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 […]
FG releases N620m for Coronavirus
The Federal Government of Nigeria has released N620 million, the second tranche of the funds needed to tackle the menace of globally-threatened coronavirus. The approval by President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of funds to tackle COVID-19 was an emergency and the process of releasing the fund was also an emergency as it was an […]
Two positive coronavirus cases at US conference attended by Pence, Pompeo
Two people have tested positive for the new coronavirus after taking part in a pro-Israel lobby group’s conference in Washington which Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and dozens of lawmakers also attended. The influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee said in an email to attendees, speakers and congressional offices that the […]
US coronavirus death toll rises as 21 test positive on cruise ship
The death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus rose to 17 on Friday, as the impact of the outbreak continued to have a knock-on effect across the country. Two deaths were reported in Florida, and four more deaths were reported in Washington state, the epicentre of the outbreak, where 14 people have died. One […]
Coronavirus: FG engages local firms on mass production of hand sanitiser
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE federal government has engaged local contractors for mass production of hand sanitiser as part of the country’s measures at controlling the Coronavirus disease in the country. The sample of the product produced by the contracting firms were delivered Friday, to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja’s. Government’s action, according […]
Is it COVID-19, covid-19, coronavirus or coronavirus disease?
COVID-19, also called coronavirus disease, is the name of the disease caused by a newly-discovered coronavirus.
Coronavirus: 3 suspected cases in Lagos test negative
Discharged from isolation centre By Sola Ogundipe The three suspected cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) isolated in Lagos on Thursday have tested negative to the disease. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this on Friday, said all three have been discharged. In a tweet, Abayomi said: “All the three #COVID19 […]
Airlines could lose $113B in revenue to coronavirus epidemic
Airlines could lose nearly a fifth of their passenger revenues this year if the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread and dampen demand for air travel, an industry group warned Thursday. Revenue losses for the global passenger air business could total $113 billion, or 19 percent, if the outbreak gets worse — a financial hit similar […]
Netherlands confirms first coronavirus death
The Netherlands has recorded its first death in the novel coronavirus outbreak, health officials said on Friday. “An 86-year-old man with COVID-19 who was admitted to the Ikazia hospital in Rotterdam has died,” the National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) said. “This is the first patient in the Netherlands to die of the coronavirus,” the […]
Peru president confirms first coronavirus case
President Martin Vizcarra said Friday Peru has detected its first case of the new coronavirus in a 25-year-old man who had traveled to Europe. The president called for calm and said Peru had taken “all the medical measures” to treat the patient, who had been in Spain, France, and the Czech Republic and was in […]
Bethlehem under lockdown after virus cases confirmed
The city of Bethlehem was on lockdown on Friday after the first Palestinian cases of the deadly coronavirus were discovered there and as stuck tourists tried to find a way out. The Palestinian government announced a month-long state of emergency late Thursday after the seven cases were identified, while the Israeli defence ministry said it […]
