At least seven candidates sitting for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been arrested for engaging in various forms of examination malpractice, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) confirmed on Monday. WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, Accra-based Citi News that the arrests were made across threeContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates will be made to select their preferred Senior High Schools (SHSs) only after the release of the 2026 results, Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu said on Wednesday. The minister emphasized that the policy forms part of efforts to improve theContinue Reading
Two more candidates have been nominated for the position of the next UN secretary-general, according to documents published on the official website of the president of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday. Burundi, the current chair of the African Union, has nominated Macky Sall, former president of Senegal,Continue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said the results of 34,563 candidates who sat for the 2025 WASSCE have been either withheld or cancelled pending investigations ahead of releasing the results, according to a statement issued over the weekend. The statement, signed by the Head ofContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh A total of 603,328 candidates are expected to take part in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), scheduled to run from Wednesday, June 11 to Wednesday, June 18, across the country, the Ghana Education Service announced Monday. According to the Director-General of the GES, Prof.Continue Reading
