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 […]
JUST IN: Lagos discharges four more COVID-19 patients, including 11-year-old boy
By David Royal Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the discharge of four more coronavirus patients, including an 11-year-old boy from the state’s isolation centre. This brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 50. The governor, who made the announcement on Saturday via its twitter handle, appealed to residents to […]
Fearful Egyptians disrupt burial of coronavirus victim
Egyptian police arrested a dozen people and fired tear gas in a Nile Delta village Saturday, as a crowd protested the burial of a COVID-19 victim, a security source said. Relatives had taken the body of a retired doctor from her home in Daqahliya north of Cairo to the family vault in the village of […]
China auto sales sink 48.4% in March as coronavirus hurts demand
China’s auto sales sank 48.4% in March from a year ago as the economy reeled from the coronavirus, according to an industry group, adding to strains for the struggling industry in its biggest global market. Sales of SUVs, sedans and minivans totaled just over 1 million, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said. Total vehicle […]
Kaduna records 6th case of Covid-19
The Kaduna State Government on Saturday, confirmed a new case of coronavirus. The new case had no connection to the first 5 cases, state government official has said. The number of COVID-19 infected persons in the state as at Friday, had risen to six.
JUST IN: Abuja discharges four COVID-19 patients
By David Royal Federal Capital Territory, FCTA, Abuja on Saturday announced the discharge of four patients receiving treatment for coronavirus after recovering from the disease. FCTA announced the good news in a tweet on its verified handle. READ ALSO: Abuja Lockdown: Taskforce apprehends man with fake Exemption Pass “The FCTA has confirmed the discharge of […]
Botswana locks up stubborn MPs who flouted coronavirus quarantine
Barely 24 hours after the Botswana government announced that all lawmakers were supposed to observe a period of quarantine for COVID-19 coronavirus, the Director of Health Services at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, says a number of MPs are to be put under government-supervised quarantine. Dr Malaki Tshipayagae said the MPs in question had […]
Lockdown: Akeredolu makes u-turn, cancels Easter services in Ondo
Following the discovery of another coronavirus (COVID-19) case in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Friday, the state government, on Saturday, announced the reversal of its order on the partial relax on the ban on religious activities. The state government has cancelled all the special concessions granted to churches and Christians in the state to hold […]
Ex-Minister Chidoka lauds COVID-19 response, cautions against relaxing the lockdown
Chief Osita Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, has congratulated Nigerians for their efforts in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. Chidoka said this in his Easter message where he called on all Nigerians, both Christians and Muslims, to embrace and exhibit the love Christ exemplified for us through his sufferings and […]
Congo, weary from Ebola, must also battle coronavirus
Congo has been battling an Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands of people for more than 18 months, and now it must also face a new scourge: the coronavirus pandemic. Ebola has left those living in the country’s east weary and fearful, and, just as they were preparing to declare an end to the outbreak, […]
Cameroonians looking for missing president amid coronavirus crisis
Cameroon’s aged president is coming under fire for his absence from the national stage as the central African country faces a burgeoning coronavirus crisis. A month after the first case of COVID-19 was recorded, 87-year-old Paul Biya has yet to address the nation — a silence that for supporters is a sign of gravitas but […]
