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: 1.7bn children can’t attend schools globally — TRCN
THE Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, yesterday, lamented that about 1.7billion children have been forced to stay away from schools across the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Akeredolu, Fayemi order arrest of face mask, social distancing violators
GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, vowed to prosecute any individual or organization found disobeying the social distancing order and face mask use to contain the spread of COVID-19 in their states.
NAFDAC screening local cures for COVID-19 — FG
The Federal Government said yesterday it has evaluated claims by local researchers that they have manufactured curative drugs for COVID-19.
COVID-19: China condemns U.S. ‘lies’ , backs WHO in tracing virus origin
China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing. The virus has killed more than 255,000 people worldwide, including more than 70,000 in the […]
BREAKING: Nigeria records 381 new cases of COVID-19, total now 3526
By David Royal Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle. The 381 new cases are the highest Nigeria has ever recorded in 24 hours […]
COVID-19: NCDC officials flee Kogi following Gov. Bello’s isolation directive
By Emmanuel Okogba Officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, have reportedly fled Kogi State shortly after Governor Yahaya Bello’s directive asking them to go into isolation at the state quarantine centre for fourteen days. Governor Bello had ordered the leader of the officials of the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr […]
Breaking: COVID-19: Gov. Bello places visiting NCDC officials on Isolation for 14 days
By Boluwaji Obahopo Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the leader of the officials of the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr Andrew Noah to go into isolation at the state quarantine centre for fourteen days. The governor gave the order Thursday night when the visiting NCDC official shook hands with the […]
COVID-19: Wike auctions vehicles seized for violating lockdown regulations
By Egufe Yafugborhi Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said vehicles impounded for violating the COVID-19 lockdown regulations would be auctioned. He said on Thursday: “The defaulters will be tried by the Mobile Courts and I have told the Attorney-General that all the impounded vehicles must be auctioned. ALSO READ: Covid-19: Wike evicts vagrants […]
COVID-19: Edo govt clears 111 suspected cases, 380 contacts
The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, has said the state is making steady progress in the management of coronavirus (COVID-19), noting that all active cases of COVID-19 are being managed at different isolations centres across the state and are responding well to treatment. Speaking to journalists in Benin City, Okundia said Edo […]
BREAKING: Lagos announces discharge of 48 more COVID-19 patients
By David Royal Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo, on Thursday announced the discharge of 48 more COVID-19 patients from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lekki, Onikan and from LUTH Isolation Centres. Having fully recovered and tested negative to COVID-19 in two consecutive readings, the patients were discharged to reunite with their families. Sanwo-Olu said […]
COVID-19: FG moves to find local cure
…Evaluates drug claims, forwards to NAFDAC for Listing …Worries over continued repatriation of Almajiris by states By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA – The Federal Government said it has continued to evaluate claims by local researchers to the effect that they had manufactured curative drugs for Covid-19, explaining that having met preliminary requirements, the drugs have been […]
COVID-19: Informal sector poverty to increase by 56% — ILO
By Victor Young International Labour Organisation, ILO, has said the COVID-19 lockdown and containment measures across the globe will increase poverty levels among the world’s informal economy workers by 56 percent in low-income countries. In a report released on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, ILO noted that “in high-income countries, relative poverty levels among informal workers […]
Coronavirus detected in semen of infected men ―Chinese study
Chinese scientists have detected coronavirus in the semen of infected men but further research will be needed to determine whether the virus can be sexually transmitted. The findings from a study of coronavirus patients at a Chinese hospital were published on Thursday in the JAMA Network Open medical journal. COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets […]
Trump again tests negative for COVID-19
A member of the US military serving as one of President Donald Trump’s valets has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said Thursday. It said Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have since tested negative for COVID-19 and “remain in good health.” It marked the latest coronavirus scare for the US president, and the […]
I recovered from COVID-19 after 21 days without infecting anybody ― Edo Speaker
Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has revealed that he recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) after 21 days in isolation without infecting anyone with the deadly virus. Okiye, while speaking to journalist in Benin City, said all he did to prevent infesting his aides, family and friends with the […]
