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 […]
Police seize fake COVID-19 testing kits across dozens countries
Police have seized 17,000 fake COVID-19 testing kits discovered in raids against illicit food and drink products across dozens of countries, Interpol said Wednesday. Officials seized $40 million (34.5 million euros) worth of fake or substandard products in 77 countries and arrested 407 people in the operation, carried out from December 2019 to June 2020. […]
BREAKING: Ekiti Governor, Fayemi tests positive for COVID-19
By David Royal The governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for COVID-19. He announced this on his official twitter handle @kfayemi on Wednesday. The Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) tweeted: “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. READ ALSO: Labour gives Fayemi 14-day strike notice […]
Lagos COVID-19 daily infections drop, as Nigeria records 576 new cases
By Chioma Obinna The daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lagos State have continued to drop, as Nigeria recorded 572 cases in 22 states with four deaths, on Tuesday. According to the report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the latest confirmed cases bring the total number in Nigeria to 37,801. On Monday, […]
COVID-19: America’s medical czar pushes back on Trump’s criticism
Dr Anthony Fauci pushed back at President Trump’s characterization of him as “a little bit of an alarmist” about the coronavirus, saying he prefers to think of himself as “a realist,” according to a report. During a free-wheeling interview with Fox News host Chris Wallace that aired Sunday, Trump described the nation’s leading expert on […]
COVID-19: Edo discharges 60 more patients as confirmed cases reach 2,000
The Edo State Government has announced the discharge of 60 more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, who have tested negative for the virus and cleared from the state’s isolation centres to reunite with the society. Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, urged residents to comply with all set guidelines to […]
COVID-19: Case surge in Madagascar piles pressure on public hospitals
Public hospitals in Madagascar are only admitting virus patients with severe symptoms. This comes as cases surge in the southern African island nation. Reports indicate that five public hospitals in the capital Antananarivo had announced that they could no longer cope with influx of patients. ALSO READ: COVID-19: There is still hope – ECOWAS Parliament Speaker […]
How Nigeria fails to meet 2 million target for COVID-19 testing
Number of samples tested still below 30,000 per day 3 months after By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria is currently off-track to achieve its set target of conducting two million COVID-19 tests within three months. The ambitious target was expected to be met between May and July 2020, as set by the Federal Government as a strategy […]
COVID-19: How to stay strong in business — Investor, Chukwudi Ezenwa
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is plaguing and biting the world hard, an Anambra State-based businessman, Chukwudi Ezenwa, has advised Nigerians on how to stay strong in business, charging them to make wise decisions on particular investments, saying gains from one can help sustain the other. Ezenwa, a multiple business entrepreneur, explained that he managed […]
Nigeria records 562 new cases of COVID-19
By Chioma Obinna Nigeria, on Monday, recorded another 562 confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 37,225. The new cases were recorded in 21 states of the federation. According to the daily report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, leads with 102, followed by Lagos with […]
Govt calls for caution as Edo records six more COVID-19 deaths, 104 new confirmed cases
The Edo State Government has called for caution among residents, amid the rising number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths, in order to remain safe and healthy and protect the state’s aged population. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, decried the alarming rise in COVID-19-related fatalities […]
