Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has said that he does not understand why coronavirus numbers have not been as high as predicted in Africa.
Recall that Gates and his wife, Melinda had in more than one occasion, warned that there will be dead bodies all over the streets of Africa if the world does not act fast enough.
Melinda said her heart was in Africa, adding that she is worried that the continent might not be able to handle the devastating effect of the virus.
But in his end of the year note, Bill said he was happy his prediction about Africa has not happened, “One thing I’m happy to have been wrong about—at least, I hope I was wrong—is my fear that COVID-19 would run rampant in low-income countries. So far, this hasn’t been true,” he wrote.
In most of sub-Saharan Africa, for example, case rates and death rates remain much lower than in the U.S. or Europe and on par with New Zealand, which has received so much attention for its handling of the virus.
“The hardest-hit country on the continent is South Africa—but even there, the case rate is 40 percent lower than in the U.S., and the death rate is nearly 50 percent lower.
“We don’t have enough data yet to understand why the numbers aren’t as high as I worried they would get — but gave probable reasons Africa was not as affected as expected.”
Meanwhile, Nigeria is currently fighting the second wave of the coronavirus.
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had last week announced a second wave of the dreaded virus.
The Federal Government on Tuesday directed civil servants from grade level 12 and below to stay at home.
They are to remain at home for five weeks following the second wave of the COVID-19 disease in Nigeria.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday stated that COVID-19 related deaths now stands at 1,246.
Nigeria currently has a total of 82,747 confirmed cases in the country.
Today I decided to research how much my favorite blog’s are earning every month and I wasn’t surprised to see some of them make over $100,000 per month.
These are blogs and success stories that have inspired me to become a blogger. These
Superstar bloggers continue to inspire me to this day – and they have kept me motivated to not give up whenever it got tough, especially in the early days.
I hope this inspires you. If you think it’s time to start your own successful blog, then you absolutely must check out my post on how I create websites.
Special Notes: 1) To give you some idea of the potential available – top blogging network, Weblogs, Inc. is believed to earn about $30 million a month revenue from 13 million unique visitors.
2) And it is not just about making money monthly it is also about building a BUSINESS that can be sold, such as 22 year old Johns Wu did when he sold his blog for $15 Million.
Disclaimer: Some of the website’s featured in this top list are only estimates and are not all 100% correct just a indication of how well they are doing regarding making money from their blog. If you would like to be featured in this list or know of any blogger’s that should, please comment below!
Check out the TOP EARNING BLOGS list below. I have already interviewed a number of these Superstar bloggers but hope to interview a lot more of them over the coming months – so watch out for that.
Every wondered how websites like this make money? Do you want to create a lucrative side income that grows into a substantial full time income? This PDF Report explains how. A step by step guide to creating an authority blog or website. Essential reading for anyone who is serious about becoming an authority blogger.
How They Make Money From Blogging
There are over a dozen methods these top blogger’s are using to monetize their blog, different techniques for each niche. Some niche’s are easier to promote products to, some have high paying keywords and some are easy to drive millions of visitors every month! Below is a run down on some of the techniques used.
By far the most popular advertising method so far in 2017. Website owners love this because they know they are guaranteed the money, other techniques such as affiliate marketing can go up and down a lot depending on what you promote.
This method is really popular for the website’s that receive a huge amount of traffic, advertisers pay you for impressions rather than sales or clicks! As long as you can predict your impressions which is usually east to do, you know how much you will earn.
Selling on commission depending on your niche can be a huge earner and is by far my biggest earner. You promote great products and then get great commissions.
By far the easiest way to earn money online from a website or blog is from Google Adsense and being paid per click. Can be very lucrative if done right!
How We Make Money Blogging
We have spoken a lot about how we monetize our blogs and make money online.
On IncomeDiary, we don’t sell any advertising or have any advertising banners. I feel like it limits how much you can make.
Say you sold an advert for $1000. You now know you are guaranteed to make $1000 this month, but, you also know you are going to only make $1000 from this advertising space.
When it comes to making money from blogging, we focus on two techniques.
Creating and selling our own eBooks and software. For example, we sell an eBook on getting more traffic and we have a software product that lets you create high converting popups.
We go into a lot more detail about these two monetization methods in this post about monetizing your blog.
The Longer You’re Not Taking Action, The More Money You’re Losing
In its bid to continue driving and leading in Innovation by leveraging technology to deliver affordable and convenient banking services to the unbanked and underbanked segment of the society, Nigeria’s leading retail financial institution, Access bank Plc, has successfully commissioned and empowered over 50,000 Closa agents to provide financial services to customers across Nigeria.
Customers and non-customers of the Bank travelling for events or to visit loved ones during this festive season will continue to enjoy uninterrupted banking services as Access Closa agents are available in several rural and semi-urban locations across the country.
Robert Giles, Senior Banking Advisor, Retail, explained that the exponential growth of Access Bank’s agent network was part of the Bank’s promise to ensure easier and safer access to financial services for every Nigerian.
“As a bank driven by innovation, we must deliver better outcomes for customers in terms of speed, security and service in order to enhance customer experience in all the locations that we operate. With the recent mapping of our Closa Agents, customers and non-customers of the Bank who intend to travel to different parts of the country can now access financial services from a Closa agent near them, by simply searching for “Access Closa Agent” on Google Map instead of walking long distances in search of a branch”, he said.
Tolulope Oyeyipo, Head, Agency Banking, noted that the Access Closa agent network is providing ease of access to financial services for millions of people in Nigeria.
“With over 50,000 agent locations spread across every neighborhood in the country, we are making sure our customers and indeed customers of other banks can enjoy seamless banking services close to where they live and work, in a safe and convenient manner. By offering basic financial services such as cash withdrawal, cash deposit, bill payments and account opening, our continuously growing agent network is increasingly making the need to visit a bank branch unnecessary for everyone. We are committed to being at the forefront of providing digital financial services in Nigeria,” Tolulope concluded.
Access Bank remains committed to delivering More than banking solutions to its customers leveraging the power of technology. The geographical location tagging of Access Closa agents on Google Maps through internet-connected devices is one more way the Bank is living up to its brand promise as it will assist customers and non-customers of the Bank locate and access Closa agents within their communities, truly bringing financial services closer to the people.
Access Bank, over the years, has leveraged technology including advanced analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics process automation to reform business operations and drive performance to improve customer experience.
Click to view Access Bank Closa Agent locations and how to become an agent.
The Match Day 15 would offer viewers the chance to have a memorable moment as the Premier League returns on Saturday.
A host of mouth-watering encounters are billed on Boxing Day and we anticipate a lot of goals as the games get underway.
Manchester United was impressive winning 6-2 against Leeds United just like Chelsea defeated West Ham 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
And these games would be hard to predict as takes a look at the key games to look forward to at the weekend.
Leicester City vs. Manchester United
Manchester United and Leicester City would lock horns in the early kick-off on Boxing Day as the game brews a lot of expectation.
It promises to be a defining moment for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to go further in asserting his credentials on the United Coaching hot seat.
He must take this game very seriously bearing in mind that PSG has sacked Thomas Tuchel some days ago.
Leicester would hope that the return to action of some of the key men as well as a home advantage would help their aim and ambitions ahead of this fixture.
Arsenal vs. Chelsea
The London derby would always make a great feat in the Premier League as we’ve witnessed in the past seasons.
But this one would even go further to be a great contest owing to the quality of players available to the two teams.
Despite the pressure and aspiration that lies ahead of this clash, Arsenal is not a pushover since they can find their rhythm or winning formula in this kind of game since they are well motivated to go against the might of Frank Lampard’s Chelsea side.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Both teams would be a great match against each other just like we’ve acknowledged that the London Derby between Arsenal and Chelsea is the star match of the day.
But this match is another key match owing to the character and records involved ahead of the game.
The personality of the two managers would ensure this is a must-watch as hostility ensues at the Molineux Stadium on Saturday.
While Mourinho would aim to return to winning ways away at difficult Wolves side after defeats against Liverpool and Leicester City in their last two Premier League outings.
