There’s an old African proverb that says, “He who learns, teaches.” But what happens when the traditional means of learning are either too slow, too expensive, or too out of touch with the demands of a modern, digital economy? In a continent as young, vibrant, and fast-moving as Africa, the urgency for education that is practical, rapid, and scalable has never been more critical. Enter: microlearning and digital upskilling.

Africa is home to the world’s youngest population, with over 60 percent under the age of 25. And yet, many of its formal education systems remain entrenched in legacy models: rigid curricula, under-resourced institutions, and long lead times between learning and economic participation. For a generation that consumes information in 30-second clips, this system feels increasingly misaligned with the pace and priorities of their lives

Microlearning is the antithesis of traditional education. Think bite-sized lessons, focused learning objectives, and on-demand delivery. It’s learning that’s mobile-friendly, self-paced, and highly contextual. Whether it’s a five-minute tutorial on SQL or a short video on emotional intelligence, microlearning enables individuals to gain new skills without stepping into a classroom or leaving their jobs.

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has promised to improve learning facilities, recruit more qualified teachers, provide good infrastructure, a conducive learning atmosphere and secure school environments across the State.

He made the pledges while inspecting ongoing renovation of some schools in Edo Central Senatorial District, which were hitherto in very bad shapes when he visited the facilities in January, 2025. The governor, who since the assumption of office, had taken bold steps by embarking on people-oriented programmes and policies had earlier declared a state of emergency in the education sector.

He said he would be working to change the narrative in the education sector. The infrastructural development of the Okpebholo-led administration has already transformed many public schools. Many of the schools abandoned by Godwin Obaseki-led administration now have new structures, including good classrooms and perimeter fences to ensure the safety of school children.

Suba South MP Caroli Omondi is expected to appear before the National Assembly Education Committee to shed light on his draft legislation to provide for the development of a curriculum and teaching of 'Nationhood Science' at all levels of learning.

Speaking on Citizen TV, the first-term MP explained that his push to amend the Basic Education Act stems from concerns over the current state of leadership in the country. "Countries such as Singapore and Sweden which have that kind of education, you find they are very orderly. The citizens and the leadership understand what their role are, he said."

"Today in Kenya, every person want to be a politician, Kenyan leaders have become careerists, they are people who this is the pathway to some social status, to many it is not about service. A lot of politicians when you talk to them they will tell you about something they call self interest and they will quote to you Machiavelli, political ideology of the 15th Century," Caroli explained.

After twelve weeks of immersive and hands-on learning of robotics, coding, website designing and computer programming, a total of 700 students from 38 schools across six regions have successfully completed their training as part of the Telecel Digitech Academy.

The Telecel Ghana Foundation initiative, in partnership with Mingo Foundation and Asustem Robotics, runs concurrently alongside the regular Ghana Education Services (GES) curriculum for the full academic term, with the aim of equipping Ghanaian pupils in junior high school with practical technological skills.

Selected schools in Greater Accra, Volta, Ashanti, North East, Bono East, and Western Regions benefitted from the tech skills training as expert facilitators took pupils through practical sessions after school hours each week, to build their tech capabilities in developing solution devices that solve real-life challenges.

Achieving ambitious development targets, including the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063, will require more substantial leveraging of the power of science, technology and innovation (STI) to fight Africa’s multidimensional vulnerabilities and move from crisis to sustainable development.

Experts at the Seventh African Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Forum, (ARSTIF), held in Kampala, Uganda, on 7-8 April, examined ways to accelerate Africa’s attainment of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through strategic teaching and the use of science, technology and innovation, also emphasising the role of STI in driving economic growth, improving well-being, mitigating the effects of climate change, and safeguarding the environment in Africa.

The forum’s theme was, ‘Driving job creation and economic growth through sustainable and inclusive science, technology and innovation solutions to meet the 2030 Agenda [for Sustainable Development] and Agenda 2063 [The Africa We Want]’.

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has disbursed the outstanding teacher trainee allowances for the 2023/2024 academic year. The money was disbursed to a total of 65,685 students across 46 colleges of education in the country.

“The arrears, which cover three months, have now been fully settled. The payment is in consonance with the fund's mandate to facilitate access to financing support for tertiary education students in Ghana,” a release signed by the acting Chief Executive Officer of the SLTF, Dr Saajida Shiraz, said.

It said the payment also aligned with the government's reset agenda, which included deliberate efforts to strengthen support systems within the education sector and ensure uninterrupted academic progression for our future leaders.

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has entreated all colleges of education to embrace innovation and collaboration in the administration of their respective colleges to enhance quality products from the colleges for the basic schools in the country.

He said colleges of education needed to foster a culture of continuous professional development in order to ensure that “our teachers are well equipped with the latest knowledge and skills. We must leverage technology effectively, not just as a tool, but as an integral part of the learning process.”

“We need to strengthen partnerships between colleges of education, the Ministry of Education, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and all other stakeholders to create a supportive ecosystem for teacher training and career progression,” the minister stressed.

Governor Ahmed Aliyu has taken a leap in strengthening partnerships with international institutions on the capacity building of Sokoto students by the payment of scholarships and visa renewal fees of students from the state studying in India.

He said Governor Ahmed Aliyu places significant emphasis on supporting students through various scholarships and welfare programmes, adding that funds were also released for the payment of tuition fees for 34 medical students at Sudan International University.

According to him, the government also paid registration fees for students at Usmanu Danfodio University and various law school. He said special support was extended to the state’s students who were relocated from Ukraine to Baze University in Abuja, noting that the support covered their tuition, accommodation, and feeding costs.

The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has commenced training of 100,000 teachers and school administrators for effective and efficient service delivery, which aimed to address the shortage of manpower in the region devastated by the activities of a decade-long insurgency.

Business Day reports that the education sector was severely impacted by conflict, where nearly 2,400 teachers were killed and unspecified numbers were wounded, as well as more than three thousand classrooms were destroyed in 15 years of insurgency in the northeast region.

Mohammed Alkali, Managing Director NEDC, while speaking during a two-day Train the Trainers workshop for consultants on the training of teachers on school management and (stema) from the states of the northeast region organized by the commission in Maiduguri on Tuesday.

The federal government has ordered the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and other relevant government agencies to clamp down on illegal tertiary institutions to protect the sector from quackery.

It specifically directed the agencies to ensure that the activities of certificate mills are permanently put to an end. President Bola Tinubu stated this at the 14th convocation ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

Tinubu, who was represented by the Director of University Education, Hajiya Rakiya Ilyasu, emphasised that the integrity of the nation’s academic system must not be compromised. He charged universities with implementing innovative policies that ensure graduates are well-prepared for the workforce and equipped with academic excellence and essential soft skills for success in today’s digital world.

The World Bank has promised improved investment in girls’ education in Kaduna and other states of Nigeria under the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project. This was as the state Governor Uba Sani disclosed that the World was currently funding eight projects in the state to the tune of over $885 million,

Regional Vice President of the World Bank, Ousmane Diagana disclosed this on Wednesday when he inspected AGILE Intervention Project at Government Girsl Secondary School Kawo, Kaduna, staying that, the Project was World Bank’s response to negative statistics of out of school children in Nigeria.

According to him, “reports have it that there are about 18 million out-of-school children in Nigeria and that 90 per cent of this number are in Northern Nigeria, the majority of whom are girls. So, AGILE is a response to addressing this issue, to create space for girls to go to school and thrive. This will impact society in the long run.”

The Ministry of Education recently issued a report to the HPR regarding the sector’s performance over the last six months. One of the areas of focus was quality education. The author intended to highlight issues of quality education in Ethiopia and what needs to be done to improve it.

For over a century, the issue of education has been on the horizon in Ethiopia. Every government that has ruled this country has its area of focus on education. However, over the last fifty years of modern education in this country, several strategies, policies and roadmaps have been designed to make education the centre of life and work in Ethiopia.

For more than 30 years, the focus in education was theoretically on quality but in fact, governments in this country focused on quantity rather than quality education showing a greater difference between rhetoric between what is on the ground in reality.