27.9 C
Lagos
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Tag:Covid-19 Pandemic

SERAP sues health ministry, NCDC over ‘failure to account for COVID-19 money’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, and Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General,...

WHO warns of ‘new and dangerous phase’ as Nigeria records 667 new Covid-19 cases

The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday, June 19, 2020 that “the world is in a new and dangerous phase” as the global...

UK lowers COVID-19 alert level to ‘epidemic’ from ‘exponential’

Chief medical officers in the UK have agreed that the COVID-19 threat level should be lowered one notch to “epidemic is in general circulation”...

COVID-19: Agency says safe modern biotechnology can ensure food security

Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that the issue of the adoption of safe...

FAO demands new approach to combat 2bn ha land degradation globally

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for new approach to stop soil loss as a way to combat...

Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 250,000 – WHO

The World Health Organisation's (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus cases in Africa is now over 256,000 The...

COVID-19: Lagos suspends reopening of worship centres

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 announced the suspension of the its planned reopening of mosques and churches in the state. Gov....

COVID-19: U.S. governors threaten to shut back down as hydroxychloroquine is axed

Some governors in the U.S. are threatening to shut their states back down as covid-19 cases and hospitalisations climb. The increase in cases is not...

Latest news

Lead poisoning: Govt orders illegal miners out of Zamfara

The Federal Government has ordered illegal miners to immediately vacate all mining sites in Zamfara State following the confirmation...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

Nigeria commences work on its Transparency Report, National Communication to promote climate action

In what stakeholders have termed a show of force in the implementation of Nigeria's numerous climate action-driven programmes, the...

Five arrested, 3.765 tonnes of pangolin scales seized in Nigeria wildlife trafficking bust

In a major strike against wildlife trafficking in Nigeria, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), supported by the Wildlife Justice...

Must read

Lead poisoning: Govt orders illegal miners out of Zamfara

The Federal Government has ordered illegal miners to immediately...