SUNDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2025, 13:01
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis — Tunisian twins Bissan and Bilsan Kouka won the 9th edition of the Arab Reading Challenge (ARC 2025), during the closing ceremony held on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sir Keir Starmer urges the school trust to “match the positivity and the courage” of Millie, 12.
[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has dismissed allegations that it plans to take over several private schools at Walvis Bay.
[Vanguard] A senior lecturer at the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB), Dr. Audu Ibrahim Adamu, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly to halt any move to repeal the Nigerian Army University Establishment Act 2020.
[Liberian Observer] Cllr. Dr. Niveda Cindy Ricks-Onuoha, a longtime law professor, has been named Dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law.
[Liberian Observer] The University of Liberia (UL) has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic plan aimed at transforming the institution into one of Africa’s top 300 universities by 2029.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — In a bid to transform the University of Liberia (UL) into one of Africa’s leading higher institutions, UL President Dr. Layli Maparyan has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic plan aimed at improving academics, infrastructure, administration, and student success — with a bold goal of propelling the University into Africa’s top 300 universities by 2030.
Four out of five secondary school teachers surveyed say they have heard perplexing viral phrase called out
Teachers call it “the most brain dead meme” but six-seven slang has invaded classrooms across the UK, with students even painting the numbers on their faces and leaving staff perplexed.
A survey of 10,000 teachers found that four out of five secondary school teachers had heard the viral...
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Hundreds of low-income and refugee students across East Africa are set to access international higher education opportunities after African NGO Malengo secured Sh1.7 billion ($12.9 million) from The Shapiro Foundation.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind (MTIB) has been honored among the country’s top 14 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions for advancing innovation, inclusivity, and practical skills development in Kenya’s training sector.
The phrase has gone viral in the UK and the US among young people and we’d like to hear what teachers are making of it
Across the UK, teachers are being subjected to the echoes of the words “six-seven” shouted out at random by pupils in a new craze sweeping through classrooms.
The phrase appears to have originated with the Philadelphia rapper Skrilla’s 2024 track Doot Doot (6 7), which is...
[Vanguard] – Teachers, education officials, and stakeholders in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State have commended the positive impact of the Teachers’ Skills Enhancement Programme (T-SEP), a project designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning across the state.
[Vanguard] The House of Representatives The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, against joining the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in its ongoing strike, warning that such action could derail the laudable reforms being implemented in the education sector by the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has urged the public to stop sharing or distributing the video footage of the incident at Milnerton High School, where a Grade 10 learner is bullied by his peers.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind (MTIB) has been recognized among Kenya’s top 14 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions for championing innovation, inclusivity, and women’s participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
[Nile Post] The Regional Traffic Officer (RTO) for the Albertine region, Joram Tumwebaze, has called on communities to prioritise road safety education among schoolchildren as a long-term solution to Uganda’s growing road crash crisis.
[Vanguard] Can Artificial Intelligence, AI, play a transformative role in addressing the long-standing gaps in engineering education across Nigeria and Africa? This question is gaining momentum as researchers and education experts explore how AI can bridge the persistent divide between theory and practical application in engineering training across the continent.
[Ghanaian Times] At the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, Ghana’s secondary education sector underwent a major reform with the introduction of a new Senior High School (SHS) curriculum by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) and the Ghana Education Service (GES).
[New Dawn] Monrovia — In support of national efforts against drug abuse, BnB Liberia, in partnership with Brain Light International (BLI), has taken the lead here in raising awareness about the dangers of drugs in schools, while providing essential educational materials to students.
The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.
[GroundUp] Parents demand buses, more staff and a hostel