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 […]
Why the US is leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases
From the first known patient in late January to now almost 100,000 infected, the United States has earned the unwanted distinction of leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases. Close to 1,500 people have succumbed to the COVID-19 illness — though for now the death rate remains far lower than Italy and several European countries. […]
COVID-19: NMA asks FG to allow other laboratories run test
By Joseph Erunke THE Federal Capital Territory, FCT branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has urged the federal government to allow other laboratories test for coronavirus. The organisation also said there was the urgent need for the government to decentralize testing and turn around time for tests of the virus, by unbundling the workload […]
BREAKING: COVID-19: Enugu govt closes all borders, markets
The Enugu State Government has ordered the closure of all land borders and inter-state transportation in the state till further notice, with effect from 6 pm on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, except those on medical emergency services. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the state government also […]
Coronavirus Update: Abia still free from the virus
The enlarged Inter-Ministerial Committee on Coronavirus set up by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu met today to review progress made to prevent the disease from afflicting the state as well as put in place control and mitigation plans in case of an unlikely outbreak and wish to restate that the state is yet to record any case […]
BREAKING: NCDC confirms 5 new cases of coronavirus, 3 in FCT, 2 in Oyo
Victor Ogunyinka The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 70. Of the new confirmed cases, three, according to NCDC are from the Federal Capital Territory, while two are from Oyo State. This comes barely 24 hours that 14 […]
