The Deputy Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Dr. Ahmed Jinapor, has admonished all unions and staff associations within the tertiary education landscape to seize using strikes as a bargaining chip to address their challenges. He noted as much as unions and associations want better conditions of service, strikes and demonstrations should […]

Guinea’s government has reversed its decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics, a day after saying its delegation should not attend the Games, which officially open on Friday. Sports Minister Sanoussy Bantama Sow said on Wednesday that there were concerns over a recent rise of Covid-19 variants. “Guinea will participate in the Tokyo Olympics,” Sow […]

Nigeria has received the first six military aircraft it bought from the United States, which are expected to boost its efforts in tackling violence by various armed groups. The A-29 Super Tucano planes landed in the northern city of Kano on Thursday afternoon and were received by Defence Minister Bashir Magashi and other military chiefs. […]