Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has finally written her name in the book of history as she has been confirmed as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation at a special general meeting. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO. “WTO members have just agreed to…
Despite various measures been put in place by countries across the world to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection, the world is still faced with the challenge of curtailing the spread as more than 100 million people are confirmed to have been infected by the virus globally, according to data from Johns Hopkins University data…
In an effort to curb the rising cases of COVID-19 infections in the United State of America that has claimed over 400,000 lives, the newly sworn in President, Joe Biden on his first day in office took a series of executive actions which includes implementing a national mask mandate on federal property. Joe Biden who…
With a net worth of $195 billion, South African-born US entrepreneur, Elon Musk, is the world’s richest man, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. The 49-year-old Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX overtakes Jeff Bezos founder of Amazon who has held that title since 2017. Musk’s…
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has extended the ban on outgoing US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least minimum of next two weeks. This is as a result of the aftermath of the violence that rocked the Capitol Building in Washington DC on Wednesday which resulted in the…
Despite an attack from President Trump’s supporters, who stormed the Capitol to disrupt the proceedings on Wednesday, the US Congress have finally confirmed Mr. Biden’s Electoral College victory and certified him as the next President of the United State. The lawmakers were able to resume the session after police managed to remove the mob, which…
Shams Media Services, a subsidiary of Sharjah Media City (Shams), and OMNES Media, an integrated media and communications solutions company, have launched OMNES Influencers platform in its Beta Edition to help users explore and benefit from an ever-expanding online market, which is witnessing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 32%. “The global influencer platform…
Portuguese Health authorities are investigating the sudden death of a health worker who was found dead two days after receiving the COVID vaccine. The health worker, identified as Sonia Acevedo aged 41, worked in the paediatrics department at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology in Porto. She was said to have received the vaccine shot on…
Amid reluctance by some Americans to receive COVID-19 vaccine because of safety and efficacy concerns, the Vice President of the United State, Mike Pence, has become the highest-profile government official to receive the vaccine. Pence, 61-years old on Friday morning received a televised COVID-19 vaccination, alongside his wife Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams.…
Gozem and Asia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC) announce on Tuesday that they will work closely together to launch health services inside the African Super App. This partnership is the result of a recent investment from AAIC in Gozem’s pre-series A round. In the summer of 2020, Gozem launched its Super App that enables its…