[Daily Trust] Students of Yemco Nursery, Primary and Comprehensive College in the Ogba area of Lagos have recounted their frightening experience after a section of a classroom block collapsed within the school premises on Monday.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce that New York City is expanding free preschool for 3-year-olds, adding 1,000 seats to meet demand across the city.

For decades, he wrote a syndicated column in The Washington Post promoting nonviolence. That became the subject of a course he taught for nearly 40 years.

The president, Walter Carter Jr., said he “made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership.”

[Namibian] The primary education sector must be built on a strong foundation for it to become a good feeder for universities and other institutions of higher learning, says University of Namibia (Unam) vice chancellor Kenneth Matengu.

[Namibian] The Namibia Career Expo, which kicked off yesterday, aims to equip pupils with practical knowledge and encourage them to think about starting their own businesses.

[Namibian] The Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) and Otesa Civil Engineering have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening work-integrated learning (WIL) and expanding internship opportunities for students.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has issued a stern warning to political leaders visiting Meru County, urging them to maintain discipline and avoid incitement that could disrupt peace in the region.

On this International Women’s Day, we’re writing about a project to unearth stories of remarkable women.

President Trump made Mr. Khalil the face of his crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests. Mr. Khalil is now living with uncertainty as the courts consider his deportation.

Readers respond to a guest essay that argued that more school vouchers would improve public education.

Alberto Carvalho was seen as a catch for the nation’s second largest school district. Then his home and office were raided by the F.B.I.

[Nile Post] Vice President Jessica Alupo has urged universities to integrate the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) into their academic programmes in order to produce graduates equipped with critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed in today’s competitive job market.

[Daily Maverick] Parliamentary suspicion and underlying Afrophobia are putting South Africa’s universities at risk, discouraging international academics and students. This threatens the country’s higher education goals, undermines diversity, and narrows the intellectual horizons of future graduates.

A new report looks at course “shutouts,” which can add to the time and cost of getting a degree.

[SAnews.gov.za] More than 55 000 student queries have been resolved since the establishment of a student and stakeholder Helpdesk by Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, in August 2024.

[Vanguard] The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, is one of the academic staff unions registered to operate in the Nigerian university system. In this interview by Adesina Wahab, the National President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, speaks on some recent developments in the sector and the effort by the Federal Government to make peace with all the unions.

[Vanguard] The economic situation in Nigeria has pushed many families into a tight financial corner and the impact is particularly severe for parents who can no longer afford private school tuition for their children. Not only are parents pulling their children out of private schools, some are also pushing their children into the workforce due to the high cost of living. Many children are now...