Ghanaian teachers, students express concern over rising COVID-19 cases as schools reopen
Many teachers and students in Ghana said on Monday that after several months of school closure due to the Coronavirus […]
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AfDB grants $11.26 million for women and girls’ education in Chad
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government
UNICEF donates 700,000 masks to Kenyan schools
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday donated 700,000 masks to Kenya for distribution to schools for safe reopening
We are not willing to return to school – Nigeria’s Katsina schoolboy
Schoolboys abducted at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, have lamented the sufferings they went through in their
Schoolboys abduction a sign of Boko Haram expansion – Experts
Nigeria’s dreaded Boko Haram has sounded a grim warning in claiming responsibility for a mass kidnapping in the country’s northwest,
Bandits’ attack on Nigerian school: 333 students still missing, says Governor Masari
Governor of Katsina State, North-West Nigeria, Aminu Bello Masari, has confirmed that 333 students are missing following an attack on
Gunmen attack on Nigerian school: Police says over 200 students rescued
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – The Katsina State Police Command in North-West Nigeria said on Saturday that over 200 students
NUC uncovers 100 fake professors in varsities
The National Universities Commission has said it has uncovered about 100 fake professors across Nigerian universities.
FG to flush out unqualified teachers by December
The Federal Government on Friday affirmed that all unqualified teachers would be flushed out of Nigerian classrooms by December 31, 2019.
IPPIS registration begins in varsities
Enrolment for the IPPIS on Wednesday began in many federal universities across the country despite the opposition of the Academic
WAEC releases results of 91,225 private candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Friday released the results of 91, 225 private candidates that sat for the
Senate proposes 14-year jail term for sexual predators in tertiary institutions
The Senate, on Wednesday, debated a bill which proposed up to 14 years jail term, with a minimum of 5
FG approves 20 private polys, 32 enterprise institutions, 4 health colleges
Federal Government has approved 20 additional private polytechnics, 4 colleges of health sciences and technology as well as 32 Innovation
Benue varsity shut as students protest new CGPA grading
Timothy Agbo The authorities of Benue State University on Monday shut the institution and asked students to vacate the campus
JAMB to use NIN for 2020 matriculation examinations
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Sunday said it would use the National Identity Number issued by the National
President Buhari changes name of University of Agriculture, Makurdi
President Mohammadu Buhari on Wednesday sent a bill to the National Assembly proposing the change of the name of the
Admiralty varsity pledges to uphold high standards for its students, explains recent protest over PAP allowances
By GRACE AUDU The Management of the Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN), in Deltas State, says it would continue to
Education: Northern Nigeria needs 58,121 teachers to enhance girl-child education – UNICEF
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The United Nations Children and Education Fund (UNICEF) says 58,121 female teachers are required to close the
4th Africa Day of School Feeding Celebrated in Abidjan, Cote D’ivoire
The fourth edition of the African Day of School Feeding, celebrated under the theme “Investing in home-grown school feeding for
Tanzanian teachers secure opportunities to teach Kiswahili in South Sudan
The governments of Tanzania and South Sudan on Wednesday signed an agreement that provided opportunities for teaching Kiswahili in South
Ikyaan promises 3 new specialized universities for Benue if elected governor
Ahead of the March 9, 2019 Gubernatorial Elections, the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Governorship candidate in Benue State, Rev. Frederick
420 children in Somali resume education after AU renovates terror-hit school
The AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Friday said it had completed the renovation of a school destroyed in a
PLSG introduces dress codes for teachers
The Plateau Government has introduced a dress code for teachers in its primary school teachers as part of measures to
Zimbabwe teachers to strike over pay as currency crisis deepens
Zimbabwean teachers will commence strike on Tuesday to press for U.S. dollar-denominated salaries following the failure of talks with the
2019 UTME: JAMB begins sale of form January 3
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced January 3, 2019 as the commencement date for the sale of
Nigerian varsity denies allegation of missing babies in Teaching Hospital
From EMMA OBI, Calabar The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has denied allegations that armed robbers stormed the hospital
Shell awards scholarships to 1,035 students, undergraduates in Rivers
No fewer than 1,035 secondary school students and undergraduates on Tuesday received scholarships to pursue their academic dreams in Nigeria
Nigerian government earmarked over $1.648bn to Education in 2018 – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says over N600 billion (about $1.648bn) has so far been allocated to the education
‘Don’t go back to school’ kidnappers tell freed Cameroonian students
One of the kidnapped female students freed in Cameroon said her captors warned her and other students not to return
Otumfuo pledges to expedite processes for constitution of new KNUST Council
The Asantehene Otumfuo, Osei Tutu II, is continuing with meetings with all stakeholders at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science