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Nigeria Loses N125bn Oil Revenue to COVID-19 As Price Slumps in Q1
The shortfall, attributed to the double whammy of the headwind caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the slump in oil price due to a sharp drop in demand and price war between two powerful producers, Russia and Saudi Arabia, representing a 31 per cent of the prorated oil revenue
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Courts Optical gives civil servants up to 75% off
Unicomer (Jamaica) Limited says it is giving customers at its Courts Optical stores discounts of up to 65 per cent on select frames and has added a further 10 per cent off for civil
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Should you fly yet?
Your risk of infection directly corresponds to your dose of exposure, which is determined by your duration of time exposed and the amount of virus-contaminated droplets in the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Crisis offers varsities chance to reclaim charm
In terms of numbers, the staff in the administrative university are four times more than the teaching
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Uganda: As With Many Things, the Rise of Lake Victoria Is the Fall of Some
If you are on the side of common sense, it is time Lake Victoria claimed territory that belongs to
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Source: allAfrica.com
United States population: 9,638,453
United States population: 9,638,453. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 per cent). Mayflower of Liberia sailed from New York City with eighty-six Blacks. Ship arrived in Sierra Leone, March 9.
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Uganda: Increase in Government Capitalisation Pushes Up Udb Profitability
Increased government capitalisation has helped Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to register growth in profitability to
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Source: allAfrica.com
Burundi: Poor country wracked by ethnic conflict
The small, central African country of Burundi is one of the poorest in the world, with a history of political crises and ethnic massacres and a long civil
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BODO: New tone in IMF’s appraisal of Kenya monetary health
The Fund then released a staff report capturing discussions between its visiting delegation and the Kenya government
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Ghana: G.O Sports Academy Absorbs Akro Heroes Football Club
Akro Heroes FC, a juvenile and division two football franchise from Somanya in the Eastern region has merged with G.O Sports Academy under an agreement signed between the two
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Radical reforms to boost maize, agricultural sector
The government has embarked on reforms to boost the production of maize, the country’s staple
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Quit smoking & drinking
SMOKING tobacco has been linked to various respiratory conditions and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as stroke, heart disease and a variety of cancers, as well as other issues like reduced function of the immune
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Caribbean islands will need to be treated differently after COVID-19
Limited resources and economic diversification in Eastern Caribbean countries, compounded by their small size and remoteness, constrain
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Auto workers' tenuous return a ray of hope
DETROIT, United States (AP) — Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the US job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of auto workers are returning to factories that have been shuttered since mid-March due to fears of
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Anti-viral drug effective against COVID-19 — study
WASHI NGTON, United States (AFP) — Anti-viral drug remdesivir cuts recovery times in COVID-19 patients, according to the full results of a trial published Friday night, three weeks after America's top infectious diseases expert said the study showed the medication has
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Covid-19 battle now turns to small-scale vendors
Vegetable and fruit vendors will be tested for Covid-19 as the Health ministry strives to arrest spiralling infections, which crossed the 1,000-mark
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United States population: 5,308,483
United States population: 5,308,483. Black population 1,002,037 (18.9 per cent).
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Tourists land in Tanzania as hotels, firms and schools resume
Plane loads of tourists aboard Ethiopian, KLM and Turkish airlines are expected to land in Tanzania in the next one week, marking a critical milestone in the on-going re-opening of the country’s economy following nearly two months of
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Source: The East African
Mozambique: Aicaju Warns of Declining Cashew Processing
Maputo — The Mozambican Association of Cashew Industries (AICAJU) has warned that less than 35,000 tonnes of cashew nuts will be processed in Mozambican factories this year, which is more than 33 per cent less than the 52,000 tonnes processed last
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Govt to Insure More Crops As Farmers Bear Negative Impacts of Floods
Following disasters that continue to destroy farmers' crops and kill domestic animals, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) has said that it is going to subsidize insurance cost for more crops and livestock so as to cushion farmers against
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Workers Feel the Pinch of COVID-19
Some governments have stared this bleak figure in the eye with all round economic stimulus packages which have included cuts to Pay As You Earn and corporation taxes like the Kenyan
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Obama criticises leaders over Covid-19 response
Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised the response to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public rebuke of his successor Donald
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Source: The East African
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Recoveries from COVID-19 outnumber new cases of disease
Recoveries from COVID-19 today outnumbered new cases of the disease in
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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MWANYASI: There’s a silver lining for Africa exports in
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) expects world trade to fall by 13 per cent to 32 per cent in 2020, due to the disruptions to economic activity caused by the
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How A Transformation Mindset Positions Companies To Succeed After The Crisis | Black Voice News
Many global leaders think the pandemic will transform the world in significant ways, and companies with leaders who already have a transformation mindset will be better equipped to adapt and succeed at a high level, says Edwin Bosso, founder and CEO of Myrtle Consulting Group
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‘Who will mind my kids?’ - Parents mulling back-to-work order ponder daycare dilemma
Parents and guardians preparing to return to worksites as COVID-19 restrictions ease next month are now mulling over another quandary: whether to risk sending their children to
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Uganda: Banks Record Shs685b in Non-Performing Loans
Commercial banks recorded about Shs685.7b in non-performing loans for the period ended December 31, 2019, according to details compiled from annual performance
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Uganda: Floods Blamed On Uganda's Policy On Releasing L.victoria Water
The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers suggests Uganda may have breached the agreements on how much water to release from Nalubaale dam -- the main outlet of the world's largest freshwater
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Obama rebukes leaders over Covid-19 response
Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised the response to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public rebuke of his successor Donald
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