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: No lockdown for now, says FG
*Nigeria has increased testing labs to 100 — LAI MOHAMMED *NIS warns travellers defaulting Covid-19 rules *Lagos fixes Jan 18 for resumption of schools *Edo records 36 new cases in 5 days *Nasarawa shuts schools till Jan 18 *Mobile court seals 4 parks in FCT By Dapo Akinrefon, Gabriel Enogholase, Adesina Wahab & David Odama […]
Egypt probes Covid-19 deaths due to alleged lack of oxygen
Egypt said Sunday it had opened an investigation into the deaths of four Covid-19 patients in an intensive care unit allegedly due to lack of oxygen, amid a public outcry. “The prosecutor’s office in Al-Husseiniya (in the northern Sharqiya province) summoned the director of Al-Husseiniya hospital to question him over the deaths of four people due […]
COVID-19: Kenya reopens schools after 10-month
Millions of Kenyan pupils returned to school on Monday for the first time since classes were dismissed 10 months earlier due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mask-wearing students had their temperatures checked before entering school to repeat their lost academic year, in what was both a relief and a concern to their parents. “As a parent […]
Kwara records 44 new cases of COVID-19, discharges 101 patients
Kwara Government says it has recorded 44 more COVID-19 cases, while 101 patients, who tested negative twice have been discharged. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman for the Technical Committee on COVID-19, made this known in a statement on Monday in Ilorin. ALSO READ: Despite Covid-19, we executed initiatives to deepen […]
Ekene Dili Chukwu’s son dies of COVID-19
Son of late billionaire transporter and owner of Ekene Dili Chukwu Motors, Augustine Ilodibe Jnr, is dead.
