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 […]
COVID-19, MTN and 5G: 5 burning questions Nigerians are asking
It’s been a tough month for Nigerians. We are grappling with a pandemic that has caused even developed countries to stagger. Lives have been lost. Some people have requested that the year 2020 be returned to its rightful owner. Who? We don’t know. We are in very uncertain times, conspiracy theories swirl, questions are being […]
Covid-19: FCT discharges seven patients
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Seven patients at the Covid-19 isolation and treatment centre in the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital UATH have been discharged, bringing to 18 the total number of people discharged so far, Vanguard has learned. Vanguard learned that they were discharged late Tuesday having satisfied all the necessary protocols preparatory to their […]
BREAKING: Nigeria confirms 19 new cases of COVID-19
Victor Ogunyinka The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 19 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 362. Of the 19 new cases, 14 of them were discovered in Lagos, two in Federal Capital Territory, one in Kano, one in Akwa Ibom and one in Edo State. A […]
UPDATED: Nigeria records 19 new cases of coronavirus, total now 362
By David Royal Nineteen new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC announced on Tuesday night that, of the 19 cases, 14 were recorded in Lagos, two in FCT, one in Kano, one in Akwa Ibom, one in Edo. It also said that as at 09:20 […]
Lagos records 6th COVID-19 related death
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Tuesday, announced the sixth COVID-19 death in Lagos, as the total confirmed cases in the state hit 192. Abayomi, through his verified Twitter account, said that the deceased was a 56-year-old Nigerian man, who recently returned from the U.S. He said that the deceased died […]
