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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Cancer patients twice as likely to die from COVID-19 ― Study
People with cancer are more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than those without it, a large study published Thursday found. The data on more than 900 patients in the US, Canada and Spain which appeared in a paper in The Lancet, found that mortality increased the further the cancer had progressed. Cancer patients […]
Ogun begins second phase of ease of lockdown from June 1
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Thursday announced the second phase of ease of lockdown imposed on the state due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in the country. This second phase of the lockdown ease, which will commence on June 1, according to the Ogun State Governor Abiodun […]
Russia records over 4,000 coronavirus deaths as medics warn of bursting hospitals
Russia’s coronavirus death toll passed 4,000 on Thursday as medics in the second city Saint Petersburg said hospitals were operating at the peak of their capacity. Health officials reported that 4,142 people had died in Russia from the virus, with 174 new deaths over the last 24 hours. The number of new deaths equaled Russia’s […]
Ekiti expands isolation centre to 150 beds
By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Government, on Thursday, formally expanded its isolation centre to 150 bed space, following the delivery of 100 hospital beds and other medical equipment from the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) in support of the fight against Coronavirus in the State. The expansion, according to Governor Kayode […]
COVID-19: Ughelli, Sapele gets two new cases in Delta
By Paul Olayemi Two new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded in Sapele and Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the state to 51. Mr. Charles Aniagwu, the State Commissioner for Information, confirmed the new cases. The figures released today by Aniagwu revealed that […]
