[Liberian Observer] Award-winning author, filmmaker, and educator Prof. Gregg Mitman has challenged students of Yarkpawolo Public School to rise above the limitations of their environment, declaring that determination, hard work, and education possess the power to transform not only individual lives but entire communities.

[Premium Times] Governor Mbah described the student’s outstanding performance as a proud moment for Enugu State and commended both him and his teachers for their dedication, discipline and pursuit of excellence

[FrontPageAfrica] Buchanan — The Grand Bassa County Administration, under the leadership of Superintendent Karyou Johnson, on Monday, July 20 dedicated the newly renovated J.J. Cheeseman Elementary School in Edina and the newly constructed Compound One Sports Pitch Fence, marking another milestone in the county’s ongoing efforts to strengthen education, youth empowerment and community development.

Since Mr. Kirk was gunned down at Utah Valley University, the school and its students have struggled to find a way forward.

[Leadership] A private school in the Fadeyi area of Lagos temporarily suspended academic activities on Tuesday to honour the late Organising Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Toba Ajiboye, popularly known as Toba Ijaya, who was laid to rest earlier in the day.

[Capital FM] Mombasa — A prosecution witness in the ongoing Kwa Binzaro manslaughter trial on Tuesday told the court that his brother embraced teachings allegedly propagated by Pastor Paul Mackenzie discouraging children from attending school and urging followers not to seek medical treatment, claiming it was against God’s will.

[Premium Times] The programme was introduced in the wake of the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction and was designed to operate at different levels, including state-led efforts and national coordination through some agencies.

[Leadership] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Niger Delta University (NDU) chapter, has rejected the Bayelsa State Government’s recent approval of a 40 per cent allowance package for public servants, insisting that the measure does not address agreements already reached with university lecturers.

[Nile Post] Kenyan President William Ruto has announced plans to fully fund university and college education for every student who qualifies for admission, saying no child should miss out on higher education because of their family’s financial situation.

[The Conversation Africa] Across Africa, millions of children grow up speaking African languages at home but are later expected to learn through English, French or Portuguese at school. This transition can make learning difficult, particularly when learners are required to understand new concepts in a language they are still developing.

[Nile Post] More than 800 learners from across Uganda participated in the inaugural KCB Schools Chess Tournament held at Kampala Parents School, marking one of the biggest junior chess competitions ever organised in the country.

[Nile Post] My first real lesson in digital literacy came not in a classroom, but while applying for graduate studies abroad.

[Nile Post] King David Junior School is prioritising the emotional recovery of its learners and staff before reopening following the devastating road crash in Kapchorwa District that claimed 24 lives, including the school’s director, Tadeo Ssekadde.

[Nile Post] Centenary Group, through its technology subsidiary Centenary Technology Services (Cente-Tech), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MicroPay Uganda to develop and scale digital solutions aimed at improving access to essential services in education, healthcare, and insurance.

[Liberian Investigator] More than 80 single mothers and young women graduated Saturday, July 11, from a three-week vocational training program in soap production, agriculture and other livelihood skills, with the Bong County administration pledging an initial 50,000 Liberian dollars toward the program’s next phase.

[Liberian Investigator] – Deputy Minister of State for Administration Bill McGill-Jones told Bong County University’s graduating Class of 2026 to stop looking to the government for employment and start creating jobs themselves, delivering a blunt assessment of Liberia’s labor market at the university’s President’s Tea Party.

[Liberian Investigator] The University of Liberia has gone dark. Not by storm, not by decree, but by the collective decision of the men and women who teach its classes and run its offices, who on Friday shut every campus, suspended every duty and declared they have no confidence in President Layli Maparyan and two of her senior lieutenants. It is the gravest institutional rupture at the state...

A day after police forcibly broke up demonstrations, thousands returned to the protest site in New Delhi to keep pushing for action over the country’s failings in education.

[New Times] Education is at its best when it recognises that children do not all learn in the same way. For a long time, learners with cognitive and intellectual disabilities have been expected to fit into education systems that were never designed with their needs in mind.

[New Era] The National African Students’ Association (NASA) has called for the decentralisation of the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF), saying the absence of regional offices continues to disadvantage thousands of students, particularly those in rural and remote communities.

[Vanguard] The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has warned candidates sitting for its 2026-2027 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Aptitude Test against examination malpractice and violation of guidelines.