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 […]
WARNING: Prolonged use of facemask produces hypoxia
Dr Dennis A Castro B Breathing over and over exhaled air turns into carbon dioxide, which is why we feel dizzy. This intoxicates the user and much more when he must move, carry out displacement actions. It causes discomfort, loss of reflexes and conscious thought. It generates great fatigue. In addition, oxygen deficiency causes glucose […]
COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria reach 85 as confirmed cases rise to 2,388
By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed 220 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,388. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control also confirmed 17 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 85. “220 new […]
COVID-19: Outrage as bill okays demolition of buildings where infections occur
Criticisms have greeted the Infectious Diseases Bill in the works at the House of Representatives to give teeth to Federal Government’s efforts to manage the special circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, which as of Friday night had claimed 68 lives in Nigeria.
POST-COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Do’s and don’ts in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja (May 4-17)
Find below the description of the types of activities allowed under Phase 1 of the post-lockdown era in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja (4th -17th May, 2020) as released by Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who chairs the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on coronavirus:
Covid-19 will end poor budgeting in Nigeria – Obi, Reps Committee on Health Chair
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions, Dr. Paschal Obi, in this interview, calls for improved welfare package and good working conditions for health professionals fighting against coronavirus pandemic.
