Readers respond to a column by Bret Stephens and a letter about the Fourth of July. Also: Food education, for children and parents.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES has independently confirmed, through interviews with parents and a community-generated register, that 36 students remain missing following the attack on Government Day Secondary School, Lassa.

[allAfrica] GENEVA — Africa’s future in the age of artificial intelligence will depend less on financial assistance than on investments in skills, education and digital infrastructure, according to Maggie Gu, founder and president of Tomorrow Foundation.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Bong County Electoral District 7 Representative, Foday Fahnbulleh, has intensified his campaign to expand technical and vocational education in Liberia by introducing legislation that would establish the Bong Mines Vocational Training Institute as a semi-autonomous public institution dedicated to producing skilled professionals for the country’s growing labor market.

[This Day] Abuja — The federal government in collaboration with the Institute of Education, Singapore, has commenced a capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening the delivery of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) across the country through the training of instructors and educators.

[This Day] The newly appointed Pro-Chancellor of Miva Open University, Dr Tunji Olowolafe, has called for a fundamental rethink of the delivery of higher education in Nigeria, insisting that quality education must be accessible to all, irrespective of geographical, economic or social barriers.

[Leadership] Former governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has urged Nigerian students to make character, knowledge and selfless service the foundation of their lives, saying the country’s future depends on a generation of disciplined, innovative and responsible young people committed to solving societal challenges.

With new limits on federal lending, many students will need private loans and some could be shut out.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The United States has announced plans to launch a new scholarship and technology exchange programme that will send 76 Kenyan university students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in American universities.

For generations, writing up a summary of a patient exam was a vital step for physicians trying to make an accurate diagnosis. What happens when A.I. does it for them?

[Vanguard] No fewer than 37 children are still missing, following an attack on Government Day Secondary School, in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, on Monday, said some parents of the students.

[Premium Times] Under the current education system, pupils spend six years in primary school, three years in junior secondary school and another three years in senior secondary school.

Tamar Shirinian, a former professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, was among those who lost their jobs over their posts about the slain conservative activist.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy are scheduled to appear before the Kibera Law Court for a mention before Justice Diana Kaveta.

[Vanguard] as FG vows to scraps failed education policy

[This Day] Abuja — The Federal Government will phase out the policy separating Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) from Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) after data showed more than 20 million pupils dropped out before reaching the senior secondary level.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi’s public universities have quietly triggered one of the most consequential policy shifts of the year: a doubling of tuition fees for generic students, from K650,000 to K1.3 million.