News

NISO Begins Construction of New Ultra-Modern National Control Centre

By The Insight Team October 1, 2026 64 0

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has commenced construction of a new ultra-modern National Control Centre in Osogbo, Osun State, in a move aimed at strengthening the management, monitoring and operation of Nigeria’s national electricity grid. NISO flagged off the construction on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, with the groundbreaking ceremony performed Continue Reading

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RMRDC Unveils Plan To Turn African Feedstock Into Factories

By The Insight Team September 29, 2026 89 0

…set to unlock Nigeria’s $582bn untapped resource wealth   By Daniel Adaji The Director- General and Chief Executive of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, (RMRDC) Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, has unveiled a five-pillar strategy to transform Africa from an exporter of unprocessed raw materials into a continent that processes its Continue Reading

Opinions

Where on Earth is President Tinubu?

By The Insight Team September 28, 2026 101 0

By Biliyaminu Suraj biliyasuraj1980@yahoo.com Do you remember the video game Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? It was released in 1985 and provided a series of clues to help you find Carmen as she travelled to world. It was similar to the earlier American television series, Lost in Space, following the adventures of a […]Continue Reading

Opinions

Why Institutions Matter for Urban Development in Nigeria

By The Insight Team September 9, 2026 192 0

By Abdul Razaq Balogun Development specialist and Executive Assistant to the EVC, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Nigeria is undergoing one of the fastest urban transitions in the world. Every year, millions of people move to cities in search of better economic opportunities, education, healthcare and improved living standards. According to the World Bank, more than half of Continue Reading

Terrorism Monitor Top Story

Ransom: 9 out of every 10 naira paid to Boko Haram – report

By The Insight Team August 28, 2026 257 0

By The Insight Team Nine out of every 10 naira paid as ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026 went to the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko Haram and its allied cells, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The research group said the faction received N7.0015 […]Continue Reading

Arts Entertainment

Oluwa Dicey Drops Seven-Track Debut EP ‘Old Soldier

By The Insight Team August 27, 2026 164 0

By Sanni Marvelous Nigerian rising star Oluwa Dicey has released his seven-track debut EP, “OLD SOLDIER IN A BOY”, with the project now available for streaming and download worldwide. The EP, released on Thursday, across major streaming platforms, explores themes of resilience, battles fought young, survival, faith and growth. “OLD SOLDIER IN A Continue Reading

Investigations Top Story

Remi Tinubu Foreign Trips Gulp N700m In 12 Months

By The Insight Team August 25, 2026 202 0

By The Insight Team Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, incurred at least N700.71 million in recorded expenditure on five foreign trips between March 2023 and September 2024, an analysis of government payment records has shown. The payments covered trips to the United States, Mozambique, France, the United Kingdom and Ethiopia, with foreign exchange Continue Reading

Uncategorized

How Amani Abuja Is Bridging Nigeria’s Housing Deficit

By The Insight Team August 22, 2026 148 0

The developers of Amani Abuja have unveiled a 50-hectare residential community in Kabusa, Abuja, as part of efforts by private-sector investors to bridge Nigeria’s growing housing deficit and respond to increasing demand for quality homes in the Federal Capital Territory. The project, developed through a partnership involving Kopitar, OMEC Properties and Gynosure Continue Reading

Opinions

The Biggest Risk to Institutions Isn’t Bad Leadership, It’s Leadership That Fails to Develop Others

By The Insight Team August 19, 2026 184 0

By Izuoma Ogwuma, Human Resource expert and HR team lead  at the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation   For six years, the regional programme office ran like clockwork under one manager. She caught problems before they became reports. She knew which vendor would deliver and which one to avoid, which state contact returned calls and which one needed […]Continue Reading

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Staff Threaten Strike Over Alleged Illegal Contract Appointments at NEPC

By The Insight Team July 29, 2026 552 0

Staff of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) have threatened to embark on industrial action over what they described as the planned illegal re-engagement of four retired and retiring officers on contract appointments, alleging that the move violates the Public Service Rules (PSR) and undermines due process. The development marks the latest controversy to engulf Continue Reading

Economy Opinions

The Ownership Deficit: Africa’s Real Talent Problem Is Not Talent

By The Insight Team July 20, 2026 262 0

By Great Ukazim, Founder, Beingsphere We were moving offices a few years ago, and in the middle of the chaos, a colleague pointed at a good, sturdy table and said we should leave it behind. Buying a new one would be cheaper than moving this one, he said. But something made me ask him: if […]Continue Reading

Economy

Healthy Diet: N70,000 Minimum Wage Runs Dry After 12 Days – Report

By The Insight Team July 16, 2026 267 0

By The Insight Team Workers earning Nigeria’s N70,000 national minimum wage can afford only about 12 days of healthy feeding if they live in Ekiti, Imo or Bayelsa, where the cost of nutritious meals is highest, an analysis of the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) report has shown. […]Continue Reading