The third batch of Nigerian returnees from South Africa has arrived in the country, marking the latest phase of a presidential evacuation directive aimed at bringing stranded citizens back home. The 298 returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport aboard Air Peace Airlines, accompanied by officials from the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa. The…
Two more Nigerians have been killed in South Africa as the violent attacks and harassment of black foreigners continue. The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg announced the deaths in a statement issued on Saturday. The victims, identified as Emeka Iroegbu and Musa Joe, were both killed last Sunday, 28 June, but under different circumstances. According to…
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatens tens of thousands of jobs and could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion, the United Nations warned. The UN Development Programme said the epidemic was “sparking a far-reaching socioeconomic crisis which could push 985,000 more people into poverty”. “The Ebola crisis also risks eliminating…
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas has delivered a powerful and unequivocal condemnation of the ongoing anti-foreigner sentiment and xenophobic violence in South Africa. He argued that the country’s economic future and fortune are inextricably intertwined with the rest of the African continent and that South Africa is “nothing without Africa.” Jonas made these remarks during…
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas used the funeral service of Zimbabwean-born activist and public servant Thokozani Damasane to deliver a sweeping and unsparing condemnation of the ongoing anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa and how it is a symptom of state failure being cynically exploited by politicians with no interest in genuine solutions. The speech, which…
Representatives from Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have launched a new initiative to remove persistent bottlenecks on regional transport corridors, acknowledging that border delays, regulatory fragmentation and infrastructure constraints are driving up business costs. The meeting was held in Harare under the auspices of the Trilateral Joint Route Management Group and Joint Committee. Zimbabwe’s Transport and…
(President Bola Tinubu. Photo credit: Daily Post) President Bola Tinubu has established a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and approved the immediate release of N10 billion in emergency intervention funding, following a rapidly expanding outbreak that has claimed at least 349 lives across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The…
Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed Saturday, amid mounting concern over the swelling scale of the epidemic. In its daily update on the situation, the World Health Organization tallied 452 confirmed cases, including 82 deaths, in the Democratic Republic of…
The World Health Organisation and the African Union’s public health agency launched a $518-million joint plan on Friday to tackle the Ebola outbreak causing alarm in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours. The WHO and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the plan would last from June to November….
The Federal Government has stepped up disease surveillance at airports, seaports and land crossings nationwide as part of intensified efforts to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country amid a growing outbreak in parts of East and Central Africa. Under the enhanced measures, travellers considered high-risk or those showing symptoms linked to Ebola and…
