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Prez. Akufo-Addo leaves Ghana for Ivory Coast, Guinea and UK
Add a CommentThe President, Nana Akufo-Addo will leave Ghana today [December 14, 2020] for the Ivory Coast and Guinea to attend the inauguration ceremonies of President Alassane Ouattara and President Alpha Condé in their respective countries. He will proceed to London after … Read more →
UK procures 40m doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus vaccine
Add a CommentThe United Kingdom (UK) has procured 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus vaccine. Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, made this known on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, in a live televised addressed. Delivering his televised monitored by DGN Online, the Prime … Read more →
UK court orders $200m refund to Nigeria in gas plant suit
Add a CommentA London commercial court on Tuesday ordered that Nigeria be given the $200m (£156m) it deposited last year pending its appeal against the $10bn awarded to a firm over a failed gas plant. Process and Industrial Development (P&ID), a British … Read more →
UK secures early access to 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
Add a CommentThe UK has secured early access to 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies. Included in the figure are 30 million doses of a vaccine being developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, the first agreement the two companies … Read more →
UK approves Dexamethasone for Covid-19 treatment
Add a CommentThe United Kingdowm (UK) has approved Dexamethasone for the treatment of novel coronavirus, Covid-19. So far, Dexamethasone is the first drug that has proven to increase the survival rate for hospitalised Covid-19 patients. The steroid is given either via an … Read more →
UK may miss 100,000 test target – Cabinet Minister
Add a CommentThe UK may not reach its target of conducting 100,000 tests a day by the end of April, a cabinet minister has suggested. Health Secretary Matt Hancock set the target earlier this month but latest figures show only 52,429 tests … Read more →
UK cautious about easing lockdown
Add a CommentPrime Minister Boris Johnson is extremely cautious about removing the UK lockdown. He met Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary who has been replacing the prime minister as he recovers from coronavirus, at Chequers on Friday. And the overarching message emerging … Read more →
Coronavirus: UK growth could drop by record 35% by June
Add a CommentBritain’s independent tax and spending watchdog has warned the coronavirus pandemic could trigger a record 35% drop in UK growth by June. The Office for Budget Responsibility said that this was based on an assumption that the current lockdown would … Read more →
BT CEO tests positive for coronavirus, goes into self-isolation after meeting fellow bosses from Vodafone UK, Three, O2 plus govt officials
Add a CommentBT Group has confirmed its CEO has been diagnosed with COVID-19 just days after meeting fellow telco top brass at a gathering organised by the UK government’s Department of Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS). In a statement, Philip Jansen said, “Having … Read more →
Western Togoland: Blame UK & UN, not Ghana
Add a CommentEver heard of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)? It is an international organisation whose “members are groups of indigenous peoples, minorities, unrecognised states and occupied territories that have joined together to defend their political, social and cultural right… … Read more →
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