[Leadership] The Old Students Association of Government Science Secondary School, Darazo (DOSA), Class of 1997, has raised concerns over the preparedness of senior secondary school students in North-Eastern Nigeria for Computer-Based Testing (CBT), warning that many candidates lack basic digital skills required to sit for such examinations.

[Leadership] Six successful applicants from 11 universities across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones will benefit from scholarships offered by WealthBridge Financial Services Holdings Limited and the Bridge Charity Foundation.

[Leadership] Delta State government has threatened to sanction any teacher who failed to resume school yesterday.

After 15 years teaching a class about sex, the most popular course at the University of Washington, this professor shares her most important takeaways.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Veteran trade unionist Wilson Sossion has called for a continuous review of the Competency Based Education (CBE) pathways to ensure they remain relevant to learners and aligned with the country’s socio-economic needs.

[Liberian Investigator] – A report by The Liberian Investigator has prompted concrete action in Bong County, leading to the renovation of the Gbarnga Central School of the Deaf, the county’s only institution dedicated to educating children with hearing impairments.

Claudio Neves Valente, who is accused of killing two students at Brown and an M.I.T. professor, left rambling descriptions of the shootings.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has encouraged National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates, who were unsuccessful in their initial attempt at the exams, to make use of the official Second Chance Programme.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education has reaffirmed the integrity and governance of the state national senior certificate examination system.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has processed all funding applications ahead of the start of the 2026 academic year.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is set to outline its comprehensive preparations for the 2026 academic year at a media briefing on Tuesday.

[Shabait] The Executive Committee of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students reviewed the implementation of activities of 2025 and adopted a five-year strategic plan at a meeting conducted on 3 January in Asmara.

[Nyasa Times] All government primary and secondary schools across Malawi have opened today for the second term of the 2025/26 academic year, despite widespread infrastructure damage caused by heavy rains in several districts, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has confirmed.

[Vanguard] Despite prevailing security challenges and heightened fear across both urban and rural communities in Sokoto State, the Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has directed all public primary and junior secondary schools to resume for the second term on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Ray Jayawardhana, the incoming president, is an astrophysicist, but leaders at the California Institute of Technology also praised his credentials as a communicator at a time when science is under attack.

[Capital FM] Murang’a — Education continues to be a cornerstone of development in Murang’a County, as the County Government announced it will pay school fees for over 50,000 students across various education levels as schools reopen this week.