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: FG bans travellers from Brazil, India, Turkey
***non-compliance airline to pay $3,500 fine for each passenger ***PCR test results older than 72hours before departure shall not be accepted By Gabriel Olawale The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that has from Tuesday, there will be a temporary ban on non-Nigerian passengers who have been to Brazil, India, or Turkey within 14 days […]
India’s vaccine drive crumbles as daily virus cases near 400,000
India registered 386,452 new coronavirus cases on Friday, yet another global record for infections in a single day, even as the country’s new round of vaccinations appeared uncertain, with many states citing lack of doses. Covid-19 claimed 3,498 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 208,330, data from the federal Health […]
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves Pfizer vaccine for use in Nigeria
By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday approved the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. This is coming a few months after it gave authorisation for the use of the Oxford-Astrazeneca jabs in the country. ALSO READ: PCN seals 536 pharmacies, patent shops in Sokoto Announcing […]
Malaysia list teachers for COVID vaccine priority list
Malaysia says it will vaccinate teachers as part of its second phase of COVID jabs, which started earlier for the elderly and those deemed high risk due to other medical conditions. Announcing the revised plan, the Deputy Education Minister, Mah Hang Soon said the safety of teachers and students remains the ministry’s top priority, according […]
German man in hospital after accidentally receiving vaccine 5 times
A man on Friday was recovering in a German hospital after accidentally receiving five times the standard dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Health authorities in the eastern German city of Schwerin told the local daily Schweriner Volkszeitung that it had been a regrettable incident, which occurred after the containers with diluted and undiluted versions of […]
