Yearly Archives: 2020

Climate Change

PACJA launches campaign to plant 70,000 trees in Kenya riparian areas

At least 70,000 bamboo tree seedlings have been distributed to communities in the region around the Eastern Mt Kenya and will be planted in...
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Health

South Africa reports 698 new cases of COVID-19

A total of 369,697 COVID-19 tests have been conducted to date in South Africa, of which 13,630 were conducted in the last 24 hours. There...
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Health

Fauci testifies, warns against reopening ‘too quickly’

In his highly anticipated Senate testimony on Tuesday, Anthony S. Fauci, the U.S.’s top infectious disease expert, warned of avoidable “suffering and death,” and further economic...
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Health

Dubai returnee dies of COVID-19 infection in Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says a 32-year-old man, who recently returned from Dubai with severe underlying health conditions, died...
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Sustainable Devpt

What sustainability means for actors from local, international levels

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at the United Nations in 2015 and are due in 2030. They express a global vision for...
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Water & Sanitation

Group faults Lagos’ report on water supply amid pandemic

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has faulted reports by the Lagos State Government that most communities in the state have been...
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Agric & Biotech

AATF, AUDA-NEPAD to commercialise agricultural research in Africa

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) have signed a collaboration agreement that will facilitate joint work towards...
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Nigeria records 242 new Covid-19 cases, total infections now 4,641

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday, May 11, 2020 recorded 242 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total...
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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Agric & Biotech

Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...
Renewable Energy

Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including...
Agric & Biotech

Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says...