Yearly Archives: 2021

Nigeria confirms three Omicron cases in passengers from South Africa

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. This is...

Five species of Nigerian vulture risk extinction, says NCF

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) says five out of the seven species of vulture found in the country are at risk of extinction. Mr Mohammed...

EU health agency reports 59 Omicron cases in 11 countries

At least 11 EU member states have recorded cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the bloc’s health agency said on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. There...

Divestment from onshore oil production in Niger Delta: Trends and implications

Most oil production licenses in Nigeria will soon be operated by domestic oil companies (DOCs), rather than international oil companies (IOCs), for the first...

Study ranks Nigeria among world’s biggest culprits in Co2 emissions

New research from Moneybarn has revealed that Nigeria is the country producing the 9th most Co2 emissions in the world from an average commute,...

Amref Health Africa launches campaign to end vaccine injustice in continent

Amref Health Africa, a not-for-profit headquartered in Kenya, has launched a global campaign to end COVID-19 vaccine injustice. Dubbed #EndVaccineInjusticeInAfrica, the campaign is calling on world...

Stakeholders call for review of guidelines to strengthen environmental health practice

Stakeholders in the health sector have called for the review of draft guidelines in the practice and regulation of environmental health. They made this call...

42 cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant confirmed in 10 EU states

Forty-two cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Omicron variant have been confirmed in 10 European Union (EU) countries, the head of the EU’s public health...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...