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: Egypt records 33 new cases on Cruise ship
Egypt has recorded 33 new cases of the coronavirus. Health minister Hala Zayed told the media on Saturday that the cases were recorded aboard a cruise ship on the Nile river in Luxor, Southern Egypt. “Out of the 12, 11 are negative. Then we found 33 new positive cases. All of them have the virus […]
Pope Francis to livestream Sunday prayers amid coronavirus crisis
Pope Francis will not address the crowd for Sunday services from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square because of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, Vatican officials said. Instead, Francis will livestream the traditional Angelus Prayer from a library inside the Vatican. The pope won’t hold his general audience from the window on Wednesday either, the […]
2 people who tested positive for coronavirus in Florida, US dead
Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak in the U.S., health officials said Friday. Helen Aguirre Ferre, a spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, confirmed the deaths on Twitter, writing the individuals were in their 70s and […]
WHO says confirmed COVID-19 cases is almost at 100,000.
At a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland Friday, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus urged all nations to make containment of COVID-19 their highest priority. “Women are also playing a vital role in the response to COVID-19 and we’re proud to have many amazing women leading our response in WHO. We are now on the verge […]
Coronavirus: Latest developments worldwide
With new tolls and key developments, here is the latest in the coronavirus crisis. – More than 3,500 deaths – Across the world there have been more than 102,000 cases recorded in 94 countries and territories with 3,515 deaths, according to AFP’s latest toll based on official sources at 1130 GMT Saturday. The main countries […]
