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: Kukah donates 30-room hotel to Sokoto as isolation centre
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has donated a 30-room hotel to the state for use as isolation centre for COVID-19 cases. The state’s Ministry of Health announced Kukah’s donation via its Twitter account on Monday, adding that it was done on behalf of the Catholic Diocese in the state. The tweet read: […]
Scientists create antibody that defeats coronavirus in laboratory
Scientists created a monoclonal antibody that can defeat the new coronavirus in the lab, an early but promising step in efforts to find treatments and curb the pandemic’s spread. The experimental antibody has neutralised the virus in cell cultures. While that’s early in the drug development process— before animal research and human trials— the antibody […]
Lagos discharges 14 COVID-19 patients
Fourteen patients who were receiving treatment for coronavirus in Lagos have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The ministry of health in the state broke the news in a tweet on Monday. The tweet said six females and eight males were discharged from isolation centres at Yaba, Onikan, LUTH and Eti-Osa. READ ALSO: COVID-19: […]
US milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths likely by June
United States President Donald Trump now says his worst-case coronavirus scenario would be 100,000 deaths, but the country will probably reach that grim milestone by next month, according to several scientific models — none of which predict a summertime halt to the virus’s spread. “We’re going to lose anywhere from 75,000, 80,000 to 100,000 people. […]
Vaccine telethon raises billions as Europe eases virus lockdown
Hopes rose in the fight against the coronavirus on Monday as world leaders pledged billions of euros for a vaccine in a special telethon and European countries edged out of lockdown. Despite US President Donald Trump snubbing the fundraising effort, the World Health Organization hailed the 7.4 billion euro ($8.1 billion) haul as a “powerful” […]
Katsina records 37 new cases of COVID-19
By Shehu Danjuma Katsina State government says it has recorded 37 new cases which bring the total number COVID-19 to 75 cases across the State. Governor Amin Masari of Katsina State stated this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Katsina. He said that, out of the 37 new cases of COVID-19, 14 of them are […]
WHO says no proof from US on ‘speculative’ Wuhan lab virus claims
The World Health Organisation, WHO, said Monday that Washington had provided no evidence to support “speculative” claims by the US president that the new coronavirus originated in a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan. “We have not received any data or specific evidence from the United States government relating to the purported origin of […]
COVID-19: Abia discharges index case
By Ugochukwu Alaribe One of the two confirmed patients of COVID-19 in Abia State has been discharged from the isolation centre after testing negative to the disease two consecutive times while the other is in a stable medical condition. Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, explained that the samples taken from contacts of the […]
Three health workers among four new COVID-19 cases in Ondo
As Akeredolu approves special allowances for health workers, bans daily market Dayo Johnson – Akure THREE health workers in Ondo State are amongst the four new cases of COVID-19 pandemic. They include a driver who carries samples to Test Centres outside the State and the two casual workers. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who disclosed this during […]
COVID-19: We now use private buildings, hotels as isolation centres ― Sanwo-Olu
By Gabriel Olawale The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has revealed that some private buildings and hotels in the state have been converted into isolation centres to ensure that all those who tested positive to COVID-19 are adequately catered for. Disclosing this during a press briefing, Sanwo-Olu said that the idea of not making the […]
