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Nigeria: Protest in UniOsun as Security Operatives Invade Hostels, Arrest Students

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 […]

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Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia grow their presence in Africa

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 […]

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Students Enjoying the Best of Education Under Akufo-Addo Gov’t – NAPO

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 […]

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Cameroon: Activists Split Over School Resumption in Anglophone Regions

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 […]

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Primary School Set Alight, Lesufi Vows Not to Fix It

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 […]

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Buhari approves N208bn for public varsities

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 […]