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Dangote Cement Shareholders Unanimously approve a 10% share Buy-back Programme

By The Insight Team December 14, 2022 205 0

By Esan Sunday Shareholders of Dangote Cement, unanimously on Tuesday authorised the Management of the company to undertake a share buyback of up to 10 percent of its issued shares, effective from the date of the resolution. The company had earlier indicated an interest in undergoing a share buyback programme, in respect of up to […]Continue Reading

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SERAP gives Okowa, Wike, others 7 days to disclose spending of N625bn refunds

By The Insight Team December 13, 2022 210 0

By Kolawole Oluwadare Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the nine oil producing states in Nigeria to “provide and widely publish details of spending of the oil derivation refunds of N625bn recently paid to them by the Federal Government, including details and locations of projects executed with the money.” The Federal Government recently Continue Reading

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Ugwuanyi/Mbah and sustainance of good governance in Enugu State

By The Insight Team December 13, 2022 180 0

By Luke Mgboh On his assumption of office in 2015, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi aptly dedicated Enugu State to, “The hands of God” and true to this solemn dedication, he anchored his administration on the concept of the “common good” as propounded by St. Thomas Aquinas, the Italian Dominican friar, priest and philosopher. The concept of […]Continue Reading

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Dubawa West Africa unboards 21 new Fellows for the fourth Kwame Kari Kari Fact-checking Fellowship

By The Insight Team December 7, 2022 230 0

Stephanie O. Adams-Douglas Dubawa, a West African fact-checking and verification platform, has announced its fourth annual fact-checking fellowship. Dubawa is a fact-checking and verification platform founded in 2018 by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, which launched its fact-checking fellowship named after Ghaninan Professor of Journalism and Mass Continue Reading

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dRPC tasks government on 2023 health budget; calls for quick releases of funds

By The Insight Team December 7, 2022 222 0

By Daniel Adaji In the 2023 budget, the health sector was allocated N1.17 trillion, but this has not changed the sloppy allocation and releases of health funds in the country,  data analysis by the development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) has revealed. FGN has only about three months to release all funds allocated to the […]Continue Reading

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Jonathan, Kukah, Amaechi, Yusuf Ali, others for unveiling of “The Letterman”

By The Insight Team November 30, 2022 278 Post a comment

Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, is expected to literarily come alive on Thursday as former President Goodluck Jonathan and other top dignitaries converge on the city for the public presentation of The Letterman, a book on the ‘secret’ letters of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. The book, written by the Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, Musikilu Mojeed, will be Continue Reading

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Argentina leads in 2022 World Cup online support by fans

By The Insight Team November 29, 2022 506 0

By Daniel Adaji As the world cup kicked off on the November 20, 2022, many football fans have taken to the social media to express their excitement, sentiments and supports for the various teams of their choice. So far, the social media space has recorded over 460K Instagram hashtags and 5.7 billion TikTok views. According to Ticketgum.com, “It’s evident that […]Continue Reading

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NBS collaborates with institutions on employment survey

By The Insight Team November 29, 2022 210 0

By Daniel Adaji The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics, Prince Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, has announced that the Nigeria Labour Force Survey (NLFS), which captures the state of employment in Nigeria, has undergone more notable changes from the previous rounds. According to the NBS boss, NLFS is a strategic […]Continue Reading

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Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine

By The Insight Team November 25, 2022 218 0

By Michael Kahn, Anna Koper and Robert Muller Key points E.Europe arms companies step up production for Ukraine Hope to find new markets as defence spends rise Can produce and service Soviet-era and NATO-standard weaponry Poland, Czechs among big suppliers of military aid to Kyiv Industry’s history stretches from 1800s and through Cold War Eastern […]Continue Reading

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Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) Plc is significantly scaling up-Dangote

By The Insight Team November 24, 2022 251 0

President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji, Aliko Dangote, has announced that the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) Plc is significantly scaling up its investment in the sugar sub-sector in line with the requirement of the Nigeria Sugar Master plan (NSMP). Speaking at the Flag off Ceremony of the 2022/2023 Crushing Season and Outgrower Scheme Awards in […]Continue Reading

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63% of Nigerians live in poverty-National Bureau of Statistics

By The Insight Team November 19, 2022 292 0

Key points Multidimensional index provides a holistic view of poverty beyond earning $1 per day The survey was carried out in 36 states, including the FCT Buhari promises to eradicate poverty in Nigeria Poverty is more prevalent in the North than in the South More Nigerians are poorer than previously thought. By Daniel Adaji The […]Continue Reading

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NAF Airstrikes Eliminate Banditry Kingpins, Halilu Buzu, Alaji Gana

By The Insight Team November 15, 2022 287 0

By PRNigeria In a sustained military operation, airstrikes carried out by the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) have eliminated notorious banditry kingpins, Halilu Buzu and Alaji Gana in the North-western part of the country. PRNigeria gathered that while Halilu Buzu was killed on October 21, 2022, at Sububu, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, Alaji […]Continue Reading