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‎Tinubu, Nnaji Advance South–South Cooperation ‎

By The Insight Team August 27, 2025 515

‎By Felix Ale, PhD ‎ ‎Nigeria and Brazil have entered a new era of South–South cooperation with the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation. ‎ ‎The agreement, recently signed in Brasília by Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Continue Reading

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FG received N12.3 trillion ($7.89bn) loans, grants to tackle poverty, but more Nigerians sink deeper into poverty

By The Insight Team August 27, 2025 1605

Cost of living in urban centres is too high for the average salary earner Rural dwellers can’t survive on earnings from their farms From 2019 to 2025, Nigeria has been the destination of a floodgate of loans and grants for conditional and unconditional cash transfers The payment of cash transfers is not transparent Tinubu’s palliatives […]Continue Reading

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‎COREN Sets Up Committee to Review Engineers Act

By The Insight Team August 27, 2025 407

‎The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has inaugurated a committee to review the Engineers Act (as Amended) 2018, in a move aimed at strengthening regulation and aligning the profession with global best practices. ‎ ‎The inaugural meeting of the committee took place on Tuesday, at COREN Headquarters in Abuja. ‎ Continue Reading

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‎Nigeria, Brazil Sign Space Technology deal for Global Development

By The Insight Team August 26, 2025 460

‎Nigeria and Brazil have deepened their South-South cooperation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), placing space technology and applications at the core of efforts to drive growth, sustainability, and security. ‎ ‎The agreement was signed in Brasília, Brazil, by Nigeria’s Continue Reading

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‎Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, OPTS, OHCSF Deepen Investment in Civil Service Training

By The Insight Team August 25, 2025 511

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, in partnership with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), has launched the second edition of its Federal Civil Service Directors’ Training Programme. ‎ ‎The initiative, unveiled at a ceremony in Abuja recently, brings together senior government Continue Reading

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‎NASRDA Gets Presidential Approval For Four New Satellites

By The Insight Team August 23, 2025 1758

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has secured presidential approval to launch four new satellites, a move described as a landmark step toward redefining Nigeria’s technological trajectory. ‎ ‎Dr. Felix Ale, Director of Media and Corporate Communications of NASRDA, disclosed this over the weekend while speaking with journalists Continue Reading

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Global Rights Trains CSOs in Anambra on Regulatory Compliance

By The Insight Team August 16, 2025 461

Global Rights, an international civil society group, has organised a two-day training on regulatory compliance and civic space strengthening for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Anambra State. The initiative aims to help CSOs in the state align their operations with their objectives while adhering to established regulatory procedures. Speaking at the end of the Continue Reading

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Rights Group Slams Governor Bago Over Badeggi FM Shutdown

By The Insight Team August 13, 2025 449

  The Sterling Law Centre (SLC), a Civic Society Organisation (CSO) has issued a strongly worded press statement denouncing the directive by Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, to seal Badeggi 90.1 FM Minna and revoke the station’s broadcasting license. The Centre described the action as a “reckless abuse of executive power, calculated to muzzle Continue Reading

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Lassa Fever Outbreak Claims 155 Lives in 2025, NCDC Reports 

By The Insight Team August 6, 2025 524

By Emmanuel Kwada The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a grim milestone in the ongoing battle against Lassa fever, with 155 deaths recorded in 2025. According to the NCDC’s latest Situation Report for Week 29 (July 14–20, 2025), the country has seen 822 confirmed cases of the viral hemorrhagic fever […]Continue Reading

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Meta Shuts Down Over 7 Million WhatsApp Accounts Linked to Scammers

By The Insight Team August 6, 2025 549

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

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‎Nigeria’s Capital Inflow Plummets 51.9% in Q3 2023 Despite Year-on-Year Growth, NBS Reports

By The Insight Team August 5, 2025 750

By Emmanuel Kwada ‎Nigeria’s capital importation took a sharp downturn in the third quarter of 2024, dropping by 51.90% to $1.25 billion from $2.60 billion in Q2 2024, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). ‎Despite this quarterly decline, the $1,252.66 million recorded in Q3 2024 reflects a robust 91.35% […]Continue Reading

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WAEC Releases 2025 WASSCE Results: 9.75% Withheld, Only 38.32% Pass Maths, English

By The Insight Team August 5, 2025 6103

By Emmanuel Kwada The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates, revealing a significant decline in academic performance. Only 38.32% of candidates achieved credits and above in at least five subjects, including the critical benchmarks of English Continue Reading