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 […]
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases rise to 20,244
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have exceeded 20,000 as the country recorded 436 new infections. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet on Sunday night. It said “On the 21st of June 2020, 436 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case in […]
Chinese firm sued by US over ‘fake’ masks not certified ― Official
A Chinese company sued for selling nearly half a million fake and substandard N95 respirators to US buyers in April is not a certified maker of medical masks, Chinese authorities said on Monday. Guangdong-based King Year Packaging and Printing is not on a list of enterprises approved or registered as meeting foreign standards, China’s Commerce Ministry […]
Over 40 LUTH workers infected with COVID-19, says CMAC
By Chioma Obinna Contrary to reports that nine doctors were infected with COVID-19 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, CMAC, Professor Wasiu Adeyemo, has disclosed that over 40 staff members of the hospital have been infected with the virus in the last three months. In a chat with Vanguard, the CMAC […]
Lagos discharges 45 COVID-19 patients
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government on Sunday said it has discharged 45 more COVID-19 patients from various isolation facilities after tested negative twice for the virus. The Incident Commander in the state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this while giving the situation report on COVID-19 in the state. According to Sanwo-Olu, “45 more COVID-19 patients; […]
COVID-19: Edo records 31 new cases, as govt tests 5,437 residents
Decontaminates 779 homes, offices With the increase in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo, the state government has revved up efforts to curtail the spread of the infectious disease, testing over 5,437 residents and decontaminating the homes and offices of about 779 confirmed cases in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr […]
