1.0New Mail Nigeriahttps://newmail-ng.comKayode Ogundelehttps://newmail-ng.com/author/kayodeogundele/Jim Ovia pulls out of World Economic Forum in SA in protest against xenophobia | New Mail Nigeriarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KHTpDVOaEL"><a href="https://newmail-ng.com/jim-ovia-pulls-out-of-world-economic-forum-in-sa-in-protest-against-xenophobia/">Jim Ovia pulls out of World Economic Forum in SA in protest against xenophobia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmail-ng.com/jim-ovia-pulls-out-of-world-economic-forum-in-sa-in-protest-against-xenophobia/embed/#?secret=KHTpDVOaEL" width="600" height="338" title="“Jim Ovia pulls out of World Economic Forum in SA in protest against xenophobia” — New Mail Nigeria" data-secret="KHTpDVOaEL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://newmail-ng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Jim-Ovia-2-e1512362632271.jpg500350Jim Ovia, chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, has pulled out of the World Economic Forum (WEF) taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, over the poor state of security of foreign nationals in the country. On Wednesday, the federal government announced its decision to pull out of the forum and to recall Nigeria’s high commissioner […]