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‎NASRDA Gets Presidential Approval For Four New Satellites

By The Insight Team August 23, 2025 1791

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 477

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 461

  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 552

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

Business News

Meta Shuts Down Over 7 Million WhatsApp Accounts Linked to Scammers

By The Insight Team August 6, 2025 568

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 777

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

Education News

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

By The Insight Team August 5, 2025 6156

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

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D’Tigress Roar to Historic Fifth Consecutive AfroBasket Title, Subduing Mali in a Commanding 78-64 Victory

By The Insight Team August 4, 2025 713

By Emmanuel Kwada In a display of sheer dominance and unrelenting spirit, Nigeria’s D’Tigress have cemented their legacy as the undisputed queens of African basketball, clinching their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship title with a commanding 78-64 victory over Mali in the final on Sunday night at the Palais des Sports de Continue Reading

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NASRDA Makes History, Sends Indigenous Seeds to Space

By The Insight Team August 2, 2025 926

History was made on Friday, as the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) successfully launched Nigerian indigenous seeds to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard NASA’s Crew-11 Mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The Director of Media and Corporate Communications at NASRDA, Dr. Felix Ale, described the event as a Continue Reading

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‎Power: Stakeholders Urge Govt to Enforce Safety Standards, Fund Certifications

By The Insight Team August 1, 2025 459

‎…Urge Transparency in Electrical Contracts ‎ ‎ ‎Stakeholders in Nigeria’s power sector have called on the Federal Government to prioritise the enforcement of safety standards, ensure transparency in electrical contracts and allocate dedicated funding for the certification of electrical technicians. ‎ ‎This demand came Continue Reading

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Joseph Ejima Ataguba (MON) Bows Out At 91

By The Insight Team July 28, 2025 2361

The Insight The death has occurred of Mr Joseph Ejima Ataguba MON, a renowned and a most distinguished permanent secretary from the era of military governments of the 1970s in the then Kwara and Benue States. In a statement issued in Anyigba, Kogi State by Mr Emmanuel Ataguba on behalf of the family of the […]Continue Reading

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‎Nigerian Geospatial Expert, Adesiyan harnesses GIS, machine learning to solve global challenges

By The Insight Team July 27, 2025 429

‎By Emmanuel Kwada ‎From mapping storm surge hazard zones in Baltimore to predicting the distribution of endangered species in California, Nigerian-born geospatial expert Yetunde Adesiyan is harnessing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and machine learning to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. ‎ ‎With more than 15 Continue Reading