[Nile Post] Teachers in Luwero District have expressed concern over the declining number of boys registering for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), attributing the trend to poor parenting, neglect, and societal challenges.

[Nile Post] UNEB’s Executive Secretary Dan Odongo expressed concern over schools enrolling students with health conditions like asthma, epilepsy, and sickle cell anaemia under the special needs category.

[Nile Post] The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has presented the results of the 2024 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), marking another milestone in Uganda’s education sector.

[Daily Maverick] Thousands of South African learners are still awaiting school placements, some despite having applications submitted well within the required timeframe.

[Daily Trust] Former Governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has said that no state in North Nigeria has 50 per cent qualified teachers.

[HRW] Nairobi — Expedite Legal, Policy Reforms Recommended by African Child Rights Body

[IPS] New York — The International Day of Education, January 24, reminds us of the power of education to transform children’s lives, and to build vibrant, sustainable societies.

[UNHCR] Conflict, displacement, and limited resources have made education a daunting challenge for countless children throughout West and Central Africa, where entire communities are uprooted by crisis. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, working with local and international partners, has been striving to overcome these barriers and ensure that every child has a chance to learn and heal.

[The Conversation Africa] More than nine million Ethiopian children are currently out of school. They are caught in the crossfire of armed conflicts, natural disasters, tribal tensions and economic hardships.

Many educators and families were thrilled to get back to some routines as a handful of schools reopened after weeks of closures. Others were worried about remaining dangers in fire-hit areas.

[Daily Trust] Vice-Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Prof. Noah Yusuf, has called for improved synergy among security agencies to reduce violence and insecurity in Nigeria.

[Daily Trust] The Board of Trustees (BoT) University of Ilorin Alumni Association has called for a ceasefire by the warring factions of the Alumni group.

[This Day] To foster societal growth as well as empower the nation’s future leaders, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, recently awarded a ₦500,000 scholarship to Miss Mariam Olayiwola, a first-year Physiology student at Lagos State University.

[Vanguard] Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called out Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, for her frequent negative remarks about Nigeria.

[Nile Post] Residents of Kitagwenda District are voicing their frustration over being excluded from the government’s latest allocation of new seed schools under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Programme (UGIFT).

[Government of Mauritius] The School Health Programme (SHP) for secondary schools targeting around 30 000 students of Grades 7, 9 and 12, was launched today at the Rajcoomar Gujadhur State Secondary School (RGSSS), in Central Flacq, in the presence of the Minister of Health and Wellness, Mr Anil Kumar Bachoo, and the Minister of Education and Human Resource, Dr Mahend Gungapersad.

[Nile Post] Male candidates have for the third year running outshone their female counterparts in the just released Primary Leaving Examinations.

[Premium Times] A PREMIUM TIMES investigation had revealed how TETFund deducted funds for the training from the tertiary institutions’s 2023 annual disbursement against the wishes of the beneficiary institutions.

[The Herald] As relations between Zimbabwe and China continue grow, 52 Zimbabwean students were awarded Chinese government scholarships to pursue higher education in the Asian country.