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Nigeria will not be left behind in technology – Osinbajo

By The Insight Team January 17, 2023 690 0

VP headlines Interswitch 20th anniversary event in Lagos *Says Africa is next frontier in innovations  With the rapid growth of innovation and technology recorded over the years globally, there are even more exciting new frontiers to be explored and harnessed by Nigeria’s talented and enterprising young entrepreneurs. This was the view of Vice President Yemi Continue Reading

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Nigeria faces rice scarcity in 2023, but…

By The Insight Team January 11, 2023 1252 0

By Daniel Adaji Key Points Floods ravaged rice-producing belts in Nigeria in 2022 Historically, there is always rice scarcity after every flood in Nigeria Prices of locally-produced rice will increase in 2023 due to scarcity Rice farmers have not received support from government to enable them recover from the losses An institute in Niger State […]Continue Reading

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Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine

By The Insight Team November 25, 2022 863 0

By Michael Kahn, Anna Koper and Robert Muller Key points E.Europe arms companies step up production for Ukraine Hope to find new markets as defence spends rise Can produce and service Soviet-era and NATO-standard weaponry Poland, Czechs among big suppliers of military aid to Kyiv Industry’s history stretches from 1800s and through Cold War Eastern […]Continue Reading

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Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) Plc is significantly scaling up-Dangote

By The Insight Team November 24, 2022 964 0

President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji, Aliko Dangote, has announced that the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) Plc is significantly scaling up its investment in the sugar sub-sector in line with the requirement of the Nigeria Sugar Master plan (NSMP). Speaking at the Flag off Ceremony of the 2022/2023 Crushing Season and Outgrower Scheme Awards in […]Continue Reading

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COVID-19: Nigerian farmers yet to recover from impact of pandemic

By The Insight Team November 1, 2022 818 Post a comment

By Theophilus Abbah and Daniel Adaji While public attention on the COVID-19 pandemic has decreased, its impact on local farmers persists. Now farmers are struggling against heavy inflation to recover their businesses, attract customers, and regain their lost footing. La’ah Dauda is the President of the Progressives’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society in Continue Reading

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FactCheck: No, Nigeria hasn’t introduced N5,000 and N2,000 banknotes

By The Insight Team October 28, 2022 1239 0

By David Ajikobi A video posted on Facebook in July 2021 shows piles of what seem to be Nigerian naira banknotes. A hand lifts bundles of the notes to the camera, revealing that they have the insignia and name of the central bank and are in denominations of N5,000 and N2,000. A woman’s voice can […]Continue Reading

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Dangote: Priority investments in infrastructure, core industries will boost Nigeria’s Economy

By The Insight Team October 20, 2022 685 0

By Daniel Adaji …Says a ‘newly industrialized Nigeria within 10 years is possible Business magnate and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has identified priority investments in infrastructure and core industries among other recommendations, as vital panaceas to boost Nigeria’s economy to its desired level among contemporary nations and in the Continue Reading

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CISA commends military actions against economic saboteurs, vessel of oil thieves

By The Insight Team October 20, 2022 709 0

By Daniel Adaji A Non-governmental Organisation, Citizens Initiative for Security Awareness (CISA) has commended the drastic measures taken by the Nigerian military in curtailing the excesses of pipeline vandals, sea pirates and other economic saboteurs. The group also decried call for sack of Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor, by some interest groups over […]Continue Reading

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Buhari to Ministers: we have met the yearning of Nigerians

By The Insight Team October 18, 2022 783 0

By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja declared open the last Ministerial Performance Review Retreat of this administration, saying high-impact projects have been implemented across the country meeting the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians. Addressing the Retreat organised to evaluate the level of progress made in the implementation of the Nine Continue Reading

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MAN condemns invasion of Dangote Cement Plant by Kogi State Govt

By The Insight Team October 7, 2022 801 0

…says move will discourage new investments, potential investors By Daniel Adaji The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has strongly condemned the invasion of Dangote Cement Plant on Wednesday by the state’s security outfit, the Vigilantes, on the order of the State Governor Yahaya Bello, noting that such action will discourage new investments in the Continue Reading

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Court grants MRA permission to challenge NBC’s refusal to disclose payment of license fees by Broadcasting Stations

By The Insight Team October 6, 2022 743 0

By Daniel Adaji A Federal High Court in Lagos today granted Media Rights Agenda (MRA) leave to proceed with its Freedom of Information (FOI) suit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for refusing to disclose details of payments of license fees by broadcasting stations and platforms operating in Nigeria and the amount owed the Commission […]Continue Reading

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How Africa’s free trade area can succeed – President Buhari

By The Insight Team September 30, 2022 734 0

By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will succeed if African governments demonstrate a higher level of commitment to tackle the slow pace of physical integration, political cooperation and tariff barriers that inhibit business integration.   Addressing the second African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network Continue Reading