[Nile Post] KAMWENGE — Kamwenge District is set to host its annual primary schools athletics championship this March, bringing together pupils from government-aided and private schools across the district.

[Daily Trust] The federal government has placed a six-year moratorium on the establishment of tertiary institutions across the country.

[Vanguard] Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has approved the recruitment of 3,050 teachers in the state.

[Premium Times] The council also granted comprehensive insurance coverage for the 180 federal unity schools nationwide.

In “Chosen Land,” Matthew Avery Sutton argues that, despite the intentions of certain founders, the First Amendment guaranteed that the United States would be a godly country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Johnson & Johnson Foundation has officially launched its Advanced Nursing Education Fund, offering study loans of up to Sh500,000 to nurses and midwives seeking to advance their education and leadership in healthcare.

[The Conversation Africa] It’s getting tougher to assess how much university students have learnt. In his work as a Mathematical Statistics lecturer, Michael von Maltitz has tried a new way of getting students to learn, and of assessing what they’ve absorbed and retained. Students have to show and discuss how they arrived at their understanding of the subject. They can’t just rely on cramming,...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the Pentagon would end funds supporting active-duty service members at Harvard. The school is offering military students alternatives to defer or go elsewhere.

Plus, what SNAP cuts bring to the cafeteria table.

[Nile Post] Police in Mukono have recovered Nathan Tuwandike, a 25-year-old student of Uganda Christian University (UCU), days after he was reported missing.

[New Dawn] The University of Liberia (UL) over the weekend conferred an honorary Doctorate in International Relations on Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, during the institution’s 105th graduation ceremony held at the historic Fendell Campus.

[The Point] Imam Ratib Alh. Cherno Alieu Mass Kah and Alh. Bai Sainey Secka, the Bilal of Banjul have organised the second edition of Takusani Al-Qu’ran recitation, a great initiative to promote Qu’ranic learning. Such events encourage students to memorise and recite the Quran, fostering a love for Islamic education.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has evacuated 43 students from Iran to Türkiye as the escalating conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel continues, a top government official said here.

[Vanguard] Lagos State government has said the state’s student athletes who delivered a historic, medal-laden performance at the 2026 World School Games Olympia in Doha, Qatar, from January 29 to 31, embodied the Lagos spirit of confidence, discipline, resilience and excellence on the global stage.

[Leadership] The NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Energy Joint Venture has graduated 623 teachers and education inspectors under the 2026 Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP), reaffirming its commitment to improving education standards in Edo and Delta states.

[UCT] When aerospace engineers talk about the future of flight, liquid hydrogen (LH2) is often part of the conversation. It is lightweight, energy-dense and carbon-free at the point of use. But storing and controlling it inside aircraft and spacecraft tanks is anything but simple.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — A recent visit by Path To Russia (PTR) to Marwa Primary and Marwa Secondary schools in Makueni County highlighted how cultural exchange programs can serve as a springboard for practical interventions, addressing urgent infrastructure and development needs in local schools.

[Vanguard] The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers.

[This Day] The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has renewed its strategic capacity development partnership with the World Maritime University (WMU), Malmö, Sweden, through the signing of a four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s maritime human capital and institutional capacity.