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 […]
WHO can’t prove coronavirus was made in laboratory ― China
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus (COVID-19 that has infected millions of people globally was made in a laboratory. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remark in response to a question about accusations the coronavirus originated in a lab in […]
China says WHO has said no evidence coronavirus was made in lab
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than two million people globally was made in a laboratory. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remark in response to a question about accusations the coronavirus originated in a lab in […]
COVID-19: UNDP ships 50 ventilators, PPE to Nigeria
Nigeria has received a consignment of 50 ventilators and Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, from the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP. UNDP Nigeria revealed this in a tweet on its official handle, noting that the materials were bought with funds from the COVID-19 Basket Fund for Nigeria. According to the UNDP Nigeria, the consignment of the […]
COVID-19 in Nigeria: 407 confirmed cases, 128 discharged, 12 deaths recorded
By David Royal As at 11:20 pm 15th April, 407 COVD-19 cases have been recorded in Nigeria since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, Vanguard can report. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC announced 34 new cases Wednesday night, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 407. The […]
Kano in panic mood as COVID-19 claims first death
There has been heightened fear in Kano State as the State Ministry of Health announced it has recorded the first COVID-19 death on Wednesday evening. The announcement came through the ministry’s official Twitter handle @SMOH but did not reveal the identity of the deceased and no much details about the death. Wednesday, 15th April 2020. […]
