[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations have officially reached their conclusion, with rewrite opportunities for selected subjects having taken place on Thursday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — KCA University (KCAU) is set to mark its 19th Graduation Ceremony, celebrating the achievements of 3,286 graduates who have completed various programmes across four schools.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Student Fashion and Design Week (NSFDW) has announced its ninth edition, nestled within Lagos’ vibrant December festivities and blending fashion, culture, and youth innovation into a signature year-end celebration.

[New Times] A total of 180,005 primary learners across eleven districts in Rwanda can now apply skills gained from the Science and Elementary Technology (SET) curriculum into real, community-driven solutions, a milestone from five years of learning through play with technology projects implemented by Right To Play.

[SAnews.gov.za] With the matric exam session now complete, many learners will be attending formal matric rage events and smaller end-of-exams or “pens down” parties over the next week.

[Premium Times] The programme was introduced in the wake of the Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction and was designed to operate at different levels, including state-led efforts and national coordination through some agencies.

[Vanguard] Schools across Kaduna State were on Thursday abruptly shut over alleged security threats issued by armed bandits.

[Premium Times] The group urged the chairperson.of the governing council of LASU to use his position to resolve the issue and bring justice to the affected lecturers.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has emphasised that the foremost goal of parenting is to raise children who are responsible, decent, and contribute positively to society.

[The Conversation Africa] Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, the Zimbabwe Open University and the National Open University of Nigeria have joined long-standing providers like the University of South Africa in offering flexible study...

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[The Point] Take M, an academic pacesetting organisation that promotes education in The Gambia, has continued its unique efforts at building and developing the talents and intelligence quotients of Gambian students with strategic subjects or disciplines in learning.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced a transformative partnership with FinCom Technologies, the creators of the SchoolPay platform, to deliver the first fully digital lending solution for schools in the country.

[Ghanaian Times] Three major teacher unions in Ghana are demanding immediate payment of owed allowances, warning that the government’s failure to pay could lead to industrial unrest.

[Ghanaian Times] Education Minister Haruna Iddrissu has announced that government is working to make education free for all learners with special needs, with funding expected to come from GETFund.

[SNA] Ministry of Education Participates in Fifth International Safe Schools Conference in Nairobi at COMESA Invitation

[Vanguard] …’A historic, happiest day for us,’ says Governor

[Leadership] The Kebbi State governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has urged the 24 freed schoolgrils of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Danko Wasagu local government area of the State, not to relent in pursuit of education.