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 […]
ESCALATING COVID-19: ‘Huge job loss, unpaid salaries loom if crisis exceeds April 15’
As the world battles to contain coronavirus, COVID 19, pandemic, an industrial relations expert, a conciliator and former President of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and Deputy President of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Dr. Brown Ogbeifun, in this interview, predicts more troubles for workers and trade unions in Nigeria if the pandemic escalates.
COVID-19: Obiano distributes 36,000 bags of rice to Anambra septuagenarians
By Vincent Ujumadu GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State has ordered the distribution of about 36,000 bags of rice to citizens who are 70 years and above as part of welfare package during the stay at home period occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. In a directive to the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Town […]
COVID-19 lockdown: Give free data or cut data price, Nigerians charge telecoms
Victor Ogunyinka As corporate bodies and individuals have been supporting the federal and state governments with resources to cushion the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, Nigerians have called on telecommunication companies to cut down on data price or give free data. Following the announcement of a lockdown in some parts of the country, which means […]
CORONAVIRUS: New York doctor successfully treats patients with drug cocktail
Zero deaths, zero hospitalisations, zero intubations DOCTOR Zev Zelenko is a doctor in New York who just wrote an open letter to President Trump and medical professionals around the world alerting them to a possible solution to the coronavirus. Zelenko says he has been treating patients with a drug cocktail and has seen some promising […]
COVID-19: Holding breath, hot weather does not prevent transmission – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says holding breath for 10 seconds or more without coughing or feeling discomfort does not mean an individual is free from the COVID-19 disease. WHO in a statement on Sunday said that the best way to confirm if an individual has the virus was through a laboratory test “You cannot […]
Spanish princess, Teresa, becomes first royal to die from coronavirus
By Rasheed Sobowale Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to have died from the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. This was contained in a statement posted by her brother, Prince Sixto Enrique de Borbon, the Duke of Aranjuez, on Facebook; “On this afternoon our sister Maria Teresa de Borbon Parma and Borbon […]
US regulator, FDA, gives anti-malaria drugs emergency approval to treat coronavirus
A limited emergency-use authorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by the United States President, Donald Trump, has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat coronavirus patients. In a statement published Sunday, the US Department of Health and Human Services detailed recent donations of medicine to a national stockpile – including […]
Global COVID-19 cases top 700,000
More than 700,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared around the world since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally at 0800 GMT Monday based on official sources. There have been at least 715,204 coronavirus cases including 33,568 fatalities in 183 countries and territories. These are notably in the […]
COVID-19: NCDC to follow up over 6000 contacts to curb spread of virus
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) working to identify 6,000 people who have had close contacts with persons infected to curb the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, disclosed this on Monday on Channels Television, Programme “Sunrise Daily”, while, speaking on COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Ihekweazu said: ”in the short-term, the […]
COVID-19: Two dead, 45 choir members diagnosed after continuing rehearsal
With the coronavirus quickly spreading in Washington state in early March, leaders of the Skagit Valley Chorale debated whether to go ahead with weekly rehearsal. The virus was already killing people in the Seattle area, about an hour’s drive to the south. But Skagit County hadn’t reported any cases. Schools and businesses remained open, […]
