Nigeria: Unilag Confers Honorary Doctorate Degree On Oando GCE, Wale Tinubu
[Premium Times] The honour is in recognition of Mr Wale Tinubu’s contributions to enterprise-building, energy sector transformation, and national development.
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[Premium Times] The honour is in recognition of Mr Wale Tinubu’s contributions to enterprise-building, energy sector transformation, and national development.
[Daily News] Tabora — THE East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, through its contractor WASCO ISOAF Tanzania, has handed over modern sanitation facilities and classrooms to Igusule Primary and Secondary Schools in Sojo Village, Nzega District, Tabora Region, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.
[Leadership] Founder and chief executive officer of Learning Impact Model Limited, Mr Omagbitse Barrow, has identified Nigeria’s widening skills deficit and an overemphasis on certificates as major constraints to organisational performance, innovation and national development.
[Leadership] Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his investment in the education sector, particularly the strengthening of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
[SAnews.gov.za] The Council on Higher Education (CHE) and the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) have formally entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to strengthen cooperation, coordination and collaboration in the quality assurance, accreditation and promotion of pharmacy education and training in South Africa.
[Ghanaian Times] The Ho Technical University (HTU) Council has recognised five of its former leaders with the unveiling of busts and rolls in their honour, aimed at motivating present and future leaders to commit themselves to the development of the university.
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Education (MoE) has clarified that the selection of four Ghanaian languages for the pilot phase of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered education tool is not intended to exclude any linguistic group.
[Daily Trust] On January 10, 2026, students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), joined by residents of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, took to the streets over surge in kidnappings, demanding safety in a community where abductions have become frequent and brazen. Ekpoma, once a relatively peaceful town, has been turned into a notorious kidnap-for-ransom flashpoint, with...
[GroundUp] Fama Primary School in Flagstaff is falling apart
[Premium Times] Last year, only one Nigerian university, Covenant University, made it to the top 1,000 spot, raising concerns about the quality of Nigerian universities.
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[Premium Times] Mr Alausa said the education ministry would meet the heads of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to decide how the Needs Assessment Fund will be spent.
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[Daily Maverick] The record matric pass rate does not hide the shortcomings of the education system, but at least we are following the correct path.
[Daily Maverick] Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mimmy Gondwe is appealing to parents not to fall for bogus colleges that prey on desperate students seeking tertiary education after failing to find a space at public institutions of higher learning.

Mark Billings hopes to inspire his pupils, and even beat Giant in a new challenge on the BBC show.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — A primary school teacher killed in a suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Garissa County had served just one year under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), a brief but committed tenure marked by courage and dedication to his learners.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will visit Hulugho Sub-County in Garissa on Tuesday to assess the security situation and review the safety of teachers following a suspected al-Shabaab attack that killed a primary school teacher and a local chief.

Jacob Collier, speaking at the launch of BBC Get Singing, says music “embeds confidence” in young people.

Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusion
The Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo has called for renewed efforts to diversify the school curriculum in England, warning that young people are growing up in a society where “doors are closing” and the tide is turning against inclusion.
There has been progress in the...