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Global Youth Climate Strikes back, fixed for Sept. 25

Youth strikers from MAPA countries (Most Affected People and Areas), Mitzi Jonelle Tan (Philippines), Eyal Weintraub (Argentina), Disha A Ravi (India), Kevin Mtai (Kenya),...

GHG concentrations hit record highs despite COVID-19, science organisations warn

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has coordinated the publication of a multi-organisation high-level compilation of key climate science findings which states that atmospheric greenhouse...

Coronavirus pandemic threatens gains of past decade – World Bank report

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group...

Vaccine alone cannot defeat coronavirus, UN chief warns

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned that vaccine alone cannot defeat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Guterres gave the warning at a news conference in New...

Time has come for Nigerian scientists to authenticate claims on COVID-19 cure – NABDA

Director General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Alex Akpa, says the time has come for Nigerian scientists to authenticate claims by people who...

National Reference Laboratory to provide genomics sequencing capacity for COVID-19 in Africa

The National Reference Laboratory (NRL), has been selected as one of 12 laboratories in Africa that will provide genomic sequencing capacity for the Coronavirus...

Israel plans lockdown as infections hit record high four days in a row

Israel is expected to impose a lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the coming week as the health ministry reported 4,146...

COVID-19: AfDB approves $27.33m for AU’s response initiative

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $27.33 million in grants to boost the African Union’s  efforts to mobilise a continental response to curb...

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To feed Nigeria, we must speak the language of the rural farmers who grow our food

In 2024, floods in Nigeria devastated entire farmlands, wiping out crops, displacing up to 200,000 people, and disrupting food...
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Stakeholders explore Nigeria’s Just Transition guideline for sustainable economy

The National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS) on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, held a stakeholders’ engagement workshop on...

Dangote Refinery slashes petrol price to N835 per litre

The Dangote Refinery has announced another reduction in the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as...

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To feed Nigeria, we must speak the language of the rural farmers who grow our food

In 2024, floods in Nigeria devastated entire farmlands, wiping...

Stakeholders explore Nigeria’s Just Transition guideline for sustainable economy

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