Yearly Archives: 2020

COVID-19: South Africa now 900, Nigeria hits 65, U.S. world’s highest with 81,321

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa on Thursday, March 26, 2020 rose to 900, President Cyril Ramaphosa says as the country prepares to institute...

Africa’s window to contain coronavirus narrowing – WHO

About half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa still have a “narrowing’’ opportunity to curb the spread of coronavirus in the local population, the World Health...

World Bank plans $160bn coronavirus relief package

World Bank President, David Malpass, says the board of the financial institution is finalising a package of coronavirus relief valued at up to $160 billion over...

Italian town jubilant as 101-year-old man beats Covid-19

Italy, which has been in the grip of the world’s worst novel coronavirus epidemic, celebrated on Thursday, March 26, 2020 the remarkable recovery of a 101-year-old...

Global coalition calls for ‘just recovery’ to COVID-19

Over 300 organisations across the globe are demanding that governments apply five core principles to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. The principles are designed to ensure that...

G20 urged to ‘fight’, ‘unite’, ‘ignite’ against COVID-19

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Thursday, March 26, 2020 addressed Heads of State at the G20 Leaders’ Summit focused...

Seychelles hits 30% marine protection target after debt restructuring deal

Close to a third of Seychelles’ ocean, an area larger than Germany, will be guarded from climate change and unregulated economic exploitation with new Marine Protection...

GCF approves $169.7m for six projects

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved six funding proposals amounting to $169.7 million in funding that will support projects and programmes with a total value...

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World Hand Hygiene Day: NCDC, WHO, USCDC call for action to curb infections

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have called for urgent and sustained action on hand hygiene to reduce infections and...
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NNPC moves to restart Warri, PH refineries, seals deal with Chinese firms

The NNPC Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese companies, Sanjiang Chemical Company Limited and...

ECOWAS and West African Health Organisation: Synergising on malaria elimination

Recently, Sierra Leone became the frontline of West Africa’s war on malaria as health ministers, experts, and partners converged...

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World Hand Hygiene Day: NCDC, WHO, USCDC call for action to curb infections

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have called for urgent...

NNPC moves to restart Warri, PH refineries, seals deal with Chinese firms

The NNPC Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...