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 […]
COVID-19: Delta commissioner recounts isolation experience
Mr Charles Aniagwu, Delta Commissioner for Information, who recently recovered and was discharged from the coronavirus (COVID-19) isolation, has recounted his experience while receiving treatment. Speaking with newsmen on Saturday in Asaba, Aniagwu thanked Deltans and other Nigerians who prayed for his recovery. Aniagwu and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, […]
US bets on untested company to deliver COVID-19 vaccine
When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections. As part of its strategy to administer the vaccine as quickly as possible, the Trump administration has agreed to invest more than half a billion in tax dollars in ApiJect […]
Lagos tops with 224 new COVID-19 cases, as Nigeria records 15 deaths
By Chioma Obinna Lagos State came tops again with 244 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, in a total of 664 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, a total of 31,987 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed so far in Nigeria. The report states that no state […]
COVID-19: Edo govt intensifies contact tracing of 4,327 suspected cases, clears 3,769 others
The Edo State Government has cleared and exited 3,769 suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), who have completed the compulsory 14-day follow up and tested negative. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the government is contact-tracing 4,327 line listed […]
Osun SSG, 21 others recover from COVID-19
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government on Saturday confirmed that its Secretary to State Government (SSG), Prince Wole Oyebamiji, has tested negative for COVID-19. Similarly, 21 other patients have also tested negative and have all been discharged. The State however announced the discovery of 23 additional cases in the State, saying they were […]
