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 […]
US news star Larry King hospitalized with Covid-19 ― Report
Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with Covid-19, US media reported Saturday. Citing a “source close to the family,” CNN reported that King, one of the network’s biggest stars, has been hospitalized for more than a week at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. King, 87, has Type 2 diabetes and […]
COVID-19: PTF unveils ‘identities’ of 100 banned travellers
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 has unveiled the international passport numbers of 100 air travelers who evaded the Day 7 post-arrival PCR test in-country. The Taskforce disclosed this on Saturday in a tweet posted by the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement PODE. ALSO READ: We’ll sue Police for arresting, torturing Sowore […]
India’s drugs experts approve AstraZeneca, local COVID vaccines
Experts at India’s drugs regulator have recommended for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other backed by a state-run institute, the government said on Saturday. A government minister said earlier the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine had been given the green light on Friday, paving the way for a huge […]
COVID-19 vaccination: Scientists caution FG
As Nigeria prepared to receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, two scientists have cautioned the Federal Government against a mass COVID-19 vaccination plan. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, in December 2020 revealed that the Federal Government had planned to acquire vaccines worth N400 billion. Ehanire had said that the N400 billion would […]
Covid-19: 4,527 Lagosians currently undergoing home based care – Abayomi
By Nwafor Sunday The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, Saturday said that 4,527 persons infected with Covid-19 are currently undergoing home based care in Lagos state. Disclosing this via his twitter handle, Abayomi gave the total number of COVID19 cases discharged from COVID19 Lagos Care centres as 2,920. He said that 23,036 persons […]
