Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Monday that “there is now real...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state forces who also carried out other serious abuses that...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has denied hoarding COVID-19 palliatives meant for citizens amid coronavirus pandemic. Tambuwal stated this on Tuesday while addressing stakeholders...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a “quantum leap in funding” for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) initiative to speed up the...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Thursday signed an agreement with the Jaiz Bank Plc, for a Hajj Savings Scheme in the country. NAHCON...
The Federal Government has assured religious bodies in the country that the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA) does not target churches, mosques and other...
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) says it will be difficult to flatten the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) curve, if testing for the virus is not adequate....
The Federal Government says the nation is working with the World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI and others on therapeutics and vaccines against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
A UN-led initiative to speed up the development of COVID-19 vaccines and medications is facing a massive funding gap, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)....
For the vaccines alone, more than 100 billion dollars will be needed to ensure everyone globally can access the tools to fight COVID-19, The Director-General of...
An environmental advocacy group, Foundation for a Better Environment (FABE) has told communities in Lagos State to plant trees to create cleaner air and mitigate climate...
No fewer than 20 civil society alliances from across the world will be awarded grants to accelerate the response to the coronavirus pandemic through the first...
A pledging summit organised by the European Commission on Saturday raised 6.15 billion euros (6.9 billion dollars) to tackle COVID-19. The event was part of a...
The Kano Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has recorded 29 human trafficking and sexual abuse...
An NGO, Netete Initiative, has called for domestication of the Child Rights Act to end child labour and all forms of violence against women and children...
Australia’s domestic borders will begin to re-open within weeks under a two-stage lifting of restrictions. Steven Marshall, premier of South Australia (SA), said recently that under...
An NGO, Save the Children International and the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Gombe State, have called for the domestication of the Child Rights Act,...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has urged state governors to domesticate the Violence Against Person Prohibition Acts (VAPP) over incessant...
The House of Representatives says it plans to amend the Labour Act to strengthen the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House...
The World Health Organization (WHO), Costa Rica and other partners on Friday officially launched a COVID-19 Technology Access Pool, an initiative aimed at making vaccines, tests,...