Yearly Archives: 2020

Health

COVID-19: EU, UN hand over essential medical supplies worth $22m to Nigeria

The United Nations says it has delivered vital supplies worth $22 million to the Federal Government to help the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in...
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French citizens’ assembly votes to make ecocide a crime

Following the “gilets jaunes” crisis in 2019, President Emmanuel Macron convened a “citizen’s climate assembly” – the Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (CCC) of...
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Australian state extends state of emergency as coronavirus cases spike

Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, on Sunday, June 21, 2020 extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to July 19, as it...
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SERAP sues health ministry, NCDC over ‘failure to account for COVID-19 money’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, and Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General,...
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Media crucial in creating biodiversity awareness – Mrema

Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, has said that the media plays a crucial role...
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WHO warns of ‘new and dangerous phase’ as Nigeria records 667 new Covid-19 cases

The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday, June 19, 2020 that “the world is in a new and dangerous phase” as the global...
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Kebetkache group lists community concerns in Ogoniland clean-up

Port Harcourt, Rivers State-based not-for-profit, the Kebetkache Woman Development and Resource Centre, at a media session highlights the achievements of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation...
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UK lowers COVID-19 alert level to ‘epidemic’ from ‘exponential’

Chief medical officers in the UK have agreed that the COVID-19 threat level should be lowered one notch to “epidemic is in general circulation”...
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Conservation

International Day of Forests: NCF seeks urgent protection of Nigeria’s diminishing forests

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has decried the continued depletion of Nigeria's forests as the world commemorates the International...
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Oil & Gas

Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices globally despite recent increases driven by geopolitical tensions in the...
Human Welfare

Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to remain calm as the Federal...

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Conservation

International Day of Forests: NCF seeks urgent protection of Nigeria’s diminishing forests

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has decried the continued...
Oil & Gas

Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices...