forum in Accra, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh proposed as part of reforms for the sector, the revision of closing hours from the current 2 pm to 4 pm to enable parents to pick up their wards after work.

The extension of the closing time for pupils at first cycle institutions attracted some mixed reactions from some parents and guardians after the hint by the Minister.

A statement issued and signed by Mr Richard Boahen, Chairman and Mr Richard Asante, Spokesperson, Principal Superintendent of Education and Assistant Directors of Education respectively, said teachers are prepared to teach for such extra hours, but reminded the minister to also make adequate preparation towards provisions of additional allowances.

 They argued that same will apply in their case as parents as a result of the move, hence it will demand that they also seek the services of other people to pick up their wards from private schools where they close by 2pm or 3pm and cater for them after school.

It said, under the shift system one class used two teachers for morning and afternoon classes and government paid both of them when they closed at 5pm.

According to the group, any attempt by the ministry to introduce such extension without considering provision of adequate allowances will render teachers as babysitters and such decision will be resisted lawfully.

The statement advised government to ensure that the free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) be enforced to deter basic schools from taking fees from the pupils.

It also asked government to fill the vacancies in the various basic schools due to the six years embargo on employment by the NDC government which is still in force.


University of Ghana securities catch a thief at the Mensah Sarbah Hall

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A 26 year old suspect has been arrested by the University of Ghana security for theft at the Mensah Sarbah Hall on campus at about 7:00am on Monday.

(Video) ‘NDC school open to all’ – Asiedu Nketia

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General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has disclosed that the party’s school is not opened to party members only but to non-party members interested in the courses that will be offered.

The school, which was launched on Thursday at the NDC headquarters, is aimed at training and preparing party and non-party members in politics, governance and social democracy.

Speaking at the launch, the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia said: “The school shall be opened to all Ghanaians especially cadres of the NDC as well as all progressive political parties, civil society groups who share in the democratic philosophy.”

He also revealed the key objective of the school is to provide continuing education for members and appointees on the ideologies of the party.

‘The party school’

In April 2017, the party school’s working committee based on its previous report proposed the formation of the Ghana Institute of Social Democracy.

The school currently has as its Acting Rector, Dr William Ahadzi, who is assisted by Peter Boamah Otokunor.

The institute, in the interim, will be operated from the party’s headquarters until a permanent campus is completed for its relocation.

Some proposed programs of the school are;

. Philosophy, principle and practice of social democracy

Political economy of development

. Elections and election

. Gender mainstreaming

. Youth development

. Development and environmental sustainability

. Grassroots political mobilisation and activism

. Public sector management

. Public policy formulation and implementation

Source:Ghanaweb.com

KNUST leads effort to boost Nation’s Fish Production

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The Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), is leading efforts at increasing the nation’s fish production levels, to substantially boost household incomes.

It is doing this through aggressive promotion of reservoir cage farming to transform aquaculture practices under a project dubbed “Cage Aquaculture in Northern Ghana: Enhancing Food Security and Livelihoods”.

The Australian government is providing the funding.

A report from the Department, a copy was made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said the goal is to increase fish production in that part of the country by about 300 per cent.

The farmers would be introduced to cage construction, commercial fish production, marketing, proper farm inventories and management.

The project also has a component on comprehensive training of farmers in record-keeping, cage netting and sewing, and frames fabrication.

The Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) is collaborating with the department on the implementation.

The report said some identifiable farmer groups and decentralized assemblies within the Bontanga, Golinga and Ligba irrigation reservoirs catchment areas are the other partners.

The project, which commenced last year, had as of July, this year, procured fingerlings for growth trials in ponds at Bontanga, Golinga and Ligba, and trained six District Fisheries Extension Officers.

Added to this is the completion of an environmental and social impact assessment report on reservoir cage culture.

The report said the project had the overall objective of establishing a hapa-based tilapia hatchery for the production of 30, 000 fingerlings per month in Northern Ghana.

It said this was intended to grow fish for local consumption and exports, enhance food security and employment, while reducing poverty in the beneficiary communities.

Separately, the University is working in partnership with University of Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the United States (US), to enhance the nutritional value of tilapia for human health.

The project had so far conducted a survey to determine the availability and distribution of potential fish feed ingredients containing Omega-3 fatty acids and other beneficiary fatty acids in tilapia.

Dr. Regina Edziyie of the Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the expected outcomes included information on nutritional composition of local ingredients, improvement in proximate and fatty acid composition in tilapia to boost the health of consumers.

 

Credit: GNA

23-year-old Bachelor of Education Student wins MP seat in Kenya

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A 23-year-old independent candidate is the next Igembe South MP after he was declared winner Thursday morning.

Mr John Paul Mwirigi, a Bachelor of Education student at Mt Kenya University won after garnering 18, 867 against Jubilee’s Rufus Miriti, who had 15, 411 votes.

Other candidates, who were seasoned politicians include Mwenda Mzalendo (7,695), Kubai Mutuma (6,331) and Raphael Muriungi (2,278) votes.

Mr Mwirigi, who could be the youngest elected MP, did not have a flashy campaign.

He said he has been campaigning on foot by visiting homesteads before he received support from boda boda riders.

His supporters started celebrating on Wednesday when provisional results showed he was ahead of his rivals.

 

Source: All Africa

Problem Solving Modules are needed in Basic Schools – Principal

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Mrs Joan Addison, the Principal of the God’s Grace International School, has called for new enhanced teaching models that would expose school children to problem solving activities.

She said it is important for government to come out with early teaching of skills acquisition, entrepreneurship and some collaborative activities among the children in schools for them to appreciate the meaning of self-worth and patriotism.

She said this would help the children to overcome the challenges of their time and this is what quality education is all about.

Mrs Addison made the call at the graduation and the 30th anniversary celebration of the school at Tesano in Accra.

The event was held under the theme: “Quality Education, meeting the Challenges of our time and beyond.”

The occasion saw 57 students graduating from Junior High School to Senior High School while 62 Montessori graduated to primary one.

The Principal said the school is redesigning its curriculum to include the values of skills training in order to put the children on the right path of transformation and quality education at the early age so that they would be become trail-blazers wherever they may find themselves.
Mr Boamah urged the students to use their time profitably as they go further in education and avoid being lured by social media and telenovelas, but listen to the instructions by their teachers and parents.

Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Chairman of the occasion, said education is the best form of social security for children and urged parents to continue investing in it.

He called on the public to be environmentally conscious and help to clean the filth in Accra, adding that good sanitation is a shared responsibility.

Prizes were awarded to deserving students and staff of the school.

Source: GNA
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