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 […]
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Catholic priest in Enugu dies of COVID-19 complications
The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has announced the death of its priest, Rev. Fr. Joachim Cabanyes, following COVID-19 complications at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) isolation centre. Rev. Fr. Nkemjika Igweshi, Secretary to Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, Bishop of Enugu Diocese, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen in Enugu on […]
50 arrested at Kwara nightclub, quarantined
Officials of Kwara Technical Committee on COVID-19 arrested no fewer than 50 persons at a nightclub in Ilorin, the state capital, in the early hours of Saturday, for violating the ban on nightclubbing. Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 in the state, Dr. Femi Oladiji, disclosed this on Saturday in Ilorin at the state’s quarantine […]
Makurdi varsity VC discharged from isolation after successful COVID-19 treatment
Benue records 42 new cases, total now 185 By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Vice-Chancellor of Benue State University, Makurdi, Prof. Msugh Moses Kembe has been discharged from isolation after successfully undergoing COVID-19 treatment in Makurdi. This came as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 42 new COVID-19 cases in Benue, bringing the […]
China rolls out mass testing in Xinjiang after new virus cases
China launched mass health screenings in Xinjiang on Saturday after a spike in coronavirus cases raised fears of a fresh outbreak in the far western province. The new cases illustrate the continuing difficulty China faces in stamping out the contagion, which emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year before spreading around […]
Osun expends N900m against coronavirus pandemic
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government on Friday said it has spent over N900 million on the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, revealed this during an inter-ministerial press briefing, held at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Osogbo. He said the […]
