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EXPLAINER: What Does CBN’s Order to Restrict Banking Services to Loan Defaulters Mean?

By The Insight Team 79
mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet 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 57
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 98
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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Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Opens Applications for Sixth PLP Cohort

By The Insight Team 73
Sanni Marvelous The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has opened applications for the sixth cohort of its flagship AIG Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP), a six-month executive education initiative aimed at strengthening public sector leadership across Africa. The Foundation disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The programme, delivered by the Blavatnik School of Government at Continue Reading
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The Most Common Cyberthreats for Businesses

By The Insight Team 142
By  Tristan Gaudiaut, Jan 19, 2026 As AI-related capabilities and vulnerabilities are accelerating at an unprecedented pace, cyber-enabled fraud continues to proliferate worldwide, with several major cybercrime cases having made the headlines recently. According to the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 published by the World Economic Forum in January, phishing or Continue Reading
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FG vs ASUU: 3 Years Lost to Strikes, Nigerian Lecturers Secure 40% Salary Increase in New Agreement, But Efficacy Remains Uncertain

By The Insight Team 230
Key points:  40% salary hike for academic staff from Jan 2026, with new CATA allowance for research, conferences, Professors get ₦1.7-1.8m yearly. ‎Better pension, retirement at 70 with full salary, and increased funding & autonomy for universities. ‎Elected academic leaders, no punishment for past strikes, and agreement reviewed every 3 years. ‎ ‎Professor’s Continue Reading
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EXPLAINER: How 7.5% VAT on Bank Transfers, USSD Transactions Starting January 19 Affects You

By The Insight Team 478
By Emmanuel Kwada Starting Monday, January 19, 2026, if you send money through your mobile banking app, use USSD codes like *737# or *919#, or rely on fintech platforms such as OPay, Kuda, Moniepoint, or Palmpay for daily transfers, bill payments, or small business transactions, you will start seeing extra charge on the service fees […]Continue Reading
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OPINION: Dangote Deserves Red Carpet Reception, Thunderous Applause

By The Insight Team 157
By Nduka Uzuakpundu It appears eerily quiet, for now, in the petroleum sector of the Nigerian economy. The recent dust raised by the heated disagreement between the Dangote Group, headed by business mogul and Africa’s cousin of Elon Musk, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and the skippers of National Union of Petroleum and National Gas Workers of […]Continue Reading
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Tinubu’s New Year Promises: Atiku, Others Question Impact on Poor Nigerians

By The Insight Team 209
By Emmanuel Kwada  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s optimistic New Year’s address, touting 2025 economic gains and pledging further reforms, tax harmonisation, and security improvements for 2026, has faced immediate backlash from opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who branded the administration “incompetent” and accused Continue Reading
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“Your Duty is to Protect Nigerians, Not Extort Them”: NBA Blasts IGP Over Planned Resumption of Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement

By The Insight Team 188
By Emmanuel Kwada The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the Nigeria Police Force’s decision to resume enforcement of the controversial tinted glass permit policy from January 2, 2026, describing it as an unlawful extortion scheme and a blatant disregard for the rule of law. In a fiery press conference held in Abuja, NBA […]Continue Reading
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