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Fiifi Boafo Calls For Holistic Education
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Fiifi Boafo Calls For Holistic Education

Fiifi Boafo Fiifi Boafo, a former Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has stressed the need for holistic education of Ghanaian children. He said the education of the Ghanaian child should not only focus on the passing of examinations, but one that awakens curiosity, foster resilience, and promote values that bind the people as a society. He also called for an investment in educational institutions to help create an ecosystem that nurtures talent and encourages young minds to dream big. This, he said, would also create opportunities for children to explore, particularly in co-curricular and practical activities. Fiifi Boafo said this at the fifth graduation and prize giving day of Starhill International School in Tarkwa, Western Region. Mr. Boafo, ...
Zenith Bank’s CSR shines through continuous investment in education  
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Zenith Bank’s CSR shines through continuous investment in education  

Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited has deepened its commitment to making significant investments in Ghana's education sector and ultimately the country’s future leaders by motivating and rewarding academic excellence.  The Bank reinforced its mission of continuous investment in the best people, technology, and environment by once again rewarding the Overall Best Student at the West Afrian Examination Council (WAEC) Distinction Awards, held in Accra with a cash prize of GH¢30,000.00 and a brand new laptop.  This year’s award is on the back of the Bank’s partnership with WAEC to sponsor the Overall Best WASSCE Candidate category for five years.  Prior to the signing of the partnership, the Bank sponsored the Overall Best WASSCE Candidate award for the years, 2020, 2021 and 2022 p...
Queen Nozizwe Mulela urges African women to prioritise education to shift leadership paradigm
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Queen Nozizwe Mulela urges African women to prioritise education to shift leadership paradigm

Queen Nozizwe Pearl Mulela, wife of King Misuzulu KaZwelithini of the Zulu Nation, South Africa, has underscored the importance of education for African women as a vital tool for transforming the leadership landscape on the continent. Queen Mulela, at a press briefing in Tamale ahead of the 7th edition of the Africa Leadership Lecture Series, said African women must aspire to attain holistic educational development that empowered them to contribute meaningfully to their communities without engaging in unhealthy competition with their male counterparts. Queen Mulela, who also serves as the Managing Director of the Eswatini Bank in Eswatini, emphasised that the empowerment of women should focus on collaboration, rather than competition. She said, “The goal is not to compete with...
A Total of GHC 380,113,600 allowance, feeding grants in arrears – GTEC  
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A Total of GHC 380,113,600 allowance, feeding grants in arrears – GTEC  

A whopping GHC380 million comprising teacher trainee allowance and feeding grants for the 2023/2024 academic year for all the 46 Colleges of Education across the country are yet to be released.  The amount comprises GHC220 million for the trainee allowances for the current academic year (2024/2025) and the outstanding arrears of GHC159 million for the 2023/2024 academic year.  The figure covers an estimated student population of 68,792 from all the Colleges for the current academic year, according to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).  This was made known by Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, Director General of GTEC in an address on Friday at the 15th congregation and investiture of Dr Felix Kwame Kumedzro as Principal of the Akatsi College of Education (Akat...
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