The belief that every child can learn forms the cornerstone of inclusive education. This principle does not imply that all children will learn in the same way or at the same pace.

Instead, it recognises the diverse learning needs, abilities and potentials of each child, advocating for tailored educational strategies that unlock individual strengths.

This article delves into the importance of embracing diversity in educational practices, highlighting the need for tailored approaches, supportive environments and the role of technology in facilitating learning for all.

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) now says that the rising cases of insecurity facing teachers in some counties are beyond the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

With tens of teachers in Baringo and North Eastern seeking transfers from the hostile regions, the union has challenged the Ministry of Interior to urgently address the situation.

In the last couple of years, tens of teachers in North Eastern refused to report back to school while in parts of Baringo several schools have been closed due to escalating insecurity.

The European Union (EU) is set to invest €10.8 million in six Nigerian universities under the intra-Africa mobility scheme. This scheme is aimed at enhancing learning mobility opportunities for students, trainees, and staff across the continent, focusing on the development of high-level green and digital skills.

Didi Walson-Jack, the permanent secretary, federal ministry of education, at the Global Gateway High-Level Event on Education in Brussels, signed an agreement, which secured the opportunity for six Nigerian universities to access funding under the EU’s Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme.

In a statement signed by Folashade Boriowo, the director of press, ministry of education, it disclosed that under the initiative, the European Union will spend €27 million, in the education and healthcare sectors in Africa.

Children develop an enormous amount during their early years – socially, physically, emotionally and cognitively. What happens between the ages of 0 and 8 years can predict important long-term outcomes: for example, how a child will fare at school; what their health will be like and their future earning potential.

Children in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest risk globally of experiencing delays in their development. There are several reasons for this, among them a lack of stimulation. Too many parents and caregivers are not reading to, playing with or encouraging their young children to learn, or providing learning aids such as books and toys.

This may explain why the region has the lowest proportion of children who are developmentally on track when it comes to literacy and numeracy.

The continent’s foremost conference and exhibition on digital learning, training, and skills development will convene its 2024 edition from May 29th to 31st in Kigali, Rwanda. The Ministry of Education, Rwanda, will host this landmark event, bringing together an unprecedented gathering of experts, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and innovators from across Africa and beyond.

The theme of eLearning Africa 2024, “Education Fuels Innovation, Investment Amplifies Skills: Africa’s Vibrant Leap Forward,” will emphasize the crucial link between education, investment, and innovation for Africa’s progress.

The Minister for Education, Hon. Claudette Irere, comments on the upcoming event. She says “Today, there is an increasing need to adopt a blended mode of learning to foster broader access to quality education and resiliency of the education systems, for all students to be prepared for the technological revolution of the 21st century, and beyond.”

The Federal Government has revealed that 11 more states will benefit from the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). The AGILE, is a World Bank-assisted project towards improving secondary education opportunities for adolescent girls.

Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, made this known when he received representatives of the project in his office in Abuja.

The 11 additional states to join the project are Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara. Mamman called on state governments to complement the intervention of the bank by raising the educational bar of students in the country.

Nigerian students should make use of technological educational opportunities, founder and director of Open Institute of Technology (OPIT), EU-accredited online institution, Riccardo Ocleppo, has said.
He said the institution, renowned for its expertise in IT education, plans to increase enrolment from Africa.

He said: “In an era of inevitable acceleration towards transitions impacting society in the digital age, OPIT’s mission is to focus on quality online education in technology.

“The starting point is the awareness of the misalignment in the labour market, between what is taught in most universities and what companies are looking for. That mismatch, accelerated by advent of AI, is generated by too much theory and too little practical approach. We have identified skills to guide this change and translated them into our innovative degrees.”

Kwara State Education Commissioner, Hajia Sa’adatu Moddibo Kawu, commended NGO, Bundies Care Support Initiative for partnering with UNESCO to engage students with special needs on International Good Deeds Day.

Hajia Kawu gave this commendation during an event hosted by the Bundies Care Support initiative to mark the 2024 Good Deeds Day celebration.

The Commissioner noted that projects by UNESCO have supplemented the state government’s investments in schools across Kwara State, particularly in providing access to quality and inclusive education in technical, vocational, and entrepreneurship fields, along with fostering conducive learning environments.

A philanthropist, Adebayo Adeleke, is set to build a N5bn world class Supply Chain Research and Innovation Hub (SCRIH) at Department of Transport Management, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso.

Adeleke, who is the Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Supply Chain of Africa during a courtesy visit to the acting Vice Chancellor of LAUTECH, Prof. Rasaq Kalilu, said the project would be the first Supply Chain, Research and Innovation Center in Nigeria and second in Africa when completed..

According to him, one of the motives behind building of the centre was to foster relationship between government, academia and industries in proffering solution to problem of Nigeria through research and innovations.

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife received 16 of the 85 research proposals earmarked for funding in the 2023 grant cycle. The selected proposals underwent a screening process organised by TETFund, which began in March 2023 with the submission of 4,287 concept notes from potential applicants.

During the ceremony, Prof. Akanni I. Akinyemi, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Development, congratulated the grant recipients and urged them to uphold high research ethics and principles in their work.

He emphasized the importance of pursuing excellence as representatives of the University in their respective fields and assured them of his unwavering support throughout the research process.

Increasingly in Africa, many young girls and women show great interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education as evidenced by the eminent and young female scientists celebrated across the continent. Yet, the under-representation of women in STEM fields persists, globally and across the continent.

Why are women under-represented in STEM education?

This phenomenon can be attributed to several factors such as the entrenched cultural perception that STEM is a male domain and that boys and men are just 'better' at math and science, limited early intervention to get girls and young women excited about STEM, domestic pressures on girls, early marriage and child pregnancy, and lack of STEM female role models.

The Lagooz Schools, Agege, Lagos, has awarded N35.7m worth scholarships to 10 indigents students who performed excellently in its Mathematics competition.

Speaking on Thursday during the presentation of the awards to 10 Primary School Students, Proprietor, Lagooz Schools, Mr Yomi Otubela, revealed that the scholarships was meant to sponsor the secondary school education of indigent children.

The Lagooz Schools Mathematics Scholarship was also the seventh edition and the learners competed in mathematic and other subjects, after which they were screened alongside their parents to ascertain their financial status.