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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Nigeria’s minister of forgery and innovation, Christian genocide, and poverty sparks debates

By The Insight Team October 11, 2025 646

By Emmanuel Kwada This week’s headlines paint a Nigeria at a crossroads: scandalous forgery topples a minister, exposing systemic deceit that erodes trust and billions in economic potential; the World Bank slams Tinubu’s reforms for causing 139 million to sink deeper into poverty, risking a ‘lost generation’ amid 34% inflation. Women drown in drug Continue Reading

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The Rise and Fall of Uche Nnaji: A Tech Minister’s Turbulent Journey

By The Insight Team October 9, 2025 1468

Key points:  Overcame 1978 hardship, studied UNN 1981-85, built pharmaceutical empire Secured 2022 APC nomination, pushed tech-driven growth as contender Led 2023-25 AI, biotech, STEM as minister, faced credential doubts 2025 Premium Times exposé revealed fake UNN degree, NYSC fraud Resigned 2025 amid forgery scandal, faces EFCC probe, public outrage.   By Continue Reading

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The Coming Death of NUPENG

By The Insight Team September 26, 2025 530

 By Abiodun Alade  A storm is gathering over one of Nigeria’s most powerful labour unions, and the thunderclap may soon bring its roof down. Once upon a time, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) wore the robe of a fearless defender of workers’ rights. Today, it is accused of having shed […]Continue Reading

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‎Yoruba Council, Groups Laud Dangote Refinery, Warn Against Falsehoods

By The Insight Team September 20, 2025 535

  The Yoruba Council Worldwide (Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye), the apex umbrella body for all Yoruba indigenous people globally, alongside more than 30 civil society groups, has commended Dangote Refinery for its consistent reduction in the price of petroleum products. ‎ ‎Led by Aare Oladotun Hassan, the delegation on Friday paid a courtesy visit to […]Continue Reading

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Red19 Global, Aafin Ilu set for International Art Exhibition in Osun, U.K

By The Insight Team September 18, 2025 724

By Clement Adeyi Red19 Global, in collaboration with Aafin Ilu Cultural Centre, is set to present an extraordinary cross-continental art exhibition. The theme of the event is: “Cultural Words, Ancient Voices” (Óro Asa, Ohun Atijo in Yoruba parlance). While the official opening ceremony will take place on 20th-30th September 2025, the event will also run Continue Reading

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‎Happi LC SEP Combats Waste, Tackles Youth Unemployment in Suleja ‎

By The Insight Team September 16, 2025 915

By Sanni Marvelous ‎ ‎Happi LC & Totes has taken on the twin challenges of youth unemployment and environmental waste in Suleja, Niger State, with its Sustainable Entrepreneurship Project (SEP). ‎ ‎The two-day programme, themed “Turning Craft into Climate Action,” was organised in partnership with United Evangelical Church, Continue Reading

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Dangote Urges Prioritisation of Food Security in Africa

By The Insight Team September 15, 2025 502

‎… AfricaRice seeks investments, public-private partnerships ‎ ‎By The Insight ‎President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for the prioritisation of food security and self-sufficiency across Africa, stressing the continent’s vast agricultural potential. ‎Speaking over the weekend Continue Reading

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Weekly Roundup: Tinubu Orders Food Price Reduction, Ex-NNPCL Boss in EFCC Net, 166 Lives Lost to Insecurity, Crashes, Floods, Others

By The Insight Team September 12, 2025 725

By The Insight Team Nigeria’s week in review reveals a harrowing toll: President Tinubu orders swift measures to curb soaring food prices amid economic strain, a former NNPCL boss, Mele Kyari, was arrested by the EFCC over refinery probe, and over 166 lives claimed by rampant insecurity, deadly accidents, devastating floods. Senator Natasha stays suspended, […]Continue Reading

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Dangote Refinery: One Year, One Refinery, A Nation Transformed

By The Insight Team September 3, 2025 589

By Abiodun Alade In just 12 months, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has shifted Nigeria from fuel importer to regional energy supplier, stabilised its currency, slashed fuel costs, and sparked an industrial revival. As Africa’s largest refinery marks its first year of operation, it stands as a bold symbol of private ambition driving national transformation. One […]Continue Reading

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Cooking Gas Prices Drop Slightly by 1.91% in July 2025, NBS Reports

By The Insight Team September 3, 2025 657

By Emmanuel Kwada ‎The average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, decreased by 1.91% on a month-on-month basis, dropping from N21,010.56 in June 2025 to N20,609.48 in July 2025, according to the latest LPG Price Watch Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics […]Continue Reading

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Nigeria’s Top Tales: Stories You Can’t Miss This Week

By The Insight Team August 29, 2025 818

By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria is grappling with a whirlwind of crises and breakthroughs that have gripped the nation this week, from staggering kidnapping ransoms to political firestorms threatening to reshape the 2027 elections. Here’s a deep dive into the stories dominating headlines, revealing a country at a crossroads of insecurity, political division, and economic Continue Reading

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Meta Shuts Down Over 7 Million WhatsApp Accounts Linked to Scammers

By The Insight Team August 6, 2025 642

By Emmanuel Kwada Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, announced on Tuesday that it has terminated approximately 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts associated with scammers in the first half of 2025, as part of a robust crackdown on fraudulent activities plaguing the popular messaging platform. The accounts, primarily operated by organized criminal gangs in Southeast Asia, Continue Reading