Author: Prime Times

By The PrimeTimes The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said Nigerians must complete their National Identity Number (NIN) registration, even if their Bank Verification Number (BVN) generates NIN. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said Nigerians must complete their National Identity Number (NIN) registration, even if their Bank Verification Number (BVN) generates NIN. NIMC offered this clarification via its Twitter feed on Tuesday. “If your NIN was generated due to the BVN record harmonization with the National Identity Database, you will not have access to the NIMC mobile app and your NIN-SIM integration will be invalid. “Kindly visit…

Four people have been left dead–including a woman who was shot in the chest–after an army of Donald Trump supporters invaded Capitol Hill (the building that houses the US Senate and House of Representatives) in a bid to overturn the election victory of Joe Biden. By Jude Egbas Four people have been left dead–including a woman who was shot in the chest–after an army of Donald Trump supporters invaded Capitol Hill (the building that houses the US Senate and House of Representatives) in a bid to overturn the election victory of Joe Biden. Democrat Biden won the US presidential election…

· As Total Case Now 101, 331 The PrimeTimes The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,244 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), making the total number of infections in the country to 101,331. The is contained in the NCDC official website, Monday. The agency also confirmed additional three coronavirus-related deaths in the country in the past 24 hours. Reports have it that, last week the country recorded more than 9,800 cases within seven days, thus surpassing its earlier weekly record of COVID-19 infections. Available data shows that between Jan. 3 and 9, the country recorded 9,833 cases,…

As part of measures to cushioning effect of flood disaster that wreck havoc in Jigawa State, the state Emergency Management Agency has started the distribution of input to about 35,000 farmers affected in 2020. As part of measures to cushioning effect of flood disaster that wreck havoc in Jigawa State, the state Emergency Management Agency has started the distribution of input to about 35,000 farmers affected in 2020. Speaking to the newsmen in Dutse, the executive secretary of the agency, Alhaji Yusif Sani, on Tuesday said that items distributed were the leftover of those provided by the Federal Government for…

As part of the new environment being created for the implementation of public-private partnership (PPP) projects, the federal government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and African Finance Corporation and other financial institutions is to float a N15 trillion infrastructure fund. As part of the new environment being created for the implementation of public-private partnership (PPP) projects, the federal government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and African Finance Corporation and other financial institutions is to float a N15 trillion infrastructure fund. The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo,…

A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced an Internet fraudster, Ibrahim Tunde-Akinsola, to a 12-month jail term over a US$1,750 fraud. From Bola Ogunlayi, Ibadan A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced an Internet fraudster, Ibrahim Tunde-Akinsola, to a 12-month jail term over a US$1,750 fraud. Justice Patricia Ajoku who delivered the judgments said was convicted based on the evidence before her and plea bargain agreement he entered into with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ajoku said:”This judgment is in line with the provisions of Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act…

With the global AIDS response off track and COVID-19 derailing progress, a new report shows many countries have not adopted key policies aligned with scientific breakthroughs in HIV. Ahead of World AIDS Day, the 2020 Global HIV Policy Report tracks laws and policies in 194 countries and finds that, across 33 different issues related to HIV treatment, prevention, and the legal environment, no country in Africa has policies fully in line with WHO, UNAIDS, and other international standards. “Laws and policies drive who has access to the benefits of cutting edge HIV science, how people living with and affected by HIV…

APC has a manifesto (a very fine one at that) and PDP should apologize to Nigerians for detailing its mercenaries in the Buhari administration – including Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Agency CEOs, Board Chairmen, Directors, Security and Intelligence Chiefs – to ensure that policies, programmes, projects and practices of the Buhari administration are not reflective of the APC manifesto. Our attention has been drawn to the mischievous and regrettable savage attack by Kola Ologbondiyan’s PDP on our party, All Progressives Congress (APC), which is also an attack on a key objective of South-East APC Presidency Project 2023, that is, to use…

Racial Equity 2030 seeks to scale transformative ideas that will improve the lives of children, families and communities across the globe. W.K. Kellogg Foundation has announced the launch of Racial Equity 2030, a call for bold solutions to drive an equitable future for children, families and communities across the globe. This came in honor of the foundation’s 90th anniversary, the Challenge will award $90 million to invite, build and scale actionable ideas for transformative change in the systems and institutions that uphold inequities. “Racial Equity 2030 is an invitation to build on this moment and advance equity,” said La June Montgomery…

The President of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), Ayoyemi Mojoyinola has faulted the establishment of the Special Weapon and Tactics Team (SWAT) unit as an immediate replacement of the Special Anti-robbery squad (SARS) which was disbanded following massive protests by Nigerian youths in reaction against the widespread brutality and injustice experienced in the hands of SARS operatives. The President of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), Ayoyemi Mojoyinola has faulted the establishment of the Special Weapon and Tactics Team (SWAT) unit as an immediate replacement of the Special Anti-robbery squad (SARS) which was disbanded following massive protests…