At least 27 children and several teachers have been abducted by gunmen at a boarding school in central Nigeria Niger state, local officials told AFP. AbdullberqyEbbo, director general of the strategic operation in Niger state,…
World Bank Warns Of A Crisis In Kenya’s…
Children going through the Kenyan education system are losing an estimated three years of learning, the World Bank has said. “What this means is that a Kenyan child can expect to go to school for…
Asumbi Girls Teacher Gets Top Africa Union Award
Mr Erick Ademba, a teacher at Asumbi Girls High School, was on Wednesday among three African teachers to get Africa Union award for their outstanding performance. Mr Ademba received a certificate and $10,000 (Sh1 million)…
87% of 10-Year-Olds in Sub Saharan Africa Can’t…
The World Bank has indicated that about 87% of children in Sub Sahara Africa cannot read and understand a simple story at the age of 10. It has described the situation as a global learning…
Excellence: Samira Bawumia Receives Top UN Award
The Second Lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia, has been named the first of seven global honourees by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), in partnership with Ashden. This is in recognition of her contribution towards mobilising action…
#SexForGrades: BBC Africa Open Can of Worms In…
The BBC Africa Eye has released a year-long investigation documenting the sexual harassment behaviour of some lecturers at the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana. In the 13-minute video released by the media…
Nigeria, South Africa To Issue 10 Year Visa…
Following successful conclusion of the 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, which was elevated to the level of heads of state, both countries have agreed on issuing 10-year…
Ghana Will Eventually Adopt CSE but It Will…
The Minister for Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh says Ghana will get to a point of adopting the Comprehensive Sexuality Education, CSE, programme for basic schools. The Minister said even though we are not at…
500 Schools in UK to Be Supplied With…
Ghanaian startup, Dext Technology Limited, is to supply 500 schools in the United Kingdom educational resource packs including its widely acclaimed Science Set that will be used to help build students creative capacity and introduce…
One Third Of Africans Studying In U.S. Are…
About one-third of African students studying in the U.S. are Nigerians, an official said on Wednesday. The Cultural Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Malia Heroux, made this known during an education fair…
Nana Addo Receives 2019 Focos Humanitarian Award
Receiving the award at the FOCOS NYC Gala ceremony, President Akufo-Addo noted that orthopaedic health conditions are severe among low and middle-income countries, which are less resourced to provide adequate access to orthopaedic care. In…
Kenyans mourn 7 children killed after classroom collapses
At least seven children were killed and more than 50 injured on Monday when a classroom collapsed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, officials said. Television stations showed images of rescue workers sifting through metal sheeting and…
South African classrooms are getting a 4IR upgrade
The Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) has announced that it’s set on introducing information and communication technology (ICT) to the classroom. This is part of the departments plan to ensure that its classrooms are…
11-Year-Old Nigerian Artist, Kareem Floors 2,723 Candidates, To…
Eleven-year-old Nigerian artist, Waris Kareem, has emerged the recipient of the Taiwan’s Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation 22nd Fervent Global Love of Lives Award for 2019. NAN reports that the Representative of Taiwan in…
World’s best teacher from Kenya meets Trump, to…
The world’s best teacher, who hails Kenya, Peter Tabichi, is set to address the 74th United Nations General Assembly, which brings together world leaders from the organisation’s 193 members. Tabichi, who won the 2019 Global…
51 Ghanaian Students Back From Agric Training in…
Some 51 Ghanaian students have returned home from an agriculture training programme in Israel. They left the country in 2018 for a practical agriculture training across cooperative farms in Israel called kibbutz. The training lasted…
It Will Take A Strong ANC To Save…
While ANC leaders often face criticism for putting the party ahead of the country's economic and social well-being, the ANC Veterans League says it will take a strong ANC to save South Africa. On Monday,…
Nigerian Lecturer Defeats 5720 Others to Win World…
Dr. Yakubu Nura, a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, has won the World Physics Competition by defeating about 5720 contenders from 97 countries. World Championship-2019 in Physics (Einstein's planetary equation) acknowledged the…
50% Attrition Rates in Africa’s Tertiary Institutions —…
Minister of State for Tertiary Education, Ghana, Professor Kwesi Yankah, says there is an estimated students’ attrition of almost 50 per cent in tertiary institutions within Africa. He said there is a low gross enrolment…
