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 […]
