WEDNESDAY, 03 JUNE 2026, 09:14
We would like to hear from graduates and current students aged 18 or over about their views on studying for a degree
According to the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, the proportion of people who believe a university degree is not worth the time and money has jumped from 14% in 2005 to 34% in 2025.
The survey found that younger graduates, with experience of the fee system, are more...
[Premium Times] The directive followed an order from the national leadership of the NUT, which expressed concern over the prolonged detention of the abducted teachers and learners by their captors.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The Ministry of Education and Sports has dismissed claims circulating both online and offline that schools across Uganda have been closed or suspended because of Ebola.
[Nile Post] Police in Ngora District are investigating a fire outbreak that occurred on the morning of May 31, 2026, at Mukura Union Vision Primary and Secondary School in Mukura Town Council.
[Liberian Observer] Liberia has won the fourth edition of the highly coveted Regional Intellectual Property High School Club Competition after defeating five other African nations with a project that brought the real-world consequences of limited copyright awareness vividly to the regional stage.
[ANGOP] Malanje — The province of Malanje will benefit, in the next 18 months, from a new campus of the Queen Njinga a Mbande University (URNM), with the capacity to receive 10,000 students, distributed across six organic units.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Ministry of Education has launched a nationwide public participation process on the proposed Universities (General) Regulations, 2026, inviting stakeholders and members of the public to help shape the future of university education in Kenya.
[Daily Trust] Parents of 42 pupils abducted from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State have accused the Federal Government of neglect, alleging that authorities have shown greater urgency in responding to a similar abduction in Oyo State.
Worries over AI and loan debt mean 34% of people think degrees are usually not worth the time and money
There was a time when going to university seemed a no-brainer. Better qualifications opened doors to better jobs with greater earning potential.
But with the graduate premium shrinking, mounting anger about spiralling student debt and growing fears about AI eating into the graduate jobs...
[Capital FM] Nairobi — China’s diplomatic push in Africa is increasingly moving beyond infrastructure projects and trade agreements into classrooms, cultural exchanges and youth engagement.
[Daily News] Dodoma — THE Tanzanian government has expressed concern over the rising use of electronic devices among children in Tanzania, warning that increased access to smartphones is exposing minors to inappropriate content and heightening the risk of online abuse.
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s schooling system presents a striking paradox. Fewer than one in five grade 4 learners can read for meaning, yet more than 60% of young people (aged 15 to 24) eventually complete grade 12. Matric (school leaving exam) pass rates have been rising steadily and reached record highs in recent years, especially in poorer schools.
About 20 students report anonymous late-night phone calls from men who ‘intimidated, demeaned and belittled’ them
The University of Manchester has launched an investigation after about 20 female medical students complained of receiving anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night from male callers who intimidated and sexually harassed them.
The calls have been going on for at least three...
[Leadership] A high-powered presidential delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has arrived in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, following the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in the Esiele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area.
[ANGOP] Luena — Angolan historian and researcher Eloy Satchitomeno, in the city of Luena, Moxico Province, has advocated for the need for African countries to strengthen the teaching of African languages in their education systems as a way to preserve the continent’s cultural values.
[ANGOP] Luanda — The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Serbia, Eduardo Octávio, recently encouraged Angolan students residing in Serbia to be committed to their studies, in order to contribute to the development of the country.
[This Day] IHS Holding Limited group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world, has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, covering environmental, social and government activities.
[The Point] Students in the Lower River Region (LRR) have called on the Government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, to provide them with a school bus to ease the growing challenges of transportation.
[Vanguard] Public primary and secondary schools across Oyo State were on Monday largely deserted as teachers complied with the directive of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to embark on an indefinite strike over the continued captivity of abducted teachers and pupils in the state.
[GroundUp] Meals are cooked outside at Boxahuku Primary in Vhembe East because the kitchen can no longer be used due to the stench from the school toilets
[This Day] Tears — Principal’s husband breaks down