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: Lab scientists insist on aggressive testing to validate success in Cross River
…raise alarm over mode of transporting samples By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria, AMLSN, Cross River Branch has predicted that there were possibilities of positive cases in the state, insisting that more test must be carried out to ascertain level of success. The Association also said that since […]
Lagos govt COVID-19 poll: 50% want lockdown reactivated
By Agbonkhese Oboh Over 50 percent of respondents to a poll by Lagos State Government have demanded another lockdown in the state to curb the spread of COVID-19. In the Twitter poll, Lagos State asked: “Considering the level of compliance with government’s directives on limiting the spread of COVID-19 in a Lagos State, should the […]
COVID-19: 23 Northerners arrested while trying to sneak into Ondo
By Dayo Johnson – Akure No fewer than 23 Northerners who flouted the interstate restriction order due to the COVID-19, have been arrested while sneaking into Ondo state in a cement trailer. Vanguard gathered that they were intercepted by the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) at Gbara-Oke along Ilesha-Akure highway. The occupants according to the Special […]
COVID-19: Edo discharges 14th patient, screens over 126,000 residents
Scales up screening, testing exercise in Igueben, Uromi, Ekpoma The Edo State Government has announced the discharge of the 14th coronavirus (COVID-19) patient, who has tested negative twice for the virus and cleared from one of the state’s isolation centres. In a statement, the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki said he remains resolute to […]
No African country unaffected by COVID-19 as Lesotho reports index case
Lesotho, the last African country to have been unaffected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, on Wednesday announced it had detected its first case of COVID-19. The virus was detected on an individual among 81 people who were tested after arriving last week from Saudi Arabia and neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said in a […]
