Tag: Covid-19

China: Elderly COVID-19 Patients Fill Hospital Wards In Major Cities

Elderly patients lined the wards of hospitals in major cities in China Thursday as the country battled a wave of Covid cases. The virus is surging across the vast Asian…

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COVID-19: FG stops compulsory PCR test for air travellers

In its latest COVID-19 health guideline for the aviation industry, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cancelled the compulsory COVID-19 test regardless of vaccination status. In a memo signed…

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Govt must address doctors’ poor wages, working conditions – WMA president

The President of the World Medical Association, who was also the immediate past president of the Commonwealth Medical Association, Dr Osahon Enabulele, speaks with LARA ADEJORO on how to improve…

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China’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record high

China’s daily COVID-19 cases have hit a record high since the beginning of the pandemic, official data showed on Thursday, as the country works to curb the spread with snap…

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COMPANIES IN NIGERIA, AFRICA GENERALLY ARE YET TO GET A HEIGHTENED LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE – PATTISON BOLEIGHA

At the recently marked IFCA Global Compliance Conference, an important global occasion that serves to highlight both the key strides made by Chief Compliance Officers of Banks across the globe,…

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Cameroon-South Africa: New revelations in the ‘Danpullo affair’

Liquidation of the billionaire's company in South Africa, interventions by presidents Paul Biya and Macky Sall, concerns from embassies in Yaoundé, the responses of MTN and Colin Mukete, chairman of…

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Domestic airlines move to stop National carrier project, sue FG, others

Domestic airlines have sued the Federal Government and its foreign technical partner and majority shareholders, threatening to halt the national carrier project. On Friday, eight local airlines and their trade…

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FG to exclude persons, firms on AMCON debtors list from govt contracts

An inter-agency committee set up on the recovery of debts owed to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has submitted its report to the Federal Government and is urging…

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Pfizer to hike U.S. COVID vaccine price by over 300% to $110-$130 per dose

Pfizer Inc expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to about $110 to $130 per dose after the United States government’s current purchase program expires, Pfizer executive…

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Oil Prices Climb On Supply Disruption, Weaker U.S. Dollar

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, bolstered by a weaker U.S. dollar and supply woes, although gains were capped by the specter of lower fuel demand from China as it persists…

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