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: WHO, UNICEF appeal for vaccine solidarity
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have made an urgent appeal for vaccine solidarity, noting that COVID-19 has shown that our fates are inextricably linked. The heads of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, and UNICEF, Henrietta Fore, made the call in a joint statement posted on WHO website. According to them, in the […]
2nd COVID-19 wave costs German economy £1.5bn per week – Institute
The second COVID-19 wave was dampening the German economy in the 2020/2021 winter, reducing added value by 1.5 billion euros (1.8 billion dollars) per week, according to an analysis published by the ifo Institute on Wednesday. However, the overall macroeconomic impact was “significantly lower than during the first wave in spring 2020,” said Timo Wollmershaeuser, […]
COVID-19: Japan may discard millions of Pfizer vaccine doses
As South Africa drops AstraZeneca for Johnson & Johnson By Sola Ogundipe Millions of Pfizer vaccine doses may be discarded when Japan begins its Covid-19 vaccination rollout next week due to a shortage of specialist syringes required to extract the vaccine from the vials. A shortage of the low “dead space” syringes, which have narrow […]
South Africa open to sell or swap AstraZeneca vaccines ― Minister
South Africa is considering trading its doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, which may be less effective against a local virus variant, and beginning its inoculation campaign with Johnson & Johnson shots instead, the health minister said Wednesday. The nation has suspended its vaccine rollout — meant to begin with Oxford/AstraZeneca this week — after a […]
Heineken to cut 8,000 jobs as virus takes fizz out of sales
Dutch brewing giant Heineken said on Wednesday it would cut around 8,000 jobs worldwide as the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into the red. The world’s number two brewer after Belgian-Brazilian AB InBev will slash nearly 10 percent of its workforce as Covid restrictions keep bars and restaurants closed. Heineken reported a net loss of 204 […]
