Tag: COVID-19
Moderna says vaccine efficacy against severe COVID-19 was 100%
By Audrey Lotechukwu
MON, 30 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal-Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), said that the primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 study of their mRNA-1273 conducted...
COVID-19 and energy transition are the most significant determinants of the...
The impact of the energy transition on long-term demand outlook highlight capital allocation and decision-making prospects in the present time
WED, 25 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal- 2020...
Writing my first book
By Ehi Braimah
THUR, 19 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal- The idea of writing my first book titled, ‘My Lockdown Diary: Reflections on Nigeria and COVID-19 Pandemic,’ was...
Except for Nigeria, new data shows remittances actually grew 9% Y-o-Y...
By Charles Ike-Okoh
THUR, 12 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal- The latest EFG HERMES note shows that remittances displayed very similar trends across the board in data for...
Pfizer’s vaccine candidate more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19
By Audrey Lotechukwu
MON, 09 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal- Pfizer is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators following positive...
Survey shows rising vaccine hesitancy threatening COVID-19 recovery
A World Economic Forum/Ipsos global survey found the number of people willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine has dropped to 73%
These numbers are significant...
World Health Organisation Director-General in self-quarantine after testing positive for #COVID-19
MON, 02 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal-Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has gone into self-isolation after testing positive for the deadly...
AfDB Group approves $440,000 emergency relief assistance for flood victims in...
The package, from the Bank's Special Relief Fund, will be split nearly equally between the two countries and will be used to purchase food...
Banding together is the only way Africa will Beat COVID-19
As of 15th October 2020, the continent has a remarkably low 4.2% of the global burden of the disease and just a little above...
A stronger private sector could boost Nigeria’s economic growth, IFC/World Bank...
SAT, 24 OCT, 2020-theGBJournal-A new report from IFC and the World Bank focused on the health of Nigeria’s economy finds that a broader private...