Switzerland students invent wheelchair for climbing stairs
An electric wheelchair that can climb most stairs, including spiral staircases, has been developed by Zurich-based students. The Scalevo Wheelchair can...
Street sign kills school boy
A 16-year-old pupil has died after his face was sliced off by a street sign while on a school tour in the South African...
12 Nigerian students crushed to death
Scores of students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Nigeria were crushed to death and others gravely injured on Friday when a container...
Nigerian student commits suicide after being jilted by her fiance
Pandemonium and tears at the weekend enveloped Abraka community in Delta State when a 26-year-old microbiology student of the State-owned University (DELSU) identified as...
Wole Soyinka calls for increased investment into education in Africa
Noble Prize laureate, Wole Soyinka has called for deliberate investment in the educational sector by African leaders to secure the future of the continent...
Students invent condom that changes colour if it detects STIs
A 'smart' condom that changes colour when it detects a sexually transmitted disease could help to cut the spread of the illnesses. ...
Dozens arrested in Morocco for exam cheating scam
More than 50 people have been arrested across Morocco accused of selling answers to exams, police say. The baccalaureate exams were taken by half...
Germany’s oldest student, 102, gets PhD
A 102-year-old German woman will become the world's oldest person to be awarded a doctorate on Tuesday, almost 80 years after the Nazis prevented...
Level 100 student’s genital goes missing after handshake with medical student
According to reports, this happened at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria on Saturday. Below is how it was reported by an eye...
20-year-old Scottish student elected as Britain’s youngest MP
A 20-year-old Scottish university student was elected Britain's youngest lawmaker in almost 350 years Thursday, defeating one of the opposition Labour Party's most senior...
Google ‘should be allowed in examinations’ – Exam Chief
Mark Dawe, the OCR exam board chief executive, said introducing tools like Google or calculators will help teachers assess the way students draw on...
Professor fails entire class over ‘lack of maturity’
A professor at Texas A&M Galveston, a university in USA, said in an email to his strategic management students that they were a disgrace,...
147 Croatian students lie on the ground for 147 seconds to pay tribute to...
147 Croatian students from the Zaghreb University lay on the ground for 147 seconds in honour of the 147 Kenyans killed in the Garissa...
Shabab Attack on a Kenya University Kills 147, Officials Say
The number of people killed by al-Shabab militants in an attack on a university in north-eastern Kenya has risen to 147, government officials say....
Lagos State University closed down indefinitely
The Lagos State University (LASU), Nigeria has been closed down indefinitely following the inability of the government to meet the demands of its staff...
Obama recognises, commends 19-year-old Nigerian Harvard finalist
Nigerian genius, Saheela Ibraheem, 19, made history On Thursday, February, 26, when she was honoured with an official reception in the White House by...
University of Nairobi students riot after comrade dies
Property of unknown value was destroyed last night after University of Nairobi students went on the rampage to protest the death of their colleague....
Student fury over ‘impossible’ economics exam
Final year economics students at Sheffield University are furious after an exam this week contained questions they found "impossible". The paper, on the economics...
Universities in Nigeria suspend Medical Laboratory Science courses for 2015/2016 Academic Year
The National Universities Commission (NUC) of Nigeria on Friday said that it suspended Medical laboratory science courses for the 2015/2016 academic session to enable...
University student jailed for insulting president on Facebook
A fourth-year university student will spend two years in jail for posting on social media unprintable insults against President Uhuru Kenyatta. ...
