Monthly Archives: June, 2020

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Environment Ministry donates 5m tree seedlings, partners Defence Academy on waste management

The Federal Ministry of Environment is to assist the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) with over five million seedlings of various species, as part of...

Michael Simire - June 11, 2020

Gender

Amid COVID-19, group mobilises young leaders to build gender-equal future

In claiming lives and wreaking economic havoc throughout Africa, COVID-19 is placing an especially heavy burden on girls and women, primarily because their prominent role...

Michael Simire - June 11, 2020

Climate Change

Nigeria restates commitment to COP26 in 2021

As the world grapples with the spread of the novel Covid-19 pandemic with its effects on the environment and livelihood, Nigeria has restated its...

Michael Simire - June 11, 2020

Health

Africa’s COVID-19 cases over 200,000

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa are more than 200,000. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo,...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2020

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AfDB approves $20m to contain COVID-19 spread in G5 Sahel nations

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $20 million in grant funding to build capacity to curb and stop...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2020

Health

COVID-19: Sciences Academy seeks to strengthen Africa’s clinical trial capacity through online platform

Without a cure or vaccine for COVID-19, it is likely the virus will continue to cause more deaths across the world. As of June...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2020

Waste Management

Cross River agency rejects NPA’s donation of waste bins

The Management of Cross River State Waste Management Agency (CRWMA) says it has rejected the four skip bins donated by the Nigerian Port Authority...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2020

Health

Biodiversity centre raises concerns on GM COVID-19 vaccine trials for South Africa

The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has expressed concern over the planned trials of a genetically modified (GM) vaccine on COVID-19 in South Africa,...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2020

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