Amidst COVID-19, 5.2 millionaires emerged in 2020
Victor Akindele As countries of the world continue to count their losses to one of the deadliest global pandemic in recent time, a new report by Credit Suisse, shows that more people became millionaires in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. According to the report, the number of millionaires increased by 5.2 million to 56.1 million globally. While noting that wealth...
COVID-19: 42 African countries off track on meeting global target – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the end of September. New WHO data shows nearly 80 per cent of countries on the continent, or 42 out of 54, are off track on meeting the global target set in May...
3rd wave: Death toll rises to 33 in Edo
Edo State has continued to record an increase in the number of deaths of persons who have not been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines. The state has confirmed three more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the third wave of the pandemic in the state to 33. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this after...
Nigeria records 559 new COVID-19 cases – NCDC
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 559 new COVID-19 cases, as total infections rose to 197,046. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this indicates a decrease from the 597 cases reported on Tuesday. The centre said the new cases were reported from 14 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC said Lagos reported 232 cases while Rivers reported 83. It said Enugu-66, Oyo-28,...
WHO monitors new variant of Coronavirus
A new Coronavirus strain, named Mu, has been designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Mu, or B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia and cases have been recorded in South America and Europe. The WHO’s weekly bulletin on the pandemic said the variant has mutations suggesting it could be more resistant to vaccines, as was the case...
CMD tasks Nigerians on safety protocols
Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI), Prof. Adekunle Ajayi, has urged Nigerians to abide by all safety protocols as a way of checking the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Adekunle gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ido-Ekiti. He lamented the rate at which the third variant of COVID-19 was...
Brazil receives largest Pfizer vaccine batch of 5m doses
Brazil received more than 5 million doses of Pfizer vaccines, the largest one-day delivery since the supplies began in April, according to Brazilian broadcaster GloboNews. Four planes landed at the Viracopos airport in Sao Paulo on Sunday, carrying 5.1 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, bringing the total of the jabs delivered to Brazil to 72.5 million. By the end of...
Auckland remains under lockdown after 33 Coronavirus cases
New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, will stay under Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown until September 21, after 33 new cases were recorded in the area in the past day, the prime minister said on Monday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said three clusters were continuing to produce cases of community transmission in Auckland, compelling the extension of the hard Alert Level 4 lockdown...
Buhari: Nigeria lost $50bn to non-passage of PIB
Nigeria lost an estimated $50 billion worth of investments in 10 years, created by the uncertainty of non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The lack of progress and stagnation in the petroleum industry also contributed to the losses. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja, at a ceremony on passage of the PIA, said the stagnation affected growth of the economy,...
NDPC to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland – MD
Oil exploration is set to begin again in Ogoniland. The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Limited, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has revealed. Managing Director of the company, Mr. Ali Zara, said this during an event organised by the Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers. Zara stated that NPDC would...
