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 […]
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 4.83m ― CDC
The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa reached 4.8 million as of Monday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stands at 130,451 while 4,365,227 patients across the continent have recovered […]
COVID-19: NCDC records 156,558 discharges at May 30
l The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says one person has been discharged on Sunday after recovering from COVID-19, bringing the total number of discharged cases to 156,558. The NCDC confirmed the new recovery in its latest update, via its official website on Sunday. It also reported 30 new additional COVID-19 infections in three […]
FG receives donation of PPEs worth $8m from UNICEF
The Federal Government on Friday received eight million dollar worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and medical consumables from the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria. The Federal Government (FG) took the delivery of thousands of goggles, masks, gloves, gowns, boots, waste bins, hand sanitisers, chlorine, and other commodities, at the Nigeria Center For […]
COVID-19: Nigeria records 45 new cases, 6 recoveries
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it recorded 45 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,191 The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. It stated that the 45 new cases were from five states. It listed Lagos, with 27 […]
Africa needs 20m AstraZeneca vaccine by mid-July to deliver booster shots ― WHO
Africa requires at least 20 million Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses in the next six weeks to enable the continent to deliver second shots to populations that received their first doses. World Health Organisation (WHO) regional official said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said during a virtual press briefing hosted by WHO […]
