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: Sanwo-Olu, wife, immediate family members test negative
By Rasheed Sobowale The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his wife, and immediate family members have tested negative for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. Professor Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner for health revealed this on Friday via his twitter handle while expressing his excitement at the development. “I am happy to announce that #COVID19 Lagos Incident […]
COVID-19: Stay-at-home heightening sexual violence against women, girls ― Groups
Want help-desks established for report of cases By Joseph Erunke WOMEN groups numbering 286, have alleged increase in sexual violence against women and girls as Nigerians observe the ongoing stay-at-home directives of both federal and state governments over coronavirus outbreak in the country. To this end, the groups faulted President Muhammad Buhari for failing to […]
COVID-19: 44,000 households to benefit from food bank programme ― Cross River
…..We are COVID-19 free, all 4 cases were negative …..We have distributed over 10,000 hand sanitizers, over 5,300 PPEs …..We are distributing 1million face/nose mask By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Cross River State Commissioner for health, Dr. Beta Edu has disclosed that over 44,000 households will benefit from the state’s food bank that will distribute […]
Father, mother, 11 children hit by COVID-19 in Spain
An entire family including eleven children have contracted COVID-19 in Spain and are under strict isolation in their home. The Cebrian Gervas family have been forced to lock themselves away in Valladolid in north-west Spain after every single one of them was diagnosed with the virus. Mother Irene Gervas was the first in the family […]
Lagos discharges 4 coronavirus patients
Victor Ogunyinka Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that four patients of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital after testing negative. Babajide shared what he termed “more great news” on his Twitter handle. This brings the total number of recovered persons from the coronavirus disease to 23. “More great news […]
Weird: Indian couple names newborn twins Corona and COVID
Coronavirus fever has taken a strange turn in India, with a couple naming their newborn twins Corona and COVID – reportedly to remind them about the hard times they are enduring amid the epidemic. As India is under a nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus, a couple from the Indian city of […]
Coronavirus: Transporters applaud Edo govt on suspension of revenue collection
RTEAN urge members on compliance to seating guidelines Transporters in Edo State under the aegis of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have commended the Edo State Government for suspending revenue collection for the month of April, as part of efforts to cushion the economic […]
BREAKING: NCDC updates COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 190
Victor Ogunyinka The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has updated the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 190 following six confirmed cases in Osun State on Thursday. The Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, had, on Thursday, confirmed that the tests result from about 127 returnees from Cote d’ Ivore […]
Boris Johnson to announce Brexit delay due to coronavirus
BORIS JOHNSON will be forced to delay Brexit as his Government machine focuses its efforts on combating the deadly coronavirus outbreak, business leaders have claimed. They say an extension to the transition period is inevitable because there is not enough “bandwidth” to carry out trade negotiations with the European Union and tackle the global pandemic […]
Follow native method to combat coronavirus, MASSOB tells Igbo
By Our Reporters The Movement For the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has called on the people of the Southeast region to take advantage of the herbs in curing the COVID-19 ravaging the world. The MASSOB leader, Uchenna Madu, gave this advice yesterday in Owerri. According to Madu, the association has observed that both the […]
COVID-19: Emulate Christians, donate resources, CRA challenges MURIC, JNI others
By Omeiza Ajayi A religious freedom advocacy group, the Christians Right Agenda, CRA, has challenged Islamic organisations in the country, particularly the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, the Jammatul Nasri Islam, JNI, and others to emulate Christian religious organisations that have donated resources towards the fight against the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19. In a statement by its Interim […]
8-yr-old boy donates N1,120 to Kwara to fight COVID-19
An eight-year-old boy, Akinduyo Oluwapamilerinayo, on Thursday, donated a sum of N1,120 to the Kwara State Technical Committee on COVIDE-19. Making the donation to the Chairman of the Technical Committee, Mr. Kayode Alabi, Master Oluwapamilerinayo said his desire to donate the cash was to assist in curbing the spread of the pandemic in the state. […]
Uzodinma to launch testing centre, 6 isolation centres in Imo for COVID-19
By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, will on Friday launched a testing centre for COVID-19 virus in Imo State. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy Declan Emelumba, who is also chairman planning committee of the event, disclosed this on Thursday to Vanguard in Owerri. At the event, Emelumba said that […]
COVID-19: Senator Oloriegbe donates foodstuffs to residents of Kwara Central
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Sen. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National assembly yesterday donated relief items comprising of Rice, Semovita, and Pasta to people of his constituency in a bid to cushion the untoward effects of the COVID-19 which has confined Nigerians to staying at home. Recall that Senator Oloriegbe […]
Iran’s parliamentary speaker positive for Covid-19; cases top 50,000
Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now in quarantine, the semi-official Isna news agency reported on Thursday, as the number of cases in the country surpassed 50,000. The 62-year-old has been speaker since 2008 and is one of the most influential politicians in Iran. Before running for parliament, he […]
