[Ghanaian Times] As part of efforts to contribute to the fight against illegal mining, the Robotics Club of Academic City University has organised its annual Tech Expo to explore innovative and sustainable solutions to Ghana’s illegal mining crisis.

[Ghanaian Times] Prof. Fred McBagonluri, the President of Academic City University, has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the advancement of education in Africa.

[Ghanaian Times] Pupils, particularly girls, have been encouraged to take their studies seriously and aspire to leadership and managerial positions in the water sector as the country works towards achieving gender equality.

[Ghanaian Times] A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Emeritus Clifford N. B. Tagoe, has called for a more holistic approach to promoting and mainstreaming Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) in Ghana, emphasizing the need for adequate financial support.

[Nile Post] The Vice President, Rt Maj Jessica Alupo, has revealed that government is still working on a plan to increase salaries for Arts teachers by up to 25 percent, urging them to remain patient as consultations continue.

[Liberian Investigator] Nathan F. Reeves Charity Memorial High School and Howard Academy have been crowned champions of the 2025-26 National High School Championships after dominant performances in the football and kickball finals at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex on Friday.

[Liberian Investigator] On a calm Saturday afternoon in Gbarnga, the residence of Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, Bill McGill Jones, became more than just a home, but a space of encouragement, reflection, and renewed hope for dozens of young people striving for a better future.

[Liberian Investigator] Outgoing University of Liberia Faculty Association (ULFA) President Dr. Edna Johnny has highlighted a series of reforms under her leadership — including salary increases, the elimination of pay disparities and the restoration of NASSCORP services — while endorsing her vice president, Dr. Alahaji S. M. Dukuly, as her preferred successor in the April 17 elections.

[Africa Check] No evidence Nigeria’s University of Port Harcourt banned smartphones on campus

A free preschool center in one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods raises questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s vow to expand universal child care.

[Premium Times] According to her, the approved upkeep allowance for beneficiaries remains N20,000 monthly.

[Daily Trust] No fewer than 150 schools in Lagos are gearing up to participate in the 2026 ChessMasters scheduled to be held on Saturday, 2 May 2026.

[Independent (Kampala)] When the Uganda government opened the school gates in the late 1990s to four children per household across the country, it was lauded as one of the most ambitious education reforms in sub-Saharan Africa.

[Reporter] The Federal Education and Training Authority (ETA) has revoked the licenses of 52 private colleges for failure to comply with regulatory standards.

The United Farm Workers co-founder had been celebrated as an exemplar of civil rights. Then, a Times investigation found extensive evidence of his abuse of women.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Success, 13, did not panic when she got her first period. ‘I was educated early,’ she recalled, ‘I simply used a sanitary pad and carried on with my day.’ In many Nigerian communities, that kind of confidence is still not common for girls entering puberty. Success is a student at a school in the Jiwa community, a peri-urban area in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory...

[Dabanga] Sudanese university professors continued an open-ended nationwide strike for a second day yesterday, with organisers reporting near total participation, as security forces reportedly arrested academics and dispersed protest vigils at several institutions.

After a university in Tehran was struck during the war, Iranian leaders said that the outposts of U.S. schools were “legitimate targets.”

After attacks on several Iranian campuses, Iranian forces warn they could target American universities in the region.

[Nile Post] The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, and his Busoga counterpart, Dr. Joseph Muvawala, have called on schools across Uganda to shift from exam-focused teaching to a competence-based approach that equips learners with practical skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.