Pandemic

A level grading is back to normal in England. Although for the covid generation of pupils, education has been far from normal. Most missed more than half a year of school during the pandemic and they didn’t sit exams for GCSEs. And yet the Education Secretary has defended the decision…

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Availability of products has transmuted into a major concern for 71% of consumers since the onset of the pandemic. FETHI BELAID/AFP Retailers are dealing with the ongoing problem of out-of-stock products, which has been compounded by a confluence of reasons, ranging from post-pandemic disruptions to inflationary pressures. As shoppers face…

 “To know that; which before us lies in daily life; is the prime wisdom. What is more is fume. John Milton, 1608-1674.  You have heard of money doublers before. You can now call me the first self-acclaimed “money Tripler” in Nigeria.  During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, I was locked…

Return-to-office mandates mean many of us are readjusting to commutes that involve actually leaving home—and our pets. And, as we’re getting used to the new norm, our fur babies (especially pandemic fur babies) are acclimating as well—or not, as the case may be. Claudia Prado, founder of the impact-driven pet…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to extend Nigeria’s deadline for repaying a $3.4 billion loan to 2027. The loan was originally due to be repaid between 2022 to 2026. The executive board of IMF had in 2020 approved the historic disbursement of $3.4 billion…

The United States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Washington has extradited Sakiru Olanrewaju Ambali, one of two Nigerian citizens residing in Canada, for allegedly defrauding the pandemic unemployment benefit programmes in multiple U.S. states. Politics Nigeria learnt Ambali, 45, was arrested in February 2023 in Frankfurt, Germany, as he…

K.J. Hinton Of course I agree. But not for reasons most would expect. Bulletin: academic outcomes in Washington Public Schools were horrific before anyone had ever heard of covid. Schools were doing a terrible job long before covid became an issue. Why does anyone blame covid for the academic catastrophe…

Four moms — (left to right) Christina Chappell, Angie Waudby, Brittney Allen, and Samantha Rupp — representing the Evergreen Plainsmen Foundation have taken over management of the Clark County Youth Football Food Drive. Photo courtesy Brittney Allen The final day of the food drive to benefit the Clark County Food…

British Columbia’s tourism industry is raising concerns after Canada was left off China’s list of approved countries for tour groups. Last week, the government of China released its list of countries with ‘Approved Destination Status,” lifting its pandemic ban on group tours. The United States and Australia are among the…