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‎Power Minister Adelabu Admits Blackout Has Deepened Hardship, Apologises to Nigerians

By The Insight Team 152
mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet 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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Over 8,000 Migrants Died or Went Missing on Perilous Routes in 2025, Most from Africa – UN Agency

By The Insight Team 190
By Emmanuel Kwada At least 8,000 people died or disappeared while attempting dangerous irregular migration journeys worldwide in 2025, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project. The figure, released on February 26, 2026, equates to roughly 21 deaths or missing persons per day. However, the true toll is believed to be 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 159
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 289
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 237
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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NASS is Concerned with Themselves, Power, Not the Nigerian People, “Ignoring Fake Certificates, Yet Criminalizing Dual Party Membership” – Ya’u

By The Insight Team 210
By Emmanuel Kwada Civil society leader Yunusa Zakari Ya’u has launched a blistering attack on Nigeria’s National Assembly, accusing lawmakers of prioritizing self-preservation and personal power over the genuine needs of ordinary Nigerians amid the House of Representatives’ passage of an amendment to the Electoral Act 2026. In a hard-hitting interview on Continue Reading
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AIG Leadership Programme Graduates 69 Senior Officials from Seven Countries

By The Insight Team 196
Sanni Marvelous The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, in collaboration with the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, has graduated 69 senior public officials from seven African countries under the fifth cohort of the AIG Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP). The graduation ceremony, held in Abuja on Wednesday, brought together senior government officials, Continue Reading
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Govt Knows Every Terrorist and their Location – Sheikh Gumi

By The Insight Team 277
By Emmanuel Kwada In a provocative and wide-ranging interview on DRTV Nigeria, prominent Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has claimed that the Nigerian federal government possesses comprehensive intelligence on the identities and precise locations of every terrorist and bandit operating within the country. The statement, delivered during a studio Continue Reading
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‎How Some Countries Effectively Police Their Forests: Lessons for Nigeria

By The Insight Team 203
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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