Ghana education service

Free Wi-Fi Scandal: Ministry of Education wasted GHC430 million meant to provide internet for students, GES offices

Transcript fraud: How a private school and educational consultancy deal landed a Ghanaian Student in US jail

Court acquits 8 persons accused of school placement fraud

School Placement Fraud: Education Ministry and GES refused to help police – Investigator

School Placement Fraud: Police Investigator reveals one accused person is GES staff

Accused person in school placement fraud reveals accomplice squandered GHS11,000

School placement fraud: Education Minister snubs Parliament despite repeated summons

RTI Commission fines GES over refusal to give Covid-19 spraying information

Police arrest 8 persons cited in The Fourth Estate’s school placement investigation

School Placement Fraud: Education Minister and I should take responsibility – Fmr. Director-General

FULL VIDEO: School Placement for Sale

“The situation is dire,” SHS heads threaten to shut down schools over acute food shortage

Crisis in SHS: Schools in Upper West to stop feeding students by next Friday

Latest Podcast

After spending billions on streetlighting, why are Ghana’s streets still dark?

Most of Ghana’s major roads and streets are persistently dark at night. This is despite the fact that Ghanaians pay a 3 percent energy levy on their electricity bills. Investigations by The Fourth Estate found that, the Energy Ministry between 2023 and 2025 awarded street lighting contracts worth eight billion Ghana cedis – mostly without competitive bidding. On this episode of the podcast, we go behind the numbers to discuss why Ghana’s streets remain dark despite the billions awarded in contracts.