The committee proposed N30 million for each bereaved family and N10 million for each survivor, while recommending the release of officers cleared of culpability.
Rallies across the country target living costs, investment in education and the wars in the Middle East.
The chiefs, elders and people of the Klikor Traditional Area have formally installed and sworn in Torgbiga Addo IX, Dr Frank Hukporti, as their Paramount Chief. They included Togbiga Afede XIV of Asogli State in Ho, Torgbiga Tenge Dzokoto VII of Anyako, Togbiga Amenya Fiti V of Aflao, Torgbiga Adamah III of Agbozume, Torgbiga Akpo Ashiakpor VI of Weta and Torgbiga Wenya III of Anlo State.
Students and workers have marched across Italy for more school funding and relief from rising living costs. The rallies follow weeks of school occupations and protests against higher military spending.
Police say all 154 students who fell ill after receiving praziquantel tablets at a boarding school in Batagarawa have recovered and been discharged.
After improbable election victory, the unconventional grassroots movement says it will prioritise dismissal of corrupt officials In Belgrade’s Pioneers Park, just across from the national assembly, a small crowd craned their necks to listen. Having spent days bathing in the euphoria of their unexpected triumph, the candidates’ focus was now clear: the cleaning up of the rotten institutions that had increasingly blighted the lives of Serbs over the 14 years of government by the populist leader Aleksandar Vučić and his Serbian Progressive party (SNS).
South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday. “The ministry will seek criminal charges against students caught cheating with smart glasses” in the future, Lee Joon-hyuk, an education ministry official, told AFP.An optometrist holds a pair of smart glasses at the Eyedaq eyewear store in Seoul on October 30, 2026.
Jeremy Rockliff made a social media post saying he was aware of "efforts made to remove all references to Christmas" in a primary school's celebrations, the same day the Education Department wrote to his office to say Christmas remained an important part of the event. But he says he did not see the letter until the next day.
The alleged scheme used stolen identities to claim US student aid, with Kenyans among those charged.
The NT education minister has admitted Alice Springs's only public high school needs more work than the $500,000 upgrade budget allows, just months before a merger begins.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 — More than 2.5 million learners participated in this week’s national assessments administered by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has said, as the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) concludes Friday. A total of 1,048,355 candidates have registered for the KCSE examinations, according to Ogamba, who urged education officials and security agencies to ensure examination centres are ready, personnel deployed and examination materials transported securely.
Mohammed Shahansha, student of Madin Academy in Malappuram, wins ₹8-lakh cash prize
The Coalition of Parents of Students in Private Institutions (COPOSIPI) has expressed grave concern over allegations of sexual misconduct involving Abdulai Zakaria, the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High/Technical School (SHTS). In a statement signed by Dr Simon Gbene, the Executive Secretary of COPOSIPI, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, the statement said the safety, dignity, and welfare of every student, particularly girls, must be non-negotiable.
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Law Students’ Association (LSA) has organised a breast cancer awareness campaign to educate students on the importance of regular breast self-examination, early detection and timely medical attention. The campaign formed part of the GIMPA Law Students’ Association’s commitment to keeping students informed about important health issues, particularly breast cancer awareness and the importance of early detection.
For the first time in more than 20 years, school-leavers will be required to pay for entry to the Schoolies Hub on one of the biggest nights on the Schoolies' calendar.
Days after ousting Aleksandar Vučić's party from power, Student List MPs call for top figures to stand down.
Funding must be enhanced and promptly disbursed, and facilities provided.
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), on Wednesday held the third session of its 18th Congregation at the Kofi Ohene Konadu Auditorium, where 1,314 students from the Faculty of Management Studies graduated. The Special Guest of Honour, Managing Director of Appointed Time Limited, Jacqueline Afful, urged the graduates to pair desire with discipline, direction and character in order to succeed in the world of work.
Organised by the Sincerely Accra Podcast in collaboration with The Gold Coast Report (GCR), the programme was sponsored by Malta Guinness and Ashesi University. Co-creators of the Sincerely Accra Podcast, Joseph Nti and Kwame Asante Ofori, led sessions on public speaking and the responsible use of social media.
Any plan to restrict sale of liquor in hotel bars and clubs located close to educational institutions? Madras High Court asks Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has postponed the reopening date for Level 100 students of its College of Distance Education (CoDE) for the 2026/2027 academic year. The reopening, initially scheduled for November 1, 2026, has been rescheduled to November 23, 2026, to allow the College to complete its admission processes.
Sara won a prized place to study medicine in Glasgow. Her visa application was made just days before the Home Office introduced a visa brake in March 2026 for students from Afghanistan, Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon.
Oxford study shows Manx shearwaters lose direction when their body clocks get out of sync Seabirds returning from foraging trips can be thrown hundreds of miles off course by a form of jet lag that arises when their body clocks get out of sync with local time, researchers say. Tracking data from Manx shearwaters on the west coast of the UK revealed that when the birds returned home to their colonies after trips over the Atlantic, their rapid eastward flights disrupted their sense of time and navigation.