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Dangote at 69: The Man Building Africa’s Industrial Backbone

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mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az pin up pin up az mostbet pin up mostbet mostbet By Abiodun Alade As Aliko Dangote turns 69, his story demands to be read not as a biography of wealth, but as a case study in Africa’s unfinished industrial argument. For decades, the continent has lived with a structural contradiction. It exports raw materials and imports finished goods. It produces crude oil but imports refined […]Continue Reading
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‎BVN Update: 10 New Rules You Need to Know, Effective May 1

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By Emmanuel Kwada The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced sweeping reforms to the Bank Verification Number (BVN) framework, with 10 key changes set to take effect from May 1, 2026. The measures, aimed at tightening digital banking security and significantly reducing fraud, will directly impact how millions of Nigerians access mobile apps, switch […]Continue Reading
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Tinubu: Subsidy Removal to Tax Burdens – Billions Borrowed, Limited Relief for Ordinary Nigerians

By The Insight Team 167
By Emmanuel Kwada More than two years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration removed fuel subsidies, secured billions in fresh loans from multilateral lenders, and aggressively widened the tax net, the promised economic turnaround remains elusive for millions of ordinary Nigerians. Instead, a deepening cost-of-living crisis, persistent insecurity, and soaring Continue Reading
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WTO Talks in Yaounde Collapse Over E-commerce Duties.

By The Insight Team 85
By Emmanuel Kwada High-stakes negotiations at the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé ended without a breakthrough on extending the long-standing moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions, delivering a significant setback to efforts to safeguard global digital trade. The moratorium, in place since 1998 and routinely Continue Reading
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‎Power Minister Adelabu Admits Blackout Has Deepened Hardship, Apologises to Nigerians

By The Insight Team 122
By Emmanuel Kwada ‎Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday publicly apologised to citizens over the persistent and crippling electricity outages that have plunged large parts of the country into darkness for weeks, admitting that the blackouts have significantly worsened hardship amid the intense dry-season heat. ‎Speaking at a press conference in Continue Reading
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President Tinubu Hails Enduring Nigeria-UK Ties at Windsor Castle Banquet, First in 37 Years

By The Insight Team 120
By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria addressed a glittering state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening, March 18, 2026, as the guest of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The event marked the first full state visit by a Nigerian president to the United Kingdom in nearly four decades, the last […]Continue Reading
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EXPLAINER: What Does CBN’s Order to Restrict Banking Services to Loan Defaulters Mean?

By The Insight Team 207
key points: What exactly is a “large-ticket obligor” What services are restricted? Does this affect everyone who has ever defaulted on a loan? What does this mean for businesses and the economy? What about ordinary Nigerians? Why is the CBN doing this?   By Emmanuel Kwada The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a […]Continue Reading
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Fuel Subsidy Removal Pushes 63% of Nigerians into Poverty, Study Reveals

By The Insight Team 179
By Emmanuel Kwada A new independent study has revealed that Nigeria’s national poverty rate surged to approximately 63% in the immediate aftermath of the federal government’s removal of petrol subsidies in 2023, underscoring the profound short-term welfare costs of the country’s bold economic reforms. The findings, presented by Dr. Mohammed Shuaibu, a Continue Reading
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‎How Some Countries Effectively Police Their Forests: Lessons for Nigeria

By The Insight Team 168
By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria’s vast forests, once symbols of biodiversity and rural livelihoods, have tragically transformed into deadly strongholds for bandits, kidnappers, illegal loggers, and in some cases, terrorist affiliates. These ungoverned spaces; spanning notorious areas like Sambisa Forest in Borno, Kamuku National Park across Kaduna and neighboring states, Continue Reading
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