Nigeria

18 October 2024 Morning Biz News: BoN to Launch Sustainability Forum, South Africa Eyes Lower Inflation, Nigeria Reaps Reform Benefits, UK Eases Fiscal Limits

The Bank of Namibia , in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, NAMFISA, and various financial institutions, is preparing to introduce a coordinated forum to promote sustainability in the financial sector, according to The Brief. BoN Governor Johannes !Gawaxab announced that the platform, slated for launch in the coming weeks, will enhance coordination and collaboration on sustainability initiatives. In other financial news, South Africa’s central bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago, reaffirmed […]

18 October, 2024

Africa

140 Die in petrol tanker explosion in Nigeria

About 140 people who died after a petrol tanker exploded in Jigawa state, northwest Nigeria have been buried. Tesem Akende reports. According to Reuters, the fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday after the driver lost control of the vehicle, spilling petrol which exploded and killed at least 147 people, police and state emergency services said on Wednesday. The accident is one of the worst in recent times in […]

17 October, 2024

Africa

Fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed at least 94 people

A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed at least 94 people and left 50 injured. A police spokesperson told Al Jazeera many of the victims had been trying to collect fuel spilt on the road after the tanker crashed in northern Jigawa state. Hundreds of people have been killed in tanker accidents in various parts of Nigeria. In some of the cases, the majority of the victims are […]

17 October, 2024

Oshiwambo

Otenga yomahooli ya kondama noku topa,noku faalela oomwenyo dhaantu 94 mo Nigeria

Otenga yomahooli oya kondama noku topa mo Jigawa state monooli ya Nigeria ohela,sho omuhingi a nyengwa okuyi kondolola,noku faalela oomwenyo dhaantu 94,noku ehameka yeli 50. Omupopiliko gopolisi nena okwati oshiponga osha holoka oshinano shoo Km 530 monooli yoshilandopangelo Abuja. Onzonkundana yo Reuters oya lopota kutya omaso ogaakwashigwana mboka kwali ya ngundumana oku kutha omahoooli motenga sho yiihatapo. Niihakanwa okwali kwa tegelelwa yi fumbikwe nena. Oondjila odhindji mo Nigeria kadhili muukwatya […]

16 October, 2024

Africa

Nigeria’s Belemaoil Resumes Operations at Oil Mining Lease 55 After Three-Year Shutdown

Nigerian independent producer, Belemaoil Producing announced the resumption of operations at its Oil Mining Lease 55, which had been halted for three years due to facility damage caused by theft. CNBCAfrica indicates that the company acquired OML 55, situated approximately 40 km west of the Bonny oil export terminal in a swampy to shallow water area, from Chevron Corp in February 2015. Operations were suspended in 2021 due to rampant […]

15 October, 2024

Africa

Nigeria’s Cholera Deaths Surge 239% in 2024, Reaching 350 by September

Nigeria has seen a sharp rise in cholera-related deaths in 2024, with 350 fatalities recorded between January and September, a 239% increase compared to 106 deaths during the same period last year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Duetsche Welle reports that the health authorities are supplying vaccines to the hardest-hit states, including Lagos, the most affected region, but are facing increasing demands for more doses […]

8 October, 2024

Oshiwambo

Aantu ya thika 60 ya hulithile moshiponga shombautu mo Nigeria

Aantu ya thika 60 oya hulitha sho ombautu ya humbata unene aakiintu naanona taya galuka koshiindingili shopambepo mo Niger state sha Nigeria ya ningine oshiwike shika. Aantu ya thika 160 oya hupithwa,sho ombautu yiipilangi ya humbata aantu ya thika 300 ya ningine uusiku wetiyali mo Niger River. Onzonkundana yo AFP oya lopota kutya iilonga yehupitho onkee tayi tsikile. Inashi yela kutya oshike sheetitha ombautu yiningine . Okuudhakana noombautu ihaadhi silwa […]

3 October, 2024

Africa

Over 100 Missing After Overloaded Boat Capsizes in Northern Nigeria

More than 100 people, primarily women and children, are missing after a wooden boat sank in the Niger River in northern Nigeria on Tuesday evening. Deutche Welle says, the boat, which was designed to carry only 100 passengers, was overloaded with nearly 300 people returning from a religious festival when it broke apart around 8:30 p.m. State emergency services official Salihu Garba confirmed that the excessive weight caused the tragedy. […]

3 October, 2024

Africa

Pan-African Youth Organization marks two decades

Pan-African Youth Organization Marks Two Decades of Empowering Young Africans to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Drive Sustainable Change Image distributed by African Media Agency on behalf of gold-youth. RWANDA, Africa, 2 October 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- From classrooms to communities, gold-youth has been unlocking the potential of Africa’s young leaders for two decades. Now, it is set to expand its impact and reshape the future of an entire continent. gold-youth […]

2 October, 2024