Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the commitments in Washington, even as some in the medical community questioned whether the government should try to influence curriculums.

[Ghanaian Times] The Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) has admitted 13,525 students for the 2025/2026 academic year at a matriculation ceremony held on Friday at both the Kumasi and Mampong campuses.

A former classmate contends that Ms. Griffin’s story of being sexually abused, described in “The Tell,” was based on assaults the classmate herself suffered.

[Daily Trust] The Kaduna State Government has pledged support for the reintegration of out-of-school adolescent mothers and survivors of child marriage into the formal education system.

[Nile Post] KAMWENGE — Kamwenge District is set to host its annual primary schools athletics championship this March, bringing together pupils from government-aided and private schools across the district.

[Daily Trust] The federal government has placed a six-year moratorium on the establishment of tertiary institutions across the country.

[Vanguard] Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has approved the recruitment of 3,050 teachers in the state.

[Premium Times] The council also granted comprehensive insurance coverage for the 180 federal unity schools nationwide.

In “Chosen Land,” Matthew Avery Sutton argues that, despite the intentions of certain founders, the First Amendment guaranteed that the United States would be a godly country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Johnson & Johnson Foundation has officially launched its Advanced Nursing Education Fund, offering study loans of up to Sh500,000 to nurses and midwives seeking to advance their education and leadership in healthcare.

[The Conversation Africa] It’s getting tougher to assess how much university students have learnt. In his work as a Mathematical Statistics lecturer, Michael von Maltitz has tried a new way of getting students to learn, and of assessing what they’ve absorbed and retained. Students have to show and discuss how they arrived at their understanding of the subject. They can’t just rely on cramming,...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the Pentagon would end funds supporting active-duty service members at Harvard. The school is offering military students alternatives to defer or go elsewhere.

Plus, what SNAP cuts bring to the cafeteria table.

[Nile Post] Police in Mukono have recovered Nathan Tuwandike, a 25-year-old student of Uganda Christian University (UCU), days after he was reported missing.

[New Dawn] The University of Liberia (UL) over the weekend conferred an honorary Doctorate in International Relations on Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, during the institution’s 105th graduation ceremony held at the historic Fendell Campus.

[The Point] Imam Ratib Alh. Cherno Alieu Mass Kah and Alh. Bai Sainey Secka, the Bilal of Banjul have organised the second edition of Takusani Al-Qu’ran recitation, a great initiative to promote Qu’ranic learning. Such events encourage students to memorise and recite the Quran, fostering a love for Islamic education.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has evacuated 43 students from Iran to Türkiye as the escalating conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel continues, a top government official said here.

Universities from Harvard to Hampshire have admitted significantly more students with disabilities over the last decade, as diagnoses for A.D.H.D. and anxiety increase.

[Vanguard] Lagos State government has said the state’s student athletes who delivered a historic, medal-laden performance at the 2026 World School Games Olympia in Doha, Qatar, from January 29 to 31, embodied the Lagos spirit of confidence, discipline, resilience and excellence on the global stage.