[GroundUp] Living allowance runs out mid-month, students say

[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu – Somali National University (SNU) has officially launched the Somali National Artificial Intelligence Centre (SNAIC), a Centre of Excellence established to advance artificial intelligence research, education, innovation and capacity building in Somalia. The launch ceremony brought together representatives from government institutions, universities, research...

[Nile Post] Mogo Uganda has donated furniture and scholastic materials to Kiswa Primary School in Bugolobi as part of its ongoing ESG initiatives aimed at supporting education and uplifting communities.

[Leadership] Experts in inclusive education have called for sustained investment in teacher capacity development and accessible learning resources to improve Mathematics education for learners with visual impairment, describing well-trained teachers as critical to achieving equitable education for all.

[Leadership] Bauchi State Ministry of Housing and Environment has established Environment and Climate Change Clubs in all secondary schools across the state as part of efforts to promote environmental stewardship and climate awareness among young people.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has attributed persistent delays in capitation and government funding to schools, TVET institutions and universities to inadequate budget allocations and delayed Exchequer releases by the National Treasury, dismissing claims that the Ministry of Education is withholding funds.

[Scrolla] Unisa student Luyanda Dlamini spent R150 on data to write an assignment after losing her monthly data allowance from the university. More than 93,000 Unisa students also missed their July Personal Care Allowance on time due to a payment system delay.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Nearly two years after a December 2024 incident allegedly changed the course of his education and daily life, former J.J. Roberts United Methodist School Student, Richard P. Ghai, has secured a major legal victory, with a jury in the case at Civil Law Court “B” awarding him US$750,500 in damages.

[Liberian Observer] Christ Embassy Vocational School has graduated 835 students during its 10th cycle graduation ceremony, further strengthening its reputation as one of Liberia’s leading institutions for technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

[Liberian Observer] Bong County University (BCU) set to graduate 135 students during its fifth commencement convocation on Saturday, 18 July 2026, with the President of the University of Liberia, Dr Layli Maparyan, set to deliver the keynote address.

At Harvard, students, alumni and professors debate whether a storied campus group should cut ties with one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest associates, and whether Harvard itself should do the same.

[Leadership] Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Chairman of the UN Fifth Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Matters, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to apologise to the abducted schoolchildren and their teachers, saying the state government must accept responsibility for ensuring the safety of its citizens.

[Vanguard] …upholds teachers’ retirement at 65

[Nile Post] As Ugandans, we are known to move on very fast from public events or circumstances, but this should not be ignored. The recent, heartbreaking death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl from malaria, and the deeply disturbing reports of several other school-going children losing their lives to the same preventable disease, is a horror that must remain at the forefront of our national conscience.

[Nile Post] BUGWERI — A bus driver was killed and 15 people, most of them secondary school students, were injured after a school bus rammed into a stationary trailer along the Mbale-Iganga Highway in Bugweri District early Tuesday morning.

[Premium Times] NAN reports that the Federal Ministry of Education announced the suspension on Monday after widespread criticism from parents, education stakeholders and the general public over the proposed increase from N27,000 to N50,000.

[Vanguard] The Senate has taken a swipe at Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde over his call for a United Nations-led probe into the abduction of pupils and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of the state, asking the governor to stop trivialising a very serious and traumatic matter.

[This Day] Abuja — The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, is billed to lead discussions on the achievements, reforms and challenges confronting Nigeria’s education sector under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the 2026 Education Summit organised by the Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria (ECAN).

New York’s specialized high schools give disproportionately few seats to Black and Hispanic students, continuing a pattern that has drawn criticism.