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: FG sets Aug 16 for phase 2 vaccination, gives reason
The Federal Government has announced a new date of Aug. 16 to begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 Moderna vaccines doses donated by the U.S. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the announcement on Monday when he featured on “Good Morning Nigeria’’ a live programme of the Nigerian Television Authority. […]
Covid-19: A-Ibom not contemplating another lockdown, says commissioner
By Harris Emanuel – Uyo Akwa Ibom government has stated that it was not mulling another lockdown despite the rising cases of the pandemic in the state. Commissioner for Information and Strategy , Comrade Iniobong Ememobong , who disclosed this , said the government was mindful of the wider economic implications a fresh lockdown would cause. […]
COVID-19: Nigeria to begin administering 2nd batch of vaccines Aug 10
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), says the country will start administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Aug. 10. The vaccines were donated by the United State of America. The committee’s Director of Publicity, Mr Willie Bassey, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Bassey, this is […]
South Sudan warns of rising COVID-19 infections, urges better safety measures
South Sudan’s health officials on Wednesday warned of surging Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections at the community level and urged people to comply with containment measures like wearing of masks and social distancing. Angelo Goup Thon, manager for the Emergency Operation Center, said the bulk of new cases have been in the capital, Juba. Mary Denis, director […]
COVID-19: US delivers 4m doses Moderna vaccines to Nigeria to combat pandemic –Embassy
The U.S Mission to Nigeria has stated that the 4,000, 080 Moderna vaccines doses donated to Nigeria was part of President Joe Biden’s commitment to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Kathleen FitzGibbon, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, said this at the official handover of the vaccines at the national briefing of the Presidential […]
COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,683 cases in 3 days as infections surge again
Nigeria has recorded more than 500 COVID-19 cases in daily figures for the third time on Friday as the government struggles to deal with a new and more infectious variant of the virus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said figures on Saturday morning showed another 590 cases were reported. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
COVID-19 deaths increase by 80% in Africa, driven by Delta variant — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 deaths have increased by 80 per cent in the past one month in Africa, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant. The Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said on Friday at his regular COVID-19 briefing that the Delta variant had been detected in at least 132 countries. Ghebreyesus said […]
WHO reports 21% jump in COVID-19 deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said the global number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths during the previous week climbed by 21 per cent. Out of the 69,000 new deaths, most of which were reported in the Americas and Southeast Asia, according to the dataset spanning in July 19, to July 25. ALSO READ: Kogi […]
Relaxing COVID-19 restrictions could pave way for vaccine resistance — Study
By Sola Ogundipe Relaxing Covid-19 restrictions could pave the way for new vaccine-resistant virus mutations, researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute have said. A new publication obtained by Vanguard warns against relaxing Covid-19 restrictions prematurely. The publication, entitled: COVID-19 adaptive evolution during the pandemic – Implications of new SARS-CoV-2 variants on […]
COVID-19: Nigeria records 213 new infections, 2 deaths
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 213 additional new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 171, 324, as of July 26, 2021. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday morning. The health agency also stated that it recorded two COVID-19 related deaths on […]
US keeps travel restrictions for foreigners due to Delta variant
The United States will not lift coronavirus entry restrictions imposed on foreign travellers due to the spread of the Delta variant, the White House said on Monday. “We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point for a few reasons,” White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said. “The more transmissible Delta variant is spreading, both here […]
COVID-19: FG reads riot act as abscondment of quarantine passengers at points of entry surges
By Joseph Erunke THE federal government has expressed worry over increasing number of abscondment of quarantine passengers at the nation’s points of entry, vowing that henceforth those that ignored Nigeria’s COVID-19 safety measures will face severe sanctions among which it said,included prosecution. The government which noted that the actions of the defaulters were detrimental to […]
More than 160,000 protest in France against stricter pandemic rules
Around 161,000 people protested in Paris and several other cities in France on Saturday, objecting to new regulations introduced to contain the coronavirus pandemic, even as case numbers rise. Some 11,000 people demonstrated in Paris, according to the Franceinfo television channel, citing the Interior Ministry. There were scuffles on the edges of the protest in Paris […]
Protest against new coronavirus rule ‘green pass’ in Italy
In Italy, opponents of the so-called “green pass” have protested against stricter rules for entering restaurants and bars imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. About 2,000 protesters gathered for a rally in the northern city of Turin late on Thursday night, according to media reports on Friday. “No to the green pass,” the demonstrators […]
COVID-19: Nigeria records 184 new cases, discharges 32
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country recorded additional 184 COVID-19 infections as of July 22. The NCDC made this known on its website on Friday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new infections indicate a decrease from the 238 cases announced a day earlier. It stated that […]
