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Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases now 139

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced four new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The agency said on Tuesday, March 31,...

German zoos demand €100 million to combat coronavirus

Zoos in Germany need  €100 million ($110 million ) in immediate assistance due to the coronavirus crisis, the Association of Zoological Gardens said on Tuesday, March...

Covid-19: Oil price plunge hits Angola, Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria hard

Angola revises national budget and suspends CAPEX; Senegal’s first oil development faces debt arrangement challenges; Nigeria poised for a major revenue loss; analysts predict Ghana will get...

CODE holds govt to transparency standards amid coronavirus pandemic donations

Following the spate of donations and interventions to tackle the current pandemic threatening the Nigerian healthcare system and other aspects of the nation’s wellbeing, Abuja-based non-governmental organsation,...

Reactions trail TC Energy’s decision to proceed with Keystone XL pipeline

TC Energy Corp. gave the go-ahead on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 for construction of its $8-billion US Keystone XL pipeline project, with help from the Alberta government. The...

COVID-19: UNODC makes case for protecting people in prisons

The world is amidst an unprecedented pandemic. With 203 countries and territories affected, the coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is taking a toll on the world’s population with...

Smokers risk fatal complications from COVID-19, ERA/FoEN warns

As Nigeria battles to contain the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has warned that smokers are at higher risk...

New film explores cultural, ecological revival in Uganda’s Great Lakes region

Amid climate emergency and a global coronavirus pandemic caused by ecological destruction, a Ugandan Indigenous community is demonstrating the vital contributions African indigenous people can make to...

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Climate change: Stakeholders explore avenues to restore, conserve mangrove forests

The National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS) and environmental stakeholders in the Niger Delta Region have brainstormed on...
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Govt, states tasked to prioritise healthy food policies in fight against cancer

As the world marks World Cancer Day 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has tasked both federal...

Adaptation, Loss & Damage Funds collaborate to help vulnerable countries address climate change

In an effort to respond to the urgent and complex challenges posed by climate change and its rising impacts...

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Climate change: Stakeholders explore avenues to restore, conserve mangrove forests

The National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS) and...

Govt, states tasked to prioritise healthy food policies in fight against cancer

As the world marks World Cancer Day 2025, Corporate...
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