Yearly Archives: 2021

New Ebola case detected in DRC’s North Kivu Province

The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday, October 8, 2021 announced that a new case of Ebola...

Nigeria set to develop Clean Cooking Policy

The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to develop a Clean Cooking Policy. This was the key message from the just concluded Nigerian Clean...

Lagos plans vaccine research, mental facility to combat COVID-19

The Lagos State Government is set to establish a world-class and best-in-Africa vaccine research centre to avoid depending on western nations for COVID-19 vaccines...

Nigeria outlines measures for COVID-19 pandemic recovery, reconstruction

The Federal Government of Nigeria has outlined some of the measures being implemented for COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Reconstruction in the country, after taking...

Nigeria set to deregulate genetically modified maize variety

Efforts to avail smallholder farmers in Nigeria with maize variety that combines drought tolerance, insect resistance, and other important yield and disease resistance traits...

Cholera outbreak: Govt, donors urged to increase investment in water, sanitation

Country Director, WaterAid Nigeria, Dr Evelyn Mere, has urged government and donors to step up their investments in water, sanitation and hygiene, to tackle...

WHO, UN list steps to meet world COVID vaccination targets

The World Health Organisation has launched the Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022  (the Strategy) to help bring an end to what has become...

Middle East and North Africa Climate Week 2022 to debut in March

The first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (MENACW), designed to kick off a new era of cooperation on climate in the region,...

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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...