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See the 2025 BECE timetable

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will officially commence on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and conclude on June 18, 2025.

Central Region: Fake doctor arrested for fraud

The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested a man for impersonating a medical doctor and defrauding unsuspecting victims under the pretext of securing international travel opportunities for them.

UTAG, 2 others threaten strike over delayed research allowance

Three major tertiary education unions; the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), and the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), have issued a warning to the government over delays in releasing the exchange rate and payments for the 2025 Book and Research Allowance (BRA).

GWL to prosecute illegal water connection offenders

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) in the Accra West Region has announced plans to initiate legal action against more than 800 individuals who failed to regularise their illegal water connections despite a grace period offered by the utility provider.

Low education linked to higher smoking risk in Ghana – KNUST study

A new study conducted by researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revealed that Ghanaians with only secondary school education are 82.8 per cent more likely to smoke, drawing a correlation between educational attainment and tobacco use in the country.