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 releases N13m for daily feeding of youths in 3 councils
…launches Eko Telemed to reduce risk of infection among residents …as RETEAN distributes 2,420 relief packages to members, residents By Olasunkanmi Akoni Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has released N13.8 million to three local governments for the execution of the daily feeding of 100,000 youths through local food vendors, as part of measures to cushion the effect […]
COVID-19: El-Rufai makes wearing of face mask compulsory in Kaduna
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, yesterday announced that he had recovered from coronavirus. This came as the governor issued an amendment to the Quarantine Regulations requiring everyone in the state to wear a face mask when going out of the home or workplace.
COVID-19: Ibadan Technical University to produce ventilator
By Adeola Badru The Vice-Chancellor, Technical University, Ibadan, Prof. Ayobami Salami, has said the institution is on the verge of producing ventilator to support Oyo State government in its fight against novel Coronavirus in the state. Professor Ayobami disclosed this while presenting renewable face masks produced by the institution as support to the government in […]
36 Governors adopt two-week inter-state lockdown to contain COVID-19
By David Royal The 36 states governors, on Wednesday, resorted to adopting a two-week inter-state lockdown as measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus pandemic across the country. This was concluded during the sixth teleconference led by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, during which the governors harped on the need to decentralise the […]
WHO chief says ‘virus will be with us for a long time’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that there were “worrying upward trends” in early epidemics in parts of Africa and Central and South America, warning that opening up global travel needed to be managed carefully. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus told Geneva journalists in a virtual on Wednesday. “Most countries are still in the […]
