Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria has shown that Nigeria’s diaspora remittances rose in the first quarter of the year, Q1’22, by 20.3 percent, Year-on-Year. This is an increase to $5.16 billion from $4.29 billion in Read More
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Shortly after Covid-19’s destructive impact on the global economy, the Russian invasion hit the world, further worsening the economic outlook for vulnerable economies. Africa, already drowning in debt is left with no choice but Read More
In November 2021, a mid-to-late stage study showed that an antiviral medication was nearly 90% effective in preventing hospitalisations and deaths in adults at high risk of severe illness. By December, the Paxlovid was cleared for Emergency Read More
South Africa is the latest country on the continent to repeal Covid-19 restrictions, signalling an end to the fifth wave of the virus in the country. Health Minister, Joe Phaahla told relevant authorities to ease Read More
According to the World Health Organisation, in its 2022 Energy Progress report, 568 million Africans are living without access to electricity and clean energy. WHO said the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting the progress Read More
Comoros is an archipelago of four islands located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the eastern coast of Africa. The economy of Comoros was hit hard by the adverse Read More
The World Bank has projected that the number of poor people in Sub-Saharan African countries can hit 463.6 million in 2022. This, the apex bank said, is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Read More
The World Bank has estimated that the number of poor Nigerians is projected to hit 95.1 million in 2022. This projection is coming as the number of Nigerians falling below poverty line continued to increase since 2015, the Read More
Despite an exceptionally high deposit of natural resources, immense biodiversity and hydropower potential, the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) have the third-largest population living below poverty lines. Internal conflict, economic downtimes and the global hike Read More
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On the night of Feb. 27, 2020, Nigeria reported its first case of COVID-19 in the country. The case was an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria on the 25Read More
