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 […]
UPDATED: Lagos discharges 16 coronavirus patients, including three foreigners
By David Royal The Lagos State Government has announced the discharge of 16 more coronavirus patients on Wednesday evening. This is coming after nine persons were discharged on Tuesday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while disclosing the news via his Twitter account, said the discharged patients include a Briton, Chinese and Polish citizens. “Good people of Lagos, […]
Free COVID-19 testing app launches in Nigeria
By Dapo Akinrefon A group, COVID TESTNIGERIA, has launched a free web application designed to help users diagnose symptoms of the COVID-19, and get advice on the next line of action in total compliance with the international guidelines, in the app. The virtual resources offer an online screening tool, information about the disease, and some […]
Lagos doctor dies of coronavirus after treating infected patient
By Chioma Obinna A Nigerian medical practitioner, Dr. Chugbo Emeka, in private practice, on Wednesday morning, died of coronavirus-related complications after treating an infected patient in his hospital. The doctor, identified as Dr. Chugbo Emeka, who died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, was said to have been admitted at the hospital on Monday, […]
Coronavirus: Edo govt insists partial lockdown best option
Flays agitation for total lockdown The Edo State Government has said that its decision to impose partial lockdown in the state in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was the best option given its peculiar socio-economic dynamics and the need to sustain a post-COVID-19 economy. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on […]
COVID-19 lockdown: We’re most vulnerable, pensioners beg FG for palliatives
By Victor Young Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to include the nation’s pensioners among beneficiaries of relief materials being distributed to vulnerable Nigerians. The union said pensioners needed everything they can get to alleviate their suffering, as a result of coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic lockdown across the country. In a […]
