Delta Air Lines has introduced a new service to Lagos, Nigeria from its New York-JFK hub. Planned to operate thrice a week, the service is expected to start from March 24, 2018, and will complement the existing one to Lagos from Atlanta. Current flights from Atlanta ply four times a week. According to the company, flights will operate three times weekly, complementing the existing...

Backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved the release of a $975,000 (FCFA543.43 million) subsidy for the CIZO scheme, which aims to distribute PayGo solar kits to the people of Togo. The first stage of the off-grid electrification programme aims to improve living conditions of rural populations in the country. Under it, 300,000...

Two days ago, Morocco’s leader, King Mohammed VI (photo), gave a speech during which he emphasized on the importance of the relation between his country and the rest of Africa, saying it is not just economic. A statement which comes a while after Morocco, it should be recalled, reintegrated the African Union and wishes to be part of the Economic Community of West African States...

Presently, 3,740 hectares are used in Mauritania for vegetable production, against 2,500ha previously, thus nearly 50% more. This was disclosed by the general secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ahmedou Bouh. 3 740 hectares. The official who was expressing himself during a workshop to validate the national strategy for the development of vegetable farms held jointly by the ministry of...

Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc has secured a five-year logistics support contract from Chevron Nigeria Limited, to provide aviation services in Nigeria. The contract, awarded to Caverton Helicopters, one of the company’s subsidiaries, comes with a 2-year renewable option. According to Olabode Makanjuola, Chief Executive Officer at Caverton, the contract was granted to the company after a...

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has on Monday launched the first African digital service which aims to provide news, current affairs and analysis of Nigeria, West and Central Africa, in Pidgin. With a production hub in Lagos, BBC Pidgin which targets the youth and women will offer online services in digital platforms. “For more than eighty years, the BBC World Service has brought...

The two institutions have committed US$ 58 million each for two 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plants. The EBRD and Proparco have together provided US 116 million of financing for the construction and operation of two 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plants. These are the first two projects to be financed under the second round of Egypt's ambitious feed-in tariff scheme and will be part of...

The Corporate Farmers International Limited (CFIL) and International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, have unveiled plans to launch the first Agric reality show in Nigeria by September. This show which will feature 20 contestants, aims to showcase the agricultural potential of young Nigerians. According to Akin Alabi, a Co-Founder of...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (photo), has on Monday promised to intensify the fight against Boko Haram as well as those supporting secession. This he stated in his first speech after returning from three months of sick leave in London. “Nigeria’s national unity is not negotiable. Terrorists and criminals must be fought and destroyed relentlessly so that the majority of us can live...

In its latest report on the coffee market released in July, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) said global coffee output should reach 153.9 million bags, thus 1.5% more than previous estimates, setting a new record. The new volume comprises 97.3 million bags of Arabica and 56.6 million bags of Robusta. According to the ICO, the new forecast is due to the scaling up of coffee outputs in...