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Education

Nigeria: Mental Health and Addiction in Nigeria’s Classrooms

Today at 18:31 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] As Nigeria marks the Mental Health Awareness Month this May, there is a growing but under-acknowledged crisis. As far back as 2018, an estimated 14.3 million Nigerians between the ages of 15 and 64 were reported to have used drugs, with about 3 million living with drug use disorders, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC, 2018). Since then, emerging studies...

One in four humanities students in Australia to take more than 25 years to pay off student loans, treasury finds

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Job ready graduates program will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students with debts exceeding $50,000

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One in four humanities students will take more than 25 years to fully repay their student loans because of Morrison government changes to university fees, newly public Treasury modelling reveals.

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Nigeria: Ehcon, NBTE Partnership Achieves Reform in Environmental Health Education

Today at 14:46 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has announced the unbundling of the existing Higher National Diploma (HND) programme from four National Diploma (ND) programmes into 14 specialised, skills-based areas in environmental health and public health across Colleges of Health Sciences and...

Tanzania: Relief for Students As MP Delivers Water Pipes

Today at 13:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily News] Kilimanjaro — STUDENTS of Toroha Secondary School in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, are set to be spared long treks in search of water after area Member of Parliament, Ngwaru Maghembe, donated pipes to improve water access at the school.

Tanzania: Over 133,000 Candidates Sit for Acsee Exams Today

Today at 13:29 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — A TOTAL of 133,655 registered candidates are sitting for the 2026 Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE), which begins today across Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.

Uganda: Uganda Celebrates HTTC Students’ Success At Ladha Za Afrika Contest

Today at 12:24 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Students of the Hotel and Tourism Training College (HTTC) who excelled in the recently concluded Ladha Za Afrika Culinary Competitions in Nairobi, Kenya, have been officially recognised by the Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Col (Rtd) Tom Butime.

Zimbabwe: Govt Declares ZIMSEC Mandatory for All Schools From 2027

Today at 07:24 AM, via AllAfrica

[New Zimbabwe] The era of parallel examination systems in Zimbabwe is drawing to a close. Beginning in 2027, every learner in the country will be required to sit for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) exams, placing public schools, private colleges, and trust schools under one national assessment roof for the first time.

School Cellphone Ban Study Finds Mixed Results

Today at 06:01 AM, via New York Times

Cellphone bans got devices out of students’ hands, according to the first large study. But behavior and academics have not improved, at least so far.

Posting the Ten Commandments in Classrooms

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers discuss a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Also: A job seeker’s tale; long movies.

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