Public Accounts orders arrest and prosecution of teacher over payroll fraud
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the prosecution of a teacher in Sunyani, Comfort Appiah, over a payroll irregularity involving unearned salary. This follows a revelation from the Kintampo South District Education Directorate that a headteacher, Bismark Agyekum, who also served as a payroll validator, fled to California with […]
Pre-Tertiary Teacher Unions in Volta Region protest over working conditions
By Elorm Yao Aryee Some members of teacher unions in pre-tertiary education in the Volta Region have staged a demonstration in Ho to demand the payment of some allowances to improve their working conditions. The demonstration follows the government’s failure to address the concerns of the unions after several negotiations. The unions have given their […]
Teacher in Jasikan in Oti Region Apprehended for impersonation
By David Bawanke Mr. Agbenyenu Bless, a Teacher in Jasikan in the Oti Region, has been arrested for allegedly creating a fraudulent facebook account in the name of Yao Gomado, MP for Akan Constituency. Mr. Bless is said to have used the MP’s name to engage in deceitful activities that caused harm and potential financial […]
Nigerian teacher slumps and dies, colleagues blame stress
A teacher with the Olokinne High School, Ojowo, Ijebu Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mrs Oluwatosin Aina, reportedly slumped on the school and died. The incident, reported by the Punch, was said to have happened on Thursday morning and has left the community in shock. A source who said he was […]
Teacher trainee jailed 14 months for impersonation
SOURCE: GNA The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced Uthman Anuwar Sadat, a first-year student of the Nusrat Jahan Training College to 14 months imprisonment for impersonation during the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Uthman Anuwar Sadat, aged 20, pleaded guilty to the charge of impersonation and was sentenced according to the West African […]
Teacher assaulted by parent at school in Tamale
By: Murtala Issah Teachers at Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Primary School at Sakaka, a suburb of Tamale, are living in fear following an alleged assault on a female teacher of the school. The teacher was allegedly attacked by a parent, for caning a pupil in class. The incident led to the closure of […]
