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Nigeria hits 6,064 with 182 new COVID-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday, May 28, 2020 recorded 182 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing total...

Enugu Assembly urged to review state’s physical planning law

Some stakeholders in Enugu State have urged the House of Assembly to do everything possible to restore the original master plan of the state...

Two poachers shot dead in Botswana

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has reported the death of two poachers, killed in an anti-poaching incident in the Okavango Delta. This brings the number...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Stakeholders want misconceptions, myths removed

 Stakeholders on Thursday, May 28, 2020 called for collective actions toward ending the misconceptions about menstruation by women in the country. The stakeholders spoken as...

28 states at risk of flood, says Hydrological Agency

No fewer than 102 local government areas in 28 states are at risk of flooding, according to the 2020 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO), released...

Honey, bees and threatened ecosystem service worth $353.6bn annually

Certainly, you must love the taste of real and natural honey squeezed directly from a beehive. Right! Then, you are among those who are...

How to reduce plastic and other ocean pollution

Liz Hollaway, Jenna Jambeck, Ellie Moss and Brajesh Dubey in this treatise released on Monday, May 26, 2020, offer insights on how to “turn off the tap” of...

G20 govts accused of bankrolling fossil fuel industry with $77bn yearly

A new report released by Friends of the Earth U.S. and Oil Change International reveals G20 countries have provided at least $77 billion a year in public finance...

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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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