To contain coronavirus, Australia PM urges against big gatherings
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday urged people not to gather in groups of more than 500 but said he would still go to a weekend rugby game, as health officials warned millions of residents will contract coronavirus within months. Australia has recorded 156 infections and three deaths from the flu-like disease, figures that […]
Zanzibar tourism hit by coronavirus fears
0 Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar has not had any confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Yet its economy has been hard hit by tourists’ fears about the pandemic, with reports of hotel cancellations after the government suspended direct flights from Italy. At least 80% of Zanzibar’s annual foreign income comes from tourism but the government […]
Saudi Arabia widens travel ban to Europe, others over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia has extended flight and travel bans over coronavirus fears to include the European Union and 12 other countries after announcing 24 new cases overnight to bring its total to 45, state media reported on Thursday. Citizens and residents in the affected jurisdictions have 72 hours to return to the kingdom, state news agency […]
Greece reports first coronavirus death, a 66-year-old man
Greece reported its first fatality from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, a 66-year-old man who had returned from a religious pilgrimage to Israel and Egypt at the end of February. The deceased had underlying health issues, the health ministry said in a statement. There were 99 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greece by late Wednesday. […]
Women Connect: Business women to grace conference in Delta
By Naomi Uzor A popular make-up brand entrepreneur, Tara Fela-Durotoye, alongside other businesswomen has been billed to speak at this year’s edition of the Business Women Connect (TBWC), conference 2020 in Delta State. In a statement by the President of TBWC, Doubra Ebein, she disclosed that TBWC is a not-for-profit initiative and was debuted three […]
Women are critical in driving Nigeria’s educational devt. — SCEF
By Gabriel Ewepu, Alice Ekpang & Jennifer Gideon An education-focused civil society organisation, Sustaining Continuity in Education Foundation, SCEF, has emphasised the crucial role played by women in driving educational development in the country. Speaking at a programme to mark the 2020 celebration of the International Education and Mother Language Day in Abuja, President of […]
