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Monthly Archives: April, 2018

Global leaders call on the Commonwealth to halve malaria in next five years

The global malaria community on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 urged Commonwealth leaders to make a game-changing commitment to halve malaria across the Commonwealth within...

Novartis renews commitment to malaria elimination

Basel-based Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company, Novartis, has announced a five-year commitment to the fight against malaria in conjunction with the 7th Multilateral Initiative on...

Over 100 corporations commit to science-based climate targets

More than one hundred major global corporations are now working towards emissions reduction targets aligned with what climate science says is required to prevent dangerous global...

Paris Agreement: UK submits long-term low-emissions strategy

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has submitted its long-term low-emissions strategy, presenting a pathway for emissions reductions of the UK...

CHOGM: Vanuatu counts costs of cyclone Pam disaster

About three years after it was hit by a devastating cyclone, Vanuatu is yet to recover from the tragedy. The Commonwealth and Heads of Governments...

UK to announce new £50m malaria programme for Nigeria

The United Kingdom (UK) says it will announce a new malaria programme worth £50 million in Nigeria that will run until 2024. The UK said...

About 95% of world population breathes unsafe air – Research

Ninety-five per cent of the world’s population breathe air polluted above the levels that the World Health Organisation (WHO) deemed safe. The report of a...

FOTE, others urge policy makers to enforce laws protecting environment

A not-for-profit group, Friends of the Environment (FOTE), and some stakeholders on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 urged policy makers to enforce tree felling and...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of...

Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...
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