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: Nigeria now at tipping point — FG
By Gabriel Enogholase, Adesina Wahab, Omeiza Ajayi, David Odama The Federal Government, yesterday, took stock of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic vis-a-vis the attitude of Nigerians to embracing safety precautions, and concluded that the country was now at a tipping point. This came as government announced its decision to establish oxygen plants in all […]
COVID-19: Increased testing will enable understanding of burden ― NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says increasing national testing capacity for COVID-19 will enable understanding of its burden. The Head of Department, Surveillance and Epidemiology Department, NCDC, Mrs Elsie Ilori, made this known on Thursday in Abuja at a briefing by the Presidential Tasks Force on COVID-19. Ilori noted that in the last […]
COVID-19: Vaccines may not come too soon — Health Ministry
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against complacency in containing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, saying the vaccines against the virus might not arrive soon in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, said this on Thursday in Abuja, at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on […]
Continued presentation of fake COVID-19 test results embarrassing – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Thursday expressed worry that presentation of fake COVID-19 test results by Nigerians travelling abroad tarnished the country’s image. The PTF Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, expressed the worry at a briefing by the task force in Abuja. […]
COVID-19: Increased testing will enable understanding of burden – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says increasing national testing capacity for COVID-19 will enable understanding of its burden. The Head of Department, Surveillance and Epidemiology Department, NCDC, Mrs Elsie Ilori, made this known on Thursday in Abuja at a briefing by the Presidential Tasks Force on COVID-19. Ilori noted that in the last […]
