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 […]
Rights campaigners reject use of workers as ‘COVID-19 sacrificial lambs’
By Victor Young Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, has faulted work policy that places workers on fractional, no-salary or outright sack of workers as a result of the CODVID-19 lockdown, saying workers were being used as sacrificial lambs. National Chairperson of CDWR, Rufus Olusesan, who spoke in Lagos, said: “It is unfortunate that […]
Bill Gates, bogeyman of virus conspiracy theorists
False claims targeting billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates are gaining traction online since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, with experts warning they could hamper efforts to curb the virus. Doctored photos and fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists — shared thousands of times on social media platforms and messaging apps, in various languages — […]
COVID-19: Edo govt intensifies contact tracing of 830 suspected cases, clears 917 others
The State Government has cleared and exited 917 suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), who have completed the compulsory 14-day follow up and tested negative. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the cleared cases comprise 338 Persons of Interests […]
Covid-19: China pledges $2bn to fight global pandemic
China said it will contribute two billion dollars over the next two years for the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President, Xi Jinping on Monday announced.
Over 70 new COVID-19 cases recorded in French schools within week of reopening
French schools have registered over 70 COVID-19 cases since some of them were allowed to reopen last week, French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Monday. Under the government’s lockdown exit plan, 40,000 primary schools and kindergartens have reopened in the country’s “green” regions – those with low COVID-19 numbers since May 11. Secondary schools […]
