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University of Nairobi, Kenya lists allowances lecturers receive in addition to monthly salary

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July 2, 2026

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University of Nairobi, Kenya lists allowances lecturers receive in addition to monthly salary

The University of Nairobi, Kenya has published the allowances enjoyed by lecturers in addition to their monthly salary of over N1 million and other benefits.

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· Jul 2, 2026

University of Nairobi discloses monthly pay for lecturers, senior lecturers and professors

The University of Nairobi, a top institution in Kenya, has published the monthly salaries of its assistant lecturers, lecturers, senior lecturers and professors.

Eye Radio

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· Jun 26, 2026

Kenya deports Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister over passport dispute — DW Africa

Kenya has deported Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Jibril Abdirashid Haji, following an incident at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), according to a report by DW Africa. Haji had arrived in Nairobi from Mogadishu on Wednesday evening aboard a Saacid Airlines flight, presenting a Somali diplomatic passport along with a valid visa. However, immigration officials [] The post Kenya deports Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister over passport dispute — DW Africa appeared first on Eye Radio.

Watchdog Uganda

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· Jun 26, 2026

GLOBAL HORIZONS: Victoria University VC leads high-level talks at British High Commission to boost research, student mobility

KAMPALA, Uganda — Victoria University (VU) Kampala is making major strides toward scaling up its global academic footprint. On Friday, Vice Chancellor Dr. Lawrence Muganga led a high-level delegation to the British High Commission in Kampala for strategic discussions aimed at locking in powerful new academic and research ties with the United Kingdom. The VU [] The post GLOBAL HORIZONS: Victoria University VC leads high-level talks at British High Commission to boost research, student mobility appeared first on Watchdog Uganda.

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 27, 2026

Singapore graduates settle for half pay in brutal jobs market

As the class of 2026 join the race to find jobs, unemployed college graduates in Singapore are taking a last-ditch shot at getting ahead via temporary government-funded gigs that earn them half the median first pay cheque. The government’s Graduate Industry Traineeships, known as GRIT, offer a stopgap for graduates to gain industry-relevant experience with government agencies or private businesses, earning between S1,800 to S2,400 (US1,400 to US1,850) per month. The lowest end of that range...

MyJoyOnline

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· Jun 27, 2026

‘AIMS rewrites the equations of your life’ — Alumna Dr Perpetual Andam Boiquaye challenges graduates to pursue bold ambitions

The guest speaker at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana's 14th graduation ceremony, Dr Perpetual Andam Boiquaye, has challenged the institution's record graduating class to view their degrees not as the end of their academic journey but as the beginning of solving Africa's most complex problems. Delivering a personal address at the Cedi Conference Centre of the University of Ghana, Legon, on Friday, June 27, the Senior Lecturer in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Ghana reflected on her journey from a member of AIMS Ghana's inaugural cohort to becoming a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University in New York.

TRT World

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· Jun 21, 2026

Africa Matters: Online content creation brings new risks to child labour

An ILO and Unicef report shows Africa has the world’s highest child labour rate, with 92 million child labourers. And as some children in Kenya turn to content creation, that is also creating problems of its own.

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Related coverage for "University of Nairobi, Kenya lists allowances lecturers receive in addition to monthly salary": Legit.ng — University of Nairobi discloses monthly pay for lecturers, senior lecturers and professors. Eye Radio — Kenya deports Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister over passport dispute — DW Africa. Watchdog Uganda — GLOBAL HORIZONS: Victoria University VC leads high-level talks at British High Commission to boost research, student mobility. South China Morning Post — Singapore graduates settle for half pay in brutal jobs market. MyJoyOnline — ‘AIMS rewrites the equations of your life’ — Alumna Dr Perpetual Andam Boiquaye challenges graduates to pursue bold ambitions. TRT World — Africa Matters: Online content creation brings new risks to child labour