Shell ends $22bn annual loss, makes first profit since COVID-19 outbreak

  Oil super major, Royal Dutch Shell, is preparing to mark an end to industry’s darkest year in history with a return to profit. Platforms Africa reports that the oil multinational has told investors that it would announce profit when it reports first-quarter results on 29 th of April, after Covid dealt fossil fuel giants a heavy blow, but demand is lifting revenues again in a last hurrah before decarbonisation. Like Royal Dutch Shell, BP is also among the companies expected to report quarterly profits from producing oil for the…

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11 terrible lies you probably believe about COVID-19 prevention

You, in the course of seeking knowledge about how to prevent yourself and family from COVID-19, have been told a lot of lies and you probably believed some or all of them. Platforms Africa takes the pain through various documents and interviews with experts to debunk 11 of the terrible lies government officials and opinion leaders tell, which have been found to be the major cause of panic among the people. Many researchers particularly those of the University of Maryland, United States, say that the World will live with COVID-19…

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