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Poor power supply blamed for increasing greenhouse gases emission

An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Emechete, has fingered the poor power supply in Nigeria for the increasing rate of greenhouse gases (GHG) emission in the...

Michael Simire - May 14, 2020

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Nigeria hits 4,971 infections with 184 new Covid-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 recorded 184 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total...

Michael Simire - May 14, 2020

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FRIN develops poly-herbal mixture to treat COVID-19 symptoms

The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) in Ibadan, Oyo State, has developed a poly-herbal mixture of plants for the treatment of COVID-19 symptoms. The...

Michael Simire - May 13, 2020

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Lesotho becomes last African nation to report first Covid-19 case

The small mountain kingdom of Lesotho on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 became the last African nation to report its first case of Covid-19, the...

Michael Simire - May 13, 2020

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South Africa reports 698 new cases of COVID-19

A total of 369,697 COVID-19 tests have been conducted to date in South Africa, of which 13,630 were conducted in the last 24 hours. There...

Michael Simire - May 12, 2020

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Fauci testifies, warns against reopening ‘too quickly’

In his highly anticipated Senate testimony on Tuesday, Anthony S. Fauci, the U.S.’s top infectious disease expert, warned of avoidable “suffering and death,” and further economic...

Michael Simire - May 12, 2020

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Dubai returnee dies of COVID-19 infection in Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says a 32-year-old man, who recently returned from Dubai with severe underlying health conditions, died...

Michael Simire - May 12, 2020

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Finally, White House directs staff to wear face coverings

The White House in the U.S. has directed most of its staff to wear face masks or face coverings at all times in the...

Michael Simire - May 12, 2020

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