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: Edo discharges 8th patient, as govt intensifies screening, testing of residents
The Edo State Government has announced the discharge of the eighth coronavirus (COVID-19) patient, who has tested negative twice for COVID-19 and cleared from one of the state’s isolation centres. The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, who disclosed this in a statement, reassured that his administration will continue to enforce measures to contain the […]
BREAKING: Lagos discharges 15 COVID-19 patients, including an Indian national
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday announced the discharge of another 15 COVID-19 patients in the state including an Indian national. This was disclosed on Twitter by Gawat Jubril who is the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Lagos State on New Media, The list comprises 11 females and four males. They […]
If they extend lockdown, I’ll sack all my staff, Business owner says in Vanguard Poll
By David Royal and Rasheed Sobowale As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to increase in the country, at least 42.2 per cent of Nigerians who participated in Vanguard poll conducted on Facebook and Twitter between Sunday and Monday 27th April 2020, feel that the lockdown on Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, scheduled to end on […]
You can’t hide Covid-19, NCDC tells Kogi, Nasarawa, C/River, Yobe Govs
By Omeiza Ajayi Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said that the remaining states in Nigeria that have not recorded COVID-19 cases cannot hide it. There are only four states at the moment that have not reported a case in Nigeria – Cross River, Kogi, Nasarawa and Yobe. According to the DG of NCDC, […]
Ganduje orders verbal autopsy in Kano
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed the Ministry of Health to begin “verbal autopsy” of victims of the ravaging “strange deaths” in the state. Sabitu Shaibu, Deputy Head of the state task force on COVID-19 had attributed the “strange deaths” to diabetes, hypertension, acute malaria and others. However, in a statement, Commissioner for […]
