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 […]
Mainstream Energy joins COVID-19 battle with N500m donation
Donates medicals, PPE Furnishes Abuja, Minna, solation centres Emma Ujah Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (“MESL”), operators of the Kainji and Jebba Hydropower Plants in Niger State, has joined the battle to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, with the donation of N500 million worth of medical and Personal Protection Equipment (EPP). The […]
COVID-19: Askia donates cash, food items to Isoko nation
Perez Brisibe, Ughelli Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Askia Ogieh, has donated food, cash and sanitary items to the people of Isoko North and Isoko South local government areas of the state in a bid to cushion the effect of the 14-day […]
COVID-19: WHO’s Tedros talks tough amid Trump’s funding threat
Asked Wednesday at the World Health Organisations’s daily briefing in Geneva about the criticism from the U.S., the WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus initially responded by saying he wouldn’t answer the question. “I don’t think that’s necessary,” Tedros said. “We shouldn’t waste time pointing fingers. We need time to unite. … Let’s unite. … The […]
COVID-19: Panic at UBTH over blunders on tests
Fear has gripped health workers at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, Edo State, over alleged medical blunder made by some physicians at the hospital in the result of the tests conducted on two suspected COVID-19 patients sent to Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, ISTH, in Edo State.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC: NASS seeks fair distribution of palliatives
THE National Assembly yesterday asked the executive arm to facilitate fair and equitable distribution of stimulus package across the country, as part of measures to cushion the effect of coronavirus now ravaging the globe.
COVID-19: FG warns states against relaxing regulations
The Federal Government yesterday warned states against undermining its efforts to contain spread of coronavirus in the country.
Nigerians abroad must test negative for COVID-19 before evacuation — FG
The Federal Government has said Nigerians abroad, who wish to be evacuated, must test negative for the coronavirus.
COVID-19: Obasanjo, Gordon Brown, others mobilising $600bn against pandemic
About 165 global leaders, including former United Kingdom, UK, Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and ex-Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, are mobilising about $600 billion from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to support developing countries in the fight against coronavirus.
Chinese experts, equipment cost $2m, mission reciprocity — Ambassador
The Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, on Wednesday said the Chinese experts that arrived Nigeria came to reciprocate the gestures demonstrated by Nigeria during China’s trying times in fighting Covid-19. Speaking with newsmen after the arrival of the team along with more medical equipment, the Ambassador acknowledged that the Nigerian government had shown […]
I anchored my faith in God, says UCH MD as he relives COVID-19 experience
The Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital(UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, took to Twitter to speak about his experience with coronavirus, saying he anchored his faith in God during what he described as “the dark period.” The UCH boss expressed gratitude to God for the pleasant turn of events in a series of tweets […]
