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EDUCATION NEWS
Sierra Leone: Historian Discovers A Genealogical Connection
Still in a celebratory mood over the election of America's first black president, students and guests at South Carolina State University's I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium on Thursday evening were made privy to the compelling story of one alumna who completed a metaphorical connection to her African origins -- all through a family member brought to the Palmetto State as a slave 250 years ago.
Sierra Leone: Banana Island Clamours For Help
An elder of Banana Island Sunday told Concord Times that the present status of the community was very bad and would need a central government intervention.
Sierra Leone: Sexual Violence Impedes Girls' Education
Country director of plan Sierra Leone has said in Freetown that sexual violence forms a major barrier to girls' access to and completion of good quality education.
Nigeria: Weak Foundation
For the past seven years, candidates' performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been abysmally poor. Each year has been worse that the preceding one, resulting in the failure of over 83% of millions of Nigerian candidates for the exam this year. This trend ought to worry parents, teachers, school proprietors and the leaders of this nation. But are they worried?
Botswana: Squandering Education is No Option
Something very tragic is happening in our education system. Perhaps it is more serious than the nation has been made to understand.
Sierra Leone: Sam Sumana Summons Police Boss
Vice President Sam Sumana summoned the inspector general of police to look in to the fracas between pupils at St. Edward's secondary school and police officers a few days ago.
Congo-Kinshasa: Mbandaka - Monuc Finances a New Quick Impact Project in Iyonda
An "Apprenticeship and training college for the profit of mothers with badly nourished children" has just been opened in Iyonda, 12 kilometres from Mbandaka, financed by MONUC within the framework of its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs).
Cameroon: Is the Reward for a Job Well Done More Work?
University lecturers around the nation are on strike this week, demanding better pay and resources and working conditions. I have never participated in a strike; student protests, boycotts, random acts of laziness, sure, but never an organised strike.
Cameroon: Ako/Misaje Students to Benefit FCFA 30 Million Scholarship
Some 545 students and pupils of Ako-Misaje Subdivision of Donga Mantung will enjoy full scholarships worth FCFA 30 million following a fund-raising that recently took place in Nkambe.
Liberia: New UL President Meets Pres. Johnson-Sirleaf
The newly appointed President of the University of Liberia, Dr. Emmett Dennis has held discussions in Monrovia with the Visitor to the University, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Liberia: USAID, MOE and RTI Conclude Forum
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) has ended a one day forum on the official launch of the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) plus Liberia.
Cameroon: Colloquium on the city of Yaounde opened in the campus of the University of Yaounde 1
Being a student in Cameroon does not only consist of receiving lectures, carrying out research work with the aim of passing exams at the end of the year and obtaining end of course certificates.
Nigeria: Body of Benchers Calls 3,460 Law Graduates to Bar
The Body of Benchers yesterday started its call of 3,460 candidates to bar this year,just as the Director General of Nigerian Law School , Dr. Tahir Mamman, revealed that the school has commenced implementation by some skill modules such as research, drafting and legal writing,advocacy , interviewing , and dispute resolution.
Mauritius: How can i help my child learn english? - The British Council's language clinic with "Dr Danny"
Hello and welcome back to the English Language Clinic. This week's question, and the title of this article, is one that I am asked more than any other. As a growing number of parents realise the immense importance of English to their child's future success and development, providing them with controlled and stimulating access to English is becoming a key concern.
Nigeria: Admission Worries Hit Basic, Tertiary Levels
Admission into federal basic and tertiary institutions is causing worries to parents and candidates seeking placements for the 2008/2009 academic session.
Nigeria: Stakeholders Deliberate on Functional Education Policy
Last week, a two-day national education summit held at the University of Lagos which focused essentially on evolving a functional policy of education as a way of enhancing the delivery of quality education in Nigeria.
Nigeria: UNN At 48 - the Good and Bad Times
When the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, was formally inaugurated on October 7, 1960, expectations were very high.
Angola: University Lecturers to Get Scholarships
Lecturers of the Agostinho Neto University (UAN) will benefit from masters and doctorate scholarships in France, following the signing on Tuesday, in Luanda, of a cooperation agreement between the institution and the French Embassy in Angola.
South Africa: Red-Tape Nightmare Ensnares Zimbabwe Teacher
ZWELANI Ncube, a qualified teacher, came to SA because his teacher's pay in Zimbabwe came to less than R150 a month.
Uganda: Government to Add Vocational Studies to Education Programmes
THE Government is to include the teaching of vocational subjects in all education programmes, the education minister has said.
Uganda: Organisations Irked By Rising School Drop-Out Rate
ORGANISATIONS dealing in child rights protection have expressed concern over the rate at which children are dropping out of school in Kasese district.
Uganda: Deaf Deserve Better - Disability Boss
THE National Curriculum Development Centre (NCC) should design a syllabus that adequately caters for children with disabilities.
Nigeria: Primary Schools to Have Internet Facilities -Amaechi
As part of his resolve to redress the rot in the education sector, Governor Rotimi Amaechi has said that new primary schools to be built by his administration would be fully equipped with internet facilities.
Uganda: Legislators Back Makerere on Fees
LEGISLATORS yesterday backed Makerere University's position to charge students a development fee of sh123,500 and a technology fee of sh50,000.
Nigeria: NECO Releases Results
Registrar and Chief Executive of National Examinations Council, (NECO) Professor Promise Okpala has said that the Council has no power to stop any strike embarked upon by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) even with the negative effect the last Industrial action had on the conduct of its SSCE Examinations nationwide.
Uganda: Government Not to Blame for Low Quality Education
THE Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) do not provide for quality education and are to blame for the low quality education in rural schools.
Zimbabwe: School System Crumbles
Glen View 5 Primary School in one of Harare's high-density suburbs is deserted. Classrooms are empty, desks and chairs are piled up in corners and instruction charts are peeling off the walls. Yet, the school's third term is in full swing.
South Africa: More Than Just OBE is on the Agenda
THE call for a review of outcomes-based education (OBE) was only one of many points in a discussion document released by the African National Congress (ANC), education experts said yesterday.
Nigeria: Yuguda Returns to Class, Teaches Economics
Bauchi State Governor, Malam Isa Yuguda last Friday returned to the classroom as a voluntary teacher of secondary school students. An Economics graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, the Governor taught 'Production' in Economics to one of the SSS 3 classes at Government Girls Science College, Bauchi.
Uganda: Kyegobe, Elgon Students Riot
STUDENTS of St. Leo's College Kyegobe in Kabarole district on Sunday went on strike, protesting poor hygiene in the school and demanding the removal of their head teacher, Joseph Mary, Etubire.
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