[World Bank] Washington — The World Bank has approved the Sahel Regional Engagement for Learning and Collaboration in Education (RELANCE) project, a landmark initiative designed to improve education systems, expand access to quality education, and enhance job opportunities for vulnerable youth in Chad and Mauritania. This $137.15 million investment, funded by a combination of International...

[Premium Times] Mr Okon, whose ResearchGate profile lists him as a doctor of medicine and neurosurgeon affiliated with the University of Texas, has been accused of impersonation.

[New Times] There is an urgent need to re-examine and modernise the current approach to academic medicine from a fragmented, outdated, and static curriculum, to a more practical, hands-on medical education, experts have said.

[New Republic] Former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf once described Liberia’s educational system as a complete mess. Apparently, the former president was referring to how students are being treated in various learning institutions across the county.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Liberia National Police has come under scrutiny for using teargas to disperse students from public schools who took to the streets Tuesday to protest their teachers’ go-slow actions, which are linked to the government’s failure to pay teacher salaries.

The lawsuits accuse the government of dismantling the department without the required approval of Congress.

[Liberian Investigator] Voinjama — Lofa County Senator Hon. Momo Tarnuekollie Cyrus on Saturday, March 22, 2025, made a series of impactful development interventions aimed at uplifting the people of Foya Tengia District, with a special focus on youth and women empowerment.

[Nyasa Times] Private schools in Malawi are quietly slipping into crisis, yet their struggle remains largely unheard and unaddressed. These institutions, which have long been pillars of quality education, are now battling to stay afloat in the face of crippling economic challenges. The weight of rising costs, coupled with the loss of financial support from a large portion of their student base,...

[Daily Trust] Rinsola Abiola, daughter of the late MKO Abiola, says President Bola Tinubu remains committed to unlocking the greatness within every young Nigerian by removing barriers to higher education.

[The Herald] The Herentals Group of Schools continues to lead in grassroots sports development, bringing together 41 primary school centres from across Zimbabwe for a national athletics and soccer gala held at the National Sports Stadium’s B Arena.

[This Day] In a bid to stamp out discrepancies in fiscal data across government institutions, which affect Nigeria’s credit ratings, impinge investor confidence, and constitute hurdles to borrowing, the federal government is considering a Fiscal Data Coordination Framework.

European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.

The largest-ever class of high school seniors is about to graduate, just as colleges are facing massive upheaval. Here’s what they could face as they head to campus.

The war in Gaza brought more students into the Hillel fold, but has sown divisions among Jewish students over the group’s mission.

[This Day] The Ekiti State University (EKSU) has resolved to confer honorary doctorates on Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele in recognition of his contribution to the development of the institution, Nigeria and the international community.