Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Health

COVID-19: Lagos closes Eti-Osa Isolation Centre, Agidingbi to follow

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the Eti-Osa Isolation Centre has been closed down, with effect from the night of Friday, July 31,...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Fires on the rise in Brazil’s Amazon despite ban

In spite of a ban, the number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon region continues to rise, according to official figures released Saturday, August 1,...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2020

Health

Night curfew imposed in Australia’s Melbourne as COVID-19 cases rise

A night curfew has been announced in Australia’s second-largest city of Melbourne as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, mostly due to community transmission, despite...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2020

Health

Govt asked to reject draft policy on alternatives to cigarettes

Civil society and public health groups operating under the aegis of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) have opposed the “Draft Policy on Conventional...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2020

Conservation

New forest policy will help preserve Nigeria’s ecosystems, says minister

Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar, has said that the new National Forest Policy (NFP) recently approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC)...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2020

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