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: Trump threatens China ties, says in no mood for Xi talks
US President Donald Trump further hardened his rhetoric towards China on Thursday, saying he no longer wishes to speak with Xi Jinping and warning darkly he might cut ties over the rival superpower’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Tensions have ratcheted up between Washington and Beijing as they trade barbs over the origin of the […]
Ousted official warns US has no ‘master plan’ to fight coronavirus
An ousted US health official warned Congress on Thursday that President, Donald Trump’s administration has no “master plan” to fight the coronavirus pandemic and is unprepared to distribute enough vaccines to immunize millions of Americans. Rick Bright told a House panel that without clear planning and an improved coordinated response, “2020 could be the darkest […]
COVID-19: Women’s concerns remain unaddressed — Plan International
The concerns of women and girls have not been given sufficient attention in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the position of panellists at a webinar organised by Plan International Nigeria, Wednesday, on the topic “Women, Girls and COVID-19: Issues, Impact and Opportunities for Gender Responsive Social Transformation.” They called on governments at all […]
ENS-PHCDA expresses readiness to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in Enugu
By Chinedu Adonu Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency, ENS-PHCDA, on Thursday assured the state its commitment and readiness to tackle the spread of coronavirus across communities in the state. The Executive Secretary of ENS-PHCDA, Dr George Ugwu, who made this known to newsmen in Enugu, disclosed that more than 50 per cent of […]
Jigawa records 51 new COVID-19 cases
By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse Jigawa state has recorded 51 new cases of Coronavirus, making a total number of confirmed cases in the state to 169, and 3 deaths recorded so far. The commissioner of Health, who is also the chairman task force on Covid-19, Dr Abba Zakari Confirmed this to Newsmen at the NYSC […]
