Nigeria lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to regulate foreign education for public officers’ children The bill, sponsored by Sergius Ogun proposed that a public officer can only send his/her children or wards to foreign schools after approval of the…

The Nigerian government has concluded plans to begin evacuation of Nigerians fleeing Ukraine from Wednesday. Minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama made this known at a meeting with the speaker of Nigeria’s legislative assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila. He noted that the…

The military government in Burkina Faso has signed a charter setting a three-year transition period before the country holds elections. This decision was reached Tuesday after a consultative meeting with stakeholders and civil society groups in Ouagadougou that lasted several…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says close to 680,000 people have fled Ukraine since the Russian military invasion on February 24, with the number rising rapidly. Head of the agency Filippo Grandi, said the situation could become Europe’s largest refugee…

As countries continue to condemn Russia’s actions and impose sanctions, Turkey says it has no intention of joining in international sanctions against Russia over its war with Ukraine. Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson tells us more

Ghana’s foreign affairs minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says some students trapped in Ukraine are refusing being airlifted back to Ghana. It follows intensified efforts by the Ghanaian government to have students and citizens’ alike return to the country as the…

Togo’s education ministry has banned the illicit and forced sale of documents and textbooks in schools. This is part of the country’s planned cleanup of the ecosystem of primary and secondary education towards the achievement of a "universal, equitable and…