Yearly Archives: 2020

WHO supports ‘scientifically proven traditional medicine’, virologist makes case for alternative cure

The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world, including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential...

40 countries pledge €7.4bn for Covid-19 vaccine research

Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, says leaders from 40 countries have pledged to support research and development for vaccine,...

Lagos residents worried at poor social distancing amid lockdown ease

Some residents of Lagos State are worried over the non-compliance of with social distancing directive aimed at  reducing the COVID-19 spread. Many Lagos residents used...

Kwara launches Eco Clean Initiative project, discharges six COVID-19 patients

The Kwara State Government of Nigeria has launched an Eco Clean Project as part of efforts to ensure that the state achieved Sustainable Development...

NCDC unveils new COVID-19 symptoms

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a new case definition for coronavirus due to community transmission in parts of the country. Community...

How Covid-19 shocked global energy system, by IEA

The Covid-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades, with the drop in demand this year...

Covid-19: Lagos records three more deaths, Osun reports two new cases

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday, May 3, 2020 announced another three COVID-19 related deaths, as the number of...

COVID-19 cases surpass 40,000 mark in India

The number of COVID-19 cases, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, in India crossed 40,000 marks in the evening of Sunday, May...

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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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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...

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

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

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

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...