[Leadership] In response to a recent student abduction, the Kebbi State Government has partnered with top security agencies to train secondary school principals in implementing the Safe Schools Initiative, marking a new era of heightened security consciousness across all educational institutions.

[New Dawn] Gbarnga — Each morning, as school bells ring across Gbarnga City and children in pressed uniforms hurry toward their classrooms, 10-year-old Kolu Sumo takes a different path, one that leads to the roadside.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has announced that professors in Nigerian universities will receive an additional ₦140,000 monthly allowance following a landmark agreement signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Sh1.1 billion Finland Education Scholarship programme trial resumed hearings as the Director of Public Prosecutions unveiled the 137th witness at the Nakuru Law Courts.

[This Day] Insurance giant, SanlamAllianz, has launched a financial education campaign at Lagos markets.

[Premium Times] ASUU president said the union is optimistic about the implementation of the agreement in totality, “but there still exists that pessimistic side, looking at our history with the government and the poverty of sincerity.”

The hearing on Thursday followed up on the court’s sweeping finding in September that noncitizen students had the same free speech rights as citizens.

Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling farther behind their global peers.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has encouraged learners across the country to approach the 2026 school year with renewed focus, discipline and a commitment to academic excellence.

[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has urged learners to take responsibility for their education and actively shape their future.

[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, on Wednesday undertook a back-to-school oversight visit to schools in Lethlabile, in the North West, as part of the Department of Basic Education’s Back to School programme.

[Daily Maverick] The first five years of life lay the foundations for learning, behaviour and health. Yet the latest Thrive by Five Index reveals a deep and worrying truth: in 2024, only 42% of South African children were developmentally on track in early learning. More than half of our children are starting school already behind. In an already stretched education system under severe pressure,...

The law, which was approved unanimously by Congress late last year, also gives schools more flexibility in serving nondairy milks.

[Premium Times] He said the agreement restores confidence to the academics, predictability of academic calendars, and hope to Nigerian students.

[Premium Times] The 2025 agreement reached on 23 December replaced the 2009 FG-ASUU agreement and marked an end to a 16-year dispute between the government and the academics.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Chuka University’s Faculty of Law has yet to complete its licence renewal despite paying the required fees following the expiry of its mandate on December 10, 2025.

[Scrolla] Government leaders visit Northern Lights Special School and find safety staff and transport problems affecting children with physical disabilities. Officials promise help after school raises concerns about break ins, lack of nurses, therapists and reliable learner transport.

[The Point] A proposal has been submitted to name a university faculty in The Gambia after Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank AfDB, in recognition of his transformative impact on the country’s development between 2015 and 2025.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Ms Joy Maimela, wishes learners, teachers, parents and education officials well as public schools reopen today for the 2026 academic year.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — 2027 Presidential hopeful David Maraga has launched a blistering attack on the state of Kenya’s education system, blaming funding cuts, corruption and what he termed shambolic reforms for plunging learners and families into uncertainty.