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 […]
Seven health workers test positive for COVID-19 in Borno, Commissioner says
Dr Salihu Kwaya-Bura, Secretary, Borno High Powered Response Team on Convid-19, has said that seven health workers tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Kwaya-Bura, who is also the Commissioner for Health, made this known on Friday in Maiduguri while giving an update on the COVID-19 in pandemic in the state. He said […]
Lagos discharges 10, including 3 foreigners after COVID-19 recovery
Victor Ogunyinka It is not all gloom in Lagos State, the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that 10 more patients have fully recovered and have been discharged from isolation facilities. Sanwo-Olu revealed that of the 10, three are females and the other seven males including foreigners. In a short message […]
‘Edo embarking on massive screening, testing to prevent community transmission’
May record increase in confirmed cases with new testing strategy The Edo State Government has said it is tracking the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) by ramping up screening and testing activities across various locations in the state to forestall community transmission. The government said the state’s strategy to test more persons may lead to an […]
COVID-19: People treated with herbal cure recovers faster ―Ezeife
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja A former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said that “said that available information has shown that people infected by COVID-19 and privately treated at home recovered faster than those taken to isolation centres”. Chief Ezeife also known as Okwadike stated this while advocating the use of herbal […]
COVID-19 cannot survive African herbal cure ―Anambra former gov, Ezeife
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja A former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cannot survive African herbal cure. He also said that the aggressive use of herbal mixture every morning and the steam from boiled herbs every four days as well as the intake of Vitamin C […]
China’s diplomats show teeth in defending coronavirus response
From Asia to Africa, London to Berlin, China’s envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of not acting quickly enough to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. They belong to a new generation of “Wolf Warrior” diplomats, named after patriotic blockbuster films starring a muscle-bound Chinese […]
COVID-19: UNIBEN directs compulsory use of face masks on campus
The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo has directed compulsory use of face masks on its campus to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Dr Benedicta Ehanire, Public Relations Officer of UNIBEN, announced the directive in a statement issued on Friday in Benin. “This is in line with the Edo […]
Experts trash Trump’s idea of injecting disinfectant to treat coronavirus
Experts on Friday dismissed as reckless and irresponsible US President Donald Trump’s suggestion of injecting disinfectant to treat patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. “Is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside (the body)?”, Trumps asked at his daily briefing Thursday, having said that disinfectant knocks […]
Pompeo says China may have known of coronavirus in November
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo charged Thursday that China may have known of the new coronavirus as early as November, renewing accusations that Beijing has not been transparent and again drawing ire from China. “You’ll recall that the first cases of this were known by the Chinese government maybe as early as November, but […]
COVID-19 combat: Taiwan ATMs dispensing face masks
Face masks have become a key fixture across the world as part of efforts aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Most countries in Africa have turned to local production to cater for needs of the population. In Taipei City’s Xinyi District Health Center people take patiently to the queue. But they are not waiting to […]
