The University of Ghana has announced that all 94 primary contacts of a student who tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) have tested negative after going through the mandatory 14-day period of quarantine. The University says the contacts have since been bused to their destinations in and outside Accra. It will be recalled that on March
Almost 250,000 sign petition over coronavirus closures, while some student landlords demand ongoing room rents Hundreds of thousands of students whose lives have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic have signed a petition calling for tuition fee refunds. Many students are also facing demands from landlords on many UK campuses for ongoing rent on their
The Secretariat of the All-Africa Students Union (AASU) has called on governments and all stakeholders to make educational institutions safe places for students during the period of the Coronavirus outbreak on the continent. A statement signed by Mr Peter Kwasi Kodjie, Secretary of AASU and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said they
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, has announced Government plans to acquire distance education technology and the technical ability and capacity for all Ghanaian universities for free. He said the COVID-19 outbreak, even though was bad news, should make the provision of the facility faster. Dr Opoku Prempeh made the disclosure on Tuesday
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has suspended the conduct of 2020 West Africa Secondary Certificate Examination in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. A statement signed by Mrs. Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of Public Affairs the WAEC National Office, said the action was in line with the protocols put in place by governments of
MTN Ghana has announced a Y’ello care package, where customers can access a variety of online learning channels to support the home learning and entertainment needs of children. As part of measures to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Government has closed down universities, senior high schools and basic schools from 16th March, 2020 till
The Ministry of Health has directed all Principals/Directors of schools to allow all final year students of basic schools and senior high schools to go home till further notice. The directive which takes effect from Wednesday, March 18, 2020 is part of measures taken by government against the spread of coronavirus. The President of the
The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has directed all academic staff to put in place the necessary arrangements to ensure that teaching and learning are conducted online for one month. A statement signed by the management of the school said the decision follows an Emergency Meeting held on March 16 2020, following the government’s directive
An alternative e-learning platform has been rolled to facilitate teaching and learning for form one and two Senior High School students following the directive by the government to close down all schools to contain and prevent the spread the pandemic COVID-19. The students will have the opportunity to take prescribed subjects by the Ghana Education
The National Inspectorate Board has warned private pre-tertiary schools which are operating contrary to the President’s directive that all schools be closed effective Monday, March 16, 2020., to close down immediately. The directives were given to contain the COVID-19 which has hit the country, recording six cases. The President directed all basic to tertiary schools