FRIDAY, 09 JANUARY 2026, 04:52
University undergraduates are forming northern societies, but in other circumstances we find different ways to be ourselves
Of course they weren’t being mean, but each time my university friends jokingly echoed my Leeds-accented “no” with a noise that is perhaps best approximated as “nerhhh”, I found myself undergoing elocution conditioning. Within a year, the identifying...
Rethink Food is helping to fund initiatives to cut hunger in schools across Leeds.
From Duolingo to GDP, how an obsession with keeping score can subtly undermine human flourishing
Two years ago, I started learning Japanese on Duolingo. At first, the daily accrual of vocabulary was fun. Every lesson earned me experience points – a little reward that measured and reinforced my progress.
But something odd happened. Over time, my focus shifted. As I climbed the weekly...
Freed from Auschwitz, she was silent about her ordeal for four decades. Then she decided to dedicate her life to educating people about the dangers of prejudice.
[Nile Post] Police at Kira Road Division have launched investigations into the sudden death of Dr.L Tom Patrick Mugizi, a lecturer at Victoria University and Makerere University Business School (MUBS).
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Monday morning joined cooks and staff at Muthangari Primary School to prepare meals for learners as schools reopened for the 2026 academic term.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Schools across the country are expected to resume learning today as the new academic term begins, marking the end of the festive holiday break.
[Leadership] As schools reopen in Kwara State today, the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, has introduced a radio-based learning initiative to expand learning access beyond the traditional classroom structures.
[Leadership] First Lady, Remi Tinubu, has described Braille as an important tool for inclusion, dignity and independence for the blind and visually impaired persons.
Because families have complicated schedules.
Higham Lane School, part of Central England Academy Trust, said it will stay shut until Wednesday.
[ENA] The Ministry of Education said the Digital Ethiopia 2030 strategy is expected to play a decisive role in improving the quality and accessibility of education across the country.
Families of the victims and survivors of the 2022 elementary school shooting in Texas are expected to testify. Jury selection began on Monday.
[Daily Maverick] Funding shortfalls, crowded schools and unequal access to technology threaten learning. Education leaders need to support teachers, improve resources and create safe classrooms for all.
Rebecca Joynes groomed a second boy while on bail for abusing her first victim.
[Vanguard] Former Governor of Edo State and now senator representing Edo North, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was received by a large crowd at the Upper Siluko Road of Benin-City when he visited the family of Joyce Imasuen, a blind girl, 21, whom he adopted 14 years ago (2011).
[Nile Post] The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has cancelled a Mature Age Entry certificate that had been issued to Kitagwenda County National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary aspirant Robert Mugabe after investigations established that the documents he used to qualify for the examination were fraudulently obtained.
[SNA] – Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Dr. Nuwara Abu Mohamed Tahir, held separate meetings with Federal Minister of Health Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim and Federal Minister of Education and National Orientation Al-Tohami Al-Zain Hajar.
[SNA] Khartoum, Jan. 3, 2026 (SUNA) – President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, made a surprise visit to attend the graduation ceremony of the second batch of mobilized volunteers from Al-Karama (the Dignity) camps in South Khartoum on Saturday.
[Leadership] Jigawa recruits 9,500 guards, Niger, Benue, Kebbi, Kwara reel out fresh security measures
[Leadership] The Ekiti State government has disclosed that public and private primary and secondary schools in the state would resume tomorrow for the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session.