MOROCCO PLACES PROVINCES ON HIGHEST ALERT AS WILDFIRE SPREADS. (PHOTO).

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 Morocco places provinces on highest alert as wildfire spreads Morocco has placed nine provinces at the highest wildfire alert level as blazes continued to intensify over the past week, with satellite data showing that more than 4,100 hectares (10,131 acres) have burned since the start of the year. Data from the European Commission-backed Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) showed that about 855 hectares (2,112 acres) burned over the past week, marking an increase from the previous week, Anadolu Agency reported. The system also detected 1,006 thermal anomalies across Morocco between Jan. 1 and Aug. 2, including 59 over the past week. Thermal anomalies are satellite-detected hotspots and do not necessarily represent separate wildfires, as the same fire may be detected more than once. On Friday, Morocco’s National Agency for Water and Forests issued red-level wildfire warnings for nine provinces in the country’s north and east, indicating an extreme risk of forest fires. Offici...

NIGERIA NO LONGER INTERESTED IN AIRLINE PARTNERSHIP- ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES. (PHOTO).


 Nigeria no longer interested in airline partnership — Ethiopian Airlines


Ethiopian Airlines has announced that the Nigerian government is no longer interested in partnership aimed at establishing the proposed Nigeria Air project.


The Airlines’ Group Chief Executive Officer, Mesfin Tasew, made the announcement in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, according to Ethiopian Tribune.


“The Nigerian government has lost interest in partnering with a foreign airline,” Tasew was quoted as saying.


This announcement comes barely two months after the Federal Government indefinitely suspended the Nigeria Air project.


Recall that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, had on May 27, announced the indefinite suspension of the Nigeria Air project during the ministerial briefing marking the first year of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.


Keyamo criticized the deal with Ethiopian Airlines, saying that the ownership structure of the suspended airline is not beneficial to the country.


The minister added that it would be irresponsible for the Federal Government to allow a foreign entity to monopolize Nigeria’s aviation industry, thereby compromising the growth of local businesses.


In 2023, the Ministry of Aviation, under former Minister Hadi Sirika, unveiled Nigeria Air three days before the end of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.


The Nigeria Air project elicited concerns among stakeholders nationwide over the ownership arrangement which gave Ethiopian Airlines a 49 per cent equity stake.


The Federal Government had a 5 per cent equity, while a consortium of three Nigerian investors had 46 per cent.


Reacting to the deal in June 2023, the House of Representatives asked the Federal Government to suspend the operations of Nigeria Air over allegations of fraud.

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