Decline in Nigeria’s remittance flows results in decline of remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa- World Bank
May 13, 2021 A World Bank report says that a 27.7 per cent decline in remittance flows to Nigeria in 2020 resulted in decline of remittances by 12.5 per cent…
S/Africa picks up first cases of COVID-19 variant from India
May 9, 2021 South Africa’s health ministry said on Saturday it had detected the first four cases of a new coronavirus variant that emerged in India and was responsible for…
Twitter Announces Monetization Plans To Rival Facebook, YouTube
May 7, 2021 Twitter on Thursday began letting some users add virtual tip jars to accounts so people can support their tweets by tossing in money. A limited number of…
Twitter Suspends Accounts Promoting Trump Affiliated Websites
May 7, 2021 Twitter on Thursday confirmed that it pulled the plug on several accounts trying to skirt its ban on former president Donald Trump by promoting his blog posts….
U.S. backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance
May 6, 2021 U.S. backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19…
COVID-19: U.S offering free beer, doughnuts as incentives to promote vaccinationÂ
May 6, 2021 Free beer, free doughnuts, savings bonds, government officials and businesses are teaming up to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. President Joe Biden wants 70 percent…
Malian woman gives birth to 9 babies
May 5, 2021 A Malian woman gave birth to nine babies on Tuesday – two more than doctors had detected inside her crowded womb – joining a small pantheon of…
COVID-19: Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises last year
May 5, 2021 Nearly 20 million more people faced food crises last year amid armed conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and weather extremes, and the outlook for this year is again…
Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth
May 5, 2021 An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The…
Another expensive divorce: Quick facts about Bill and Melinda Gates
Bill and Melinda Gates, who run one of the world’s largest philanthropies, are divorcing after 27 years of marriage. They both announced the divorce on Twitter at the same time….