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[Ghanaian Times] The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, has announced a new programme that will allow Ghanaian students to use the Gemini App free of charge for 12 months.

[Agenzia Fides] Abuja — An unknown number of girls were kidnapped by armed men who attacked a girls’ school in northwestern Nigeria overnight. The gang members attacked the Maga Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in the Danko/Wasagu district of Kebbi State in the early morning hours of November 17. After killing the school’s deputy principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku, who had...

[Liberian Observer] The Executive Director of the Burphy Cares Foundation, Richlue O. Burphy, is calling for greater prioritization of youth-focused programs and initiatives in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 draft budget, which was recently submitted by President Joseph Boakai to the legislature for scrutiny.

Asking students to drill down on their schoolwork amid an array of digital distractions is inimical to learning.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on Friday expressed concerns about bullying in schools in the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

[Premium Times] The new substantive vice-chancellor will take over from Carol Arinze-Umobi, who has been serving as the acting vice-chancellor of the university.

[Vanguard] The Founder and CEO of GetBundi Education Technology, Osita Oparaugo, has said that Africa is well positioned to maximise the benefits of the ongoing digital revolution but must first reimagine how learning is done in the continent.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed N116 billion to cover institutional fees and upkeep allowances for students across the country.

[Vanguard] The Chairman, House Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Education, Rep. Kayode Laguda has called for the abolition of the lingering HND/Bsc dichotomy to address the injustice in the academic system.

[Namibian] Four pupils in the Zambezi region are expected to appear in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court after the theft of five donated computers from their school.

[Namibian] A group of young technical and vocational education and training (TVET) trainees and graduates are building a new 128-bed school hostel at Neyuva Combined School in Kavango East.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — MyCredit Limited has signed a KES 1.2 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Enkisoma Africa Limited to finance and accelerate digital transformation in private schools across Kenya.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia, November 17, 2025: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has officially relieved Mr. James A.S. Momoh of his duties as Superintendent of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS), following damning findings from the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC).

[New Dawn] The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Richard Nagbe Koon, has urged members of the 25th graduating class of the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) to step into the world as bearers of vision and catalysts for positive transformation.

[Namibian] Once regarded as a highly respected profession, teaching is losing its value.

[Premium Times] JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, distanced himself from the 29 October incident, during which Mufutau Bello, a JAMB official who represented him, shocked lawmakers by refusing to introduce himself and objecting to the presence of journalists at a public hearing.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has called on the Eastern Cape Department of Education to respond to the shocking news of half-a-billion-rands infrastructure grant being withheld by the National Treasury.

[Premium Times] Locals told our reporter that the terrorists, locally known as bandits, infiltrated the area through Zamfara forests, and operated unhindered despite two military checkpoints near the school.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has strongly opposed the Ministry of Education’s proposal to reduce government capitation for day secondary schools, calling the directive unacceptable and a threat to free basic education.