End SARS: My govt has not done enough, bear with us – Buhari begs Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday appealed to Nigerians to bear with the government. Buhari said Nigerians who have not felt the impact of his government should bear with him. He made the appeal in Ilorin, Kwara State at a town hall meeting with the traditional rulers, youths, students, organised labour, market women and other stakeholders on the End SARS protest and its aftermath. Represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the President said his administration has the interest of the youths and the people in general at heart and has been doing a lot to touch their lives. “If we have not done enough or we have not touched everybody, we appeal that you please bear with us. “In the first instance, what we have is less than 60 per cent of the revenue that was available to other governments that came before us. “We all know what we suffered during COVID-19, and as we are just trying to recover from this we also face another crisis. “We appeal that you should please assist the government and be patient. “This government is dedicated to serving the people and we will continue to try our best to do so “I thank you all for your perseverance, understanding and patience,” he said. Daily Post Please kindly contact Apexnewsgh.com on email:apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.
Education Minister falsely claims Ghana was ranked 2nd in the 2018 Global Teacher Status Index
Claim: Ghana ranked 2nd in the 2018 Global Teacher Status Index. Source: Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh Verdict: False Researched by Sani Abdul-Rahman Ghana’s education sector performance has become a top-tier issue in political campaigns ahead of the country’s election on December 7, with the leading political parties making a case to the electorates about investments and progress in the sector. At a programme organized by the Ministry of Information to highlight the government’s achievements in the education sector since 2017, Education Minister- Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh claimed that Ghana ranked 2nd in the 2018 Global Teacher Status Index and the claim has since been published by news websites. The claim was again repeated in an interview on a local radio station, Peace Fm on October 30, and has again been published in online articles. This fact-check report will examine the accuracy of the claim. Locate the claim: At the 6th Edition of the Nation Building Updates in Accra on the theme: “The Teacher at the Centre of Quality Education” on October 29, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh between the minutes 20:00 – 20:35 said: “A world ranking study that came out shows that Ghana was ranked second in the teachers’ survey conducted by the Global Teacher Status Index. In a survey of 35 countries with 35,000 participants, they found out that for countries that respected teachers, and did more for teachers it improved their economy, and Ghana was rated second after China.” On October 30, the Education Minister in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on a local radio station- Peace FM between minutes 1:20 – 2:30 partly said: “Ghana was ranked second after China [on the Global Teacher Status].” Global Teacher Status Index: The Global Teacher Status Index (GTSI) is an in-depth opinion survey that examines the link between the status of teachers in society and the performance of children in school. The survey collates public perceptions about issues such as teacher salaries, level of respect for teachers and how highly people rank their own education system. The GTSI is conducted every 5 years and was first carried out in 2013, featuring 21 countries before 14 more countries were added in the second edition in 2018, with a study sample of 1,000 respondents in each country. The countries involved in the Global Teacher Status Index 2018 were chosen on their performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessments to represent each major continent and as representative of different strands of education systems. Both PISA and TIMSS rankings are internationally comparative student assessment that measures the performance of children on comparable educational tests across many countries of the world. Fact-check Three African countries: Ghana, Egypt and Uganda, featured in the 2018 Global Teacher Status Index. GhanaFact checks showed that Ghana scored 18.9 points out of 100 and ranked 32nd out of the 35 countries, contrary to the claims by the Education Minister- Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh. China emerged first followed by Malaysia and Taiwan in the second and third positions respectively. ????????????????????????: ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????????????? 2018 An Education Policy Research and Advocacy Organization, Africa Education Watch was the first to flag the claim made by the minister and in an interview with its Executive Director- Kofi Asare, he said the error was “unfortunate”. Education Minister response “Daily Guide [media publishers] first published the story, you can fact-check them too. The data is what I presented,” Education Minister- Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh told GhanaFact in an interview when alerted to our findings. Subsequent checks on the online platform, dailyguidenetwork.com showed the platform published a story on October 22 with the headline “Ghana Places 2nd On Teachers Status Ranking”. However, the online article does not provide any further details on where it sourced the information contained in its headline from in the body of the story. Verdict The claim that Ghana ranked 2nd in the 2018 Global Teacher Status Index is FALSE. ghanafact Please kindly contact Apexnewsgh.com on email:apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.
Govt will support universities to build infrastructure – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has said the government would support institutions of higher learning with funding for infrastructural development. He said through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), the main campus of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho and Hohoe, would receive funds to construct and complete needed facilities to increase the intake of new students. Dr Bawumia said these at the third session of the fifth UHAS Congregation in Ho, where 786 students, including the first cohort of UHAS doctors, graduated. The event was observed in three batches due to the COVID-19 pandemic as management strictly adhered to the COVID-19 safety protocols. He announced that phase two of the UHAS development programme would take-off by the middle of November. He praised the governments of Ghana and China, whose partnership was giving meaning to the development of UHAS to a full-fledged University of international status. The Vice President commended the management for their efforts to construct some residential facilities to increase student intake. He paid glowing tribute to the board of governors and management for rising to the national call during the COVID-19 pandemic and for playing host to a testing Centre, in partnership with the Ho Teaching Hospital. “I doff my hat for the management and board of UHAS for that particular gesture.” He said the decision by the University Council and management to establish new programmes in dentistry, sports and exercise facility in addition to the physician assistant in Anaesthesia was welcoming and would support the government. Dr Bawumia said UHAS quest to become a preemptive health educational institution dedicated to community service was loudly visible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor John Gyapong, Vice-Chancellor of UHAS, said the University offered undergraduate programmes within its six schools, comprising, Allied Health Sciences (SAHS), Basic and Biomedical Sciences (SBBS), Medicine (SOM), Nursing and Midwifery (SoNAM), Pharmacy (SoP), and public health (SPH). He said UHAS currently had 35 departments and offered 20 programmes. He said the programmes were accredited by regulatory bodies, including the National Council of Tertiary Education (NCTE), the Pharmacy Council, and the National Accreditation Board (NAB). On research, Prof Gyapong said UHAS was carving a niche for itself and already rubbing shoulders with older Universities. The Vice-Chancellor said a functional Appeals Board was established with a mandate to adjudicate disputes between staff, students and the University. He said the current workforce of UHAS stood at 834, including 269 Junior staff, 206 Senior staff, 292 Senior members academic and 67 Senior members administrative and professionals. Prof Enyonam Yao Kwawukume, Founder of Family Health University College, urged the graduates to begin to think outside the box in real-life situations. He exhorted them “never to be satisfied with any situation, don’t be embarrassed by failure and remember to be first among equals.” Justice Mr Jones Mawulorn Dotse, Chairman of UHAS Council, asked the graduands to allow the institution to go through them to succeed in life. Students, who distinguished themselves academically received several sponsored prizes at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Allied Health Sciences, Public Health and Basic and Biomedical Sciences. Rosina Afua Ampomah Carr emerged the overall and outstanding graduating UHAS student and won the Vice Chancellor’s prize. Victor Loglo won the Professor Fred Binka prize for the outstanding graduating student with demonstrated service to the University community. GNA Please kindly contact Apexnewsgh.com on email:apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.
Missing police officer found dead
Inspector Charles Adamu, the police officer who was reported missing in the Eastern region a week ago has been found dead. The body of the officer was found floating on a river near his parcel of land, where he had gone to visit. The identity of the remains of the senior Police officer was confirmed at the Police Hospital in Accra, sources say. Background Police Personnel and residents of Asuboi and nearby Communities near Suhum in the Eastern Region went searching for the 50-year-old Police officer who had been missing for days. Charles Adamu, the Police Inspector who is a driver attached to the Police Hospital in Accra reportedly went missing Friday, October 30, 2020 when he visited his plot of land at the Asuboi area in Ayensuano District. His wife reported to the Police that her husband did not return to the house. Police investigators went to the scene and found a Police vehicle used by the missing officer parked at the roadside near his plot with the ignition key on. Kwaku Afari -former Assemblymember for Asuboi electoral area told Starr News there was public announcement Sunday morning where the youth were mobilized to help Suhum Police search for the missing Police officer. The Acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, Sargeant Francis Gomado confirmed the incident to Starr News. He urged the public to assist Police search for the missing law enforcer. Starr Please kindly contact Apexnewsgh.com on email:apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.
NPP man’s name appears on NDC sack list
Another one of the eighteen persons who the National Democratic Congress claims to have axed from the party for contesting the 2020 elections as independent candidate has come out to deny ever being member of the party. Dr Bonja Ishmael Anchomese of Krachi Nchumuru has challenged the NDC to provide any evidence of his association with the party. He disclosed that he has been a card-bearing member of the NPP since 2011 and has no affiliations with the opposition party. “If they don’t know their members, they should go and do their homework well. As we speak, I don’t even have a pencil belonging to the NDC,” he told Asempa FM. “I was never part of the NDC and I will never be part of the NDC. I decided to go independent but changed my mind. Even the colours of my posters show shades of red, blue and white, which are NPP colours.” Dr Anchomese also said that following talks with the leadership of the NPP he has decided to withdraw his candidature for the 2020 elections. Predicting doom for NDC in the coming elections, Dr Anchomese said he is joining forces with the NPP to win both the parliamentary and presidential seats in the area. “But the elders of the party advised me against the move. They said if my decision is about the development of the area, I should join forces with the NPP candidate so we can progressively work to develop the constituency. It is not about my personal interest so I agreed and rejoined the party,” he explained. On Thursday, David Tiki Dange an independent candidate for the Damongo Constituency threatened to take the NDC to court if they do not remove his name from the list. He, like Dr Anchomese said he has never been a member of the party and tasked them to do due diligence. “One would have expected a meticulous inquiry to ascertain the authenticity of this fact before the compilation of such list. “I want to state categorically that I have never been a member of the National Democratic Congress, in fact, I have never borne any political party card in my life,” a statement said to have been signed by Dange reads. Ghanaweb Please kindly contact Apexnewsgh.com on email:apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.