Author: Prime Times

By Ola Raheem All the three leading candidates in the Nigerian Presidential election held in February 2023 namely, Bola Tinubu, Abubakar Atiku and Peter Obi promised to remove fuel subsidy when anyone of them is declared a winner. This meant that the price of petrol will be determined by market forces as denominated in US Dollar rates in the international market. It was a statesman’s masterstroke when President Bola Tinubu made that famous proclamation that “subsidy is gone” at his inaugural speech on 29 May 2023. This is a move once considered politically unthinkable, but it has at best…

Emmanuel Njoku is a consummate Executive with exceptional entrepreneurial mindset.  He sits as the Chairman of Emma Njoku Foundation, a non-governmental organization which focuses on health and education, which has left indelible imprints on the minds and hearts of individuals and organisations. Emmanuel who recently received African Achievers Award in United Kingdom is the Managing Director of Prezzo Shed Investments Ltd, a multinational company supporting the Nigerian and African health care sectors. He also renders services in Real Estate and sits on the board of many companies in Nigeria and overseas. Emmanuel speaks about his Foundation and Prezzo, which has…

By Emmanuella Anokam, The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was first presented to the National Assembly in 2008, during the leadership of President, Umar Yar’Adua, now late. Energy experts were confident that the bill would turn around the misfortunes of the oil and gas industry in the country. In spite of the several roadblocks encountered then, the experts knew that it was a matter of time for things to begin to take shape, as European and American companies dominated the nation’s oil exploration. Shell Petroleum Development Corporation, Chevron, Total Energies and ExxonMobil had being the front liners. Attempts were made…

The Federal Government on Tuesday said the country’s health budget allocation would be increased to 10 per cent. Dr Salma Anas, the Special Adviser to the president on Health, disclosed this during the Gate field 2023 Health Summit in Abuja. Anas highlighted the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration towards strengthening the healthcare systems, improving the health and wellbeing of Nigerians for improved productivity. According to her, the president’s unwavering support will explore innovative strategy that will guarantee and generate revenue for the country’s healthcare sector. She said: “The President said he will increase allocation for health to start from…

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called for collaboration between government, private sector and communities to ensure climate justice for all in the country. NAN has reports. Dr Joseph Onoja, Director General of NCF made the call at a two-day workshop on Strengthening Civil Society Voices on Climate Justice in Nigeria, and the inauguration of the Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance, on Wednesday in Abuja. Onoja said climate justice was both environmental and human right issue that required joint action to address. “Climate change is not a distant threat, it is here, affecting lives and livelihoods across our nation. Climate justice…

By Abdulrahman Aliagan Prof. S.O. Aghalino, the President of the Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) today led his team on a courtesy visit to Prof. Noah Yusuf, Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, in Ilorin Kwara. The purpose of the visit was to seek a partnership from the university for the upcoming 68th Conference of the Historical Society of Nigeria. Professor Aghalino explained that the conference would be a huge gathering of historians, professors, PhD holders and students from across the country, aimed at discussing various aspects of Nigerian history, and their significance in the present and future of the country,…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will soon meet with stakeholders in the broadcasting industry to review the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, this is as the commission revealed that it is considering upward review of television and radio stations licence fees. NBC’s Director General Malam, Balareba Shehu Ilelah disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday. Though the press conference was called to announce the hosting of this year’s African broadcast exhibition (Africast) slated for October 24 to 26 in Lagos, Ilelah however disclosed that the broadcast code would be reviewed after all the stakeholders in the industry…

Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army operating in 81 Division, have intercepted a suspected international drug syndicate smuggling a truck load of substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa en route Sango Otta in Ogun State Responding to actionable intelligence, troops conducted stop and search operations along Ajilete Road in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, during which they intercepted and impounded the suspected truck without Registration number, loaded with 397 wraps of substance suspected to be marijuana. In the preliminary investigations that followed, it was revealed that the illicit substances concealed in the truck were transported from Ghana…

Can NIPC drive Nigeria to become a global investment hub By Sunday Oyinloye According to United Nations projection, Nigeria’s population will be nearly 400 million by the year 2050. Again, UN estimates that five of the eight countries that are expected to make up half of the world’s population growth over the next 27years to be in Africa. Given the current economic challenges that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration has to contend with, characterized by declining GDP, huge indebtedness, serious inflationary pressure, high unemployment rate and unacceptable multi-dimensional poverty level, in addition to the UN population forecast, the task…

Shola Adekunle, the publisher of popular online news website, The Genius Media, and his bride, Mumeenat Opeyemi AbdulSalam, have tied the nuptial knot. The wedding, which had the hashtag #MUJAL ’23, a combination of the bride’s and groom’s names, was held at Imperial Hall, Adjacent Summit University, in Offa, Kwara State, last Saturday, July 8. Journalists, media practitioners and corporate communications executives elegantly dressed in flowery Agbada besieged the colourfully decorated hall with men and women in shades of white and purple in line with the couple’s wedding colours. The Saturday wedding was a twin ceremony, with the Islamic marriage…