Creating an ecosystem of forward-thinking stakeholders to drive Africa’s youth ambitious agenda
By Moses Anibaba, Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at the British Council JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 8 March 2022 -/African Media...
Education
Echono proposes cost-sharing as a solution to the problem of funding higher education
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has offered some recommendations to the federal government...
As NUC Turns 60, Echono Proposes Orienting The Country’s Higher Education For International Competition
Executive Secretary of the Higher Education Trust Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono, has once more advocated for the revival and repositioning...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Reaffirms Commitment to African Countries to Help Accelerate Progress in Health, Agriculture, Gender Equality and Other Critical Areas
Speaking with University of Nairobi students, Bill Gates praises drive and optimism of young people in Kenya and across the...
SAP Launches SAP Build to Unleash Business Expertise – Partners with Coursera to Empower a New Generation of Developers
LAS VEGAS, NV, 15 November 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced at the SAP TechEd conference the launch of a...
Africa.com to feature Bill Gates on Innovating for Food Security and Climate Change in Africa
Hybrid Event to Live-Stream from University of Nairobi JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 7 November, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa.com, today announced that...
YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH IN AFRICA: Bluemind Foundation publishes the 2022 Mental Health Index for Adolescents and Young Adults in French Speaking Africa
Abidjan, Douala, Lomé, and Paris, 31 October 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), every day,...
Cyber Fraud: Kwarapoly Student Lands in Prison after N21m was found in his Bank account
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has prosecuted a 19-year-old undergraduate of Kwarapoly, Oyedotun Adebowale for possessing a whooping...
Secondary school pupil vomits and dies after Teacher flogs him over homework
A 12-year-old junior secondary school pupil of simple faith schools, Agbara, Lagos state, Emmanuel Amidu, has died at the Lagos...
Sex Scandal: Polytechnic student dies during sex romp with girlfriend
A student of The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo state, Identified only as Oromidayo a National Diploma level 2, from the department...
JAMB UTME Holds In Urban Anambra, Despite Monday Sit-At-Home Threat
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer-Based Tests, CBT, on Monday went smoothly across urban parts of Anambra State, despite...
Muric Slams Noun for Holding Exam During Jumu’ah
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has kicked against the examination timetable of the National Open University (NOUN) for the year...
Delta Govt Berates ASUU Over Poor Staff Welfare, New University Comments
Delta State Government on Tuesday called on the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to concentrate on how tertiary...
ASUU to Extend Strike, Displeased over Ngige’s Statement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to extend its ongoing strike. The rollover strike which has entered...
Sex Scandal: OAU Professor Petitioned for Sexual Assault
A Professor at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Joseph Opefeyitimi has been accused by a female student of the Department...
Proliferation Of Universities Now Inimical To Nigeria’s Educational Development- ASUU Owerri Zone
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Owerri Zone has warned the Federal and State Governments against the proliferation of...
Breaking: Terrorists Attack Students in Zamfara College of Health Sciences and Technology, Abducts Five
A group of terrorists have invaded Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara state while abducting...
We Are Ready To re-negotiate Public Universities’ Staff Working Condition, FG Tells ASUU
The Federal Government has said it is ready to re-negotiate the conditions of service for staff of public universities across...
Abuja: Making Primary Education Accessible for Children With Special Needs
The National Population commission estimates that there are 19 million persons with special needs in Nigeria1. The term “special needs”...
Charms and Fetish Objects on Display as Ife Indigenes Invade OAU in protest
Obafemi Awolo University in Ile-Ife, Osun state, was invaded by indigenes who came to protest the appointment of the new...
Antarctica: Where Realpolitik and Science Meet
A frozen continent. Another potential frontier for conflict and competition. Antarctica is a part of the world were real politician...
Vaccines for mental health
By Carême Kouamé JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 18th February 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Covid-19 pandemic has arguably been one of...
What Women CEOs in Africa Need to Know about Artificial Intelligence
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 16, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- To mark International Women’s Day, March 8, Africa.com is hosting an unprecedented virtual...
Teaching key to better ocean protection, says UNESCO chief
NEW YORK, USA, February 11 , 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Education needs to be one of the key pillars for action...
UNN Benefits As Prime Business Africa Kick-starts Journalism Mentorship Project
Appoints Student Editor, Sets Up Campus Editorial Board LAGOS, Nigeria, February 9, 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-In line with its vision...
The Second Names of Cities in the UK and Around the World
The Second Names of Cities in the UK and Around the World The Big Apple, The City of Love… have...
EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite selected by Intersat for Internet connectivity over Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Senegal
• Multi-year deal representing several hundred Mbps • Showcasing yet again satellite as a robust and cost-effective infrastructure to bridge the...
Shell powers talent pipeline with SAP Young Professionals Program
LAGOS, Nigeria, 24th January 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As African enterprises continue their digital transformation initiatives accelerated by the pandemic, talent...
Reading Culture: A Dying Treasure in Nigeria.
Nothing pushes the human mind faster into obscurity than aversion to reading. A society that's losing holds on good reading...
African Youth Insights: Top Concerns Post-Covid and the many opportunities available for Africans to access UK Education
Highlights from the recent British Council Market Research Andrew Zerzan, the Director of Education, Arts & Society for the British...
