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Three foreigners among seven COVID-19 patients discharged by Lagos

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says another seven COVID-19 patients have recovered from the virus and freed to go home from the Mainland Infectious Disease...

Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty, says Oxfam

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed over 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half...

Italy loses 100th doctor to coronavirus pandemic

In Italy, the death toll among doctors from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, reached the grim milestone of 100 on...

Facebook expands COVID-19 information centre to Nigeria, 16 others in Africa

Facebook says it will be expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan African, including Nigeria Kojo Boakye, Facebook’s Head of Public...

Armed conflicts, state repression fuel human rights violations in Africa

Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International...

AfDB unveils $10bn response facility to curb COVID-19

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries...

Enugu to shut down over 200 hotels for defacing master plan

The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) says it will shut down over 200 hotels in the state for flouting the master plan of...

UN defends WHO against allegation of being China-centric on COVID-19

The United Nations (UN) has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO) against criticisms that it gave bad advice during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in...

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Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made breakthrough research into environmental and industrial chemistry. Vice Chancellor of the...
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Climate disasters: UN to prioritise early warning systems by 2027

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the UN will prioritise early warning systems against climate disasters globally by 2027. Dr...

Over 50m lives saved in Africa through expanded immunisation programme – WHO

An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years....

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Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made...

Climate disasters: UN to prioritise early warning systems by 2027

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the UN will...
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