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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COVID-19: Prepare for more cases, NCDC warns
Despite the spike in cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, PTF, yesterday ruled out another total lockdown, saying it would only strengthen the guidelines to check the trend.
NCDC to Nigerians: Prepare for more COVID-19 cases
By Chioma Obinna The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu while speaking during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday alerted Nigerians to be prepared for more confirmed cases of COVID-19. Ihekweazu also noted that the recent increase in cases and gaps in contact tracing are […]
China sends more medical supplies to Senegal as total COVID-19 cases reach 4,759
Senegal on Thursday reported 119 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in the country to 4,759. “A total of 1,164 tests were carried out in the past 24 hours,’’ Marie Khemesse Ngom Ndiaye, director-general of public health at the Ministry of Health and Social Actions, said. Ngom Ndiaye added that 102 follow-up contact […]
Niger State spends N795m to fight coronavirus, legislators kick
By Wole Mosadomi – Minna Niger State Government has declared that it has expended N795 million so far to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the State. Secretary to the Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane who is also Chairman of the state COVID-19 Taskforce disclosed this while answering questions from members of the state […]
US surgeons perform double-lung transplant on COVID-19 patient
Surgeons in the United States have performed a double-lung transplant on a COVID-19 patient in Chicago, the hospital that carried out the procedure said Thursday, in what is thought to be a first in the United States. The patient is a young Hispanic woman in her twenties, and had spent six weeks on a life […]
