Tag:Pandemic

Health

UN chief urges world to prepare for next pandemic

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has urged the world to prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19. Guterres said this...

Michael Simire - December 28, 2023

Conservation

IVAD: Save vultures to curb extinction, looming epidemic – NCF

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has embarked on a rescue mission tagged “Supporting Community-based Monitoring and Conservation for Vulture Populations in Identified Vulture Safe...

Michael Simire - September 3, 2023

Conservation

World Zoonoses Day: Wild Africa Fund urges wildlife protection to reduce risks from another pandemic

As the world marks World Zoonoses Day on Thursday, July 6, 2023, Wild Africa Fund has called for urgent actions to curb illegal wildlife...

Michael Simire - July 6, 2023

Health

UN calls for preventive measures against future pandemics

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday, December 27, 2020 urged the world to start thinking about the next pandemic as it strives to recover...

Michael Simire - December 27, 2020

Health

Scientists say up to 50,000 COVID-19 deaths possible in South Africa

South Africa could see up to 50,000 coronavirus deaths and as many as 3 million infections by the end of the year as the...

Michael Simire - May 21, 2020

Real Estate

Dark side of COVID-19 on the building industry

Nigerians living in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states applauded president Muhammadu Buhari when he unveiled his plan to partially...

Michael Simire - May 5, 2020