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WHO predicts COVID-19 will end in 2022

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed optimism that COVID-19 pandemic will end in 2022. Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing on...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2021

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Still ‘not clear’ whether Omicron COVID variant is more severe than Delta – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) says it still "not clear" whether Omicron COVID variant is more transmissible or more severe than Delta variant. WHO, in a...

Michael Simire - November 29, 2021

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COVID-19: NCDC reports spike in fatalities as infections surge

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded more deaths from COVID-19 complications as infections continue to surge in the country. The...

Michael Simire - August 29, 2021

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COVID-19 Delta variant spreading, present in 104 countries, WHO warns

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 Delta variant was ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new...

Michael Simire - July 13, 2021

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NCDC confirms deadly Delta variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has detected a confirmed case of the SARS-CoV-2, known as the Delta variant in Nigeria. The...

Michael Simire - July 9, 2021

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Africa’s COVID-19 cases resurge by 20%

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa has marked its worst pandemic week ever, as cases rose for seven consecutive weeks since the start...

Michael Simire - July 9, 2021

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Sustainable DevptApril 8, 2025

11th Regional Forum on Sustainable Development to focus on driving jobs, economic growth

The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) is set to take place in Kampala, Uganda, from...

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Waste ManagementApril 8, 2025

LAWMA partners UNIDO, FIBRA for sustainable plastic value chain

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has partnered the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Food and...

PollutionApril 8, 2025

HYPREP to upgrade research centre to international standards

The Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, has revealed plans to replicate crcCARE,...