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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has warned that it will not hesitate to direct its members to close down schools if attacks and assaults on teachers continue in communities across the country. According to the Association, increasing incidents of violence against teachers are under
Tension is mounting among more than three thousand teachers across the country after the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department announced that the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) allowance will not be paid this month. Teacher unions say the decision has caused widespread concern, u
The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, Mr Thomas Tanko Musah has said Ghana's educational institutions are not meant for fun. He said the schools are meant for serious business. "The Ghana National Association of Teachers, we support the Minister of Education, Haruna Id
The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, Mr Thomas Tanko Musah has stated that the Association endorses the directive issued by the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, that bans students from wearing long hair while in school. Mr Tanko said, the directive is to enable
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has strongly condemned the tragic killing of Mr. Bukari Yahaya, Headteacher of D/A Primary School in Garu and District GNAT Treasurer for Garu Tempane in the Upper East Region. According to GNAT, Mr. Yahaya was fatally shot by unidentified assailants
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is calling for the establishment of more reform centers to address rising indiscipline among students. The Association warns that growing acts of violence such as students brandishing knives and attacking their peers—pose a serious threat to the coun
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Ashanti Region has underscored the importance of sustained dialogue between the government and teacher unions to tackle pressing challenges in the education sector. At its 54th Regional Delegates Conference, the Association acknowledged the ne
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is taking a strong stance against what it describes as the worrying silence of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and regional directors over rising attacks on teachers. Across the country, reports of violent attacks on teachers are on the rise sparki
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has suspended its planned strike on April 30. This decision comes after President Mahama directed the Ministry of Education to address concerns relating to teacher promotions. Just three days to the planned nationwide strike by GNAT, President Mahama
Tension is building up in Ghana’s education sector as the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has threatened a nationwide strike by Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The decision follows unresolved concerns over the delayed promotion of more than a thousand teachers. "We have given the duty beare
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has given the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service up to the end of April to implement the revised conditions of service or risk disturbance on the labour front. According to the Association, the delay in getting the conditions of servic
The leadership of the Pre-Tertiary Teacher Unions have called for calm among teachers who are apprehensive over their appointments being revoked. Their anxiety stems from a circular issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to heads of schools to ensure that the appointments of teachers who were r
Members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), took to the streets of Accra on October 1 to demand improved conditions of service and to protest disparities in salary levels. The teachers, clad in red, marched from Obra Spot at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to the Ministry of Education, ex
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has denied reports that the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has bribed them to campaign for him. GNAT described the allegation as not only palpable false but also wicked sinister, mischievous and v
The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Tanko Musah has said that the galamsey menace has affected the brains of students, thus hampering academic work. Mr Musah and other leaders of organised labour have therefore called on President Akufo-Addo to declare
Pre-tertiary teacher unions are upset that government owes their second-tier pension funds over GHC600,000,000 for a period of one year. The unions, Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) Ghana say,
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has wished all candidates of this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) well. The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) announced that all the necessary measures had been put in place for the 2024 BECE for final-year Junior High Scho
General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has told the government to be serious in negotiating the condition of the service of teachers. He says that teachers have suffered for far too long hence the need for the government to expedite the negotiations. Th
General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has said that teachers expect the government to reach an agreement on their condition of service immediately. He says that the teachers are not prepared to accept excuses from the government. Speaking on the Ghana
The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah Tanko, says there will be more agitations by pre tertiary teachers before the end of this week. According to him, the agitations are happening because government has failed to implement the conditions of service
