Showcasing “American Progress,” John Gast’s tableau of Manifest Destiny, is of a piece with the administration’s desire for a more traditional view of American history.

[This Day] All concerned federal government ministries and agencies will today (Thursday) meet in Abuja in a bid to resolve the lingering areas of disagreement between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the government.

[Vanguard] In a bid to finally close the chapter on the lingering 2009 ASUU agreement, a high-stakes meeting is expected in Abuja today as the federal government is expected to make a counter offer to the university teachers in a bid to translate years of stalled renegotiations into concrete, implementable commitments with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

[Scrolla] Only one of more than 700 schools in Buffalo City Metro and Amathole West has the food safety certificates legally required for feeding pupils. The Eastern Cape legislature has passed a motion forcing school kitchen inspections after a series of food poisoning scares, including the Mthatha outbreak.

[Agenzia Fides] Lilongwe — “Mchinji is one of the districts with a high rate of young marriages, and as the Catholic Church, we consider this a matter of great concern in our Archdiocese,” said Bishop Vincent Frederick Mwakhwawa during Sunday Mass at St. Joseph’s Parish in Ludzi, during which he administered the sacrament of Confirmation to 320 boys and girls from the Ludzi and Zulu areas. On...

[Daily Trust] The federal government is working to avert a looming nationwide strike that may paralyse academic activities across all government owned universities in the country, Daily Trust gathered last night.

The standards prohibit processed meat and limit the use of artificial sweeteners in meals served by nearly a dozen city agencies, including the Department of Education.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL) will, on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, launch a nationwide public education campaign aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the Government Gazette.

[Liberian Observer] “Impact Academy is recognized as a vital foundation for emerging creatives,” said Emeka Emmanuel Obiamiwe, Founder and CEO of Impact Academy Incorporated, at the conclusion of a six-week creative arts bootcamp designed to inspire and equip young Liberian talent.

[Liberian Observer] The Maryann Cheeseman School of Home Economics and Cosmetology on Saturday held its 53rd Graduation Ceremony under the theme “Torch Bearers of Success,” celebrating 139 graduates trained in technical and vocational disciplines.

[Liberian Observer] The Founder and Executive Director of the Change Agent Network (CAN), Mr. Eric Willise Wowoh, has disclosed that plans are underway to officially hand over the CAN University (CAN-U) in Fissibu Town, Zorzor District, Lofa County, to the Government of Liberia to be operated as a public institution.

President Nayib Bukele says that his new education minister, a military officer, will restore discipline to schools where gangs once recruited. A school workers’ union called the appointment “absurd.”

[Daily Maverick] The Public Service Commission has been asked by Buti Manamela to probe his own appointments of three controversial Sector Education and Training Authority administrators.

It becomes the latest country to restrict phone use in schools, with a law that will go into effect in 2026.