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 Lockdown: Why it’s difficult to divert Abuja palliatives ―Minister
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has assured residents particularly the target demography for its Palliatives, that the items would get to them as they cannot be diverted to anyone. The minister who had last week placed a curse on anyone who […]
How to save hospitality, travel industry post-COVID-19 — Experts
Experts in the hospitality, travel and related sectors have stated that in a post-COVID-19 business world, only companies that are agile and quick to innovate will be productive and see a rise in earnings in the last quarter of 2020. This assertion was made at a video-conference “Impact of COVID-19 on the Hospitality and Tourism […]
Coronavirus breaks funeral traditions in Italy
The coffins are sealed directly at the hospital morgue near the tiny Italian town of Revello on the French border. Everyone in Revello understands it is safer that way since so many of those who have died across Italy’s pandemic-hit north first contracted the novel coronavirus. The tradition of families passing by open caskets to […]
COVID-19: Provide life insurance for Journalists on frontline, NUJ tells FG, stakeholders
By Innocent Anaba The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to provide life insurance for journalists who are on the frontline in the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The union also called for the provision of adequate and effective Personal Protection Equipment and […]
Nigeria’s coronavirus fatalities reach 35 with 1,182 confirmed infections
By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of fatalities from coronavirus in Nigeria has reached 35. NCDC also said that it has recorded new cases of the coronavirus, a development which has taken the number of active cases of the virus to 925, and the total number of […]
