[Nyasa Times] New University of Malawi study urges sweeping curriculum reforms as ageing population rises and students admit they are leaving campus without the skills to support older persons.

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[Nyasa Times] Government says it will recruit at least 1,100 secondary school teachers, and is also preparing to hire additional primary school teachers as enrolment surges under Malawi’s free education policy.

The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.”

[Leadership] Tragedy struck the Janbago community in Katsina State as two brothers, Muhammad Salisu, 12, and Abdurrahman Salisu, 7, lost their lives after they were swept away by floodwaters while returning home from an Islamiyya school.

For more than a year, the Trump administration pressed the university for records about antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups involved with Judaism.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has lauded the Kano State Government for allocating 32 per cent of its budget to education.

[This Day] Chrisland Schools, weekend, graduated 327 students across its five secondary schools in Lagos, celebrating their academic achievements while recognising exceptional students for excellence in academics, sports and creative arts.

[This Day] eBabcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, yesterday, graduated a total of 665 postgraduate students comprising 70 Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) graduates, 391 Master’s degree holders, 21 Master of Philosophy (MPhil) graduates, and 183 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduates across various schools and colleges.

[Afrobarometer] A majority of citizens say police and courts should do more to protect women and girls from discrimination and harassment.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — UNICEF has asked Uganda to strengthen child road safety, saying protecting children requires action to reduce speeding, improve pedestrian infrastructure and strengthen emergency response.

[Daily News] Kondoa — KONDOA District Executive Director (DED), Mr Shaban Millao, has called on residents to strengthen support for school feeding programmes by ensuring all pupils receive meals at school in line with the National Nutrition Strategy.

For Gen Z college graduates, the way millennials lived out their ambitions no longer makes sense.

[Premium Times] The governor said that education is the most powerful instrument for reducing poverty, promoting peace, strengthening security, stimulating economic growth, and preparing future generations to compete in an increasingly knowledge-driven world

The comptroller’s office said that the city’s Department of Education had lacked documentation or did not seek reimbursement for special education services.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — Makerere University has launched electronic academic transcripts and certificates, allowing graduates to access their credentials online and enabling employers and other authorized parties to verify them digitally, in what the institution says is a major step toward modernizing academic service delivery.

[New Times] Rwanda has launched its first Graduate and Doctoral Education Policy Framework and Research and Innovation Framework in a bid to strengthen doctoral education, improving research quality, and transforming academic discoveries into solutions that support the country’s socio-economic development.

[ANGOP] Luanda — At least 85 Angolan students will benefit from internal and external scholarships, from the next academic year, within the framework of the social project ‘Okutanga’, of the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biodiversity (ANPG).

[Nile Post] The Mastercard Foundation has launched the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize, a new annual award aimed at recognising African universities that are transforming higher education and improving employment opportunities for young people.