[Unicef] Dakar/Abuja — Scores of children and teachers were reportedly abducted from a secondary school in Niger State, Nigeria, in the early hours of Friday, just days after a separate attack in Kebbi State on Monday led to the abduction of 25 girls from a boarding school.

[Vanguard] The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora in Niger State has published the full list of 265 students and teachers from St. Mary’s School, Papiri, who remain in captivity.

[Vanguard] The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Kebbi has described the recent abduction of schoolgirls in the state as a deliberate attempt to undermine educational development in the region.

[Premium Times] The curriculum will emphasise participatory governance, diversity, peace, justice, and value-based learning, ensuring universities produce not just graduates, but responsible citizens committed to nation-building.

[Nile Post] Parents have been advised to be careful when choosing schools for their children and to first analyze what their children are likely to learn from those schools.

[Agenzia Fides] Abuja — “The kidnappers are almost certainly criminals seeking illicit gain by demanding a ransom for the release of the young people they have captured,” Msgr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Kontagora, the diocese where several hundred students were kidnapped on November 21 by armed bandits who stormed St. Mary’s Catholic primary and secondary school in the community of Papiri, told...

The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.

In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some Londoners still want to drive a traditional black cab. First, they must memorize thousands of city streets.

[Liberian Observer] The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Jones Christian Academy (JCA), located in Congo Town, has elected a new corps of officers to steer the affairs of the body for the next term. The election, held on Sunday, November 23, brought together parents, teachers, school administrators, and community members in a ceremony marked by gratitude, reflection, and renewed commitment...

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenyan student enrolment in UK universities has surged 34 percent over the past four years to 7,525 learners, buoyed by the country’s growing push to build a globally competitive workforce and rising demand for international skills.

From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.

A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry.

[RFI] Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 schoochildren and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday. No group has yet claimed responsibility for what is the second abduction in a week in Africa’s most populous nation.

[Daily News] Morogoro — THE Tanzanian government is fast-tracking the expansion of technical and vocational education to equip young Tanzanians with practical skills, with a focus on constructing and upgrading infrastructure at Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) colleges.