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THE summary expulsion of three student leaders -- Vivid Gwede, Samson Nxumalo and Kurayi Hoyi, and the fateful, two-year suspension of six other student activists namely, Sheunesu Nyoni, Power Mabhoyi, Edius Mucheuka, Kudakwashe Maguchu, Nyasha Nyakura and Emmanuel Munyenyiwa, by the National University of Science and Technology administration is a classical instance of just addressing the symptoms rather than the causes of the demonstrations over exorbitant tertiary fees, which have reduced the status of our education sector. (AllAfrica)

Congress of Democrats (CoD) President, Ben Ulenga, says it is high time the country moves beyond poverty and ignorance to the other side where prosperity can be achieved. (AllAfrica)

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for the present crop of candidates is about five months away, but school authourities are worried about whether Religious and Moral Education (RME) will be on offer for the examinations. This is because the major stakeholders in the organisation of the BECE, are already sending conflicting signals about the eligibility of RME as an examinable subject for the forthcoming BECE exams. (AllAfrica)

THE LOCAL branch of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) at the Kumasi Polytechnic has called for the immediate dismissal of the rector of the school, Dr. B. E. K. Prah, for financial malfeasance and gross abuse of power. (AllAfrica)

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is one of the strategies mapped out by the Federal Government to revamp the education sector, Minister of State for education, Hajiya Aishatu Jubril Dukku, has said. (AllAfrica)

Issues and contentions which arose from the launch of a book by elder statesman and legal practitioner, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi last week, will linger for so long, as the book succeeded in revisiting and rekindling the ethnic rivalry which has long existed between the North and the South. Omololu Ogunmade who was present at the occasion, writes on the degree of controversy the launch has created (AllAfrica)

Police has arrested a teacher of Mbarara Modern School for using the same land title to acquire loans from different banks. (AllAfrica)

Due to the gravity of the crises facing our educational system, I am giving up my page today to the following speech given at Zamani College Kaduna 2009 Annual Prize Giving Day. I believe the issues deserve serious debate. (AllAfrica)

Journalists during the weekend reaffirmed their commitments in playing more vibrant roles in making sure that girl child education is accessible to ensure community development through gender mainstreaming. (AllAfrica)

Vice Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Prof. Olajire Olaniran, has appealed to the Federal Government to consider private universities among the beneficiaries of Education Trust Fund (ETF) funded projects in the country. (AllAfrica)

The Federal Government said it will establish free Universal Internet Service and viewing centres across tertiary institutions in the country. (AllAfrica)

About one month after an accord was reached between the Federal Government and university teachers, indications have emerged that staff unions may resume strike following non-payment of their wages during the period the industrial action lasted. (AllAfrica)

TANZANIA'S former president Benjamin Mkapa will arrive in Uganda on Thursday to officiate at the Makerere University alumni reunion. (AllAfrica)

Bulera sub-county has received over sh390m to help boost the education sector. (AllAfrica)

Borno State Action Committee on human immuned virus/Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (BOSACA has commence distribution of food, relief materials and instructional aids to schools. (AllAfrica)

THE condition of MMD National Secretary, Katele Kalumba who is admitted to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) is stable, hospital public relations manager, Pauline Mbangweta has said. (AllAfrica)

THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council was yesterday yet to issue statements of entry to candidates sitting for this year's Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations just two days before the first paper is due to be written. (AllAfrica)

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has offered automatic employment to graduates of Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, who emerged overall best in their various departments. (AllAfrica)

A GROUP of activists under the umbrella of Education Rights Campaign (ERC), has kicked against the retention of Professor Lateef Hussain as the Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, warning that peace would never return to the institution as long as Prof Hussain remains the VC. (AllAfrica)

ANOTHER strike is looming in the nation's university system as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are contemplating what to do as a result of the insistence of the Federal Government to implement a policy of "no work, no pay rule" on them. (AllAfrica)

The human development arm of the insurance industry in Nigeria, the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) says the 2009 edition of its annual education seminar is to hold in Abuja between December 2nd and 3rd. (AllAfrica)

Further investigations into the leaked Mpumalanga matric examination papers have led to the arrest of an official from the Mpumalanga Department of Education and eight other people. (AllAfrica)

Lecturers and students of University of Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, have urged the Rivers State Government to relocate the rehabilitation camp for the ex-militants cited in Aluu community for safety of the students. (AllAfrica)

THE four former University of the Free State (UFS) students involved in a racist incident last year may well find themselves compelled to apologise , despite their lawyer saying last week that they could not do so without opening themselves to further prosecution, and so would not. (AllAfrica)

In a dramatic and ground-breaking decision, the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja has declared that all Nigerians are entitled to education as a legal and human right. (AllAfrica)

Teachers coming out of training institutions but fail to be absorbed in government employment in Kenya will soon find jobs in other African countries once a mobility protocol within the African Union is signed. (AllAfrica)

Kotu Senior Secondary SchoolÂ's Information and Communication Technology (ITC) club, on Thursday organised an inter-school quiz for ten seinor schools in the Greater Banjul Area and Western Region at Kotu Senior Secondary School ground. (AllAfrica)

The Swiss charity, "Forderverein Humanitas" which translates as (Society for the promotion of humanitarian aims) is making preparation to officially launch a nursery school project in Ghana Town on December 4th 2009. (AllAfrica)

United Way Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), with the help of a grant from an American couple, has given a full scholarship to 26 young girls in Akropong in the Eastern Region. (AllAfrica)

The government's advice to primary schoolteachers holding higher academic qualifications to seek promotion is encouraging, and shows some seriousness in the running of the civil service. (AllAfrica)

The Minister of Health, Prof.Babatunde Osotimehin, has disclosed the Federal Government's plan to strengthen four quality care centres. (AllAfrica)

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