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Pandemic Watchdog: How Civil Society Policed Palliatives
Nigeria’s lockdowns were strict, with stay-at-home orders and curfews, and President Muhammadu Buhari and some state governments put the police force…
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Covid Crisis is Fuelling Food Price Rises for World’s Poorest
The world’s food systems endured numerous shocks in 2020, from economic impacts on producers and consumers to desert locust swarms…
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AfCFTA: A Key to Mitigate Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa
The AfCFTA is an unmissable opportunity to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic by allowing the free movement of pharmaceuticals…
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Nigerian Markets Last Week: Oil Plunges on New Covid Restrictions, Bitcoin Falls to 3-Week Low
The Nigerian Markets report for the week ended January 22, 2020. It captures indexes that gauge performance across a number…
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OPEC+ Stalemate, New Covid Lockdowns Send Oil Prices Lower
Reports that members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (a group known as OPEC+) are at…
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Indonesia Looks To Multiple Suppliers for Coronavirus Vaccines
Like other countries affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, Indonesia is moving to secure access to various candidate vaccines and has…
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Nigerian Markets Last Week: Oil Prices Down on Covid Resurgence, Manufacturing Index Slumps
The Nigerian Markets report for the week ended December 25, 2020. Stock Market The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index and…
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Buhari Extends Tenure of Presidential Covid Team as Cases Surge
The rise in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus nationwide has forced the Nigerian government to extend the mandate of…
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UAE Offers Free Chinese Vaccines To Immunise Population Against Coronavirus
In Africa, widespread campaigns to distribute Covid-19 vaccines will likely only begin in the second quarter of next year because…
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Coronavirus Second Wave Puts OPEC+ Under Strain Despite Resurgence of Demand in China and India
Saudi’s oil and gas minister challenged oil speculators to test his resolve to achieve stability in global markets when the…
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