Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA
Stories by Dickson Omobola Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said it is in the process of approving a new aviation training facility for drone operators. NCAA’s Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engineer Godwin Balang, said the agency has chosen to be methodical to ensure the facility met all operational benchmarks. Balang, who spoke at the […]
COVID-19 triggers 25% increase in anxiety, depression globally — WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 pandemic has triggered 25 per cent increase in anxiety and depression globally in the first year of the pandemic. The UN health agency’s new report suggested that the greatest deterioration in mental health took place in the areas worst-hit by COVID-19 -where infections were high and social interaction was […]
Covid-19: More than 250,000 cases, 3,000 deaths recorded in 2 yrs in Nigeria, says NCDC
By Joseph Erunke The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has said more than 250,000 cases and 3,000 deaths were recorded in Nigeria in the last two years of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic to Nigeria. Director-General of NCDC, Dr Ifetayo Adetifa, in a press release, Monday, said the country has learnt major lessons in […]
‘Nigeria has resources to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines’
Dr Okai Aku, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) on Tuesday said Nigeria had the human and material resources to deliver on the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines. Aku, a public health expert, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls […]
115,500 health workers died of COVID-19 in 18 months – UN
No fewer than 115,500 health workers died from COVID-19 in 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, linked to a “systemic lack of safeguards”, according to UN agencies. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Labour Organsiation (ILO) on Monday warned that health teams worldwide needed much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they […]
Uzodimma flags off COVID-19 mass vaccination in Imo
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo, on Thursday, flagged off mass COVID-19 vaccination in the state. Uzodimma, who performed the flag-off in Owerri, urged residents of the state to ignore conspiracy theories behind the vaccine, and avail themselves of the opportunity to get vaccinated. He thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his pragmatic approach to the fight […]
