[Leadership] International students planning to study in Ireland for more than three months must now obtain a long-term study visa before travelling, the country’s Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) has announced.

[Leadership] The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has explained why it is opposed to any move to shut down schools in Borno State amid worsening insecurity, saying closure would amount to conceding victory to terrorists seeking to disrupt education in the state.

[Leadership] Teachers in Borno State, under the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), on Tuesday took to the streets and picketed the Government House in Maiduguri to protest the abduction of students, including 48 pupils and students reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Mussa, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of the state.

[New Dawn] MONROVIA, June 3, 2026; The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has threatened legal action against media outlets and social media platforms over a viral Facebook post alleging that heavily armed police officers were deployed at examination centers for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination program.

The arts school and camp is still contending with the fallout from its former ties to Mr. Epstein, an alumnus and donor accused of preying on two girls he met there.

[Capital FM] The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has petitioned the Public Service Commission (PSC) to initiate proceedings for the removal of Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok, citing what it terms as breaches of constitutional values, integrity concerns, and failures in public administration.

[Leadership] I NUT threatens national strike amid protests in Kano, Lagos, Jos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, others

[SNA] Khartoum, June 2, 2026 (SUNA) – The Council of Ministers held its regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon in Khartoum under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris.

[Vanguard] The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benue State University, BSU, Branch, has announced an indefinite, total and comprehensive strike action, citing unresolved welfare concerns, pension issues, unpaid promotion arrears, and alleged violations of due process in the institution’s governance.

[Vanguard] LAGOS — The Federal Government and governors yesterday came under intense pressure to immediately secure the release of teachers, pupils and students abducted by terrorists in Oyo and Borno states.

[Leadership] Academic activities at the Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM), formerly Benue State University (BSU), have been paralysed following an indefinite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), over unresolved welfare and other related issues affecting its members.

[New Times] The Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) through the National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) will officially launch the 2025/2026 National Practical Examinations on Wednesday, June 3.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Consortium of Secondary Schools Alumni Associations of Kenya (COSSAAK) has called for an urgent nationwide audit of dormitory safety and emergency escape systems in all boarding schools following a series of school fires and student unrest incidents, including the devastating blaze at Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School that claimed 16 lives.

[The Conversation Africa] The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a high-stakes test. For decades, it has served as the gateway to post-secondary education across five countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia. But is it fair?

[Nile Post] The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) has rejected key provisions of the National Education and Training for Health Policy 2025, calling for its suspension over concerns about internship integration, regulatory oversight and the readiness of university curricula.

[Nile Post] The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has established a Technical Working Group (TWG) to review the controversial National Education and Training for Health Policy 2025 and assess its implications before finalising its position on the framework.

[New Times] Mount Kigali University has called on graduates and young people to stand firm against genocide ideology and all forms of hate speech. The higher learning institution made the call as it joined the nation in the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[Daily News] Cambridge — Tanzania’s banking transformation and its broader macroeconomic impact took centre stage at the University of Cambridge recently.

[Daily News] Dodoma — The National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NACTVET) has officially opened admissions for certificate and diploma programmes for the 2026/27 academic year.

Readers respond to Michal Leibowitz’s Opinion guest essay about Deep Springs College, an experimental school in the California desert.

[New Dawn] – The Ministry of Education (MOE) has ordered the immediate release of all West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidate numbers and examination information to eligible students. The Ministry warned that schools found withholding such information over unpaid tuition or other fees will face administrative sanctions.