Yearly Archives: 2020

COVID-19: With no known vaccine for prevention, face masks to the rescue?

Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, it has spread to many parts of the world. On Feb....

India’s Maharashtra allows some economic activities as national coronavirus cases top 15,000

India’s Maharashtra state, the country’s largest regional economy, will allow a limited number of sectors to resume business on Monday, April 20, 2020. This is...

NCDC apologises to Ekiti over coronavirus update mistake

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)  on Sunday, April 19, 2020 apologised to the Ekiti State Government for the error in its record of the...

Africa: COVID-19 cases top 20,000, deaths hit 1,000 – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to...

Infographic: Coronavirus pandemic’s impact on waste

Medical waste The huge demand for disposable medical products such as single-use gloves, surgical masks and empty IV bags in the wake of the pandemic...

Covid-19, climate change and earth’s healing process

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. The WHO also reported that people...

Reopening US will increase risk of virus spread, report warns

The Centre for Health Security at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US has warned that reopening the country will increase...

UN Biodiversity holds summit in September at UN General Assembly

To highlight the urgency of action at the highest levels in support of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, the President of the United Nations...

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IEA: How govts can best support consumers during this energy crisis

The conflict in the Middle East has triggered a major shock to global energy markets, with the effective closure...
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Experts seek stronger board roles in ESG implementation

Governance experts have called for stronger board-level leadership to drive the effective implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

YABATECH students unveil electric tricycle, AI delivery platform

Students of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, have developed an electric tricycle and an AI-powered food delivery platform...

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IEA: How govts can best support consumers during this energy crisis

The conflict in the Middle East has triggered a...

Experts seek stronger board roles in ESG implementation

Governance experts have called for stronger board-level leadership to...