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 records 313 new cases of COVID-19, total reaches 7,839
By David Royal On the 24th of May 2020, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control announced that 313 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. Till date, 7839 cases have been confirmed, 2263 cases have been discharged and 226 deaths […]
Nigeria confirms 313 new cases of COVID-19, total active cases now 5350
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday recorded 313 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, taking the toll of active cases to 5350. The NCDC, on its official twitter handle, however said that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. It said that a total of 7839 cases had been confirmed, […]
China says coronavirus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’
China said Sunday that its relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War,” fuelled partly by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and pitched the global economy into a massive downturn. Fresh tensions between Beijing and Washington emerged as virus restrictions continued to […]
COVID-19: Edo tests 1,367 residents in 542 communities
By Gabriel Enogholase BENIN – WITH the rise in number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State, the state government has revved up Active Case Search (ACS) activities in over 542 rural and urban communities across the state, testing 1,367 residents and contact tracing over 933 others. Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. […]
COVID-19: With fewer tests, Nigeria ties with Ghana, Algeria in death burden
With a total of 221 COVID-19 deaths, Nigeria, with estimated population of 205.5 million recorded a total of 7,526 confirmed cases which is equivalent to one death per million population according to data from the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, JHU, released on May 23rd, 2020.
