In a federal lawsuit, the lecturer, Melissa McCoul, accused the university of violating the First Amendment.

[Daily Trust] The Kogi State Government has ordered the temporary closure of schools across the state for two weeks as part of efforts to safeguard lives and property.

School communities are central to organizing against federal harassment.

[Daily Maverick] In what has become a grimly familiar start to the academic year, Cape Peninsula University of Technology continues to struggle to place students in accommodation. Many have slept outside the District Six campus, while others are being moved into temporary housing. Their spokesperson says while they are ‘compassionate to those who apply and don’t get accepted’, their priority is...

[Daily Maverick] Without an urgent pivot toward Grade R-3 literacy and parental empowerment, the South African educational system remains a ‘certificate factory’ rather than a centre of human capital development.

[Leadership] The 16th Emir of Kano, His Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, has blamed the persistence of child marriage in parts of Northern Nigeria on the failure of government to provide adequate schools and structured opportunities for young girls after primary education.

[Daily Trust] Professor Muhammad Inuwa Ja’afaru has emerged as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State.

[This Day] The higher education system of any nation is designed as a critical arm of the state to enlighten the society about the elements that make for social harmony and social order, while at the same time getting the citizens connected with the state’s policy and development priorities. The higher education system, in other words, is one of the crucial avenues by which a nation defines and...

[Liberian Observer] The Minister of Education, Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, has been selected as the Guest Speaker for the Cohort 13 Graduation Ceremony of Gonet Academy, scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Harvest Intercontinental Cathedral in Congo Town, Monrovia.

Scrutiny of university classrooms is being formalized, with new laws requiring professors to post syllabuses and tip lines for students to complain.

[Premium Times] The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, announced the decision on Tuesday

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA — Liberia has released its first national scorecard measuring how well the country is delivering on promises made to educate and protect girls, offering a long-awaited snapshot of both progress achieved and challenges that persist.

Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries about children’s rights.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Liberia has made notable progress in advancing girls’ education, achieving full gender parity in school enrollment and improving junior secondary completion rates, but deep structural challenges continue to threaten sustained gains, according to a new National Policy on Girls’ Education (NPGE) Performance Analysis Report, 2021-2025.

[The Conversation Africa] Much is being said about the wonders of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is the new frontier. And while it provides amazing possibilities in fields like medicine, academics are debating its advantages for university students. Peet van Aardt researches student writing and presents academic writing workshops at the University of the Free State Writing Centre,...

In the latest example of his mercurial negotiating style, President Trump went from dropping his ask for a $200 million fine to demanding $1 billion from the university.