THURSDAY, 23 APRIL 2026, 08:40
[Premium Times] Benue and Nasarawa lead North Central’s push to boost education funding in 2026, yet all six states still lag behind Nigeria’s 26 per cent benchmark.
[Scrolla] New data from Stats SA shows that having a degree or matric certificate does not protect you from being poor. A failing job market means millions of young graduates are left sitting at home without being able to find work.
[Ghanaian Times] The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, in the Western Region, has announced the appointment of the current Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Studies, Professor Bernard Kumi-Boateng, as the new Vice Chancellor.
[Nyasa Times] The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has taken the extraordinary step of cancelling degrees awarded to some 2025 graduates from the University of Lilongwe (UNILIL), citing fundamental breaches of academic standards and admissions rules.
Utah Valley University was thrilled that Sharon McMahon, a best-selling author, would speak at its graduation. And then her old posts resurfaced.
The École des Sables has established itself as Africa’s premier dance-training hub. Yet money concerns, and a new port nearby, make its future precarious.
Demographic changes will cause a glut of school places, according to National Audit Office report
A failure to account for England’s falling birthrate is leading to a glut of school places and a potential £1bn fall in pupil funding over the next three years, according to a National Audit Office report.
The government’s spending watchdog said the Department for Education started to...
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — As the government prepares to overhaul teacher payment by linking pay more closely to days attended or lessons delivered, education experts and union leaders are urging a more thought-through approach.
Appeals court ruling is a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools
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Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into...
A Yale report offers some honest self-reflection on where the university went wrong.
The university released a report that said the president, Walter Carter Jr., took trips with a podcaster and suggested that the university hire her.
[This Day] A Professor of Educational Administration and Leadership and Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Akoka, Simeon Adebayo Oladipo, has warned that political interference in policy formulation is undermining Nigeria’s education system and entrenching mediocrity.
[This Day] Abuja — The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said it has so far disbursed the sum of N242.4 billion since the initiative became fully operational with the launch of its application portal on 24 May 2024.
[Liberian Investigator] – The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development is moving forward with plans to build a continental women’s leadership campus in Monrovia, with its executive director declaring that Africa can no longer depend on Western spaces to shape its leadership future.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) has warned the public against enrolling at Kisumu-based Northlands International Medical Training College, saying the institution is unaccredited and not authorised to offer nursing training programmes.
At the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, scholars wrestled with what people want from national anniversaries — and whether historians can give it to them.
Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reveal their inspiration, and reflect on their success
‘Some people said it doesn’t exist – that it’s a fantasy.” So says Flordeliza Dayrit of the silk road, the vast network of trade routes that once connected Asia, Africa and Europe...
[Daily Trust] Governor Dauda Lawal has approved a 120-day rapid intervention plan to address challenges in Zamfara State’s education sector.
“CoachGPT.” A college “cookie house.” And the latest from Iran.
Government amendment to children’s wellbeing and schools bill to replace existing guidance with statutory ban
A ban on mobile phones in schools in England is to be introduced by the government to ensure that “critical safeguarding legislation” is passed.
The government will table an amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill in the House of Lords after the bill was held up by...
Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create “a clear legal requirement for schools”.