A busy lobby in Lagos. Shoes squeak on tiles, the AC hums, name tags rustle. A reporter notes a steady trend: people keep asking how to introduce yourself in English, and not just in exam halls. Offices, clinics, trade fairs across Africa. Real, everyday use. Why Learning to Introduce Yourself in English Matters Across Nairobi […]
The difference between college and university trips students up every season. Admissions desks ring, parents ask the same thing again. College vs University sits at the center of it. Clear definitions, not jargon, settle choices on forms and in living rooms. Permalink: example.com/college-vs-university-difference What Is a College? A college usually focuses on undergraduate study, smaller […]
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, Veterans League president Snuki Zikalala said the party’s infrastructure needed to be firmed up for it to play a more […]
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 outstanding international contributions and selected him “based on international meritorious competition”. Dr. Nura’s research article was announced winner among 5721 […]
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 ratio in tertiary education within Africa, and that an abysmally low percentage of those whose ages fall within the bracket […]
Civil servants are not happy with Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube’s failure to urgently deal with the issue of their remuneration, with a teachers’ union calling him a human epidemic. Recently, Ncube announced that government workers will get their 13th cheque, come November this year. However, the Apex Council, an umbrella body for all civil service […]
Sudan’s military council spokesman said on Friday that nine soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were dismissed and detained in connection with recent violence in the cities of Omdurman and El-Obeid. Spokesman Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi added that the governor of North Kordofan state and its security council will be held accountable […]
President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has launched the Sheikh Zayed Educational Complex Project in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena. The project is funded by the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation. The project, which is a unique model of educational development in Chad and is located on a 2,180-square metres site features […]
The government has announced the release of 150 million cedis to pay caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme. The amount is to settle most of the government’s arrears for the first and second terms of 2018/2019 academic year. A statement issued by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection on Wednesday said disbursement […]
Students of Osun State University, Osogbo main campus are protesting the arrest of several students from their various hostels on Thursday morning. A student of the institution, Tayo Mosadope, told our correspondent that armed security operatives stormed some hostels in Oke Baale area of Osogbo around 7:00 a.m. Mosadope said, “The security men that came […]
Amid the rolling hills on the outskirts of Rwanda’s capital Kigali, the Carnegie Mellon University Africa’s new campus is a prominent feature on the lush landscape. The 6,000 square meters property is located within the Kigali Innovation City, a public-private partnership aimed at positioning Rwanda as a globally competitive and knowledge-based economy. Since it’s establishment […]
Education Minister. Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, says there’s never been a better time for students to study in Ghana than under the Akufo-Addo government. According to him, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has initiated many policies to the benefit of Ghanaian students. Addressing members of the Ghanaian community in Paris, he said the introduction […]
Since Mancho Bibixy and other leaders of the coffin revolution launched a campaign to encourage parents in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon, opinion has been split on the possibility of the effective school resumption with the present security context. Since the crisis in the North West and South West regions broke […]
A primary school in Katlehong on the East Rand of Gauteng has been set alight, allegedly by protesting residents who are demanding electricity in the area, the education department said on Thursday. A case of arson has been opened at a police station in the area, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi’s office confirmed. Gauteng police […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday said he has approved N208billion as part of 2019 intervention through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund for infrastructural and teacher development in public tertiary institutions The president said the intervention was part of his administration’s effort to address the deficiencies in all the segments of our educational system. Buhari disclosed this […]