[This Day] Chrisland Schools, weekend, graduated 327 students across its five secondary schools in Lagos, celebrating their academic achievements while recognising exceptional students for excellence in academics, sports and creative arts.

[This Day] eBabcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, yesterday, graduated a total of 665 postgraduate students comprising 70 Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) graduates, 391 Master’s degree holders, 21 Master of Philosophy (MPhil) graduates, and 183 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduates across various schools and colleges.

[Afrobarometer] A majority of citizens say police and courts should do more to protect women and girls from discrimination and harassment.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — UNICEF has asked Uganda to strengthen child road safety, saying protecting children requires action to reduce speeding, improve pedestrian infrastructure and strengthen emergency response.

[Daily News] Kondoa — KONDOA District Executive Director (DED), Mr Shaban Millao, has called on residents to strengthen support for school feeding programmes by ensuring all pupils receive meals at school in line with the National Nutrition Strategy.

For Gen Z college graduates, the way millennials lived out their ambitions no longer makes sense.

[Premium Times] The governor said that education is the most powerful instrument for reducing poverty, promoting peace, strengthening security, stimulating economic growth, and preparing future generations to compete in an increasingly knowledge-driven world

The comptroller’s office said that the city’s Department of Education had lacked documentation or did not seek reimbursement for special education services.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — Makerere University has launched electronic academic transcripts and certificates, allowing graduates to access their credentials online and enabling employers and other authorized parties to verify them digitally, in what the institution says is a major step toward modernizing academic service delivery.

[New Times] Rwanda has launched its first Graduate and Doctoral Education Policy Framework and Research and Innovation Framework in a bid to strengthen doctoral education, improving research quality, and transforming academic discoveries into solutions that support the country’s socio-economic development.

[ANGOP] Luanda — At least 85 Angolan students will benefit from internal and external scholarships, from the next academic year, within the framework of the social project ‘Okutanga’, of the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biodiversity (ANPG).

[Nile Post] The Mastercard Foundation has launched the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize, a new annual award aimed at recognising African universities that are transforming higher education and improving employment opportunities for young people.

A youth-led movement angry over the education system and a lack of jobs is posing a rare challenge to a government that has ruled for more than a decade with a firm hand.

[Vanguard] Team Nigeria has emerged victorious at the 2026 Spelling Bee World Cup in Shanghai, China, winning the Gold Award in the Middle School Group category.

She’s angry that we saved for her siblings’ college educations but not for hers.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Acting Principal of Boegeezay Public School in Monweh Education District, River Cess County, has accused senior education authorities and supporters of the National Identification Registry (NIR) Director, Mr. Andrew Peters of using intimidation and political influence to hijack the school’s graduation program, forcing a last-minute change to its commencement...

[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.