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Tobacco watchdogs express COVID-19 related concerns in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Indonesia

Global tobacco industry watchdog organisations, STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organisations and Products) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), are urging caution following a rash of reports that tobacco...

Six dangerous Covid-19 myths

Covid-19 has taken the world by storm, with the number of myths surrounding it spreading as fast as the number of cases itself. These...

10 people associated with Lagos State House test positive to Covid-19

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 10 people associated with the Lagos State House in Marina have tested positive for COVID-19...

Lagos discharges 48 more patients as Assembly seeks account for COVID-19 donations

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, May 7, 2020 asked Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to account for expenses incurred from donations received in...

About 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not controlled, WHO warns

Eighty-three thousand to 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 and 29 million to 44 million could get infected in the first year...

UN, EU present Covid-19 protective equipment to Correctional Service

As part of ongoing effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the various correctional centres in Nigeria, the United Nations Office on Drugs...

Campaign urges Africans to play their part against COVID-19

Speak Up Africa, a strategic communications and advocacy not-for-profit organisation, has launched the “Stay Safe Africa” campaign, which is aimed at empowering communities and individuals to...

White House staffer positive for virus, Trump said to be negative

A member of the U.S. military who works in close proximity to President Donald Trump has tested positive for the new coronavirus. However, “The president...

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Households pay $12tr a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – Report

New research by 350.org shows that, on top of soaring energy bills, fossil fuels cost households an additional $12...
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Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping tools and data-driven approaches to address Nigeria’s worsening forest crisis,...

Feminist voices demand inclusion, power in critical minerals boom

As global demand for critical minerals surges to power the clean energy transition, feminist advocates are raising urgent concerns...

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Households pay $12tr a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – Report

New research by 350.org shows that, on top of...

Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping...