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 […]
How OOUTH ‘management insensitivity’ exposed 20 laboratory staff to COVID-19
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta No fewer than 20 medical laboratory staff of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Another family of four was reported to have also contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The family of four was said to have contracted the viral disease […]
COVID-19: 20 OOUTH staff, family of four test positive
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Tension has enveloped the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, in Ogun State as no fewer than 20 medical laboratory staff of the hospital and another family of four have contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The family of four was said to have contracted the viral disease from their father […]
India records single-day spike of 64,531 COVID-19 cases, 1,092 deaths
India reported the biggest daily jump of 64,531 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 2,767,273, according to the latest data released by the Federal Health Ministry. The death toll in the country also increased to 52,889, with 1,092 new deaths reported during the past 24 hours. According to the data, there are […]
WHO: COVID-19 research drive lacks billions of dollars
A UN-led initiative to speed up the development of Covid-19 vaccines and medications is facing a massive funding gap, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The project, known as the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT), has received 2.5 billion dollars in pledges, a WHO spokeswoman in Geneva told DPA. The UN health agency […]
Brazil approves final tests of COVID-19 vaccine
Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson’s experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials, the fourth vaccine to receive widespread testing in the hard-hit country. The US pharmaceutical company’s subsidiary Janssen will test the vaccine on 7,000 volunteers across seven states in Brazil, part of […]
