The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Uganda: Education Minister’s announces dates for reopening schools…
Minister for Education and Sport, Janet Kataaha Museveni has said that if everything goes according to plan, the schools will open again later this month. On March 18, President Museveni ordered all schools in the…
Umahi Shuts Down Schools, Night Clubs
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, has directed for the immediate close down of all private and public nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state. The directive was part of measures to contain…
BUK suspend lectures, instructs students to go home
Bayero University Kano(BUK) has suspended lectures for one month and asked students to go home, as part of measures to contain coronavirus. The university suspended lectures following a circular from the Federal Ministry of Education…
Education department dismisses fake news about school closures
The department slammed fraudulent attempts to confuse the public, which might contribute to ‘hysteria’. The department of basic education dismissed as fake news a document purporting to be a circular saying that schools would close…
Professor Yusuf Karodia, named the person of the…
Professor Karodia, Founder of MANCOSA and of REGENT Business School, received the award for his contribution to education and the transmission of knowledge across Africa. During the ceremony, held on 29 February in Sandton, Johannesburg,…
Why are Kenyan pupils not getting adequate sleep?
Kenyan pupils, some as young as five, are getting less and inadequate sleep because they are being required to be at school by 06:30am, though classes doesn't commence until 08:00am. Experts are concerned that this…
Ghana: KKMA Donates Gh¢52,000 to Education Directorate
The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA) yesterday handed over a quantity of furniture worth GH¢52,000.00 to the Kpone Educational Directorate for distribution to basic schools in the area. The gesture is the final batch of items…
Kagame Reshuffles Cabinet, Overhauls Health and Education Ministries
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday evening reshuffled the cabinet making major changes to key ministries notably Health and Education. Dr Daniel Ngamije was appointed Minister of Health, replacing Dr Diane Gashumba who resigned two weeks…
Teachers List 5 Issues Threatening The Right To…
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ATUZ) has claimed that the right to education in the country was now under serious threat. The union observed that the matter is serious considering that the right…
