Author: Eliyah Fuller

The Aviation and Aerospace Development minister, Festus Keyamo, says Nigeria will review the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with Algeria. Keyamo disclosed this on Tuesday when the Algerian Ambassador, Hacine Lalti, paid him a courtesy visit in his office. According to him, the meetings of aeronautical engineers between both countries slated earlier for December will be brought forward tentatively to November 7th 2023, to fast-track the BASA review as demanded. Speaking earlier, the Algerian Ambassador demanded a review of the July 14th 2022 agreement to include a direct flight to Abuja. BASA provides for civil aviation certifications to be shared…

Nigeria began distributing about $1.5 billion of cash to 15 million households vulnerable to rising food and fuel prices after inflation accelerated at the fastest pace in 18 years. Each household will receive 25,000 naira ($32.70) a month over three months starting October, Wale Edun, minister of finance, said at a briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Tuesday. The cash transfers will cost the government $1.5 billion, according to Bloomberg calculations. President Bola Tinubu has scrapped fuel subsidies and allowed the naira to weaken in a bid to revive a moribund economy. That’s resulted in a jump in prices…

President Joe Biden postponed a trip to Colorado on Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the growing conflict in the Middle East, setting aside an opportunity to pitch his economic accomplishments as he runs for reelection. Biden had been heading to the district of Rep. Lauren Boebert, where he was to visit CS Wind, the world’s largest facility for wind tower manufacturing. But the White House said just a few hours before Biden was set to take off for the trip that it would be rescheduled. Instead, Biden is expected to hold a series of high-level meetings with…

The airline which was facilitated by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, and later sold to a Nigerian businessman, has requested the secondment of 12 Arik flight operations department personnel in a letter dated October 9, 2023. Vanguard gathered that the workers listed for secondment include, flight captains, first officers, and various department personnel. In a letter signed by the Accounting Manager/Managing Director of NG Eagle, Capt. A. E Dare, titled “Request for the Secondment of 12 Arik Flight Operations Department Personnel to NG Eagle, it stated that, “Further to our discussion regarding the above subject matter, we hereby…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed commitment to take part in East Africa’s ambitious Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. The trans-African railway line project aims at connecting the Indian and Atlantic Oceans hence improving regional connectivity and trade. During the DRC-Uganda Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) meetings in Kinshasa this past weekend, it was agreed that Uganda would invite DRC to attend the next Northern Corridor Infrastructure Projects of SGR Cluster meeting. According to resolutions of the meeting seen by ChimpReports, DRC will “nominate three Engineers to represent the country in the SGR Cluster meetings by 30th December 2023.”…

Lesedi Nuclear Services, a seasoned leader in nuclear energy solutions with over three decades of experience, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the Government of Uganda, represented by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. This collaboration signals a significant milestone in Uganda’s journey towards harnessing nuclear energy for various applications. Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Ugandan engineers will travel to South Africa, where they will be attached to Lesedi Nuclear Services. This partnership aims to build Uganda’s nuclear energy capacity and aligns with the government’s vision to diversify its energy sources and enhance…

On Thursday, Zambia started the export of 15,000 metric tons of fertilizer to Botswana, the first of its kind for Zambia, which has always been a net importer of fertilizer. According to official support, the fertilizer was produced by United Capital Fertilizer Limited, a subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate Wonderful Group of Companies Limited, after it was given a contract to supply D-compound fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture of Botswana for the 2023/2024 farming season. Addressing a ceremony to flag off the dispatch of 30 trucks delivering fertilizer (900 metric tons) to Botswana, Chipoka Mulenga, the Zambian minister of…

Nyungwe National Park has been added to the list of World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), September 19, 2023. Nyungwe was approved at the ongoing 45th UNESCO summit in Ryad, Saoudi Arabia, where Rwanda is represented by Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement-Minubumwe, Dr. Jean Damascene Bizimana. Rwanda’s Nyungwe Park becomes the first site in Rwanda to be inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. “It is an awesome milestone that will make the park famous on international arena,” said Minister Bizimana. Pending approval are four 1994 Genocide memorial sites including; Gisozi, Nyamata, Murambi…

Outsourcer Sama facing legal cases brought by Kenya-based employees alleging exposure to graphic content The chief executive of a company contracted to moderate Facebook posts in east Africa has said she regretted taking on the work, after its staff said they were left traumatised by graphic content on the social media platform. The US outsourcing firm Sama is facing a number of legal cases brought by Kenya-based employees, who alleged being exposed to graphic and traumatic content such as videos of beheadings, suicide and other material at a moderation hub. Sama’s chief executive, Wendy Gonzalez, told the BBC that the company, which has an…

There are dozens of fast-food brands operating in South Africa, but Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is by some margin the most prolific brand in the country, with 925 stores spread across the country. Despite the many challenges faced by businesses in South Africa, the fast-food industry has seen notable growth as South Africans turn to takeaways during intensified load shedding. Property Sector Strategist at FNB Commercial Property Finance, John Loos, told 702’s The Money Show that South Africa’s food and beverages sector grew 15.5% nominally year-on-year as of March and 7.4% in real terms. As sales from restaurants and coffee…