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 […]
Africans rush for chloroquine as virus tsunami looms
Despite loud appeals for caution, Africans are rushing to embrace chloroquine, the venerable anti-malaria drug touted as a possible treatment for coronavirus. From hospitals in Senegal to pharmaceutical companies in South Africa and street sellers in Cameroon, chloroquine has fired hopes of a medicinal fix against a virus that is set to scythe through Africa’s […]
Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War II due to coronavirus
Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since the Second World War, with All England Club chiefs making the tough decision at an emergency board meeting on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Hon Agbo calls for price control
Emma Ujah The Member, representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, Benue State, in the House of Representatives, Dr Francis Ottah Agbo, has called on the Federal and state governments, to immediately set up Price Control Units to check ‘crazy’ hikes in prices of goods and services as Nigeria take giant steps to curb the spread of COVID-19. […]
COVID-19: LUTH 120-bedded isolation centre ready for use ― Bode
By Chioma Obinna In a bid to increase the number of isolation centres to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Lagos, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH has completed a 120-bedded isolation ward at the hospital. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof Chris Bode who spoke during the inspection of the centre […]
BREAKING: Kaduna relaxes restriction for residents to stock food
Victor Ogunyinka The Kaduna State government has relaxed its restriction order for about 34 hours to allow residents to stock food and other essentials at home. The Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, announced that the exercise will be between 3 pm today (Wednesday and 12 midnight of 2nd April 2020. El-Rufai made this pronouncement […]
COVID-19: Lagos NUJ tasks media owners on members’ safety
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Lagos State Council, has appealed to media owners to provide necessary preventive measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in their respective media establishments.
COVID-19: Edo trains health workers on management of pandemic
By Gabriel Enogholase Edo State Government has commenced training of over 6,000 medical personnel drawn from private, state and federal medical centres in the state on how to manage infectious diseases in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the state. The training is coming on the heels of the outbreak of coronavirus in […]
Coronavirus is greatest test since World War two ― UN Chief
The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest challenge for the world since World War Two, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned. Guterres said it could bring a recession “that probably has no parallel in the recent past”. His warning comes amid dire predictions about the possible economic impact of measures imposed to fight the […]
US evacuates citizen who tested positive for COVID-19 in Nigeria
By David Royal Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health on Wednesday said an American who tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos state has been evacuated to the United States. Akin Abayomi disclosed this while giving an update on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Davido tests negative for coronavirus after second […]
COVID-19 Lagos update: 82 confirmed cases, 8 discharged, 1 evacuated to US
Victor Ogunyinka Commissioner of Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi, has given the updated cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state as 82. Lagos, which remains the epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic, has recorded some slight growth and positive impression in handling the cases. With more isolation centres building and optimism by the government, it is only a […]
