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Nigeria’s indebtedness to Igala Kingdom

By The Insight Team June 13, 2020 817 0

mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet az By Theophilus Abbah, PhD The Federal High Court in Lokoja set tongues wagging, dogs barking and goat bleating when on June 2, 2020, after examining incontrovertible evidence, the court recited the contents of Nigeria’s history to declare that the country is indebted to ancient Igala Kingdom. That debt in cowries, now to be paid in […]Continue Reading

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10 Issues in Buhari’s Democracy Day Broadcast

By The Insight Team June 12, 2020 668 0

Macroeconomy has stabilized, as economic decline is ‘relatively moderate’ External Reserves stands at $36 billion, enough to fund import for seven months Some 1,200 Housing Units delivered Ajaokuta Steel Company will be resuscitated Siemens agreement will see to the rehabilitation of transmission lines, and by 2023, electricity infrastructure shall transmit Continue Reading

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The Undying Legacy of Odua, By Eric Teniola

By The Insight Team June 12, 2020 951 0

The South West governors have reconstituted the board of directors of Odua Company Limited. The new board is headed by Dr, Lawrence Olusegun Aina (65), past President of West Africa Bankers Association and former President of Otan-Ayegbaju Development Association in Osun state. Other members of the new board are Chief Segun Ojo, a former Commissioner […]Continue Reading

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Seventeen facts you need to know about Covid-19

By The Insight Team June 12, 2020 731 0

With the current cases of the Covid-19 pandemic increasing daily, there have been false information disseminated on the internet. Dr. Faheem Younus, of the University of Maryland, gave some useful facts about the Coronavirus. Below are seventeen facts you probably didn’t know about Covid-19. 1. We may have to live with Covid-19 for months or […]Continue Reading

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Boko Haram: Zulum visits Gubio village where 81 died, village head, 6 others abducted

By The Insight Team June 11, 2020 709 0

… Gov evacuates injured victims, calls attack barbaric, wants final onslaught by military   Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, travelled to Faduma Kolomdi village in Gubio local government area, a scene of a deadly attack by Boko Haram. Faduma Kolomdi, which is a nomadic village, is located 35 kilometres in the north […]Continue Reading

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Covid-19: How to be security conscious

By The Insight Team June 10, 2020 824 0

The year, 2020, has come with unexpected hardship in Nigeria. As a result of Covid-19, many businesses have been shut down, many workers have lost their jobs, even artisans are finding it difficult to put  meals on their table. Government’s palliatives are on the pages of newspapers or in the air waves.  No adequate provision […]Continue Reading

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Former US AfDB Director declares support for Adesina

By The Insight Team June 8, 2020 774 0

A former U.S Executive Director to the African Development Bank, (AfDB), Dr. Mima Nedelcovych, has expressed support to the embattled President Akinwumi Adesina. Dr. Nedelcovych said that Dr Adesina has stepped up when most needed for an African institution to lead the way in the responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. On the issue of the […]Continue Reading

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My Covid-19 experience, by a journalist

By The Insight Team June 4, 2020 944 0

A journalist, Kabir Anwar, is the index case of Covid-19 in Yola, Adamawa State, where he works. In this short interview, Anwar tells his story from how he was infected to when he tested negative.   What ailment were you treating before you tested positive to Covid-19? Cough, fever, body weakness, I also had shortness […]Continue Reading

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Katsina peace deal with bandits collapses

By The Insight Team June 4, 2020 1022 0

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari said on Wednesday that the peace accord his administration signed with bandits troubling the state had collapsed. Masari had, on August 28, 2019, engaged representatives of bandits terrorising the eight frontline local government areas in the state. He said his visit was aimed at calling the attention of suspected […]Continue Reading

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Family Planning: FG fails to complete 2019 counterpart fund

By The Insight Team June 3, 2020 1078 0

The Federal Government has failed to complete the payment of its counterpart fund for Family Planning activities in the 2019 health budget, investigations have revealed. Family planning is a component of health strategies to encourage child spacing, promote the health of women of child-bearing age, and to reduce financial pressures on households in Nigeria. Since […]Continue Reading

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Africans in Diaspora condemn Trump’s interference in AfDB’s leadership

By The Insight Team June 3, 2020 795 0

The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) has condemned, in strong terms, the meddling of the United States of America in the leadership of the African Development Bank under President Akinwumi Adesina. In a statement signed by the Secretary General of ADC, Prof Apollos O Nwauwa, and the Public Relations Officer, Dr Isabelle Kemajou-Brown, the association said […]Continue Reading

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Why did COVID-19 hit Kano State below the belt?

By The Insight Team June 3, 2020 786 0

Kano budgeted N1,805.88 per head in 2020 health projection When Kano state recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on April 10, 2020, many people knew that there were going to be issues in respect to the level of preparedness of the state government to adequately manage the emerging cases of the virus. The irony, […]Continue Reading