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 […]
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We have capacity to conduct 600 COVID-19 tests daily in Edo – Obaseki
By Gabriel Enogholase Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that Edo State has built the capacity to conduct 600 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests daily, even as there are three additional Real Time-PCR Molecular Reference Laboratory operational in the state. The governor urged stakeholders and residents to support the government’s efforts to contain the outbreak of the COVID-19 […]
COVID-19: Reps want FG to postpone reopening of schools by 3 months
By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja House of Representatives has cautioned the federal government against reopening schools amid the increasing number of deaths attributed to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The House through its Committee on Basic Education and Services in a statement signed by its Chairman, Professor Julius Ihonvbere, said the earlier decision to reopen academic institutions […]
Panic as Nigeria records 8 deaths, 1,867 new cases of COVID-19 in 24hrs
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 107,345.
COVID-19: Lagos Govt extends work-from-home order to Feb 1
The Lagos State Government has further extended the work-from-home order to all state public servants on Grade Levels 14 and below from Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, to Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the directive in a circular signed by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, in Lagos on Saturday. The News […]
Italy tightens coronavirus rules, gastronomy largely shut down
Italy is tightening its coronavirus rules again due to rising case numbers, designating three areas as so-called red zones on Sunday, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Saturday. In the new red zones – Lombardy, Sicily and the autonomous province of Bolzano – people were ordered not to leave their homes if possible, except to […]
Delayed vaccine delivery to Brazil puts pressure on Bolsonaro
The delay of a batch of Indian vaccines against Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus to Brazil could have consequences for the country’s leadership. Officials in Brazil were trying to reach their Indian counterparts to resolve the issue, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paolo reported on Friday. Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo was trying […]
Any COVID-19 victim that enters Iwo community will be ‘automatically’ healed ― Oluwo
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi on Saturday said that anybody with COVID-19 virus that enters Iwo community will be automatically healed. The monarch also prayed for an end to COVID-19 pandemic urging Nigerians to adhere to all safety protocol by National Center for Disease Control (NCDC). Speaking during […]
COVID-19: We’re yet to detect new transmittable variant in Nigeria — NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 107,345.
Science succeeding, solidarity failing, says UN chief as global COVID-19 deaths top 2m
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says while science is succeeding against COVID-19 lack of global solidarity is worsening the pandemic.
Anger as Pfizer, BioNTech cut back vaccine deliveries to EU at ‘short notice’
Pfizer and BioNTech will temporarily cut shipments of its coronavirus vaccine to Europe, several European governments confirmed on Friday. Germany said the delivery schedule would be impacted for the next three to four weeks as the US company is making changes to its production site in the Belgian town of Puurs. “At short notice, the EU […]
