Monthly Archives: April, 2020

Health

COVID-19: NABDA ready for antibody testing in working population

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says it is ready to assist in the management of COVID-19 by adapting and deploying advanced resources in...

Michael Simire - April 24, 2020

Climate Change

IPCC Working Group II extends Sixth Assessment Report schedule

Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which assesses scientific literature relating to impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability, has revised the...

Michael Simire - April 24, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Will the African farmer survive COVID-19?

Mr. Wycliff Wephukhulu has just retired from a very productive day at his five-acre farm. He is trying to rush against time to finish...

Michael Simire - April 24, 2020

Cover

Groups charge govt, French Consulate on testing vaccines on Nigerians

International human rights and accountability groups have called the attention of the French Consulate in Nigeria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Director...

Michael Simire - April 23, 2020

Climate Change

UN defies Covid-19, continues to build climate resilience

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, work is said to continuing apace on efforts to build resilience to the inevitable impacts of climate change. Last month (March...

Michael Simire - April 23, 2020

Cover

Coronavirus spread undetected in U.S. for weeks in February, researchers say

The first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in New York City was reported at the start of March – but new research suggests...

Michael Simire - April 23, 2020

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Buhari alerts ECOWAS leaders on challenges posed by COVID-19

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has called on fellow ECOWAS leaders to look beyond the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and tap into...

Michael Simire - April 23, 2020

Pollution