[This Day] Adedayo Oketola, a highly decorated journalist, author and former newspaper editor, is seeing his work transcend the newsroom. His award-winning reports are now being cited in academic journals, policy papers, and international forums, proving that rigorous journalism remains a critical force in driving research, accountability, and reform across sectors. Uzoma Mba writes that the

Officials removed decade-old guidance outlining the rights of students who are still learning English, which could weaken support for immigrant children.

[Ghanaian Times] The government has allocated GH¢403 million from the Get Fund for the completion of all 45 stalled hostels across Colleges of Education to ease accommodation challenges faced by students.

[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for a stronger public education on the role of the Prisons Service in national development.

[SAnews.gov.za] The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is set to embark on a comprehensive employee verification process to ensure that only legitimate employees are being paid through the department’s persal systems.

[This Day] The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Siyan Oyeweso, has lauded NASFAT’s contributions to Islamic propagation, moral standards, and nation-building, saying that the move etched its name in gold over the years.

[This Day] The Administrator of Starfield College, Fagba, Chris Eigbe, has applauded parents’ commitment to their children’s educational needs despite the prevailing economic challenges in the country.

[This Day] The Presidential Launch of RenewHER Gala and Awards Night marks a significant milestone in Nigeria’s women’s health history, highlighting the power of health education in transforming lives.

[This Day] The management of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has called on the Ford Foundation to support its plan to establish girl-child enterprise and innovation hubs, a project aimed at equipping young Nigerian women with practical, technical, and entrepreneurial skills for self-employment.

[This Day] A pioneering research project led by Professor Celestine Iwendi of the Centre of Intelligence of Things (CIoTh) at the University of Greater Manchester, Bolton, has been officially accepted for presentation at the 12th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (ICRITO 2025), under the theme ‘Trends and Future Directions’

[New Dawn] Former President George M. Weah’s free tuition policy comes under increasing criticism here, with the latest coming from former Minister of Finance, David M. Farhat.

[Liberian Observer] First Lady Kartumu Yarta Boakai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, held an interactive forum for over 100 Liberian health practitioners to recruit potential candidates for over 75 fully funded scholarships in critical medical specializations.

[Liberian Observer] Changsha City, China- Liberian students studying in China have raised concerns over “unfair reduction” of their stipends provided by the Liberian government, revealing that the situation is creating serious hardship for them. In spite of the reduction, the students told the Daily Observer in an interview that the inadequate ones are not even paid on time–delayed for many weeks.

Let’s go back to the good old days when students had only flip phones and were learning more.