Study: Zimbabwe has highest literacy rate in Africa, Ghana is 33rd
According to 2013 research published by The African Economist, Zimbabwe has the highest literacy rate at 90.7 followed by Equatorial Guinea at 87.0%. The...
Join myJCR and students in Ghana #PrayForOurGirls
As students in Ghana, we might not be able to do much in terms of directly helping the Nigerian government recover the kidnapped school...
Otumfuo urges academia to support national development
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has urged KNUST to support higher education and national development....
Level 100 Nigerian student expelled for twerking naked in leaked video
Right now 'Bisi' is trending on twitter - I actually thought it's a song title cos it's been trending for hours now but it's...
Unplug your phone charger and save the “dumsor” – KNUST CASS President
‘…Even the ECG office in your area runs on three solid generators and you are here complaining about power shortage…-unknown’’ In the wake of...
If you are not a reader you are not the future – VC tells...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, has said that the youth of today would only be leaders of tomorrow...
KNUST SRC holds People’s Assembly with VC
This year’s People's Assembly also known as "Meet the Vice Chancellor (VC)" was held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)...
WhatsApp CEO commends Ghanaian students for patronage
Jan Koum, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Whatsapp, the social messaging service recently acquired by Facebook for US$19billion, has commended the country for...
WhatsApp to introduce free calls from April 2014
WhatsApp, the free texting app acquired by Facebook for $19bn last week, will open a new front in its war on the cost of...
Nigerian student sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking
A 28 year old Nigerian student, Prince Bartholowmew Obitube, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an high court in Malaysia for trafficking drugs....
Students accused of shoplifting finally speak; set to go to court
Shaken and subdued, three ladies humiliated for shoplifting at the Accra Shopping Mall have said they are considering legal action against their oppressors at...
Militants kill dozens of students at Federal Govt College in Nigeria
Suspected Islamist militants from the Boko Haram group in north-eastern Nigeria have attacked a school and shot some students, the military has said.Dozens of...
Female NSS personnel passes on
A recent graduate of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ama Mensimah Abban, who was having her 2013/2014 National Service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Deadlier than AIDS: Scientists discover new STD that kills within days
There is a new sexually transmitted superbug that experts say may be more deadly that AIDS. According to a CNBC report, an antibiotic-resistant strain of...
Symphony of Speech returns bigger and better in June
Symphony of Speech, a unique public speaking contest that empowers young people with leadership and public speaking skills returns in June this year with...
Nigerian students in Ghana sue National Accreditation Board
Some 124 students, most of whom are Nigerians are seeking in excess of 1 million cedis in damages against the Synergies Infotech Ghana Ltd,...
IHAV Foundation gives back to society – pieces for peace
IHAV Foundation, an NGO that seeks to inspire and challenge youth across Africa to envision change and ACT on it, has donated several items...
NSS increases National Service Personnel allowances
This is to confirm that National Service Personnel allowances have been increased from GH¢ 243.48 to GH¢ 350.00 a month with effect from January...
2014 WASSCE candidates in trouble as 3 varsities deny them admission
The fate of at least 150,000 candidates of this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) who may seek admission to public universities...
Komla Dumor is dead
It has been confirmed. BBC and former host of Joy FM's Super Morning Show Komla Dumor is dead. The presenter of the Focus of...
