[Daily Trust] Governor Dauda Lawal has approved a 120-day Rapid Intervention Action Plan to address critical systemic failures in Zamfara State’s education sector.

[Ghanaian Times] THE African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has called on African leaders, particularly Ghana, to adopt a holistic approach to addressing challenges in the education sector.

[Liberian Observer] First Baptist Church of Louisiana has officially broken ground on a modern school facility valued at more than US$100,000, marking a major step in advancing its long-standing commitment to education and community development in Louisiana, Montserrado County.

[Nile Post] The Sudanese Embassy in Uganda has appealed to authorities to ease university admission requirements for Sudanese students sitting national examinations in Kampala, warning that current conditions risk delaying their access to higher education.

[Ghanaian Times] THE Regional Maritime University (RMU) on Friday held its 23rd and 11th matriculation ceremony for the August 2025 and January 2026 intakes, admitting a total of 814 students.

[Ghanaian Times] FOURTEEN students of the University of Ghana Faculty of Law have been awarded scholarships by the Lebanese Community in Ghana to support their legal education.

[Vanguard] All is now in place for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) prepares to commence the nationwide exercise on April 16, with over 2.2 million candidates expected to participate.

Officials said the teenage attacker killed himself when cornered by the police. The authorities are investigating possible motives.

The lack of a thriving youth movement in opposition to Trump is a canary-in-the-coal-mine warning of the deterioration of American exceptionalism.

[New Times] A group of 30 students drawn from 13 districts has presented a list of priorities to Parliament, urging lawmakers to reflect their needs in the 2026/27 national budget, particularly in education, child protection, and social welfare.

The government has accused Harvard of harboring antisemitism. Harvard says it prevailed in a similar case last year, and wants the lawsuit moved to the judge who ruled in its favor.

[Nile Post] The International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-TC) International Peace Support Operations Training Centre on Saturday received a distinguished delegation from the United States Army War College US Army War College as part of an official study tour aimed at enhancing professional exchange and deepening collaboration in peace support operations.

[Namibian] Now that we have celebrated our independence, it is time we rethink the use of Afrikaans in our schools. Namibia’s independence in 1990 marked the end of direct political control by the then minority white apartheid South Africa. Nevertheless, the legacy of colonialism continues to shape many aspects of our society.

[Namibian] In Namibia, discussions about economic growth often revolve around sectors such as mining, agriculture, fishing and manufacturing.

[Namibian] The Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) has urged its graduates to embrace entrepreneurship and job creation rather than being job seekers.

[Foroyaa] The NAMIE Foundation honoured some of The Gambia’s most dedicated educators at the 3rd edition of the Gambia Teacher Prize, celebrating teachers as the backbone of national development.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), University of Nairobi Chapter, has issued a strong warning over what it describes as a deepening leadership and financial crisis at the University of Nairobi (UoN), calling for immediate government intervention.