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Meet the pretty University of Ghana student who sells 'sobolo' to pay her fees (photos)

Lydia Hudu has been selling 'soboloo' at the Makola market in Accra to pay her fund her university education. She is a student at the University of Ghana.

Ghanaian boy stuns the world; draws image that looks just like late Ebony Reigns

A young Ghanaian student of Mankessim MA. A. School in the Central region has awed many with his exceptionally creative artwork of the late Ebony Reigns after it was shared into a popular Facebook page.

Teachers reject GHc 50 allowance after 5-day workshop: say they deserve GHc 100

Basic School teachers in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region have reportedly rejected the GHc50.00 offered them by the Bolgatanga Municipal Education Directorate after a five-day training workshop.

Make local languages qualification requirement for varsity - Okyeame Kwame urges

Ghanaian multi-talented and award-winning musician, Okyeame Kwame, has challenged the government to consider making the study of Ghanaian languages an integral part of the educational system.

GES orders 3rd-year SHS students to report to school on August 19

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed that all Senior High School (SHS) third-year students are to report to school on Monday, August 19, to begin the first term of the 2019-2020 Academic Year.

BECE has outlived it's relevance; it would be scrapped soon - NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has revealed that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) would soon be scrapped from the educational system in Ghana.

Coffee company transforms used pods into bicycles; donates half to schoolgirls in Ghana

A coffee company has, as part of corporate social responsibilities, been donating bicycles to school girls in Ghana. Nespresso explained that together with Swedish start-up Vélosophy, they are on a mission to create bicycles.

Photos and video drop as teachers 'fight' over cheap breakfast at GES workshop

An obviously peeved teacher took to social media to express her disgust at the GES for serving them with refreshment that was not worth their status

Ghanaians heartlessly blast Busia’s daughter for saying Legon should be named after dad

Ghanaians have taken Nana Frema Busia, daughter of Ghana’s former prime minister, the late Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, to the cleaners for suggesting that the University of Ghana should be named after him.

Ghanaians angry at idea to name UG after Danquah

U.S-based Ghanaian academic and activist, Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar has warned of the possible danger if government dares to rename the University of Ghana.

Explainer: Public universities must not be named after founders

Four public universities in the country are being renamed after the newly drafted Public University Bill was adopted and passed by Parliament without any amendments. Prof. Kwaku Azar said public universities are seldom named after

Saudi King to build medical university and 42 SHSs in Northern Ghana - Bawumia

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has unveiled plans for the construction of a medical university in the Northern part of the country. The proposed University is part of a programme from the Saudi government which includes the

1.2 million children to benefit Free SHS - President Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo indicated that it was inevitable that from 2020, when the first batch of free SHS students graduate, and the tertiary institutions would be faced with the number of students who would be seeking admission.

University of Energy and Natural Resources to be named after Busia - Akufo-Addo announces

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani in the Bono Region is to be named after the late Prime Minister of the Second Republic, Kofi Abrefa Busia

Man explodes with joy as latest incredible WASSCE result surfaces online

Social media users have joined a man identified as William Welbeck Akita to celebrate the effort of Amarh Michael Amartey, a Senior High School (SHS) graduate. YEN.com.gh understands that Amartey completed Aggrey Memorial SHS.

UK government opens applications for 2020/21 Chevening Scholarships for Ghanaians

The United Kingdom (UK) government has opened applications for the 2020/2021 Chevening Scholarships. The prestigious Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK are open between August 5 and November 5, 2019. YEN.com.gh news.

Boy from 'Kitchen Stool' atopa girl's SHS stuns Ghanaians; blows 7As in WASSCE

Chris Mensah Amentor, a boy from Odoben Senior High School (in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa constituency of the Central region has scored seven As in the 2019 WASSCE. Odoben SHS is the school of the Kichen stool atopa girl, Priscilla

There would be more accidents, deaths and kidnappings till 2020 - Prophet Affran prophesies doom

According to the prophet, the recent kidnap cases was just a teaser to the major problem, which he said includes cases of kidnappings, death, accident and others which sound unpleasant.

Wesley Girls' High School science student stuns Ghanaians; blows with 8As in WASSCE

While students are expected to study hard to obtained the best grades after they complete school, scoring all As is an achievement that ought to be celebrated and Nana Adwoa, a student from Wesley Girls finished WASSCE with 8As.

Ghanaian student tops entire GIMPA school; emerges as 2019 overall best student

Congratulatory messages from people who have been urged on to achieve their ultimate continue to pour in after Ato Lutterodt, a graduate from GIMPA, took to Twitter to share his remarkable achievement of 3.9 CGPA.

Meet the first class student who survived in school by selling coconuts

The story of Emmanuel Kaiser, the founder and chief executive officer of Kaiser Media, is not that of those born with silver spoons in the mouths. Popularly known as Kaiser, he defied the odds and graduated with first class.