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‎Cooking Gas, Oil Prices Surge Amidst US-Israel-Iran War

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mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet az By Emmanuel Kwada ‎The escalating conflict in the Middle East, marked by coordinated military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel starting February 28, 2026, has triggered a sharp surge in global oil prices, with immediate knock-on effects felt in Nigeria’s energy sector. ‎Depot owners have raised the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas […]Continue Reading
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Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Opens Applications for Sixth PLP Cohort

By The Insight Team 220
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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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 561
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 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 782
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 431
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 361
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 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 342
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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Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers’ Kaduna Summit: Full Inside Account

By The Insight Team 444
Key points: 19 Governors pledge ₦1bn monthly each to new Security Trust Fund Immediate 6-month nationwide mining suspension demanded Full-throated push for State Police as “non-negotiable” Urgent Almajiri reform   By Emmanuel Kwada In a landmark show of unity rarely seen in recent years, the 19 governors of Northern Nigeria, alongside the Continue Reading
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The Perpetual Flame of Revolution: Remembering Comrade Bene Madunagu

By The Insight Team 451
By Chido Onumah On Wednesday, November 26, family, friends, associates and comrades will gather at the headquarters of Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI)—an organisation Bene Madunagu co-founded in 1993—in Calabar, Cross River State, to pay tribute and remember the life and times of one of the leading lights of the radical feminist and socialist movement in Continue Reading
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WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Kanu’s Conviction Caps a Decade-Long Separatist Battle as Insecurity Deepens With Mass Kidnappings, Doctors’ Strike Hits Day 21, Nigeria Misses World Cup 

By The Insight Team 449
By Emmanuel Kwada  Nigeria has witnessed a turbulent week marked by major legal, security, health, and sporting developments. From the conviction of Nnamdi Kanu in a decade-long separatist battle, to nationwide grief as over 400 people were kidnapped in just 72 hours, the nation is confronting multiple crises at once. Doctors remain on strike for […]Continue Reading
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