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NESREA, EPRON, NUJ commend ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue

The Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Aliyu Jauro, Executive Secretary, E-Waste Producer Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (EPRON),...

UN declares 2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are the cornerstone of a healthy and varied diet, says the United Nations as the world body declared 2021 the International...

Why COVID-19 will not be last pandemic – UN report

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the latest crisis facing the world, will not be the last until humans release their grip on nature, says a...

First coronavirus vaccines given in the U.S. on Monday as doses arrive New York

Medical workers gave the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in locations across the U.S. on Monday, December 14, 2020, kicking off the...

PTF: Nine months of combating COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

It  has been nine months of rigorous response against the COVID-19 pandemic by the Nigerian authorities. The activity, which has been centrally coordinated by...

Nigerian dentists endorse total amalgam phase out by 2024

The Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) has adopted dates between 2022 and 2024 for the phasing out of dental amalgam in the country. At its 54th...

Lagos gov, Sanwo-Olu, tests positive to COVID-19

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for COVID-19. Abayomi, who disclosed this through series...

At virtual summit, Least Developed Countries call for climate ambition

Ministers from the Least Developed Countries, after putting forward their countries’ own ambitious commitments, called for governments to ramp up action on climate change...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

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