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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COVID-19: Uzodinma threatens fresh lockdown as Imo records four new cases
By Chidi Nkwopara – OWERRI Imo State Government, weekend, threatened to slam another lockdown of the state, following the confirmation of four new cases of COVID-19 cases, by the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Governor Hope Uzodinma, who read the riot act in Owerri, as he expressed displeasure over the non-compliance of the citizens […]
VIDEO: Dubai evacuees protest in Lagos as three test positive for COVID-19
The other evacuees had berated Nigeria Centre for Disease, NCDC, and the state government for neglecting them in the hotels without adequate attention. By Olasunkanmi Akoni Three out of the 256 Nigerians evacuated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Lagos. The state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed […]
Three Dubai evacuees in Lagos test positive for COVID-19
…As evacuees protest By Olasunkanmi Akoni Three out of the 256 Nigerians evacuated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Lagos. The state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Sunday morning via his verified twitter handle @ProfAkinAbayomi He said the positive evacuees have been moved to one […]
China admits to destroying early coronavirus samples, says action was taken due to safety concerns
China has acknowledged it destroyed early samples of COVID-19, confirming a claim put forward by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last month. On Friday, Liu Dengfeng, a supervisor with China’s National Health Commission, admitted that ‘the Chinese government issued an order on January 3 to dispose of coronavirus samples’ at unauthorized laboratories, according to Newsweek. But Liu […]
Nigeria records 176 new cases of COVID-19, total now 5,621
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday said Nigeria recorded 176 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 5621. The NCDC also said that five new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to […]
