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Yearly Archives: 2020

WHO releases urgent global health challenges for next 10 years

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released urgent health challenges for the next decade, urging world leaders to invest more resources in core health priorities and...

Lagos embraces data, technology for improved healthcare delivery

The Lagos State Government has underlined the need for data and information technology to improve the quality of healthcare delivery in Nigeria. Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the state...

Africa must rise to battle locust invasion and avert food crisis

Alarmed by the invasion of desert locusts affecting residents of several counties in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, as well as pockets of Djibouti and Eritrea, the Pan-African...

Lagos to tackle infrastructure challenge using PPP model

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 said it would deploy the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model to tackle infrastructure challenges in the state. Gov. Babajide...

School strikers call for climate vigils in solidarity with Australian bushfires

Strikers are calling on people across the globe to join events at embassies, consulates and other locations worldwide on Friday, January 17, 2020 to support those...

EU unveils financial plan to shift to green economy

The European Commission proposed on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 how the EU can pay for shifting the region’s economy to zero CO2 emissions in 2050 while...

Mitigating devastating effects of flooding via Annual Flood Outlook

In recent years, increased flooding has resulted in the spread of diseases, loss of lives and property, with low-lying and coastal areas being the most affected. The...

Cleaning Nigeria by using the toilet

On Oct. 2, 2019, on the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, declared the country open defecation-free. As part of efforts to...

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Any successful African Energy Policy at the COP must have oil & gas at its core

Against the backdrop of the recently held COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy...
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Port Harcourt Refinery: Revival signals new era for Nigeria

Years after it went comatose, the Port-Harcourt Refinery rose up from ‘death’, courtesy of the seriousness attached to the...

Lawmakers urged to review tobacco control law to close regulatory gaps

Some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called on lawmakers to ensure that the proposed Bills to review the National Tobacco...

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Any successful African Energy Policy at the COP must have oil & gas at its core

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Port Harcourt Refinery: Revival signals new era for Nigeria

Years after it went comatose, the Port-Harcourt Refinery rose...
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