Around the post COVID-19 world, renewable energy is continuing to gain momentum, big time. Let’s have a look at just a few examples. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced a bold . . .
Covid-19 has offered some tough but useful lessons about governance. Many wealthy countries didn’t manage the crisis as well as anticipated, whereas many poorer, more populous and vulnerable countries exceeded expectations. The difference raises important questions not just about public-health management but also about the state of governance in the world’s largest and oldest democracies.
In October 2019, just before the pandemic began, a coalition of major foundations published a Global Health Security Index (GHSI) that ranked countries’ capacity to prevent, detect and report an infection, and to respond rapidly to disease outbreaks. ‘Unsurprisingly’, a data journalist with Statista observed at the time, ‘higher income countries tended to record better scores in the index’. Topping the list of ‘countries best prepared to deal with a pandemic’ were the United States and the United Kingdom.
Lekoil Names Metallon-Backed Ajukwu As New Chair After EGM
Mon, 11th Jan 2021 11:31
(Alliance News) - Lekoil Ltd on Monday said it has named Michael Ajukwu as its new chair, just days after he was formerly appointed to the Nigeria-focused oil firm s board.
Lekoil shares were 13% higher at 1.98 pence each in London on Monday morning. The stock is however down 79% from a year ago.
Ajukwu, Thomas Richardson and George Maxwell joined Lekoil s board on Friday after voters at an extraordinary general meeting backed motions proposed by shareholder Metallon Corp Ltd.
Ajukwu replaces UK Conservative Party MP Mark Simmonds who was in the post for a year before saying on Friday he would step aside.