Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “This afternoon I had a routine PCR test which has returned a positive result for COVID-19,” Albanese said on social media, adding that he will be isolating and will continue to work from home. The Prime Minister also encouraged people […]
India registered 474 new daily COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the Federal Health Ministry said. The cases reported marked a decrease in comparison to the daily caseload of Monday’s 547. The ministry has issued conflicting reports about the number of active cases in the country. According to data released by the government, the active caseload stands […]
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, paring losses from the previous session, as a weaker U.S. dollar offset widening COVID-19 curbs in China that have stoked fears of slowing fuel demand in the world’s second-largest oil consumer. Brent crude for January delivery rose 73 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $93.54 a barrel at 0406 GMT […]
The World Bank has approved $275 million in concessional financing targeted at securing support for fiscal stabilisation and accelerated economic growth programs, a senior government official has said. Situmbeko Musokotwane, the Minister of Finance and National Planning said the approval was granted through the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) at a meeting of its […]
No fewer than 21,000 farmers in Ogun received free agro-inputs under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (OGUN-CARES FADAMA RA2) project on Saturday in Aiyetoro. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, presented the incentives to beneficiaries in the Yewa North Local Government Secretariat, in Aiyetoro. The NewsZenith reports that the project, […]
By Agency Report Oil prices jumped nearly $4 a barrel on Monday as OPEC+ considered reducing output by more than one million barrels per day (bpd) to buttress prices with what would be its biggest cut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brent crude futures for December delivery rose $3.72 to $88.86 a barrel, […]