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Yearly Archives: 2021

Stemming the tide of open defecation: The Kwara approach

Globally, Nigeria is ranked second after India on the rung of countries with the highest prevalent rate of open defecation practice, and the first...

COVID-19 vaccination: Scientists caution govt

As Nigeria prepares to receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, two scientists have cautioned the Federal Government against a mass COVID-19 vaccination plan. Minister...

Mining Nigeria through economic diversification

Organised mining began in Nigeria in 1902, when the Mineral Survey of the Northern Protectorate was created by the British colonial government.  A year later,...

Finland confirms first adverse reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

The Finnish Medicines Agency says it has received the first report of an adverse reaction to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus. This is coming one...

Five family members die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Kenya

A middle-aged couple and their three children were found dead on Saturday, January 2, 2021 inside their house in Githurai 45 area, Kiambu County,...

WHO alerts on new coronavirus variants, recommends measures to stem spread

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19), had a major impact on human health globally, infecting...

Coronavirus: WHO clears BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use

To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new year, the UN health agency approved Pfizer...

Edo to involve citizens in urban regeneration initiative

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said the state government will engage residents and private organisations on securing lives and property and in...

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Climate change: Women engineers donate 100 tree seedlings to HJRBDA

The Managing Director of the Hadejia Jam’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA), Rabiu Bichi, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025,...
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Group condemns NAFDAC sachet alcohol ban, calls it misguided

Integrity Advocacy for Development Initiative (IADI), a civil society organisation (CSO), has condemned the planned ban on alcohol in...

NNPC records N502bn Profit After Tax for November 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has reported a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N502 billion in...

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Climate change: Women engineers donate 100 tree seedlings to HJRBDA

The Managing Director of the Hadejia Jam’are River Basin...

Group condemns NAFDAC sachet alcohol ban, calls it misguided

Integrity Advocacy for Development Initiative (IADI), a civil society...
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