Economy Investigations

Ministry Of Information To Spend Over ₦9bn Outside Statutory Mandate

By The Insight Team July 6, 2026 373

By The Insight Team The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation has earmarked ₦9.49 billion in its 2026 budget for road construction, health centres, boreholes, food distribution, empowerment programmes, classrooms, transformers and other constituency-style projects that appear unrelated to its statutory mandate of public information management, Continue Reading

Economy Opinions

Nigeria’s Public Institutions Need Young Talent — Young Talent Is Not Interested

By The Insight Team June 30, 2026 253

By Chioma Bright-Uhara, Deputy Director of Communications, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation   I did not grow up planning to care about public service. My parents were public servants, and while I watched them show up for their careers with dedication, that path simply did not feel like mine. When I was thinking about my future, other options […]Continue Reading

Terrorism Monitor Top Story

‎Borno, Katsina, Zamfara Lead as Violence Claims 15,000 Lives in One Year – Report

By The Insight Team June 26, 2026 444

By The Insight Team ‎ ‎Violence across Nigeria claimed 15000 lives in the 12 months between July 2025 and June 2026, with Borno, Katsina and Zamfara emerging as the country’s deadliest conflict hotspots. This is according to data by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), a global conflict data repository. ‎ ‎The data, […]Continue Reading

Economy Opinions

Beyond Training: Building Systems That Let Africa’s Public Servants Deliver

By The Insight Team June 22, 2026 230

By Chioma Njoku, Director of Programmes, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation   Africa does not have a talent problem. Walk into any ministry, any government agency, any public institution in Nigeria, and I dare say, across the continent, and you will find people who are capable, committed and aware of what needs to change. What you will also […]Continue Reading

Economy

Half the Month Hungry: Minimum Wage Fails Food Needs

By The Insight Team June 11, 2026 272

The Insight Team Nigeria’s new minimum wage may have offered temporary relief to workers, but fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) suggests that it falls far short of guaranteeing something more fundamental — access to a healthy diet. The NBS’s latest Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) report shows that the average […]Continue Reading

News

Better Buildings Can Create Safer Communities – CORBON

By The Insight Team June 10, 2026 564

The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Samson Ameh Opaluwah, has said that adopting better building practices and sustainable construction methods is critical to creating safer, more resilient communities across Nigeria. Speaking at the 3rd Environmental Design Conference (EDCON) on Tuesday, organised by the Faculty of Environmental Design Continue Reading

Tribute

Diaspora Advocacy: Youth Voices in Times of National Crisis

By The Insight Team June 6, 2026 322

How a generation of Nigerian students in Britain took their country’s future into their own hands In the middle of 1967, as Nigeria descended into the bloodiest conflict in its short post-independence history, a group of Nigerian students based in Great Britain made a decision that was equal parts bold and improbable. Rather than watching […]Continue Reading

Banking Business Economy

‎Analysis: Why N5.08tn Remains Outside Nigeria’s Banking System

By The Insight Team June 6, 2026 259

By The Insight Team ‎Nigeria’s cash-based economy continues to defy years of financial inclusion campaigns and cashless policy initiatives, with a staggering N5.08tn remaining outside the banking system as of April 2026. ‎ ‎Latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria shows that out of N5.65tn in currency circulating across the country, only Continue Reading

Economy News

Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Returns as ICSC 2026 Diamond Partner

By The Insight Team May 22, 2026 316

By Sanni Marvelous The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has returned as Diamond Partner for the 2026 International Civil Service Conference (ICSC), reaffirming its commitment to strengthening public sector reforms and service delivery in Nigeria. The conference, convened by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, was held from May 20 to 21 […]Continue Reading

Banking News

‎ITMB Posts Strong Earnings, Announces N1.46bn Dividend

By The Insight Team May 21, 2026 338

By Daniel Adaji ‎ ‎Shareholders of Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank Plc have approved a gross dividend payout of N1.46bn for the 2025 financial year. ‎ ‎This is as the mortgage lender posted stronger earnings despite persistent affordability and accessibility challenges confronting Nigeria’s housing finance sector. ‎ ‎The Continue Reading

News

Be Active in Nigerian Politics, Forum Urges Professionals

By The Insight Team May 12, 2026 372

Professionals across Nigeria’s major sectors have been urged to actively participate in politics and governance processes to help strengthen democracy, improve public policies and drive national development. The call was made on Tuesday in Abuja during a forum themed, “Nigerian Professionals and Sustainable Democracy: Issues and Perspectives,” Continue Reading

Opinions

The Cost of Reform

By The Insight Team March 30, 2026 353

By Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, Executive Vice-Chair, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Last week in Abuja, we celebrated the graduation of Cohort 5 of the AIG Public Leaders Programme. Sixty-eight senior public servants from seven African countries completed the programme and joined a growing community of reform-minded leaders working across the continent. Moments like these deserve Continue Reading