[Leadership] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a four-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the immediate implementation of a newly approved salary structure for university lecturers nationwide.

[Daily Trust] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a four-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the immediate implementation of a newly approved salary structure for university lecturers across the country.

[New Zimbabwe] THE government has extended the registration deadline for Grade Seven, ‘O’ and ‘A’ level Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) from March 27 to May 22, 2026 after parents requested an extension after failing to raise the required fees on time.

[New Zimbabwe] Disgruntled teachers have accused Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube of dishonesty over government’s commitment to improve their welfare, as the cost of living continues to rise on the back of fuel price increases.

[Daily Maverick] For months, parents of students at Dukathole LSEN School have voiced serious concerns over a deteriorating learning environment, and now two official government reports have validated their protests and concerns.

The Justice Department’s demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.

Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Phil Klay. Also: Educating undocumented students; energy realities; calling all teenagers.

[This Day] Senior and junior secondary school students across the country have been invited to enter the 2026 Bishop Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition. Entries opened on March 16 and will close on June 30, 2026.

[This Day] A Nigerian academic and researcher at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Dr. Ada Peter, has been recognised among 25 women shaping conversations on the future of higher education across Africa, by the Education Collaborative.

[This Day] Abakaliki — A leading aspirant for the office of the Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Alfred Nwuruku, has advocated that the Nigerian students’ community be adequately carried along in all federal government educational reforms.

[This Day] Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Limited recently donated school materials worth N241 million to 3,704 students in host communities in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, as part of efforts to support education and promote inclusive community development. Funmi Ogundare reports that the intervention reflects a broader commitment to improving access to learning and ensuring that...

[This Day] · Reveals over 1.1 million children returned to school in 2025, 15 million still out-of-school

[Premium Times] The programme, supported by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), is a nationwide initiative expected to benefit more than 29 million children, train 500,000 teachers, deliver 13,000 new classrooms, and reintegrate millions of out-of-school children into the formal school system.

Tired of seeing its elementary-school children struggle with online temptations, the town of Greystones proposed a ‘no smart devices’ code. Most everyone bought in.

Kirsty Coventry, the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee, has frequently spoken about what she says is the need to protect women’s competitions at the Olympic Games.

[263Chat] Teachers under the banner of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have issued a petition to the government warning of industrial action if long-standing grievances over pay and working conditions are not addressed.

[263Chat] Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo has hailed the opening of a new research centre at Mbare High School as a milestone in expanding access to modern learning tools in high-density suburbs.

[UCT] As a child, Buyani Mazeka stuttered so severely that he communicated with his hands. He wrote in mirror image, every word reversed, every sentence flipped, and repeated a grade before the problem was identified.

[Africa Check] No, Kenya Medical Training College admissions and placements not handled via personal numbers, ignore fake document online

[Vanguard] History was made recently at the 2025/2026 matriculation ceremony of the Federal College of Fisheries and Maritime Technology, FCFMT, Victoria Island, Lagos, as a total of 1,200 students, the highest number since the school’s inception, were admitted into various programmes.

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