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Food crisis: FAO, IMF, others call for continued global urgent action

The World Bank Group (WBG), Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Trade Organisation (WTO) and World Food...

COVID-19: Nigeria yet to meet 70% vaccination target

The Federal Government says the country has only vaccinated 68 per cent of it’s COVID-19 eligible population. The government in 2021, said it had invested much...

Heat wave: Experts proffer measures to prevent diseases

Health experts in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states have proffered solutions to prevent and contain diseases associated with the current heat waves. They spoke in...

UN agencies welcome 12 African countries pledge to end AIDS

UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at...

African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children

Ministers and representatives from 12 African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. International partners...

COVID-19 remains international health threat, WHO warns

World Health Organisation (WHO) has again warned that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that it is not time to declare the...

Nigeria records 244 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, 37 deaths in 16 states and FCT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 244 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever in 16 states and the FCT as at...

Poor environmental health causes increase in morbidity, mortality, Ekiti tells residents

Ekiti State Government has appealed to residents to stop treating issues relating to environmental hygiene with disdain, to avert exponential increase in morbidity and...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for coordinated and transformative action to advance...
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Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute 10 million tree seedlings for planting across the state, as...

Mixed reactions trail Lagos solar approval policy

Some Lagos residents on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, expressed divergent views on a directive by the state government requiring...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

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Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

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