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 […]
Italy’s current lockdown has been officially extended to April 13
Italy on Monday unveiled a record 400 billion euro ($430 billion) stimulus to help businesses hurt by a month-long national lockdown that is like to run on for many more weeks. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told the nation to be patient in the face of a pandemic that has now officially claimed 16,523 lives in […]
JUST IN: Nigeria records six new cases of COVID-19, total now 238
By Gabriel Olawale Nigeria Center for Disease Control has announced six new cases of coronavirus as total confirmed cases jump to 238. According to NCDC on its official twitter handle, “Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 2 in Kwara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in the FCT. As […]
Coronavirus: CJN orders indefinite suspension of court sittings
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Muhammad Tanko, has ordered all heads of court in the country to suspend all court sitting indefinitely. The CJN had earlier issues a two weeks suspension of all courts on March 24, as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
UK’s PM, Johnson, in intensive care after coronavirus symptoms worsened
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was diagnosed with coronavirus late last month, was on Monday moved to an intensive care unit after his condition worsened, his office said. The 55-year-old has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab “to deputise for him where necessary”, the spokesman said. Johnson was admitted to London’s St Thomas’ Hospital on […]
Over 100 medics die in Italy’s coronavirus crisis, including two nurses who took their own lives
More than 100 medics have died from coronavirus in Italy as many struggle with the trauma of seeing their colleagues die. Traumatised hospital staff have asked ‘who will be the next’ after 80 doctors and 21 nurses died from the bug. Two nurses took their own lives since the outbreak, which has killed more than 15,800 and infected 124,600 […]
