Author: Prime Times

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…

Many Nigerians may not be aware of the significance of the month of October beyond the registered fact that it is the month of our Independence. The 1st day of the month every year is no doubt a day of celebration for most Nigerians, led by the Federal Government, to mark the independence of the country from colonial rule in 1960. However, for citizens of the modern world, October holds another importance. By Apaokagi, Abdulquadir Abiola Many Nigerians may not be aware of the significance of the month of October beyond the registered fact that it is the month of…

The immediate past Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and Commissioner for Information and Strategy designate in Ogun State, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Odusile has called on Nigerians and those in position of responsibilities not to look down on any Journalist, he added that hoard information from journalists may give room for rumours and insinuations. From Bola Ogunlayi, Ibadan The immediate past Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and Commissioner for Information and Strategy designate in Ogun State, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Odusile has called on Nigerians and those in position of responsibilities not to look down on any Journalist, he added that hoard information from…

Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has hhas been praised for bankrolling the medical expenses of an Ilorin- based veteran journalist, Alhaji Ibrahim Salami. From Saadat Ibraheem , Ilorin Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has hhas been praised for bankrolling the medical expenses of an Ilorin- based veteran journalist, Alhaji Ibrahim Salami. Salami, a former photo journalist with The Herald and later photo editor of the National Pilot newspaper, is billed for a leg surgery at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). The Kwara state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and National League…

…Says ‘Yoruba One Voice’ Group Is A Fraud A Yoruba socio-cultural Organisation in the United Kingdom, Egbe Isokan Yoruba, has condemned the purported rally slated for October 1st 2020, by a newly formed group named ‘Yoruba One Voice’. Adding that achieving Oodua Republic is not day journey. The Group described the intention behind the rally as fraudulent and enjoined Yoruba not to stick out their necks to be brainwashed by a kangaroo arrangement aimed at feathering a selfish nest. In a press statement issued and jointly signed by the President and General Secretary of the group, Chief Akinola Rufus and Mr.…