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 […]
Joe Exotic transferred from coronavirus isolation to prison medical center
“Tiger King” star Joe Exotic, 57, has been transferred from coronavirus isolation to a prison medical center. Inmate records show Thursday that Joseph “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage, is currently located at the Federal Bureau of Prisons-operated Federal Medical Center Forth Worth in Texas. Exotic’s fourth husband, 24-year-old bartender Dillon Passage, told Andy Cohen that Exotic had previously […]
COVID-19: 23 persons placed on supervised isolation in Benue ― Health Comm
Ortom to make outcome of test result public when ready By Peter Duru- Makurdi The Secretary of Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 and Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Sunday Ongbabo, says 23 persons who allegedly had close contact with the Benue index case have been traced by his surveillance team and placed […]
COVID-19 Lockdown: In Peru, Panama, men, women go out different days to promote social distancing
Peru and Panama both started on Thursday limiting the times men and women can leave their homes in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Amid a strict quarantine in Peru, President Martin Vizcarra said on Thursday that men and women will only be allowed to leave their homes on designated […]
Reactions as French scientists want coronavirus vaccine first tested in Africa
Two leading French doctors have triggered a storm of criticism after discussing on a television programme the idea of testing a vaccine for coronavirus in Africa. In a broadcast on Wednesday on the LCI channel, Camille Locht, head of research at the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Lille, was questioned about […]
Coronavirus: AfDB approves $2m package for WHO’s Africa response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, AfDB on Tuesday approved $2 million in emergency assistance for the World Health Organization (WHO) to reinforce its capacity to help African countries contain the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impacts. The grant, which is in response to an international appeal by the WHO, will be […]
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu, wife, immediate family members test negative
By Rasheed Sobowale The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his wife, and immediate family members have tested negative for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. Professor Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner for health revealed this on Friday via his twitter handle while expressing his excitement at the development. “I am happy to announce that #COVID19 Lagos Incident […]
COVID-19: Stay-at-home heightening sexual violence against women, girls ― Groups
Want help-desks established for report of cases By Joseph Erunke WOMEN groups numbering 286, have alleged increase in sexual violence against women and girls as Nigerians observe the ongoing stay-at-home directives of both federal and state governments over coronavirus outbreak in the country. To this end, the groups faulted President Muhammad Buhari for failing to […]
COVID-19: 44,000 households to benefit from food bank programme ― Cross River
…..We are COVID-19 free, all 4 cases were negative …..We have distributed over 10,000 hand sanitizers, over 5,300 PPEs …..We are distributing 1million face/nose mask By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Cross River State Commissioner for health, Dr. Beta Edu has disclosed that over 44,000 households will benefit from the state’s food bank that will distribute […]
Father, mother, 11 children hit by COVID-19 in Spain
An entire family including eleven children have contracted COVID-19 in Spain and are under strict isolation in their home. The Cebrian Gervas family have been forced to lock themselves away in Valladolid in north-west Spain after every single one of them was diagnosed with the virus. Mother Irene Gervas was the first in the family […]
Lagos discharges 4 coronavirus patients
Victor Ogunyinka Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that four patients of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital after testing negative. Babajide shared what he termed “more great news” on his Twitter handle. This brings the total number of recovered persons from the coronavirus disease to 23. “More great news […]
