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Uganda To Fine Citizens For Refusing Covid-19 Vaccine
The Ugandan government is working on a new law that would mandate citizens to pay a fine if they refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Failure to pay could lead to some jail time, according to lawmakers. The public health law currently being amended by the parliament is partly to protect vulnerable citizens from infection…
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Fact Check: Can Viagra Be Used As A Cure For Covid-19?
Back in November 2021, a UK based nurse was admitted to Intensive Care after contracting the coronavirus. According to the Sun, 37-year-old Monica Almeida was placed on a ventilator after her condition deteriorated. However, Almeida recounts that Viagra was administered during treatment which opened up her airways and saved her life. Almeida eventually left the…
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Tunisia To Borrow $7 Billion From Foreign Sources In 2022
The Tunisian government has announced new plans to grow the country’s economy in the coming year. Authorities say the country would borrow up to $7 billion from both foreign lenders and domestic sources. Tunisia’s finance minister Sihem Boughdiri said the country’s new finance laws would boost national spending by over three percent year on year…
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Global Food Prices Hit A 10-Year High – UN
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has reported the continuous climb in food prices around the world, hitting a fresh decade high last month. The FAO Food Price Index climbed for a third straight month in October, jumping 3 percent from the previous month to reach its highest level since July 2011. Cereal prices overall…
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Everything To Know About The COVID Subvariant Strain “Delta Plus”
A new Delta subvariant COVID-19 strain has been designated a “Variant Under Investigation” by the U.K., as new evidence suggests it may be 15% more transmissible compared to the Delta variant. Is this sub-variant more transmissible than Delta? According to the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the strain which has two mutations that strengthen its transmissibility, does…
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IMF Revises Global Economy Growth Forcast To 5.9%
The International Monetary Fund has reduced its headline forecast for global economic growth this year by 0.1 percent to 5.9 percent while leaving its projections for 2022 unchanged at 4.9 percent. IMF’s latest outlook released on Tuesday showed that global economy had not recovered from last year’s COVID-19 disruption, stating the “dangerous divergence” between richer…
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Covid-19: Congo Suspends Wedding Ceremonies For 45 Days
In a bid to control the spread of the coronavirus, Congolese authorities have barred all wedding ceremonies in the country for 45 days. “Civil, religious, customary marriage and dowry ceremonies are suspended for 45 days,” Communication Minister Thierry Moungalla said on public television. According to the national coordination of the fight against Covid-19 in Congo,…
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Budget Presented, Signed From 2016 Till Date
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a total of N54.41 trillion as proposed budget between 2016 and 2021. However, between 2016 and 2021, a total of N55.71 trillion has been approved. This implies that the National Assembly has raised the budget, within the period under review, by N1.3 trillion. Recall that due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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15% Businesses Expanded Using Tech Despite COVID-19
A report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that 15 percent of businesses expanded their operations during the COVID-19 pandemic while incorporating technology to conduct business. The report titled: “The Impact of COVID-19 on Business Enterprises in Nigeria,” was launched by NBS in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).…
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Twentyten Daily Weekly Round Up
Hello Twentyten Daily Readers Below is a roundup of last week’s stories, we reported how between March and August, Nigeria received a total of 9,916,320 doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Within this period, Nigeria received four types of vaccine; Oxford-AstraZeneca, Mordena Vaccine, Johnson and Johnson and Covishield COVID-19 Vaccine. A total of 5,338,640 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca…