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: Sanwo-Olu releases N13m for daily feeding of youths in 3 councils
…launches Eko Telemed to reduce risk of infection among residents …as RETEAN distributes 2,420 relief packages to members, residents By Olasunkanmi Akoni Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has released N13.8 million to three local governments for the execution of the daily feeding of 100,000 youths through local food vendors, as part of measures to cushion the effect […]
COVID-19: El-Rufai makes wearing of face mask compulsory in Kaduna
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, yesterday announced that he had recovered from coronavirus. This came as the governor issued an amendment to the Quarantine Regulations requiring everyone in the state to wear a face mask when going out of the home or workplace.
COVID-19: Ibadan Technical University to produce ventilator
By Adeola Badru The Vice-Chancellor, Technical University, Ibadan, Prof. Ayobami Salami, has said the institution is on the verge of producing ventilator to support Oyo State government in its fight against novel Coronavirus in the state. Professor Ayobami disclosed this while presenting renewable face masks produced by the institution as support to the government in […]
36 Governors adopt two-week inter-state lockdown to contain COVID-19
By David Royal The 36 states governors, on Wednesday, resorted to adopting a two-week inter-state lockdown as measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus pandemic across the country. This was concluded during the sixth teleconference led by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, during which the governors harped on the need to decentralise the […]
WHO chief says ‘virus will be with us for a long time’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that there were “worrying upward trends” in early epidemics in parts of Africa and Central and South America, warning that opening up global travel needed to be managed carefully. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus told Geneva journalists in a virtual on Wednesday. “Most countries are still in the […]
COVID-19: Focus on Kano urgently, Obaze tells NCDC, FG
By Vincent Ujumadu A former diplomat, Mr. Oseloka Obaze has urged the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, and the Federal government to focus more attention to the highly populated northern state of Kano following the rapid rate at which the coronavirus pandemic was spreading there. In a statement in Awka, Obaze, who is also […]
BREAKING: Nigeria’s coronavirus cases reach 981, fatalities 31
By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 108 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 981. The NCDC made this known on Thursday night in the latest report posted on its verified Twitter handle. “On the 23rd […]
Covid-19: Abia seals hospital where index cases were first treated
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA – Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has announced the closure of a private hospital where the two index cases of the COVID-19 in the state received Medical attention earlier, before referral to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Umuahia. Ikpeazu stated that all the medical doctors, nurses and patients in the […]
COVID-19: Governors agree to implement inter-state lockdown for two weeks
The members of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at a meeting held on Wednesday had agreed to implement inter-state lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Coronavirus has spread to 25 states in Nigeria and the FCT. As at 11:25 pm, 21st April, there are 782 confirmed cases of the […]
COVID-19: OPU donates N5m, food items to S-West states; Kwara, Kogi
By Dapo Akinrefon THE Oodua Progressive Union, OPU, on Wednesday, donated about N5 million to South-West states— Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti— to cushion the effects of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Kwara and Kogi states also benefitted from the largesse. The fund, which was directly deposited into each state’s COVID-19 committees’ accounts, is […]
