Author: Prime Times

Nigeria has contributed immensely to peace efforts in Mali, including the establishment of Level II hospital under the United Nations Peacekeeping force MINUSMA and deployment of peacekeeping contingents in the country. By Anabela Nnamdi, Abuja Nigeria’s Ambassador to Mali, Chikezie Ogbonna Nwachukwu has presented his Letters of Credence to the Transitional President, Col. Assimi Goita at the Kolouba Presidential Palace, Bamako, even as he says President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the peace and unity of West African sub-region The Ambassador expressed his plan to activate and operationalize the existing joint commissions including the draft Mali-Nigeria Commission agreement, military cooperation, and the Bilateral…

Knowledge of organic agriculture keeps improving and one has to keep learning. After learning, I do trials to be able to create processes I will follow to sustain what I have learnt. Mrs Olusola Sowemimo, the founder of Ope Farms says that organic farming, like most businesses, requires deep and constant upgrading of knowledge for sustainability. Sowemimo, who is also a Lawyer at Seyi Sowemimo & Co said this while making an online presentation at a forum organized by Journalists Go Organic Initiative, noting that no day passes without her consciously learning something new. “ Knowledge of organic agriculture keeps…

The man Saliu Mustapha, is a young, vibrant and charismatic Mullah from Kwara, North Central, has been adjudged by political analysts as the best experienced candidate in party administration and a diehard supporter of President Buhari. By Ibrahim Tajudeen Olesin Not just to occupy the coveted position of the National Chairman of the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC) the former governorship aspirant under APC in Kwara state and new Turaki of Ilorin, Alhaji Muhammad Saliu Mustapha will undoubtedly add more values to the party, if elected as the National Chairman of the party for his thoughtful, reflective and determination…

Barely a month after he presented his Letters of Credence to His Royal Majesty Philippe 1, the Belgian King, Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium, Obinna Chiedu Onowu, on Thursday presented Letters of Credence to Ms.Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Onowu served at the Embassy of Nigeria in The Hague, Netherlands, and later at the Embassy of Nigeria in Bujumbura, Burundi before his appointment as an Ambassador by President Muhammadu Buhari last year. Ambassador Onowu is expected to bring his wealth of experience as a seasoned diplomat to strengthen the existing cooperation between Nigeria European Commission. Over the…

Nigerian NBC code specifically prohibits the bidding for sports broadcast rights meant for the Nigeria territory by entity domiciled in another jurisdiction. But in a surprised confession, Multichoice Nigeria admitted that Broadcast rights for the Nigerian territory for content they broadcast in Nigeria are the exclusive preserve of their off shore company which in turn resells those rights to Multichoice Nigeria on an EXCLUSIVE basis By Mohammed Bashir The 8 June, 2021 judgment of the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court presided over by the Honourable Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed, will stand out as the last straw that will…

By : Kayode Abdulazeez, Ilorin Permit me to start this piece with a quote from one of the world foremost spiritual leaders and ambassadors of peace, Dalai Lama, who says “Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Rather, peace means resolving these differences through dialogue, education, knowledge and in human ways”. Christened as ‘state of harmony’, Kwara state has in recent time been at the centre of national news for acrimony within the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party that formed the government at the state. Although to Nigerian politicians, politics…

As He Congratulates Emir of Ilorin Dean of the School of Education University of Kigali in Rwanda, Professor Abdulrasaq Olayinka Oniye has congratulated the Chairman, Kwara Council of Traditional rulers and the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Majesty Alh. (Dr) Ibrahim Zulu-Gambari (OFR) on the peaceful conduct of Eidil-Adha as the Royal father equally bestowed the emirate traditional titles on the prominent members of the emirate who have contributed very significantly to the growth and development of the emirate, Kwara, Nigeria and humanity. This is contained in a statement the Dean of School of Education, University of Kigali, Rwanda, Prof.…

Ivory Forte Entertainment Concepts, the organizers of the annual Miss Eko International Beauty Pageant and Eko Heritage Awards made a huge statement with the two-in-one event held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island. The two-in-one event which featured the maiden edition of Eko Heritage Award, the first of its kind award of honours designed for celebration and appreciation indigenous custodians of the state’s cultural heritage as well as others selected individuals from different walks of life including the Fashion, Agricultural, Media, Oil and Gas industries among others, and of course, the Grand finale of the 2021 Miss Eko International will no…

By Abdul Alli, Abuja Africa’s leading payments technology company,Flutterwave has appointed Mr. Oluwabankole Falade (Bankole) as the new Chief Regulatory and Government Relations Officer. In his role, he will support Flutterwave’s vision by providing strategic oversight and government relation strategies, while ensuring that the interest and needs of the business are aligned with that of the regulators. In a statement signed by Nelly Akpaka, Country Manager – Nigeria and made available to The PrimeTimes The statement reads: “Bankole brings 18 years of experience in law, regulatory affairs, government relations and business development across financial and telecoms industries. Before joining Flutterwave,…

By The PrimeTimes Starsight Energy, the leading African Commercial and Industrial (“C&I”) solar power-as-a-service provider has announced Paul van Zijl as the company’s new Group Chief Financial Officer. This is contained in a press release made available to Time Nigeria and signed by John Nikolaou Account Manager of Starsight Energy Nigeria. According to the statement, “Paul brings over 15 years of emerging market and finance experience to the position and is joining from his previous role as Executive Director of J.P. Morgan’s Sub-Saharan Africa Natural Resources team. “Paul has served in various advisory and corporate finance-related roles in positions at KPMG…