Author: admin@theprimetimes

About three years after its unveiling in London, the Federal Government has relived hope of the new national carrier with a funding offer above $250 million. The Ministry of Aviation, in a memo, disclosed that the private sector would avail the fund, in line with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) design for the ‘Nigeria Air’. The Federal Government on July 18, 2018, unveiled the name and logo of the proposed carrier at the Farnborough International Public Air show in London, United Kingdom (UK) ahead of the planned initial take-off on December 24 of that year. The lack of budgetary provision and…

• COVID-19 cases surpass 4.66m, 22.4m Africans vaccinated• NPHCDA silent on date of next batch of AstraZeneca, seeks equitable access to vaccines• Soldiers to vaccinate residents in volatile areas, says FG About 38 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been acquired by the continent out of which 22.4 million doses have so far been administered, representing 1.8 per cent of the African population. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,660,304 as of Thursday, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said yesterday. Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the 55-member African…

The Grand Patron of Shuaibu Abubakar Audu’s Foundation and Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC, Alhaji Shuaibu Abubakar Audu in his congratulatory message described the occasion as the end of one of the spiritual injunctions of Allah. Alhaji Audu who is the son of the Former Governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu said the restraint is to draw mankind to the path of Allah and urged Muslems to continue to maintain the feat achieved during the Ramadan period. His words ” I am using the occcassion to greet my Muslems brothers and sisters in the State. The Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza…

• Miyetti Allah: Governors’ move is a call for secession• KACRAN: Ban on open grazing negates 1999 constitution• Yakasai, Ndume fault governors’ position• Akeredolu: Why we banned open grazing in South • Southern senators, Reps endorse resolutions, say action timely Divergent reactions continue to trail Tuesday’s call by the Forum of Southern Governors to ban open cattle grazing in the entire 17 southern states of the country. The governors had, after a four-hour meeting in Asaba, Delta State, agreed that open grazing should be banned. Open grazing of cattle has often caused conflicts between host communities and migrant herders, leading to deaths…

President Muhammadu Buhari and President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, have called on Nigerians to pray for the nation to overcome the myriad of problems facing it. In their separate messages yesterday to celebrate Eid-al-Fitri, marking the end of Ramadan fasting, the two leaders said this is the best time for Nigerians to remember the country in prayers for it to remain as one indivisible country. In a goodwill message contained in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, the President urged all Nigerians to seize the opportunity of today to pray against all forms of insecurity that…

• Gets 57,000 vaccines The Lagos State Government has placed the United States, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Togo, South Africa, Canada, France, Germany, Uganda, the Netherland, Cameroun, Angola and Rwanda on its watch list as it works to prevent a third wave of the pandemic. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the disclosure yesterday at a briefing on the state’s COVID-19 update and preparation against the third wave, insisting that preventing the importation of the mutants was the best way to adopt. “We are preparing and building resistance, but if the third wave enters, the state would prevent it from…

UN says insecurity cuts 3.7m people from food, others in N’East Boko Haram terrorists have demanded N28 million as a ransom for the 52 residents of Kwapre community in Hong Local Council in Adamawa State, who were abducted a month ago in a raid. During the deadly raid, many houses and other properties were destroyed. The Guardian learnt that majority of the abductees were women and children. The Head of Kwapre, Joel Kulaha, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to help rescue the abductees, noting that the villagers were hamstrung by finance. “We have lost almost everything to the attack,” he lamented.…

• Seeks support for local operators Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured that the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) registration would create a sustainable digital identity for Nigerians. Speaking in Lagos during a facility tour of SecureID, manufacturing, personalisation/fulfilment and digital solutions provider in the country, he noted that electronic identification was key to effective participation in the digital economy. He said the Federal Government was working hard to ensure that citizens were active participants in the digital system through the ongoing scheme. Osinbajo lauded the firm for bringing the country to the forefront of global competitiveness with its world-class smart…

•Telecoms Association plans MoU with states on charges•Benue, Ogun, Lagos charge N2, 500, N4, 000, N750 per Linear Meter respectively The Presidency has urged state governments to be futuristic by looking at the long term benefits of enabling the deployment of broadband infrastructure in their respective states. The Presidency said that broadband infrastructure is crucial to the Federal Government’s plan for the enthronement of a digital economy. The Special Assistant to the President on Technology and Innovation, Ife Adebayo, on Monday during a live television programme, said successful broadband deployment is tied to affordable Right of Way (RoW). Adebayo said…

Secondus observed that six years after the nation’s democracy was handed over to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), it has become apparent that Nigeria is in a precarious situation because of glaring absence of leadership at a time it is most needed. The PDP boss said the end of the 30-day Ramadan fasting offered Muslim faithful a good opportunity to reflect on the country’s democracy and pray for its survival. “More than ever before, the country, since 1999, is under heavy stress, which demands that all hands need to be on deck for its survival. The end of the…