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: I am not the index case in Delta, Eric Oharisi speaks out
…says he is hale and hearty By Festus Ahon ASABA – THE member representing Ughelli North Constituency II in the Delta State House of Assembly, Prince Eric Oharisi has described as shocking an online report alleging that he was the index case of Covid 19 in the State. Oharisi in an interview with newsmen at […]
Germany to tighten up on foreign take-over of strategic companies
The German Government on Wednesday said it was set to initiate changes to the law on foreign takeovers of strategic companies following a decision taken at a cabinet meeting in Berlin. According to the Economy Minister, Peter Altmaier, the measures, aimed at investors from outside the EU, will impose stricter conditions than previously in place, […]
South African president punishes minister for violating lockdown regulaltions
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on a two-month special leave after she violated lockdown regulations, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Of Ndabeni-Abrahams’ two months special leave, one month will be unpaid, the Presidency said in a statement. “As to allegations that the minister violated the lockdown regulations, […]
COVID-19: More than 65% of people on ventilators may die, NHS data shows
A total of 66.3% of coronavirus patients who need to be put on ventilators to help them breathe may die from the virus, the latest NHS data suggests. A report from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Center (ICNARC) found the mortality rate of Covid-19 patients on ventilators is almost double that of non-virus […]
Trump threatens to stop funding WHO as virus ravages nations globally
President Trump lashed out on Tuesday at the World Health Organization, choosing a new political enemy to attack and threatening to withhold funding from a premier health institution even as a deadly virus ravages nations around the globe. “We’re going to put a hold on money spent to the W.H.O., we’re going to put a very powerful […]
