Unlike traditional financial aid, the prizes are awarded by random drawings. The websites, in turn, gain access to applicants’ personal information.

[This Day] PalmPay Group has announced a strategic partnership with Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) to recognise and reward high-performing students in selected public schools across Lagos, as a broader commitment to supporting ambition and expanding opportunities for young Nigerians.

[Premium Times] The polytechnic’s academic board said the withdrawals were made “in the overall interest of sustaining academic excellence” and in line with the polytechnic’s regulations.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has expressed deep concern that despite attracting nearly 80 per cent of development partners’ investments in Nigeria’s education sector over the last decade, two geopolitical zones still record the country’s worst literacy and numeracy levels.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Embassy of Ghana in Liberia, through its Ambassador, Godwin Baletum Amonzem, has donated assorted educational materials to the Pentecost Community School as a means of improving quality education and learning outcomes.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — A digital school fee loan system is helping thousands of learners in Uganda stay in school by bridging persistent gaps in household income, with at least 31,000 students already supported through mobile-based financing solutions.

[SNA] AL-GADARIF — Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Modawi Musa, announced plans to establish a national committee to classify Sudanese universities at the ministry headquarters, alongside similar committees within universities composed of experts and academics, aimed at improving institutional performance and global rankings.

The graduates from New York University witnessed protests and the Trump administration’s crackdown on higher education.

The finding was the second time in eight days that the Trump administration had targeted a major medical school over admissions policies.

Readers largely disagree with a guest essay that argued that Democrats should not focus on it. Also: Violence against Latinos; school closings.

It becomes one of just a couple of major universities offering free tuition to families at that income level.

The flag appeared on a university building during a graduation week event, and resembled the purple N.Y.U. banners flying on campus buildings.

The Trump administration has sued the university, saying it didn’t do enough to protect Jews on campus.

[SAnews.gov.za] Getting education right is the cornerstone of building a stronger country and a thriving economy, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has said.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has called on out-of-school youth and adults, especially those in rural and marginalised communities, to enrol at Community Education and Training (CET) colleges to improve literacy and education skills.

[263Chat] At 15 years old, Tariro* should still be in Form Two.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto has officially awarded university charters to the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), elevating the two institutions to full university status in a move aimed at strengthening Kenya’s higher education and research capacity.