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Africa’s COVID-19 infections surging by 20% amid third wave – WHO

The COVID-19 positive cases in Africa is surging by 20 per cent on a weekly basis, as most countries in the continent enters a...
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Health

Covid claims over 600,000 lives in the U.S.

More than 600,000 people in the United States are known to have died of Covid-19 as of Wednesday, June 16, 2021, according to data compiled by...
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Health

G7 Summit: COVID-19 vaccines should be considered ‘global public goods’ – Guterres

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday, June 11, 2021 that lifesaving Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines should be considered “global public goods” and a way...
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Health

COVID-19: WHO approves Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for the vaccine to be rolled...
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Health

How Lagos will prevent third wave of COVID-19, by Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has revealed that the state will introduce technology to monitor the movement of inbound travellers in...
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Health

COVID-19: Nigeria imposes fresh measures aimed at flights from Brazil, India,Turkey

The massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Brazil, Turkey and India has prompted the Nigerian Government to impose fresh measures aimed at...
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Pollution

UK data shows air pollution decreased to record lows in 2020 due to pandemic

The UK Government has released a publication containing statistics showing the trends in concentrations of five air pollutants using a variety of metrics for the period...
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Health

Europe now has more Coronavirus vaccinations than infections, says WHO

More people in Europe have now been fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus than have been proved to be infected with it, the World Health...
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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...
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Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

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