Students were suspended pending an inquiry into allegations that they staged a mock cremation of the V-C, manhandled her and attempted to damage her vehicle
By Henry Ojelu The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos , UNILAG, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, has threatened to institute a N1 billion defamation suit against online publication, NaijaOnPoint, over a report alleging that university staff received N397 million in irregular payments while N434 million in cash advances remained unretired. The report, titled, “Citadel of Criminals: Under VC Folashade Ogunsola, UNILAG Staff Pocketed N397million In Irregular Payments
The Multimedia Group Limited has received a Special Award at the Mfantsipim @150 According to him, Mfantsipim’s influence is deeply intertwined with the history of the Multimedia Group, noting that several members of its leadership, including its founder and Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman, are old students of the school.
The head of a student group said a campaign of high school blockades would restart from Monday, adding the government’s proposals did not go far enough. A protester throws a smoke flare towards French gendarmes during a demonstration to protest against the “high cost of living”, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former “Yellow Vest”, secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers.
The United Kingdom, UK has announced plans to retain its two-year post-study work visa for international students graduating from selected universities, partially reversing an earlier decision to reduce the duration of the scheme. Nigeria was the UK’s third-largest source of sponsored international students in the year ending June 2026, with 26,060 sponsored study visas issued to Nigerian main applicants, behind China and India.
The University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) has suspended the rollout of all new academic programmes as the Parliamentary Committee on Education investigates a severe accreditation backlog, critical staffing shortages and mounting infrastructure debts. During the session, the Member of Parliament for Offinso North, Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, led a sweeping inquiry into the university’s strategic and financial viability.
Mr. Yathindra said students studying in the Kannada medium must be provided with quality study materials, opportunities in science and technology, and the support necessary for competitive examinations
NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 11 – Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omolo has warned individuals seeking to compromise national examinations that law enforcement agencies are tracking their activities. Omolo said the government had invested heavily in the education sector, including recruiting additional teachers, and would not allow examination fraud to undermine those efforts.
Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has announced the opening of applications for the 2026 edition of the Gboako Scholarship, an initiative aimed at supporting tertiary students in the constituency. Applications officially opened on November 1, with eligible tertiary students from Tano North encouraged to apply through the scholarship portal at www.gboakoscholars.com.
By Vera Anyagafu For thousands of Nigerian students dreaming of a UK degree, the goalpost has shifted again, not placed out of reach, but set a little higher than before. The adjustment was contained in the Home Office Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, HC 584, laid before Parliament on 3 September 2026.
The Education Department has made arrangements to ensure ongoing support, allowing students to focus on their studies without any sense of fear
I announced that the new rota would be pinned on the school noticeboard on Sunday.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters, inspired by frustrated high school students, take to the streets across France in demonstrations over living costs and education.
The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) has partnered with metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies and schools across Greater Accra to promote waste segregation among students. The initiative, under GAYO’s Zero Waste portfolio, covers schools in seven municipalities, including La Dade Kotopon, Ledzokuku, Accra Metropolitan and Ablekuma West.
In October 2026, officials of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly warned that Ghana risks missing its target of cutting methane emissions from the waste sector by 30 percent by 2030. Under the initiative, GAYO is working with schools in the La Dade Kotopon, Ledzokuku, Accra Metropolitan and Ablekuma West municipalities, among others, to set up sorting systems and train students.
A disturbing video circulating on social media has revealed a violent incident at Techiman Senior High School (SHS) in the Bono East Region, showing two teachers assaulting a final-year student. “At the instance of the Honourable Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, I have referred the attached disturbing video—said to be a violent incident at Techiman SHS involving some teachers and a student—to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service for urgent investigation,” Dr Apaak stated.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has launched an investigation into a video circulating on social media that appears to show two teachers of Techiman Senior High School (SHS) assaulting a student. The GES identified the affected student as Seedorf Abeka Ampah, a final-year Agricultural Science student.
Teachers say that a large majority of schools don’t even have these posts
The Federal Government has deployed a specialised technical team to Ogun State to investigate recurring subsurface gas emissions that have triggered health concerns and disrupted academic activities in secondary schools across the Ijebu axis. Speaking at the briefing, the team leader and Assistant Director at the NUPRC, Prosper Okonedo, said the Commission had constituted the committee following an initial assessment conducted by the Ogun State Government.
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has cautioned universities against admitting more doctoral candidates than their institutional capacity can adequately support, warning that the practice could undermine the quality and credibility of doctoral education in the country. Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, the Director-General of GTEC, gave the warning on Saturday during the graduation ceremony of the African University of Communication and Business in Accra.