THURSDAY, 25 DECEMBER 2025, 05:01
[Liberian Investigator] Isaac A. David Memorial High School transformed its Paynesville campus into a center of strategy and youthful competition on Wednesday as it hosted a one-day interschool chess tournament that attracted students from across Paynesville and Monrovia.
They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke.
Monica-Grace Mukendi’s career demonstrates the lasting impact of OneGoal, a nonprofit that helps low-income students attend college.
Adults need to set up rules for students so that it’s not on them to self-regulate when it comes to going tech-free.
Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain stranded
The UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD at the University of Glasgow, along with her family from the war-ravaged territory this week.
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The New York City university has embarked on an overhaul that some professors and students say imperils its standing as a bastion of the liberal arts.
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Facing a deadline to appeal, the Justice Department told the courts late Thursday that it would try to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard.
[This Day] The Federal Government has reopened all 47 Federal Unity Colleges that were shut in the wake of the rise in insecurity in some parts of the country,
[Namibian] The education ministry says it expects significant school placement pressure in January due to infrastructure shortages and rising national pupil enrolments.
Bestselling author says focus on ‘masterpieces’ puts children off as he promotes prison literacy scheme
Too much of the literature taught in UK schools is putting children off reading and thrillers should become part of the curriculum, one of the world’s biggest selling authors has argued.
Lee Child, the British writer of Jack Reacher novels, which have sold more than 100m copies worldwide,...
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Liberia’s Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh, has challenged members of the Federation of African Law Students (FELAS) to play a decisive role in strengthening Africa’s legal and constitutional frameworks amid what he described as a worrying resurgence of coups and democratic decline across the continent.
The measure is part of the government’s strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in England.
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The government has announced a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, but is it enough? As part of the government’s flagship strategy, teachers will be able to send children as young as 11 on behavioural courses if they are witnessing disturbing or worrying behaviour. The courses will include teachings on deepfakes, image-based abuse and online harassment. ...
The UK government’s long-awaited strategy to tackle violence against women and girls has been published today. Alexandra Topping joins Lucy Hough to explain what it will change, amid concerns that ‘toxic ideas’ are going unchallenged in schools
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[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenya’s decision to open up procurement for school internet connectivity has led to a sharp decline in broadband costs, highlighting how competition-led reforms can deliver large-scale fiscal savings, according to a UNICEF-Giga report.
[The New Humanitarian] Papiri, Nigeria — “Instead of an effective strategy, where we could see some light at the end of the tunnel, we only get pronouncements and presidential directives.”
[Premium Times] The US Mission in Nigeria also hosted “54 talented young Nigerian professionals who completed the prestigious 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) for Young African Leaders (YALI).”
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s Cabinet held its weekly meeting on Thursday, focusing on the country’s upcoming local elections, particularly the municipal vote scheduled later this month in the capital, Mogadishu.
[This Day] The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has again affirmed its reputation as a fertile training ground for higher education leaders, following the appointment of its Deputy Registrar, Mrs. Emilomo Alawode, as the third substantive Registrar of McPherson University (McU), Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State.