…Sets aside N300m for Basic Health Care Provision Fund in a proactive move to prepare for the planned COVID-19 vaccines promised by the Federal Government, Ekiti State has acquired 187 solar powered cold chain refrigerators for vaccine storage for its primary healthcare centers in the 177 wards of the state. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode…
The Ekiti State Government has imposed a curfew from 8.00 pm to 6.00am and as well banned all gatherings of more than 20 people in the state until further notice. These restrictions take effect from 5am on Monday, January 11, 2021. The Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Hon Akinbowale Omole, announced these new guidelines…
The World Bank has said economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa would rebound moderately to 2.7% in 2021, while Nigeria’s growth was expected to resume at 1.1%. It said this in a statement issued in Washington D.C on Tuesday at the presentation of the January 2021 Global Economic Prospects. According to the bank, global economy is…
BY VLADIMIR SOLDATKIN and Alex Lawler (Reuters) OPEC sees plenty of downside risks for oil markets in the first half of 2021, its secretary general said on Sunday, a day before meeting allies led by Russia to discuss output levels for February. “Amid the hopeful signs, the outlook for the first half of 2021 is very…
