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Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA

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 […]
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Doctor contracts coronavirus while treating infected patients in Edo

Doctor contracts coronavirus while treating infected patients in Edo

By David Royal The President of the National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, has revealed that a doctor treating COVID-19 patients at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, has been infected with the diseases. Sokomba said this on Thursday while on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. He said six doctors had died […]

BREAKING: NCDC confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria

BREAKING: NCDC confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that there are 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria as at 8:00pm Thursday. This puts the total number of cases to 184. Of the 10 new COVID-19 cases, seven of them are from Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic and three others at the Federal […]

BREAKING: COVID-19 cases pass 1 million mark globally with 51, 378 deaths

BREAKING: COVID-19 cases pass 1 million mark globally with 51, 378 deaths

Victor Ogunyinka The global confirmed cases for COVID-19 have now crossed the one million mark globally with the United States of America, China, Italy and Spain highest hit nations. The total number of confirmed cases as at the time of filing thing report according to worldometer, is 1, 001, 069, with about 51, 378 deaths […]

COVID-19:  Twitter followers berate FG for begging Elon Musk for ventilators

COVID-19:  Twitter followers berate FG for begging Elon Musk for ventilators

Giving is for the needy not the greedy, says Apostle Suleman By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The Federal Government has come under attack for going on social media to beg Elon Musk, the United States billionaire, for ventilators to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Musk, who is the founder and Chief Engineer, SpaceX, had tweeted on […]

COVID-19: Senator Aduda Donates Bags Of Rice, Sanitizers to FCTA

COVID-19: Senator Aduda Donates Bags Of Rice, Sanitizers to FCTA

By Henry Umoru, Abuja Senate Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda, Peoples Democratic Party, FCT, yesterday donated 1,000 bags of rice (10kgs) and 150 cartons of hand sanitizers to the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA is to assist in the fight against the dreaded Conoravirus, COVID-19 in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Presenting the items in […]