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 […]
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[BREAKING] VIDEOS: Delta lockdown extension: Sapele erupts in protest
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State had on Tuesday extended for another 14 days the lockdown order in the State as part of the State Government’s effort to contain the spread of dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. Okowa also declared a dusk to dawn curfew in the State for the next 14 days.
JUST IN: Kano confirms five new cases of COVID-19
Five persons have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kano State, bringing the number of the state’s confirmed cases to nine. The state’s ministry of health announced this on Twitter on Wednesday. Wednesday, 15th April 2020. As at 10:25 am, 5 additional cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in @KanostateNg @NCDCgov @FMICNigeria @dawisu @NOA_Nigeria […]
Coronavirus: Police close down markets, create food centres in Anambra
Awka—THE police enforcement teams for the stay -at – home order have created food markets for all the 179 communities in Anambra State and closed down all the existing markets in the state.
Nigeria confirms additional 11 COVID-19 cases in Lagos as total hits 373
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night announced additional 11 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos State. This brings to 373, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country. The NCDC made the disclosure in a tweet at 11.00p.m. on Tuesday. It said, “As at 11:00 p.m.on April […]
US returns $300m linked to Malaysian corruption scandal
The U.S. has repatriated another 300 million dollars stolen from the corruption-stained Malaysian state development fund known as 1MDB, authorities said on Wednesday. In total, 620 million dollars has been returned to Malaysia, money the U.S. Justice Department said was laundered through financial institutions in the U.S., Switzerland, Singapore, and Luxembourg. The money is part […]
