Yearly Archives: 2020

Human Welfare

Internally displaced children, most vulnerable to COVID-19, says UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the internally displaced children in Nigeria are among the world’s most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Representative...
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Health

Nigeria records 245 new cases of Covid-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that the nation on Monday, May 4, 2020 recorded 245 new cases of the coronavirus...
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Cover

Shell denies being responsibile for dead fishes on Niger Delta coastline

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said on Monday, May 4, 2020 that the dead fishes floating the Niger Delta coastline had nothing to...
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China has questions to answer over coronavirus outbreak, says UK

Britain said on Monday, May 4, 2020 that China had questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak, but...
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Real Estate

Building collapse: Planners urge Imo to engage professionals in enquiry panel

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has urged the Imo State Government to engage professionals in the panel of enquiry investigating the April...
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Cover

Italian streets calm amid easing of lockdown, Spain reports fall in new cases

As Italy eased its nearly two-month coronavirus lockdown on Monday, May 4, 2020, there was no case of overcrowding as earlier feared. In Rome, there...
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Land Degradation

Cross River task force bans illegal logging

The Anti-Deforestation Taskforce set up by Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has announced a ban on illegal logging across the state. The order was...
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Cover

Old people in U.S. complain of discrimination amid pandemic

On the good days, Bonnie Reed believes that, for the first time in a long time, just about everyone is united for a common...
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Climate Change

A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Climate Change

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...
Health

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

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