Minister Submits Int’l Labour Convention to Tackle Violence, Harassment in Workplace
South Africa’s Employment and Labour Minister T.W Nxesi today officially handed over SA’s documents for registration and ratification with the International Labour Organization (ILO’s) convention dealing with violence and harassment in the workplace. Minister Nxesi said the documents have been…
Travel Bans Linked to New COVID-19 Variant: WHO Urges Caution
A World Health Organization (WHO) panel on Friday prepared to meet to assess the potential impact of a new coronavirus variant identified as B 1.1.529, urging caution over travel bans linked to reports of new COVID-19 variant. According to WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead, Dr….
Ministry Empowering Communities to Reduce Household Air Pollution
The journey towards realizing universal access to modern cooking methods received a boost on Friday following the launch of the first edition of a facilitators training manual on household air pollution. The 136-page document themed “Household Air Pollution: A Silent…
When TİKA Held Basic Firefighting and Tactical First Aid Training for Libyan Firefighters
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), Konya Metropolitan Municipality, and the Paramedics and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine Association (PARHAD) held the “Basic Firefighting and Tactical First Aid Training” for 20 firefighters from Libya and as part of the Emergency and Disaster…
TİKA Supports Education in Chad
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) built a solar lighting and drinking water system at the University of Science and Technology of Ati in Chad. TİKA created a better learning environment for more than 800 students by building a solar…
Full Statement on ONE WEEK SIT-AT-HOME As IPOB Cancels Action, Wants Anambra People to Vote
Following the genuine intervention of our elders, esteemed traditional Institutions /Rulers and Religious Leaders, and after a due consideration of the positive impacts of their engagement, and sequel to the fact that Our elders have spoken in our terms ,…
Timi Frank Tackles Osinbajo over Ownership of Collapsed Building in Lagos
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, called on the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to tell Nigerians if he is the owner of the 21-storey building that collapsed at…
Security Council Releases Report on Visit to Mali and Niger
The members of the United Nations Security Council carried out a mission to Mali and Niger from 23 to 25 October 2021 and released report on the Security Council visit to the two countries. In Mali, the members of the…
White House Official Visits Ghana to Discuss Infrastructure Opportunities
United States (U.S.) Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh visited Accra this week to discuss President Biden’s Build Back Better World initiative with stakeholders and to meet with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. Singh’s visit to Ghana follows his participation in…
Guinea Coup Leaders Impose Nationwide Curfew
Special forces who seized power in Guinea on Sunday, capturing President Alpha Conde, announced a nationwide curfew “until further notice” as well as the replacement of governors by the military. The junta also said in a statement read out over…
2-Yrs After: Body of Missing Woman Found Buried Under Her Marital Home’s Bath Tub
For about two years, police authorities worked unsuccessfully to resolve the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a woman after a report by her husband. However, the search for the South African woman, identified as Noluvuyo Ndema-Nonkwelo, ended in disappointment when…
