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COVID-19: Ghanaian experts welcome ban on global trade in wildlife

In his lifetime, Nana Yaw Amponsah was famous for his skills in hunting big game such as forest elephants, buffaloes and leopards. He was...

Rivers to test for coronavirus with Shell-donated equipment

Rivers State is set to start testing for COVID-19 in Port Harcourt, the state capital, with the receipt of its first set of testing...

Lessons for climate action from Covid-19 responses to the vulnerable

The Covid-19 pandemic has been on the frontline globally in the last few months. The attention it has received surpassed that given to the...

Covid-19 will cause 1.4m more TB deaths by 2025, says report

A new report says that the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic is having unintended yet drastic consequences on tuberculosis (TB) services, with lockdowns...

X-raying the infectious Infectious Diseases Bill, by Nnimmo Bassey

In these days of acute suspicion and uncertainty about who may be asymptomatic and who may just be harbouring early stages of COVID-19, sneaking...

U.S. COVID-19 assistance to Nigeria rises to N11.6bn

The United States says its coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency assistance to Nigeria has risen to $30 million (N11.2 billion). This represents an additional $23 million (N8.6...

UK’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll tops 30,000

Another 649 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 30,076, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local...

Coronavirus spreads among Indian Police enforcing world’s largest lockdown

Hundreds of Indian Police have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, raising alarm among an over-stretched force as it attempts to enforce...

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Study finds rising climate awareness, but women’s voices still sidelined

Malawian communities are increasingly aware of climate change and their rights in the face of its impacts, but women...
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FCTA ratifies N7.3bn waste collection, management contracts

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved N7.3 billion contracts for the provision of waste collection and management...

Dangote targets steel, power, ports in new industrial push

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled plans to expand into steel production, electricity generation and port development...

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Study finds rising climate awareness, but women’s voices still sidelined

Malawian communities are increasingly aware of climate change and...

FCTA ratifies N7.3bn waste collection, management contracts

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved N7.3...
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