Monthly Archives: May, 2018

42 new cases reported in Adamawa cholera outbreak

The Director Public Health of Adamawa State Ministry of Health, Dr Bwalki Dilli, has said that the number of those infected by suspected Cholera...

Rivers to establish tyres, waste recycling centres to curb soot pollution

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that the government is planning to establish a centre to recycle used tyres and organic waste...

GMOs: Biosafety agency seeks collaboration with Interpol

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) is seeking to collaborate with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) as part of efforts to ensure the...

Fistula Day: End obstetric fistula, save women’s lives – DevComs

The Lagos-based Development Communications (DevComs) Network has underlined the need for collective action to get appropriate treatment to avoid the needless debilitating conditions and...

Anti-tobacco campaigners engage Abuja community

Tobacco control campaigners have challenged communities to do more to make the Nigerian government to enforce the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act 2015 to...

Fistula Day: UNFPA offers 100,000 surgeries in 15 years

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says it has conducted more than 100,000 surgical repairs on Nigerian women and girls who suffered Obstetric Fistula (VVF)...

AfDB, Korea initiate measures to achieve Africa’s rapid industrialisation

African countries, through the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in Busan, South Korea, opened a new chapter in the continent’s...

Africa CDC responds to Ebola outbreak in DRC

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is deploying 25 epidemiologists, laboratory experts, and anthropologists to support the government of the...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...