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Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Abia Nzelu: How to tackle Nigeria’s second wave of cervical cancer

The whole world is currently grappling with the second surge of COVID-19 infection. This pandemic destabilised year 2020, affecting over 85 million people and...

Nigerian group named among ‘visionaries’ for Food System Vision Prize

After being mentioned as one of the finalists for the Food System Vision Prize in August 2020. the Rockefeller Foundation has named Darkpore Media...

As 127th Party, Italy is first to join Minamata Convention in 2021

On Tuesday, January 5, the Government of Italy deposited its instrument of ratification, thereby becoming the 127th Party to the Minamata Convention and the...

Ondo inaugurates committee on waste management

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the constitution of a seven-man committee to tackle waste management and other related matters in the...

2020 ties with 2016 for warmest year recorded

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) on Friday, January 8, 2021 revealed that globally 2020 was tied with the previous warmest year 2016, making it the...

Sudan worried over Ethiopia’s plan to go ahead with filling of Nile dam

Sudan has expressed concern over Ethiopia’s announcement of it’s intention to carry on with the second phase of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...

U.S. reports over 4,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time

The United States (U.S.) reported more than 4,000 Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in one day for the first time on Thursday, January 7, 2021 as...

EU to purchase more 300m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, research claims it might be effective against new strains

The European Commission has renewed a contract with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech to purchase an additional 300 million doses of their vaccine against...

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NCDMB backs move as PETAN, others form African Local Content body

Oil and gas service providers across Africa have formed a continental forum known as the African Local Content Organisation...
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Illegal shoreline structures face demolition – Surveyor General

The Surveyor General of the Federation (SGOF), Abudulganiyu Adebomehin, has issued a stern warning to states, emphasising that all...

INC-5.2: Global South Member States, CSOs demand strong ambition to secure a robust plastic treaty

Demonstrating strong unity, Global South Member States and Civil Society called for ambitious, legally binding global measures to curb...

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NCDMB backs move as PETAN, others form African Local Content body

Oil and gas service providers across Africa have formed...

Illegal shoreline structures face demolition – Surveyor General

The Surveyor General of the Federation (SGOF), Abudulganiyu Adebomehin,...
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