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 […]
Capital Market Support Committee sets up N1bn funding package to combat COVID-19
By Nkiruka Nnorom The capital market community led by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a funding initiative with the aim of raising N1 billion to support the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Nigerian economy. The fundraise, according to the Commission, would be coordinated by the Capital Market Support Committee on COVID-19, […]
2 police sergeants, 18 others arrested for holding party despite lockdown in Delta
Perez Brisibe TWO Police Sergeants serving with the Delta State Police Command, have been arrested in the company of 18 others in Bomadi town, Bomadi Local Government Area for violating the lockdown order by the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. The policemen in the company of the others were arrested at a hotel during a […]
Lagos records 2 COVID-19 related deaths
The Lagos State Government said on Tuesday it has recorded two new Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths, as the total confirmed cases in the state hit 379. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, through his Twitter handle, said the deceased included a 45-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman. “One of the deceased was a 45- […]
Edo govt begins COVID-19 mobile screening, active case search in Oredo LGA
The Edo State Government, as part of strategies to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, is set to commence mobile COVID-19 screenings and active case search activities across the 12 wards in Oredo Local Government Area (LGA). Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said […]
COVID-19: Abba Kyari’s body properly prepared for burial in line with NCDC – PTF
Dr Sani Aliyu, the Coordinator, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has said that contrary to what was on social media, the body of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, was properly prepared for burial. He said that the body was buried according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control […]
COVID-19: DISCOs agree to supply Nigerians free electricity for two months
By Chris Ochayi The 11 electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, have said they will align with the bill before the House of Representatives proposing free electricity supply to all Nigerians for two months, to mitigate the harsh effect of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 on the power consumers. The DISCOs operating under the aegis of Association of […]
COVID-19: Sokoto records first case
By Nasiru Suleiman – Sokoto Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal said the state has recorded its first case of COVID-19. The governor made the announcement after receiving a briefing from members of the state task force against the spread of COVID-19 in Sokoto at the Government House on Monday. Tambuwal said: “My fellow citizens of […]
DICON produces low cost ventilators, PPEs, sanitisers to curtail pandemic.
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON, has produced a low cost mechanical ventilator ‘DICOVENT’, capable of using electricity and rechargeable batteries if need be, to help in treatment of coronavirus patients.
Kano to evacuate 251,000 Almajiris as number of COVID-19 victims rises
Kano State government has completed plans to evacuate 251,893 Almajiris from the eight local government areas that make up the metropolis back to their states, following upsurge in confirmed cases of COVID-19, which currently stands at 37.
Doctors, nurses quarantined as Borno health worker dies of COVID-19
Some doctors and nurses at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno State are currently under quarantine, following the death of a member of an international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders, who received treatment in the hospital.
