Liberia: Bong County University Secures Major Boost
[New Dawn] -As US$114,000 Agricultural Investment Targets Youth Empowerment
FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2026, 23:01
[New Dawn] -As US$114,000 Agricultural Investment Targets Youth Empowerment
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata, Margibi County — A Liberian international aid worker, Sylvester Ndorbor Morlu, has praised the resilience and determination of the 173 graduating students of the St. Augustine’s Episcopal Mission High School in Kakata City, Margibi County.
[Nile Post] The Attorney General of the Buganda Kingdom, Christopher Bwanika, has emphasized that the commitment of teachers plays a decisive role in shaping students’ success and the overall benefit they derive from school.
[Nile Post] Buganda Kingdom Minister for Social Services (Education, Health) and the Office of the Nnaabagereka, Choltilda Nakate Kikomeko, has called upon teachers in kingdom-founded schools to strengthen their professional competence in order to raise academic standards.
[Nile Post] The executive director of the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb), Dan Odongo, has distanced the board from the growing use of forged academic documents in Uganda, particularly by individuals seeking political or public office.
[Nile Post] Detectives on Wednesday took the prime suspect in the murder of Uganda Christian Univeristy Dean of Students, Pamela Tumwebaze, to the residence as they reconstructed the events surrounding the crime.
[Nile Post] At least 65 primary schools across Adjumani District, enrolling both national and refugee pupils, have received sports equipment aimed at strengthening school-based interventions, supporting School Health Clubs, and promoting gender-responsive play.
[This Day] Bauchi — Three hundred and sixty-five students have matriculated into the Faculties of Arts, Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Computing, and Allied Health Sciences for the 2025/2026 academic session at Al-Muhibbah Open University, Abuja.
[This Day] Bauchi — Newly matriculated students of Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) have been urged to take their academic pursuit seriously and strictly comply with the institution’s rules and regulations to ensure a successful university journey.
[Ghanaian Times] THE National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) has expressed concern over the growing incidence of violence in schools.
[Daily Maverick] Order has been restored at the University of Cape Town following Monday’s disruptive protests, yet the academic future of roughly 1,400 self-funded students remains precarious owing to outstanding debt and registration blocks.

First cohort to be impacted by change – part of Send system overhaul – are currently in key stage 1, it is understood
Children with a legal right to special needs support will face a review when they move to secondary school, with the first cohort to be impacted currently in key stage 1, the Guardian understands.
A total overhaul of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system...
[This Day] Abuja — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the vending of e-PINs for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will close at midnight on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
[New Dawn] Monrovia, February 19, 2026: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has appointed new members to the Board of Trustees for Grand Gedeh University to advance the institution’s academic and administrative development.
[FrontPageAfrica] Bong County — Senator Prince Moye on Wednesday, February 18 announced that his privately owned institution, Sumo Moye Memorial School, will be turned over to Bong County University to serve as an annex, in a move intended to address the growing space challenges confronting the newly elevated university.
[Leadership] Science and innovation drive modern societies, yet across the world, women and girls remain on the margins of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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The president of Bard College raised millions to save his school from closure. As he sought donations, he talked with Jeffrey Epstein about music, watches and young female musicians.
A group of academics at the University of British Columbia say the school’s D.E.I. policies and practices, which include land acknowledgments, violate a law that requires universities to be “nonpolitical.”

Leaks suggest plans for a complete redesign of special educational needs and disabilities support in schools.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — A growing trend of schools picking up learners in the early hours of the morning has sparked concern among parents and the public, after a Kenyan man confronted a school driver for collecting children at 4 a.m.