A total of 106 tertiary students and a basic school in the Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region have received a GHC74,219.79 education scholarship. The students from AkentenAppiah-Menta University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development received GHC16,000.00; Christian University College received GHC3,500.00; the Kwame Nkrumah University of Technology, received GHC48,300.00 and Ohwin R/C Primary School […]
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“Nobody knows that students can go to that level of indiscipline to cost the life of their mate,” the OAU official said. The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun State, says it has handed over suspects accused of the murder of a final-year student, Okoli Aishe, of the institution. The Public Relations Officer […]
STUDENTS in rural areas are forced to walk for at least 15km to access schools with centre numbers for their examinations despite government’s pledge to make education accessible to everyone, everywhere. Speaking during a parliamentary plenary session, Rushinga legislator Tendai Nyabani, said some schools in his constituency have been operating for more than a decade […]
Department says it does not know how many learners need transport Thousands of learners in the Eastern Cape were not able to attend school in the first term because they do not have transport. Last year provincial transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose told GroundUp 140,000 learners were in need of scholar transport but the department was […]
Request for Proposals View French Version BACKGROUND ABOUT THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to enable young people in Africa and Indigenous communities in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work. It is one of the largest private foundations in the world with a mission to advance learning and promote financial […]
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Study of the EdTech Ecosystem in WAEMU
Request for Proposals View French Version BACKGROUND ABOUT THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to enable young people in Africa and in Indigenous communities in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work. It is one of the largest private foundations in the world with a mission to advance learning and promote […]
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Sudan: Schoolteachers On Strike Again
Khartoum — A new nationwide strike of state schoolteachers enters its third day today. On Sunday, the Sudanese Teachers’ Committee (STC) decided to down tools, less than two weeks after announcing a breakthrough in talks with the authorities. STC spokesperson Sami El Bager told Radio Dabanga that the teachers now strike to protest the delay […]
One school has three pit toilets for 400 learners About 60 members of Equal Education and parents of learners marched on Tuesday to the Limpopo Department of Basic Education, in Polokwane to demand the immediate provision of mobile toilets at schools which still have pit latrines. Most of the marchers were from Ga-Mashashane. Equal Education […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) recently conducted the 2023 Mock-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in 725 centres across the country. The mock examination was an avenue for JAMB to test all systems in all centres to ensure they are working efficiently for the main examination and also prepares the CBT centres and gives […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said it was ready to meet with the incoming administration of Senator Bola Tinubu to find a permanent solution to incessant faceoff with the government. The union said it could only do this on one condition, that government must show determination to handle education issues with the […]
Monrovia — Alton Vanie Kesselly, Deputy Minister for Planning, Research and Development at the Ministry of Education has announced he is stepping aside from all activities at the Ministry until President George Weah intervene and stop Minister Ansu Sonii from creating “unnecessary hurdles” that are impeding his functions at the Ministry. When contacted, the Ministry […]
Monrovia — Liberia’s education growth is essential and needs the participation of various actors, which Yayeh Initiative, see as it’s responsibility over the years. As a Continuation of it’s educational projects implemented yearly, Yayeh Initiative is expected to begin a Spelling Bee Competition for academia in the 15 political subdivisions. The undertaking is an initiative […]
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has urged the Federal Government to immediately sack seven university professors appointed as rectors of Federal Polytechnics, describing their appointment as illegal. It also warned university professors to stop applying for the position of polytechnic rector, saying the practice was against the provisions of the Polytechnics Amendment Act […]
Toronto, Canada — The new partnership will help drive inclusive access to high-quality learning across Africa, drive innovation in higher education, and support youth entrepreneurship. Ashesi University Foundation Canada has received an endowment to establish the “Mastercard Foundation Endowment for Educational Excellence,” which will enable world-class, inclusive higher education in Africa while driving innovation and […]
What happens when you bring together 35 young people from Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program partner institutions across the world, seven Foundation staff and other partners on United States International University-Africa’s beautiful Nairobi campus? Lots of learning, deep conversations, laughter and fun. This is what characterized the three-day retreat for the current Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program […]
NMB Bank has handed various equipment worth 42.3m/- to three district councils in Morogoro Region as part of its commitment to support health and education sector development. The Morogoro district councils that benefitted from the bank’s support are namely Mlimba, Malinyi and Morogoro Municipality. The NMB Bank Central Zonal Manager, Mr Nsolo Mlozi said here […]
Takoradi — No nation can truly achieve a genuine economic growth and development without Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills, the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), has stated. It said the government, private sector and GhIE should harmonise efforts to facilitate the training and development of engineering practitioners. Additionally, GhIE suggested that Ghana needed to […]
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Willias Madzimure has demanded a ministerial statement explaining operations of the Teachers4ED outfit affiliated to the ruling Zanu Pf. Madzimure added that teachers are supposed to be non-partisan as they serve students from different political backgrounds. On a point of national interest, the Kambuzuma MP told deputy speaker Tsitsi […]