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Monthly Archives: September, 2020

World must unite to defeat COVID, prevent future pandemics – UK Prime Minister

Ahead of the UK’s Foreign Secretary co-hosting a high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) event on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 with the World Health...

UK records biggest ever rise in new coronavirus cases

There have been another 7,143 cases of coronavirus reported in the UK in the last 24 hours – believed to be the biggest rise...

Reps withdraw Water Resources Control Bill

The House of Representatives at its plenary on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 withdrew the Water Resources Control Bill which it passed two months ago. The...

Stakeholders urge govt to implement projects for environmental sustainability

As Nigeria celebrates her 60th independence, stakeholders in the environment sector have urged the Federal Government to effectively implement projects in the sector to...

UNICEF donates 115,000 COVID-19 test kits to NCDC

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 115,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to assist Federal Government’s efforts to...

Renewable energy to contribute 30% of electricity supply in Nigeria by 2030, says Minister

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, says Nigeria plans to generate 30 per cent of its electricity supply through renewable energy by...

WHO describes 1m global coronavirus deaths as ‘very sad milestone’

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 described the one million deaths from the coronavirus as “a very sad milestone”, considering...

UN Women, UNDP inaugurate COVID-19 global gender response tracker

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Women (UN Women) have partnered to inaugurate a COVID-19 global gender response tracker. “The aim of...

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VCDF, SEEPCO launch free eye care programme in Delta’s Ndokwa East LGA

Many Nigerians continue to suffer from avoidable vision problems, with cataracts and other eye conditions being major causes of...
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ICARRD+20: Group urges banks to finance agroecology, equitable food systems

As governments, social movements, and multilateral institutions gather in Cartagena for ICARRD+20 to advance agrarian reform and rural development,...

NAPTIP, UK unite to amplify voices of trafficking survivors

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in partnership with the British High Commission Abuja,...

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VCDF, SEEPCO launch free eye care programme in Delta’s Ndokwa East LGA

Many Nigerians continue to suffer from avoidable vision problems,...

ICARRD+20: Group urges banks to finance agroecology, equitable food systems

As governments, social movements, and multilateral institutions gather in...
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