WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL 2026, 14:49
[Ghanaian Times] The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has called for the expansion of emergency medical response training to all personnel of the Ghana Police Service, stressing that lifesaving skills were now essential to modern policing.
[Ghanaian Times] The President of the Ghanaian Students’ Union in Kuwait, Mr Didat Adam, has commended the Acting Chargé d’Affaires at Ghana’s Embassy in the State of Kuwait, Counsellor Husain Suleiman Alebrahim, for his proactive efforts to ensure the safety and welfare of Ghanaian students pursuing studies in the country.
[Ghanaian Times] The government has reaffirmed its commitment to reforming technical education and expand investment in digital skills infrastructure.
[Nile Post] KCB Bank Uganda has unveiled the inaugural KCB Schools Chess Tournament, a purpose-driven national initiative aimed at nurturing strategic thinking, discipline, and confidence among young learners, while promoting a culture of financial responsibility from an early age.
[Daily Trust] The Yobe State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, has commenced the training of 200 Almajirai in various vocational skills.
[Daily Trust] Parents in Shezheko community, Tungan-Maje ward of Gwagwalada Area Council in the FCT, have expressed frustration over the absence of junior and senior secondary schools, forcing students to trek about seven kilometres daily to attend classes in neighbouring Izom town in Niger State.
Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming years
Schools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital.
London’s...
[This Day] As the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof Hakeem Fawehinmi, presided over his maiden congregation meeting, where he shared his vision for the institution, Raheem Akingbolu, who has been following the activities of the professor of Clinical Anatomy and Biomedical Anthropology since he took the mantle of leadership, reckons that he appears to be getting it right despite...
[This Day] Nigeria’s higher education system is undergoing a far-reaching digital transformation through the nationwide deployment of the Blackboard Learning Management System across public tertiary institutions.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose ties to the Chicago Teachers Union helped him win office, has signaled support. The school district and some parents object.
The skewed perspectives in my A-level curriculum are staggering. Until that changes, harmful ideas about race and migration will live on
Astrid Barltrop is the winner of the 2026 Emerging Voices award (16-18 category) and a year 13 student in Oxfordshire
“Lord Cromer was a successful consul-general of Egypt. To what extent do you agree?” I read this essay prompt in my A-level history class,...
It comes as the government continues to consult on whether to ban under-16s from social media in the UK.
Ohio State isn’t the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school “a national embarrassment.”
Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.
University support staff have gone on strike in a dispute about pay.
About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.
Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants
Councils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from children with special needs such as autism, according to a new report.
Research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found huge regional variations and chronic shortages in...
A 10-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia’s role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities.
It is not clear which areas of the university, which has campuses in Belfast, Londonderry and Coleraine as well as a campus in Qatar, will be affected.
Coventry University reported Navodya De Silva, 25, to Home Office after £8,000 arrived late, causing termination of visa
A Sri Lankan university student says her life has been ruined because a one-day delay in paying her tuition fees led to her being thrown off her degree course and at risk of deportation.
Navodya De Silva, 25, secured a place at Coventry University to study international...
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