October 2021

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba has asked workers across the country to as matter of urgency take the COVID-19 vaccine for a chance to stay alive.

Speaking during a press conference in Abuja, Wabba called on workers to take advantage of vaccination provisions made by the Federal Government, in order to reduce hospitalisations and fatalities among workers.

According to him, while health issues need to be approached with great caution, it would be foolhardy to undermine the protective powers of vaccines against the virus.

‘The truth is that despite being imperfect, the COVID-19 vaccine has …

Sudan’s military leader has declared a state of emergency across the country while dissolving its transitional cabinet and the sovereign council in a huge blow to the country’s already fragile transition towards democracy.

Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan made a televised announcement on Monday as thousands of pro-democracy protesters flooded the streets of the capital Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, after soldiers arrested several government officials.

Among those detained on Monday is Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. He was moved to an undisclosed location after refusing to issue a statement in support of the coup, said the information ministry, still apparently under …

A Non-Governmental group, Igbos for Progressive Nigeria (IPAN), has called on voters in the November 6 Governorship election in Anambra to be vigilant to perform their civic responsibility, by voting right.

IPAN advised Anambra electorate to evaluate all the candidates based on their pedigree, either in private or public life, to determine who can manage the tiny resources of the state better.

Mr. Lawrence Onuzulike, IPAN National president, made the charge at a press conference on Sunday in Awka.

Onuzulike charged the Anambra electorate to shine their eyes, as it was time for the voters to reintegrate into the national …

Afghanistan’s Taliban government over the weekend launched a programme to tackle hunger on Sunday, offering thousands of people wheat in exchange for labour.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the scheme will be officially launched out around Afghanistan’s major towns and cities and employ 40,000 men in the capital alone, the Taliban’s chief spokesman said at a press conference in southern Kabul.

‘This is an important step for fighting unemployment,” Zabihullah Mujahid said, adding the labourers must “work hard’.

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