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 black market tests flourish in Nigeria as virus spreads
Testing is a crucial weapon in combatting COVID-19. It not only identifies where the stealthy virus has invaded — it also helps to prevent frontline workers, in health care and the economy, from falling sick in turn. Every country is struggling to carry out sufficient testing, but in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, the situation […]
COVID-19: Street urchins vandalise hand washing items in Oyo
By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan As cases of COVID-19 increase gradually in Oyo State, the government has raised alarm that hand washing items provided for markets in the state have been vandalized. Consequently, it mandated all markets in Oyo state to provide hand washing items within a week or risk being shut down. The directive […]
President of UCH Resident Doctors tests positive for COVID-19
Dr Adedayo Williams, the President of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Williams disclosed this in a WhatsApp message he sent to his colleagues and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. The UCH spokesperson, Mr […]
COVID-19: Nigeria far from flattening the curve ― Experts
By Chioma Obinna Medical experts have reacted to the recent spikes in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, saying Nigeria was far from flattening the curve. In separate interviews with Vanguard, the experts maintained that the country should braze up for the worst if drastic measures are not taken urgently as […]
COVID 19: DICON produces low-cost ventilator, PPEs, sanitisers
By Kingsley Omonobi The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON, has produced a low-cost mechanical ventilator— DICOVENT— capable of using electricity and rechargeable batteries, if need be, to help in the treatment of coronavirus patients. Also produced by DICON, using 100 percent local materials, are Personnel Protective Equipment, PPEs, for health workers in the front […]
COVID-19 Lockdown: BUA supports Noella Foundation, Food Cliqueon emergency food supply
As part of efforts to lessen the negative impact of the precautionary measures put in place to check the spread of the coronavirus, BUA Group recently supported the Noella Foundation and Food Clique support to provide emergency food boxes to some of the most vulnerable residents of Lagos State. This support in the form of […]
COVID-19: Edo discharges 7th patient, attains 50% recovery rate
Govt insists on prompt detection to curb spread The Edo State Government has announced the discharge of the seventh coronavirus (COVID-19) patient, who has tested negative twice for the virus and cleared from one of the state’s isolation centres. The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, who disclosed this in a statement, said the seventh […]
Hundreds protest virus lockdown in Russia’s Northern Caucasus
Hundreds of people defied social distancing recommendations in Russia’s Northen Caucasus Monday to protest against coronavirus restrictions and economic hardship, in one of the first major lockdown protests in the country. Protesters — including some who have lost their jobs during the lockdown — gathered in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia in Russia’s turbulent […]
Obaseki inaugurates Edo COVID-19 fundraising c’ttee
As members back mandatory facemask policy c’ttee seeks role for Edo doctors in diaspora in curbing pandemic The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Edo State Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fundraising Committee expected to mobilise resources to fortify the state’s government’s response to check the spread of the virus in the state. The governor, […]
Lagos discharges four COVID-19 patients
Lagos State has discharged four additional fully recovered COVID-19 patients. The discharged persons bring the number of patients that have so far recovered fully from the coronavirus disease in Lagos to 98. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this via his Twitter handle. The commissioner also confirmed 70 new COVID-19 […]
COVID-19: Edo govt provides life insurance, special allowances for over 4,200 frontline health workers
Procures 3 PCR machines, 28 ventilators, readies 300-bed capacity isolation facilities, others The Edo State Government has provided life insurance and other special allowances for healthcare workers handling coronavirus (COVID-19) response in the state, as motivation to work on the frontlines in the fight against the pandemic. Governor Godwin Obaseki, who disclosed this in a […]
COVID-19: Alapomu Of Apomuland kick starts distribution of relief materials
Oba Kayode Adenekan Afolabi, the Alapomu of Apomu has kick-started the distribution of food materials in Apomu, headquarters of Isokan local government, State of Osun. The relief packages were donated by Alapomu and concerned indigenes of Apomuland. The donations are meant to provide succour for the needy and vulnerable people as a result of coronavirus […]
COVID-19: Bayelsa Taskforce says 140 blood samples sent to NCDC for March, April tested negative
The Bayelsa State Taskforce on COVID-19 on Monday said that the 140 blood samples sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) approved laboratory in Edo, have all tested negative. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Co-Chairman of the state’s Taskforce on Covid-19, Dr Inodu Apoku, who disclosed made the disclosure […]
Idris Elba launches UN Coronavirus fund for poor farmers
British actor and filmmaker Idris Elba launched a new United Nations fund on Monday to help farmers in poorer nations, calling on richer economies to provide aid to prevent “needless hunger and suffering” stemming from the Coronavirus pandemic. Elba and his wife, model and activist Sabrina Dhowre Elba, gave their support to a fund set […]
Sahara Foundation increases COVID-19 isolation centre capacity to 300 beds, 8 ICU beds
The Sahara Foundation and ThisDay have confirmed that the capacity of Abuja’s COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre will increase to 300 beds with additional eight Intensive Care Unit (ICU) transit beds amid rising cases in Nigeria. More than 600 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria and the number of infections rises daily. In […]
