Covid-19: Zimbabwe reopens schools
Zimbabwe is reopening schools following a decline in new Covid-19 infections in the country. The new school term was supposed […]
Education
NUJ mourns retired Deputy Director of Radio Niger
Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Niger State Council, has expressed regret over the death of Mr Sunday Abraham, retired Deputy
Gov. Bello advocates teaching of History in schools
Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, has asked for a higher priority in the teaching of history in educational institutions in
JAMB and the Oloyede revolution
By Kunle Akogun – There is no doubt that since his appointment as the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya others make poor showing in 2021 world universities ranking
With the exception of the University of Cape Town, which ranked within the top 300, African countries made a poor
Vice-Chancellor tasks Africans to embrace nobility and resist the money craze
Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), exhorted Africans on Monday to embrace nobility rather than the
Okebukola hails JAMB over JEOG initiative on blind candidates, says it’s a model for Africa
By Tom Chiahemen (ABUJA) – The Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG), set up by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB),
Nigerian university teachers threaten another indefinite strike
By Armstrong Allahmagani (BAUCHI) – Nigerian university lecturers under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have
Bandits attack Nigerian school again, abduct scores of students
Some armed bandits, today, attacked Bethel Secondary School, Maramara in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State in North-West Nigeria,
Nigeria has highest number of “Out of School Children” in Africa – Minister
By Esther Alexander (ABUJA) Nigeria’s Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said on Monday that the highest number
Education, health, others to gain 90% budget implementation through USAID project-Stakeholders
State commissioners, permanent secretaries and other critical stakeholders have applauded efforts by USAID in ensuring that states in Nigeria record
UNICAL Vice Chancellor bags African Teaching Authourity Award
The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) has awarded Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Obi
EU, UNICEF improve access to education for 20,000 conflict-affected children in North-East Nigeria
By Sadiq Abubakar (MAIDUGURI) At least 20,000 children would benefit from classroom and toilet construction/renovation funded by the European Union
Somalia launches online learning programme amid COVID-19
Somalia has teamed up with international organisations to launch an online learning platform for primary education as the country grapples
30 students hospitalised in Nigerian girls school over ‘uncertain sickness’
By ABDULLAHI SHAGARI, Sokoto – No fewer than 30 students were discharged from hospital as a result of uncertain sickness
Nigeria gunmen kidnapped three teachers, no kids taken – Kaduna govt
Gunmen on motorbikes stormed a primary school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kaduna and kidnapped three teachers but no
Dozens of students abducted from college in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria kidnapped around 30 students overnight from a forestry college near a military academy, three students said
One person shot dead in South Africa student protest
One person was killed on Wednesday after South African police fired rubber bullets to disperse a group of student protesters
Senegal shuts schools amid violent unrest
Schools in Senegal will shut until March 15, the education ministry said on Sunday, after days of violent protests that
Gunmen free all 279 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara State
Gunmen have freed all 279 girls kidnapped from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria, the governor in Zamfara state said
Nigeria school sends pupils home over ‘spiritual attack’
Female pupils of Universal Basic Education Junior Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State capital were on Monday sent home when
School abductions: Education is under attack in Northern Nigeria – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has condemned the strings of attack on schools and abductions of students in the Northern part of Nigeria.
Namibia embarks on targeted COVID-19 testing in schools
Namibia is conducting targeted COVID-19 testing in schools for students and staff in regions that have high number of active
Rwanda eases restrictions, opens all schools
All academic institutions in Rwanda will open and resume physical tutoring starting Tuesday, February 23, ending the prolonged shutdown that
South Africa asserts dominance in Africa’s 100 top universities: – LIST
South African universities made a strong showing on a list of African universities released by a ranking site. Eight of
Uganda allows reopening of schools amid strict COVID-19 measures
Uganda on Tuesday allowed the reopening of schools and institutions of higher learning provided they adhere to the strict COVID-19
Zambia president urges maximum adherence to COVID-19 guidelines as schools reopen
Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, on Monday called for strict adherence to COVID-19 measures as schools reopened in the southern African
ECOWAS Parliament: Charting course toward digitising education in post-COVID-19 era
The advent of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has caused the world its greatest disruptions in recent times, as it shut
Nigerian Professor, Ukertor Moti, gets international appointment
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – For Ukertor Gabriel Moti, notable Nigerian Professor of Public Administration specialising in Public Sector Management
Multichoice announces 2021 bursary scheme for South African students
The MultiChoice Group has announced its 2021 Bursary Scheme for South African students. Sharing the good news on Wednesday on