Abba Kyari, the trusted chief of staff to Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has died from complications related to Covid-19 after a nearly month-long battle with the virus. Kyari had widely been seen as one of the three most powerful people…
“AS A NATION, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE RELYING ON THE WORLD”- GODWIN EMEFIELE, CBN GOVERNOR
On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele released a document tagged ‘Turning The COVID-19 Tragedy into an Opportunity for a New Nigeria.’ The document issued by Emefiele stated that no one knows what…
Opinion: Are we overreacting to the coronavirus? Let’s do the math
As coronavirus deaths and infections plateau in many parts of the country, and as the economic damage of stay-at-home orders mounts, a question is gaining ground: Are we overreacting? Some economists and business leaders believe the costs of constraining the…
China wants to help Africa fight coronavirus but not everyone is welcoming
With the worst of the coronavirus behind it now, China has been ramping up its international assistance to other countries so they can also contain the virus. It has been stepping up to support African countries, especially now, as the…
China unveils new list of animals that can be farmed for meat
The Chinese government released a new list of animals that can be farmed for meat as the country begins to reopen to a new normal following the novel coronavirus outbreak that is thought to have originated in a wet market in Wuhan. The draft…
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as the country steps up its fight against imported infections. China says it has largely curbed…
CEO of Nigeria’s Migo accepted into global Endeavor network
Ekechi Nwokah, chief executive officer (CEO) of Nigerian fintech startup Migo, has been accepted into the global Endeavor network, gaining access to various support services to help the company scale. The Endeavor initiative works to catalyse long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring,…
Trapped by Coronavirus, Nigeria’s Elite Faces Squalid Hospitals
For decades, powerful Nigerians could ignore the government’s failure to invest adequately in the health-care system by seeking medical treatment abroad. The coronavirus pandemic means they can no longer escape. Since Nigeria identified its first case in late February, President…
Bill Gates, who urged world leaders to prepare for a pandemic in 2015, lays out a 3-point plan on how the US can emerge victorious against COVID-19
The Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, who urged world leaders in a 2015 TED talk to prepare for a pandemic, wrote an op-ed article for The Washington Post on how the US could emerge victorious against the novel coronavirus. Gates introduced…
Africa’s biggest city Lagos locks down to defend against coronavirus
Lagos, Africa’s largest city of at least 20 million people, ground to a halt on Tuesday as it and the Nigerian capital Abuja entered a two-week lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Lagos’ usual unending cacophony and interminable…