Yearly Archives: 2021

Health

Nigeria administers 5,770,899 million COVID-19 vaccines, targets 112 million by 2022

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has vaccinated 5,770,899 eligible persons with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination while 3,146,885 have taken...

Michael Simire - November 9, 2021

Human Welfare

WFP warns 45m people now ‘teetering on the edge of famine’

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries had risen...

Michael Simire - November 9, 2021

Waste Management

Lagos to close Olusosun Landfill for 48hrs

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says the Olusosun Landfill at Ojota will be closed for a period of 48 hours from November 10,...

Michael Simire - November 9, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Nigeria, 44 others, 95 businesses commit to create sustainable agriculture and land use

Governments and businesses joined farmers and local communities on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at COP26 in Glasgow, securing new agreements to protect nature and...

Michael Simire - November 9, 2021

Climate Change

Race to Resilience assesses potential impact of climate hazards

The UN-backed Race to Resilience campaign – a global partnership of initiatives with the headline goal to build the resilience of 4 billion people...

Michael Simire - November 9, 2021

Health

Tobacco industry index reinforces need to checkmate trade influence

The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2021 Report released by the Global Centre for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) reinforces Corporate Accountability and...

Michael Simire - November 8, 2021

Gender

COP26: A COP of feminine colours

It may look like the colour campaign of Women and Gender Constituency at the ongoing climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, is inspired by...

Michael Simire - November 8, 2021

Cover

COP26: Canada announces $1bn in funding for nature protection

At a Nature Day event at COP26 on Saturday, November 6, 2021, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, announced Canada will allocate...

Michael Simire - November 7, 2021

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