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Uche Nnaji: A Great Man of History Leads Nigeria’s Space Agenda to Greater Heights

By The Insight Team December 1, 2024 27 0

BY DR. FELIX ALE   In the history of Nigeria’s Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology, there has never been a more crucial time for visionary leadership than today.   This is particularly true in the space sector, where a nation’s technological and economic prosperity is increasingly dependent on the ability to leverage space resources. […]Continue Reading

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Adeleke’s Leadership: A Dance of Transformation in Osun

By The Insight Team November 27, 2024 19 0

By Bamikole Omishore “Great dancers are not great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.” – Martha Graham In the world of dance, few have mastered the art of movement with the grace and intensity of Martha Graham, whose choreography was marked by a profound understanding of human expression and transformation. […]Continue Reading

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COP29 and Benefits to Niger’s Green Economy Project

By The Insight Team November 18, 2024 22 0

By Aliyu Umar Aliyu The participation of the Niger State Government at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), which is ongoing at Baku, Azerbaijan, marks a significant step forward in the state’s commitment to environmental sustainability and green economic development. The event, one of the most critical platforms for addressing climate change, Continue Reading

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Why are Nigeria’s ‘Westernized Elite’ anti-Nigerians?

By The Insight Team September 19, 2024 82 0

The phrase, Nigeria’s Westernized elite,’ coldly crept into my linguistic repertoire and morphed into my new consciousness about the elite one mild afternoon in August 2024. The experience occurred in Gombe after I yielded to a disease that plagues my lifestyle: bibliomaniac, collection of books.  Unseen forces in season and out of season ignites a […]Continue Reading

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Direct Payments to LG Councils: Supreme Court’s Judgement Sets Precedent, But Is It Enforceable?

By The Insight Team August 10, 2024 136 0

Key points: Judgment takes precedence over Constitutional provisions. No one can disobey the judgment; all must comply. Judgment stands until overturned by a higher court. FG, states, and LGs must collaborate to implement the judgment. Immediate compliance is required; no delays or excuses. By Prof Mike Ozekhome (SAN, CON, OFR) Many Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike […]Continue Reading

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Ganduje as the devil’s advocate

By The Insight Team August 9, 2024 157 0

On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, The Kukah Centre, a social enterprise born by the cerebral Bishop Matthew Kukah, put together a conference that assembled political party chairmen and their organizing secretaries in one room. The venue was the glamorous and artistic Ladi Kwali Hall of the Abuja Continental Hotel, Abuja. The conference held a few […]Continue Reading

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NGOs, Activists Must Bridge Gap Between FG, Protesters to End Hardship- Dr Bolaji Akinyemi

By The Insight Team August 6, 2024 150 0

Key points: Encourage dialogue between the FG and protesters  President Tinubu inherited problems and can’t solve them instantly. The constitution isn’t meeting people’s needs, and democracy is empowering selfish leaders. Reducing government costs, like National Assembly members’ salaries, is a positive step. Borrowing should fund productivity, not Continue Reading

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Minimum Wage, Maximum Rage

By The Insight Team August 2, 2024 160 0

Key Points: Minimum wage History of minimum wage The legal aspect of National minimum wage Reasonable wage Factors to consider in fixing a reasonable wage Effects of poor take-home pay due to low minimum wages Potential solutions and alternatives By Professor Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on 18th July, 2024, […]Continue Reading

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The Man In Wole Soyinka Has Not Died

By The Insight Team August 1, 2024 139 0

Key Points: He is Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in any field Soyinka is many things rolled into one Wole Soyinka has taught a whole generation of literary giants I read English for three years before switching over to Law Wole Soyinka wrote 52 books in 64 years BY PROF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR Till […]Continue Reading

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Economic hardship: Tinubu should come up with development plan to proffer solutions – Amitolu Shittu

By The Insight Team July 25, 2024 106 0

BY CLEMENT OMANIBE Chief Comrade Amitolu Shittu is a man of many parts. He is a political scientist, analyst and security consultant. He is also an environmentalist and farmer. His impacts in the sociopolitical and economic development of Nigeria are legendary and transcends several positive results. His voice in national issues is as firm as […]Continue Reading

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Gwoza attacks: Why Boko Haram chooses females for suicide bombing

By The Insight Team July 8, 2024 159 0

Key Points: Boko Haram uses more female than male suicide bombing How the sect persuades women to become suicide bombers Gwoza still under Boko Haram control Borno residents worry as government ‘pampers’ repentant Boko Haram fighters ‘Government must defeat Boko Haram before granting them amnesty’ By Theophilus Abbah Boko Haram terrorists choose women for suicide […]Continue Reading

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Aliko Dangote’s Noble Quest for Africa’s Self-Sufficiency and Prosperity

By The Insight Team June 1, 2024 181 0

Key Points: Local manufacturing, key to Africa’s growth Africa now exports raw materials but import poverty Dangote invested $25bn in Africa in 7 years Plans to supply refined products to West, Central and South Africa By Abiodun Alade Africa is a resource-rich continent but relatively poor in terms of the manufacturing of goods. According to […]Continue Reading