South Africa President Blasts Vaccine Hoarding At Davos Forum
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lashed “vaccine nationalism,” accusing rich countries of bulk-buying coronavirus vaccines and hoarding them…
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U.S. Economy Likely Logged Its Weakest Performance In 74 Years In 2020
The U.S. economy likely contracted at its sharpest pace since World War Two in 2020 as COVID-19 ravaged services businesses…
NASDAQ Temporarily Shuts Down Stock Trading After Internet Trolls Destroy Hedge Fund With GameStop Stock
The NASDAQ has paused trading after internet “degenerates” spotted Wall Street gearing up to make a killing, beat the traders…
New Normal: Coronavirus Spurred Changes to Global Workforce To Be Permanent
Sweeping changes to the global labour market caused by the coronavirus pandemic will likely be permanent, policy makers said on…
Us Capitol Violence: PayPal Blocks Site That Helped Raise Funds For Those Who Attended
PayPal Holdings Inc said on Monday it had blocked a Christian crowdfunding site, GiveSendGo, after it helped raise funds for…
US Stocks Pause For Breath As Bond Selloff Extends
Stocks took a breather on Tuesday, easing from record highs as political turmoil in Washington and rising coronavirus cases gave…
Diaspora Remittances In Dollars: Giving Beneficiaries Value For Money
In 2016, the CBN, in an effort to increase remittance inflows and improve the number of formal channels under which…
China’s Economy Set To Overtake U.S. Earlier Due To Covid Fallout
The Chinese economy is set to overtake the U.S. faster than previously anticipated after weathering the coronavirus pandemic better than…
What Is Expected In The Forex Market In 2021?
This year, the foreign exchange market was heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Currencies were often bought and sold based…
Explainer-How Will The EU-British Trade Deal Change Ties?
British and EU negotiators clinched a wide-ranging free trade deal on Christmas Eve, meaning commerce between the trading bloc of…
Brexit Trade Deal Sealed: EU And UK Clinch Narrow Accord
Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one…
Another New Coronavirus Variant Found In Nigeria, Says Africa CDC
Another new variant of the novel coronavirus seems to have emerged in Nigeria, the head of Africa’s disease control body…
Cameroon Says Boko Haram Infiltrates Top Business And Political Leaders
A Cameroonian official said Friday he had found evidence that, as widely suspected, Boko Haram militants have been establishing close…
COVID-19: Denmark Joins Growing List Of Countries To Ban Travel From UK Over Mutated Strain Fears
Countries around the world have imposed restrictions on travel from the UK due to fears of a new strain of…
Canada Restricts Travel From U.K. Due To New Strain Of Virus That Causes COVID-19
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is restricting travel from the U.K. in an effort to prevent a new strain of…
U.S. Dollar On The Verge Of Becoming A Problem Currency Again
The Dollar buckled again Thursday after wading knee-deep into losses against all majors in moves that risk making it a…
Pre-Travel COVID-19 Testing Rate For Travels Within ECOWAS To Be Harmonised— Health Minister
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) says the rate for pre-travel COVID-19 testing for travels within the ECOWAS region will…
Factbox-Latest On Worldwide Spread Of The Coronavirus
Daily coronavirus deaths hit a record high in Portugal and Turkey, while U.S. officials prepared for the most ambitious vaccination…
Canada Forecasts Show Fast Coronavirus Spread; Officials Urge New Restrictions
Longer-range forecasts project the second wave of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through Canada, and all the major provinces need to…
UK Cuts Self-Isolation Period To 10 Days For Domestic Contacts, International Arrivals
Britain said on Friday it would cut the self-isolation period for COVID-19 to 10 days from 14, in a change…
UK Warns People With Serious Allergies To Avoid Pfizer Vaccine After Two Adverse Reactions
Britain’s medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergies do not get Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine after…
Poor Countries Set To Miss Out On Covid Vaccines As Wealthier Nations Hoard Doses, Campaigners Warn
LONDON — A coalition of campaigning bodies has warned people in lower-income countries are likely to miss out on a…
U.S Enforces 6 Month Passport Validity Rule For Christmas Travels
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has advised both U.S citizens and dual nationals to ensure that their international passport…
Three Arrested In Multimillion Invoice-Redirect Fraud Investigation
Gardaí investigating a major crime network based in Ireland, and abroad, that has scammed millions of euro from victims of…
Factbox-Britain Begins Rollout Of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Britain will start rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday, the first Western country to…
US Adds Nigeria To Religious Freedom Blacklist
The United States on Monday placed Nigeria for the first time on a religious freedom blacklist, paving the way for…
‘This Is Going To Be Challenging:’ How The UK Will Roll Out Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine
The U.K. was the first country in the world to approve Pfizer and BioNTech’s groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday for…
UN Removes Marijuana From List Of World’s Most Dangerous Drugs
A United Nations commission voted to remove marijuana for medicinal purposes from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs.…
Japan Makes COVID-19 Vaccine Free For Residents
Japan on Wednesday enacted a law to cover the cost of vaccination against COVID-19 for residents. Amid rising hopes for…
Dr. Scott Gottlieb sees Covid vaccine in ‘rationing type of environment’ well into the spring
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday the availability of coronavirus vaccine doses is likely to be limited in the…