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 […]
US senate passes additional $484bn COVID-19 relief package
The United States on Tuesday passed an additional coronavirus relief package worth $484 billion (N181 trillion) to address emerging public health and economic challenges occasioned by the pandemic. Specifically, this will replenish a depleted loan package for small businesses and provide funds for hospitals and coronavirus (COVID-19) testing and treatment. The unanimous approval followed marathon […]
Uganda convicts six Chinese for escaping quarantine
Uganda government on Wednesday convicted six Chinese nationals found guilty of escaping from the nation’s quarantine facility. The suspects are: Huang Haigiang, Li Chaochyan, Lin Xiaofang, Qin Shening, Liang Xinging and Huahg Wei. The foreigners according to report, had escaped quarantine before two among them tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The government forestalled […]
COVID-19: Fear grips Sokoto, as state investigates index case
By Nasiru Suleiman, Sokoto Members of the Sokoto state Response team against COVID-19 are faced with a doubting task of unravelling how the index case in the state contacted the virus. Addressing newsmen in Sokoto, chairman of the Response team and Sokoto state commissioner for health Dr. Mohammed Ali Iname said the victims claimed he […]
South Africa to deploy more than 73,000 extra troops for lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to deploy more than 73,000 extra troops to help implement a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the defence minister said. The country is four weeks into a strict police and military-enforced shutdown during which jogging, dog-walking and the sale of alcohol have been banned until the end of April. Security forces […]
Germany approves first clinical trial for coronavirus vaccine
Germany has authorised its first clinical test of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, the country’s regulatory body said Wednesday, green-lighting trials on human volunteers for an RNA vaccine developed by German firm Biontech and US giant Pfizer. “The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut… has authorised the first clinical trial of a vaccine against COVID-19 in Germany,” the regulatory […]
