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WHO reports 7m COVID-19 deaths in five years

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that more seven million deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded in the past five years. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,...

55 countries face health worker crunch linked to COVID-19 – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that no less than 55 countries are struggling with serious health worker shortages as they continue to seek...

Pandemic pushed 55m more Africans into poverty – ECA

Global shocks are turning millions of vulnerable people into Africa’s new poor and reversing decades of progress. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Acting Executive Secretary,...

COVID-19: Nigeria yet to meet 70% vaccination target

The Federal Government says the country has only vaccinated 68 per cent of it’s COVID-19 eligible population. The government in 2021, said it had invested much...

COVID-19 remains international health threat, WHO warns

World Health Organisation (WHO) has again warned that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that it is not time to declare the...

COVID-19 in China estimated to be peaking at 4.2m cases daily

The latest wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China has peaked at an estimated 4.2 million cases per day, the London-based Airfinity health...

NCDC confirms 42 new cases of COVID -19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two weeks, with Lagos State...

I tested positive for COVID-19 – Dumebi Kachikwu

Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu has called on Nigerians to be vigilant as COVID-19 makes a comeback. Kachikwu gave the...

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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global rebalancing of water use in agriculture, a move critical to...
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Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has taken decisive steps to address persistent gas...

World Wildlife Day 2026 celebration in New York highlights cross-sector collaboration to combat illegal wildlife trade

In the heart of Midtown Manhattan, United for Wildlife and the CITES Secretariat hosted leaders from the finance, technology,...

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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global...

Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the...