Monthly Archives: July, 2020

Waste Management

Nigeria develops Solid Waste Management Policy

The Federal Executive Council in Nigeria presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 approved a Solid Waste Management Policy to...

Michael Simire - July 16, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Govt opens fresh contract bid for water projects amid Ogoniland clean-up

The Federal Government on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 opened a fresh bid to select contractors to provide portable water in oil spill impacted Ogoni...

Michael Simire - July 15, 2020

Health

Over 7,000 S/African police officers contract COVID-19, 140 medical workers die in Iran

A total of 7,021 South African police officers have tested positive to COVID-19 while 53 have died, the Police Minister, Bheki Cele, said on...

Michael Simire - July 15, 2020

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Believing the reality of novel coronavirus in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, few months after the disease spread from...

Michael Simire - July 15, 2020

Health

Lagos conducts over 55,000 COVID-19 tests, as 175 die

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 said Lagos State had tested a total of 55,152 samples for COVID-19...

Michael Simire - July 15, 2020

Human Welfare

World population by 2100 may be 2bn less than UN’s estimates – Study

A group of scientists says the number of people will peak in 2064 and drop to about 8.8 billion by 2100, which is two...

Michael Simire - July 15, 2020

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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia deadlocked on Nile dam in new talks

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to reach agreement at a new round of talks hosted by the African Union to regulate the flow...

Michael Simire - July 15, 2020

Sustainable Devpt

Nigeria integrates SDGs into economic recovery plan

Nigeria has integrated some on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) for 2017-2020. The ERGP is a medium-term plan developed by the President...

Michael Simire - July 14, 2020

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