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Monthly Archives: April, 2020

U.S. senate passes additional $484bn COVID-19 relief package

The United States Senate on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 passed an additional coronavirus relief package worth $484 billion (N181 trillion) to address emerging public...

Nigeria confirms 117 new cases of COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 117 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. This brings the total...

EU supports UN with €1.2m for Covid-19 response in Nigeria

The  United Nations (UN) has announced that it received €1.2 million from the European Union for the provision of lifesaving preparedness and response activities...

COVID-19: 112 African health workers infected

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa, 112 health workers from 16 countries have been...

Govt told to probe Chevron ‘disregard’ for COVID-19 rules

The Federal Government has been asked to probe the disregard for rules on COVID-19 prevention by oil giant, Chevron. The Human and Environmental Development Agenda...

Earth Day: Ikeazor advocates renewed global action to fight COVID-19

As Nigeria joins the rest of the World to mark the 2020 World Earth Day amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of State for...

Earth Day: Groups, leaders seek integrated action on wellbeing of people, planet

“The health emergency we face as a global community is interconnected to the health emergency the Earth is facing: it’s steady degradation, the extinction...

African CSOs urged to monitor evolution of Covid-19 policies

COVID-19 has gripped the world and its people in a crisis that has no precedent in the current Century. On March 11, 2020, the...

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COP29: Nigeria reviews climate commitments ahead of Baku summit

Ahead of the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
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Africa proposes treaty sales ban on mercury skin lighteners

Recently, the African Region proposed to amend the Minamata Convention to ban the sale and offering of sales of...

$38tr in yearly damages: World economy committed to income reduction of 19% due to climate change

Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an...

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COP29: Nigeria reviews climate commitments ahead of Baku summit

Ahead of the 29th Session of the Conference of...

Africa proposes treaty sales ban on mercury skin lighteners

Recently, the African Region proposed to amend the Minamata...
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