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Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA

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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[ICYMI] Nigeria announces 389 new COVID-19 cases, infections now 12,233

[ICYMI] Nigeria announces 389 new COVID-19 cases, infections now 12,233

The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 389 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 12,233. NCDC announced this through its official Twitter handle and said that as of June 6, 389 new confirmed cases from 23 states and nine deaths were recorded in the country. […]

China records first non-imported COVID-19 infection in two weeks

China records first non-imported COVID-19 infection in two weeks

China has reported its first non-imported case of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in two weeks, an infected person on the island of Hainan off the southern coast. The National Health Commission said Sunday that there were also five imported cases in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the nation’s total case count to 83,036. China says […]

China defends COVID-19 response in new report

China defends COVID-19 response in new report

Senior Chinese officials, releasing a lengthy report on the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, defended their government’s actions and said that China provided information in a timely and transparent manner. National Health Commission Chairman Ma Xiaowei said Sunday that a recent news media report that the Chinese government didn’t initially share the genome sequence […]

US records 749 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

US records 749 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

The coronavirus pandemic caused 749 people’s death in the United States (US) in the past 24 hours, according to figures released Saturday by Johns Hopkins University. The latest deaths bring the total in the United States to 109,791, and there have been more than 1.9 million cases, according to a real-time tally maintained by the Baltimore-based […]