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Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Champions Primary Healthcare at Africa Forum

By The Insight Team July 16, 2025 619

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has reiterated its commitment to strengthening primary healthcare systems in Africa by sharing practical lessons and success stories at the Africa Primary Healthcare Forum held in Abuja on July 14 and 15, 2025.   The forum, hosted by the West African Institute of Public Health (WAIPH), brought together health leaders and policy […]Continue Reading

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‎APPA Decries Intimidation, Rejects House of Reps Verdict on NELMCO Petition ‎

By The Insight Team July 13, 2025 587

  ‎The Association for Public Policy Analysis (APPA) has rejected the ruling delivered by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets over its petition against the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO), describing it as “hasty, biased, and unfair.” ‎ ‎In a letter dated July 11, 2025, and addressed to Continue Reading

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‎BPSR, KAS Launch Leadership Reform Programmes for MDAs

By The Insight Team July 10, 2025 622

‎ ‎The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) and Germany’s Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) have launched a leadership reform programme targeting newly-appointed boards of federal agencies, commissions, and parastatals. ‎ ‎The high-level induction workshop, scheduled for early August in Abuja, will bring together over 50 participants Continue Reading

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‎NADF, Partners Sign MoU to Launch All-Season Demonstration Farm in Katsina ‎

By The Insight Team July 10, 2025 548

‎The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has formalized a new public-private partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a 50-hectare all-season demonstration farm at Sabke Dam, Katsina State. ‎ ‎Signed on Wednesday during a formal ceremony attended by the Governor of Katsina State, key lawmakers, Continue Reading

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‎From Satellites to Soil: How NASRDA Backs Tinubu’s Food Vision

By The Insight Team July 8, 2025 621

Daniel Adaji ‎ ‎ ‎In a quiet, wood-paneled conference hall at Hawthorn Suites in Abuja, scientists, policymakers, and agricultural experts from across West Africa gathered, not just for another workshop, but for what could be a turning point in the region’s fight against hunger. ‎ ‎At the heart of this moment stood the National Continue Reading

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Adako to Present Groundbreaking AI Research at Autism Conference ‎

By The Insight Team July 6, 2025 624

Oyeyemi Patricia Adako, a respected autism advocate and internationally published researcher, will headline this year’s Orange Ribbon Initiative conference a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Guaranty Trust ‎Bank Limited. ‎ ‎The event will take place in Lagos from July 15 to 16, 2025, and marks 15 years of advancing autism inclusion in Continue Reading

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‎BPSR Urges Tech-Driven Solutions to Boundary Disputes ‎

By The Insight Team July 4, 2025 636

‎The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has called for the integration of advanced technology in addressing boundary-related disputes across Nigeria, citing the critical role such solutions can play in fostering peace, security, and national cohesion. ‎ ‎Speaking at the July edition of the BPSR Lunchtime Seminar in Abuja on Thursday, Director Continue Reading

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Six Years Blackout: Odoro Ikot Communities Drag PHEDC to Reps Over Disconnection

By The Insight Team July 4, 2025 644

…Reps Give PHEDC One Week to Restore Power After six agonizing years of darkness, the people of Odoro Ikot in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have cried out to the House of Representatives, seeking justice over the prolonged disconnection of power to their communities. On Monday, July 1, 2025, representatives of […]Continue Reading

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Blended Finance: A Model for Nigeria’s Public Sector

By The Insight Team July 3, 2025 1062

By Bukky Akinsemoyin, Director, Funding & Partnerships, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation In the first quarter of 2024, Nigeria allocated more than 70% of its revenue to servicing debt, a staggering figure that leaves little room to fund critical development sectors such as healthcare, education, infrastructure, and public service delivery. This fiscal pressure is not unique Continue Reading

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‎DSS, NELMCO Frustrating Lawful Probe, Says Policy Group

By The Insight Team July 3, 2025 698

‎DSS, NELMCO Frustrating Lawful Probe, Says Policy Group ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎The Association for Public Policy Analysis (APPA) has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) of obstructing an ongoing investigation by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets. ‎ Continue Reading

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Stella George Emerges First Female Nigerian Club Growth Director

By The Insight Team July 1, 2025 581

Stella George, DTM, has made history as the first Nigerian woman elected as Club Growth Director of Toastmasters International District 130, covering 12 countries in West and Central Africa. Her election was announced during the district’s annual business meeting held in May 2025, as part of the Toastmasters District 130 Annual Conference in Niamey. In […]Continue Reading

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‎NASRDA, ANSO, AIRCAS Partner to Digitally Transform Agriculture in West Africa

By The Insight Team July 1, 2025 750

‎ The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), in partnership with the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) and the Alliance of International Science Organisations (ANSO), has launched a regional training workshop to advance digital agriculture across West Africa using satellite technology. ‎ Continue Reading