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: Oro deity embarks on cleansing ritual in Ile-Ife
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Residents of Ile-Ife, Osun State have been charged to stay indoor throughout today (Thursday) as a masquerade (Oro) would be performing traditional rite to cleanse the land of the deadly Coronavirus. According to a public service announcement jingle made available to Vanguard on Thursday morning, the Oro deity would be moving […]
COVID-19 Lockdown: FETS, other payment providers commence disbursement of FG conditional cash
Fast-rising Nigerian Fintech mobile money company, Funds and Electronic Transfer Solutions, FETS, operators of fetswallet on Wednesday commenced the immediate disbursement of N20, 000 conditional cash transfer to the poorest and most vulnerable as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari in his address to the Nation on Sunday 29 March. Despite the partial shutdown of retail […]
COVID-19: Nasarawa imposes 24-hour lockdown on Karu, bans vehicular movement
By David Odama IN an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus because of the proximity from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nasarawa State government has imposed a 24-hour on Karu local government of the state with effect from Thursday (today). Vehicular movements have also been banned from 8 pm to 6 am across the […]
COVID-19 lockdown: Your qualifications are in English Literature not Medicine, Presidency replies Soyinka
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Presidency has taken a swipe at the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over his comments on the 14-day lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that he is not an expert in that area. The Presidency told Prof. Soyinka that he lacked professional competence to kick against the decision […]
COVID-19: 70 per cent of confirmed cases are male ―Minister of Health
By Rasheed Sobowale The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, stated during the Wednesday Presidential Task Force Briefing in Abuja that a breakdown of the confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria indicated that 70 per cent are male and 30 per cent female. Ehanire also hinted that the age range of these COVID-19 victims is […]
