Monthly Archives: April, 2020

Ministry installs solar-powered mini grids in Covid-19 isolation centres

The Ministry of Power says it has installed solar-powered mini grids in some isolations centres across the country to provide 24 hours power  supply. Mr...

Children at higher risk of death, abuse due to pandemic, says Guterres

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, April 16, 2020 warned that children are at a higher risk of death, abuse and malnutrition during...

Indigenous Peoples flay Covid-19 spread, deaths, rights violations

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), an Indigenous Peoples’ organisation with affiliates from the North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and the Arctic...

CODE tracks spending of Covid-19 donations in seven African nations

The Abuja-based Connected Development (CODE), through its social accountability initiative, Follow The Money, has launched a pan-African campaign, the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project...

New York extends coronavirus shutdown to May 15

New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, on Thursday, April 16, 2020 extended the state’s shutdown to stem the spread of coronavirus until May 15. “Non-essential workers...

Society describes U.S. halt to WHO funding as ‘reckless’, ‘counterproductive’

Amid a global pandemic, withholding U.S. funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is reckless, harmful and counterproductive, the American Society of Tropical Medicine...

Africa reports 17,247 confirmed COVID-19 cases

The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic reached 910 as the number of confirmed cases hit 17,247 across the African continent as of...

New coronavirus cases, deaths in Spain

The numbers of new cases and deaths from COVID-19 have risen in the past 24 hours in Spain, data released by the country’s health...

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Moving from energy crisis to energy security with renewables

The strategic deployment of renewables has provided enhanced resilience in the face of the current energy crisis by a...
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COP31: Australian appointed youth champion as Türkiye sets dates

The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Navy intensifies crackdown on oil thieves, uncovers 600m illegal oil network

The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 103,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and 190,000 litres of suspected illegally...

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Moving from energy crisis to energy security with renewables

The strategic deployment of renewables has provided enhanced resilience...

COP31: Australian appointed youth champion as Türkiye sets dates

The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties...