[Namibian] Some University of Namibia (Unam) students say they were asked to rewrite an exam after the university accidentally scheduled two different exam sessions for the same subject at different campuses.

[Namibian] Newly elected president of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) student representative council (SRC) Michee Masengo says he will address urgent issues facing students at the institution.

[Capital FM] Kisumu — Police in Siaya are holding 13 teachers after their arrest on Monday over examinations malpractice during the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).

[Capital FM] NAIROBI — The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has advertised 5,690 job vacancies for Principals, Deputy Principals, Headteachers, and Deputy Headteachers.

[Unicef] Johannesburg — Ahead of World Children’s Day 2024, data from multiple countries reveal children’s awareness of their rights, but significant barriers to education persist

[Nile Post] A total of 16 inmates from Mbarara Main Prison were among the 142,009 candidates across Uganda that begun their Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams today.

[This Day] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the utilisation of the backlog of unspent funds allocated to tertiary education.

[Nile Post] The International University of East Africa (IUEA) has announced that starting January next year, it will be teaching robotics and climate smart agriculture as some of its new programs.

[Africa Check] Hit or miss? Fact-checking former lawmaker Dakuku Peterside’s statistics advising Nigeria’s new education minister

[Nile Post] After years of grappling with severe teacher shortages, government-aided primary schools in Mbarara City are now anticipating a much-needed boost in staff by the end of the 2024/2025 financial year.

[Nile Post] At a fundraising ceremony organized by Dedan Foundation, residents of Buwekula South Constituency, led by Dedan Mubangizi–the aspiring Member of Parliament for Buwekula South raised funds to support the construction of St. Mark Kayebe, the only secondary school in the sub-county.

[Vanguard] The programme, which includes practical training in CPR, first aid, and other pre-hospital skills, seeks to prepare the younger generation to respond effectively in emergency situations. In the wake of rising road traffic accidents, sudden cardiac arrests, and other health crises that often occur in schools and public spaces, the initiative aims to reduce fatalities by ensuring that...

[Daily Trust] The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) says all arrangements have been put in place to elect a new set of leaders that will pilot the affairs of the association amid pressing issues affecting the members including a three-month withheld salary.

[Leadership] The swimming section of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938 is getting set for the first edition of Inter School Swimming competition sponsored by NNPC-SNEPCo

[New Era] A recent education ministry study has uncovered a huge financial drain, revealing that millions of dollars were wasted on ineffective literacy centres.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Migos Ogamba has urged the Judiciary to expedite the prosecution of those found guilty of exam misconduct.

[Daily Trust] Parents of Zamfara State students studying at Cyprus International University under a government scholarship are pleading with Governor Dauda Lawal to address the hardships their children are enduring due to unpaid scholarship fees.