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: Diagnostic centre in UCH now functional ― Makinde
The Diagnostic Centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has been certified by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and is now functional. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who made this known on his twitter handle, said the development would improve turnaround time for testing of the COVID-19. He also stated that […]
Spain’s coronavirus cases rise to 85,195, surpass China’s
Spain’s total number of coronavirus cases rose to 85,195 on Monday from 78,797 on Sunday, the country’s health ministry said, as the infections surpassed those reported in China, at 81,470 according to the latest data. The death toll from the virus in Spain rose to 7,340 on Monday from 6,528 on Sunday, the ministry said. […]
COVID-19: Restriction is good but palliatives are needed ― Babatunde, SAN
By Henry Ojelu Publisher of judgments of Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mr Layi Babatunde, SAN, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari restriction order to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Lagos and Abuja is a right measure but that government should also provide palliatives to help residents cope with lockdown Speaking with Vanguard, Babatunde said […]
ICYMI: FULL SPEECH: Buhari on COVID-19 pandemic
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures […]
CMD dismisses rumour of COVID-19 case in Warri hospital
Dr Paul Okubor, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Central Hospital, Warri, Delta, on Sunday, dismissed rumours of suspected case of Coronavirus in Warri. There was a trending rumour that a young female, suspected to have symptoms of COVID-19, was picked up in the metropolis on Sunday by the hospital’s ambulance. Okubor said that a patient was […]
