Top African countries with the best healthcare systems in 2023 Business Insider presents African countries with the best health care systems. This list is courtesy of Numbeo, a research organization, focused on data that centers around quality of life. Numbeo uses an elaborate algorithm to arrive at its figures. Health…
Turkey Earthquake: Ex-Chelsea player Christian Atsu rescued alive but injured Former Chelsea and Newcastle player Christian Atsu has been rescued alive after bring trapped under the rubble following the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey on Monday, which has led to the loss of over 4,000 lives. The PUNCH reported that…
Stakeholders seek medical research council establishment Stakeholders in the health sector have called for the establishment of medical research council to fund research works peculiar to the country. The stakeholders made the call on Wednesday at a meeting held in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. According…
Top 5 oil producing countries in Africa for December 2022 Business Insider and the Africa Collective initiative it supports presents the top 5 oil producing countries in Africa for December 2022. This list is courtesy of OPEC’s monthly oil report. The list is based on OPEC’s secondary sources. The energy…
ECOWAS gets six new ambassadors The President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, has accredited new ambassadors to ECOWAS. Touray named the new ambassadors on Monday at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, according to a statement on the commission’s website. The accredited envoys…
China population shrinks first time in 60 years China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the world’s most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis. The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows…
Nigeria, Rwanda sign Artemis Accords at U.S-Africa Summit Nigeria and Rwanda on Tuesday signed Artemis Accords, making them the first African signatories to the agreement. The Artemis Accords are a set of principles to guide the next phase in space exploration, reinforcing and providing for important operational implementation of key…
90-year-old Woman Graduates From College 70 Years After Enrolling A 90-year-old great-grandmother became a college graduate on Sunday, Dec 11. Joyce DeFauw graduated from Northern Illinois University over 70 years after she enrolled. She is one of the oldest Huskies to ever graduate from the university. “There’s so much going…
China faces soaring Covid cases as hardline policy eases Covid cases are surging in the Chinese capital, officials said Monday, as the country navigates a rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy. Just a few days after China began loosening restrictions, Beijing authorities said more than 22,000 patients had…
Ghana’s finance minister lives to fight another day as parliamentary members stage a protest Ghana’s finance minister survived a vote of no confidence in the parliament yesterday. This is the second time the minister is managing to secure his job. The minister is being called to question over the country’s abysmal economic…