Yearly Archives: 2020

Lagos records three new Covid-19 deaths

Barely 24 hours after it recorded the seventh COVID-19 related death, the Lagos State Government on Thursday, April 16, 202 declared the death of...

Ministry installs solar-powered mini grids in Covid-19 isolation centres

The Ministry of Power says it has installed solar-powered mini grids in some isolations centres across the country to provide 24 hours power  supply. Mr...

Children at higher risk of death, abuse due to pandemic, says Guterres

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, April 16, 2020 warned that children are at a higher risk of death, abuse and malnutrition during...

Indigenous Peoples flay Covid-19 spread, deaths, rights violations

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), an Indigenous Peoples’ organisation with affiliates from the North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and the Arctic...

CODE tracks spending of Covid-19 donations in seven African nations

The Abuja-based Connected Development (CODE), through its social accountability initiative, Follow The Money, has launched a pan-African campaign, the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project...

New York extends coronavirus shutdown to May 15

New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, on Thursday, April 16, 2020 extended the state’s shutdown to stem the spread of coronavirus until May 15. “Non-essential workers...

Society describes U.S. halt to WHO funding as ‘reckless’, ‘counterproductive’

Amid a global pandemic, withholding U.S. funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is reckless, harmful and counterproductive, the American Society of Tropical Medicine...

Africa reports 17,247 confirmed COVID-19 cases

The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic reached 910 as the number of confirmed cases hit 17,247 across the African continent as of...

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UK-Nigeria innovation pilots aim to cut generator costs for Nigerian businesses

Two UK-Nigeria projects are advancing new clean energy innovations designed to power homes, healthcare, schools, businesses and transport, while supporting wider access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy across Nigeria.   Supported through the Zero Emissions (ZE‑Gen)’s...
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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...

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)...

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UK-Nigeria innovation pilots aim to cut generator costs for Nigerian businesses

Two UK-Nigeria projects are advancing new clean energy innovations designed to power homes, healthcare, schools, businesses and transport, while supporting...

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

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