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 […]
BREAKING: 22 COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos
The Lagos State government has yet again announced that 22 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from infectious disease centres in the state. Eight females and 14 males were discharged after fully recovering and tested negative for COVID-19. Nineteen of the patients were discharged from Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), two from the infectious diseases […]
Relief as Gabon relaxes COVID-19 lockdown on capital, suburbs
The decision by the Gabon government to ease lockdown measures in the country has brought relief to the vulnerable section of the population. The measure imposed since April 13, affected the capital Libreville and three bordering communes. It was primarily to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the Central African country. Earlier […]
Congo orders COVID-Organics, the Madagascar herbal ‘cure’
Republic of Congo will take delivery of a Malagasy ‘cure’ for the virus, COVID-Organics, information minister Thierry Moungalla confirmed on Twitter. According to him, the decision to turn to the Malagasy mixture was reached after a three-way teleconference between presidents of the two countries as well as the President of Guinea-Bissau. ALSO READ: Scores troop to […]
COVID-19: Kaduna records first death as it confirms additional 3 cases
The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded its first casualty to the coronavirus pandemic and additional three active cases. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mahammed Bolani, confirmed this on Saturday in Kaduna. She said that the first fatality was among additional three COVID-19 cases confirmed in the state. According to the commissioner, […]
No approved drug, vaccine for COVID-19 yet — NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not approved any drug or vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said in a statement on Saturday that NAFDAC had not granted approval for any vaccine for the treatment and cure of COVID-19. […]
