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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Coronavirus: Edo govt urges employers not to lay off staff during outbreak
The Edo State Government has urged employers of labour in the state not to lay off staff, but rather explore human-faced measures to support workers who are at home due to the restrictions imposed to halt the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, who made the appeal, said such measures […]
GSK and Sanofi join forces on coronavirus vaccine
Two of the world’s biggest vaccine companies, GSK and Sanofi, have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi, which combined have the largest vaccine manufacturing capability in the world, are working together on a high-tech vaccine, which they say could be in human trials within months. According […]
Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus
An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.” In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn got his congregation at Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church to stand […]
Coronavirus could ‘reactivate’ as number of people infected twice rises in South Korea
More than 100 recovered coronavirus patients have tested positive again in South Korea. Officials said at least 116 people initially cleared of Covid-19 had tested positive again days later. The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) say the virus may have ‘reactivated’ rather than the patients becoming re-infected with it. The cause of […]
COVID-19 lockdown: Uduaghan donates food, others to 500 communities
By Dapo Akinrefon The Alema of Warri Kingdom, Chief Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, has provided food items and other palliatives to residents of over 500 communities in the 25 local government areas of Delta State to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. The distribution of food items to vulnerable residents of the […]
