The administration of Blue Nile University in El Roseires locality, adjacent to the state capital of Ed Damazin, announced the closure of the Colleges of Engineering and Computer Science for an indefinite period on Friday, following a sit-in by the …
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Pupils in SPLM-IO areas express excitement over start of exams
Pupils who missed out on last week's Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in different states of South Sudan due to insecurity have expressed joy as they sat the exams this week.
On February 4, the Minister of General Education and Instruction …
Continue readingPrimary 8 candidates in SPLM-IO areas to sit exams next week
South Sudan's education minister Thursday said about 900 Primary 8 pupils who missed the ongoing Primary Leaving Examinations will now sit starting Monday 15 February 2021.
Last week, Awut Deng Achuil also the Chairperson of the South Sudan National Examination …
Continue readingPupils in opposition-held area ‘angry’ after missing PLE exams
Primary eight candidates in Akobo area which lies in an SPLM-IO-held territory say they are angry and upset for missing the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) that began across the country on Monday.
Akobo area, which is located in Jonglei State, …
Continue readingPrimary school finalists in SPLM-IO areas to miss exams, SPLM-IO condemns verdict
As bells ring to signal the commencement of the 2020 Certificate of Primary Examinations across the country tomorrow morning, candidates in SPLM-IO controlled areas will not sit due to unresolved security concerns, South Sudan’s Minister of General Education and Instruction, …
Continue readingSchool children demand inclusion of environmental education in the curriculum
School children in South Sudan’s Torit municipality of Eastern Equatoria State have petitioned the government demanding that the Ministry of General Education and Instruction include environmental education in the school curriculum for primary and secondary schools.
According to them, environmental …
Continue readingBread protests across Sudan gain momentum
Students in North Darfur and River Nile state took to the streets yesterday to protest against recent price increases in consumer goods and subsidised bread shortages.
Hundreds of secondary school students in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, participated in …
Continue readingStudent protests against increased bread prices in Sudan enter third day
In Ed Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile state, the student demonstrations against a 250 per cent increase in bread prices continued for the third day in a row since Monday. The protesters were joined by students from El Roseires, …
Continue readingSudan Finance Minister: Education budget exceeds that of defence
In a joint meeting yesterday, the Sovereign Council and the Council of Ministers approved this year’s National Budget for 2021.
Acting Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Heba Mohamed said in a press conference following the meeting that an amount …
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