Policies African Governments can take to help their economies during the covid-19 Crisis
admin 14th April 2020 0 COMMENTSThe COVID-19 pandemic arrived late on the African continent as it continues to take a devastating toll on human lives all over the world from the Italy and Spain in Europe to most recently the USA which is fast becoming the epicentre of the outbreak. This has brought major disruption to economic activities and is […]
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World’s First Malaria Vaccine is here and undergoing trials in Africa
admin 30th March 2020 0 COMMENTSThe world first malaria vaccine is here. It was developed by a team of Belgian scientists in GlaxoSmithKline. It is known as RTS,S and goes by the trade name Mosquirix. In clinical trials, the vaccine has been shown to reduce a child’s chance of contracting malaria by 40%. This means that it is only partially […]
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Federal Government of Nigeria Releases 10 Billion Naira Grant to Lagos State to Fight Covid-19
admin 29th March 2020 0 COMMENTSThe Federal Government has released 10billion Naira grant to Lagos State to increase its capacity to respond to the COVID19 outbreak. This was made known by the Honorable Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, in a press briefing held at the Ministry’s Headquarters today, 27th March 2020. The Minister said, the sum of 5 billion Naira special intervention fund […]
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African Development Bank launches record breaking $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond
admin 29th March 2020 0 COMMENTSThe African Development Bank (AAA) (www.AfDB.org) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies. The Fight Covid-19 Social bond, with a three-year maturity, garnered interest from central banks and official institutions, bank treasuries, and […]
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ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the […]
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In this online workshop, you will learn how to structure your academic essay. As an undergraduate or graduate student, you are required to write term papers, articles and academic essays. This workshop will teach you how to get the right sources and properly reference them in order to avoid plagiarism. You will also learn to […]
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Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), based in Accra, Ghana, is recruiting a scientist to advise our program staff on environmental, health, and geological matters, to consult with our communities, and to build a network of science expertise providers for communities in West Africa. This is a full-time, one-year position with […]
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Mosquito sterilization offers new opportunity to control diseases
admin 14th November 2019 0 COMMENTSAccording to the World Health Organisation, a technique that sterilizes male mosquitoes using radiation will soon be tested as part of global health efforts to control diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is a form of insect birth control. The process involves rearing large quantities of sterilized male mosquitoes in […]
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Togo partners with Dangote cement to transform phosphate into fertiliser
admin 8th November 2019 0 COMMENTSDangote Industries Limited (Dangote.com) and the Government of Togo have concluded an agreement to develop and transform Togolese phosphate into phosphate fertilizers for the West African sub-region; in a bid to improve consumption of the product in Africa. With over two billion tonnes of phosphate reserves, Togo is one of the leading phosphate producers in […]
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Follow the money, an initiative by Connected Development (CODE), an organisation dedicated to empowering marginalised communities in Nigeria, wins the Council of Europe Democracy Award. This comes after winning the United Nations SDG award earlier this year. Taking to twitter, the founder of the organisation, Hamzat Lawal, announced the good news. He says the initiative, […]
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