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Boko Haram in Buhari’s speeches in 2015 and 2019 [Data and content analysis]

By The Insight Team June 27, 2019 862 Post a comment

mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet pin up mostbet mostbet Presidential inaugural speeches give heads of states with a periodic opportunity to renew their social contract with their people. Carefully crafted and pored upon for, perhaps, weeks before their delivery, such political rhetoric are expected to leave sweet tastes in the mouth of their audience. Quotable quotes, take-away promises, renewal of hope, paradigm shifts and Continue Reading

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What Obasanjo really said

By The Insight Team May 22, 2019 1106

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo may be shocked at the reaction to his recent speech at the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) in Delta State.  The Federal Government even tagged it ‘divisive.’ Of the 9,823-word-long lecture, which borders of the need to harness and develop the natural and human resources of Nigeria for its development, a […]Continue Reading

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Kashim Shettima’s Mega Legacy of Hope

By The Insight Team May 14, 2019 1108

Some bequeath concrete accomplishments; others bequeath abstract statistics. Some bequeath reasons for serving modestly, in fulfilment of their covenant with their people; others bequeath excuses for failing to serve, breaching the trust of their people. Some bequeath legacies of hope; others bequeath legacies of hopelessness. So, is the tradition of elective and public Continue Reading

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Is Nigeria a failing state?

By The Insight Team April 23, 2019 767

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central, mentioned the forbidden word ‘fail’ in his statement in reaction to the killing of Faye Mooney, a Briton, and two other persons at Kajuru Castle last week. One of the two was Matthew Oguche, a 27-year-old, agriculture enthusiast. Senator Sani remarked thus, “The North has lost its peace and […]Continue Reading

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‘Over One Million Metric Tons of Rice Smuggled into Nigeria in 3 Months’

By The Insight Team April 19, 2019 864

The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN) has raised an alarm that over one million metric tons of rice have been smuggled into Nigeria in the last three months. The Chairman of RIPAN, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Maifata made the startling revelation while briefing the media in Abuja on the latest development in rice smuggling in […]Continue Reading

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India: 2,050 diagnostic equipment arrives Borno

By The Insight Team April 19, 2019 987

A total of two thousand and fifty light weight medical equipment, amongst them sets of tools for Laparoscopy surgeries are expected to arrive Maiduguri next week, following Governor Kashim Shettima’s trip to India, where he led negotiations with Indian manufacturers, secured discounted prices and gave necessary approvals for the medical equipment that are of German Continue Reading

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Zenith Bank posts N57b profit in 3 months

By The Insight Team April 19, 2019 827

Zenith Bank Plc has posted a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N57 billion in the first quarter of 2019. This is contained in a statement released by the bank on Wednesday. The new profit is higher than what the bank recorded in the first quarter of 2018. The bank’s statement reads thus: “In the first […]Continue Reading

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Minimum wage: Nigeria lags behind war-weary Libya

By The Insight Team April 19, 2019 1788 Post a comment

Justina Adikwu (not real name) was excited that the abstract of conference paper was accepted by a committee in Europe. She was billed to make an oral presentation in September 2018. Having received all supporting documents, including an invitation letter, flight ticket, hotel accommodation, insurance cover, and other necessary documents, she went to the European […]Continue Reading

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Nigeria: How not to fight corruption

By The Insight Team April 19, 2019 995

By Godwin Onyeacholem Between fighting corruption with bare knuckles in an inspired manner and wearing well-padded gloves to do half-hearted battle with a monster that has literally crippled the country, the Buhari administration has to make up its mind on which style to adopt. And because time is not on its side, it had better […]Continue Reading

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Emefiele and financial inclusion in Nigeria

By The Insight Team March 28, 2019 809

By Andrew Idakwo In developing countries, there is a consistent challenge of ensuring that more and more persons, especially those in the rural areas and the poor, have access to financial services. Therefore, the term ‘financial inclusion’ is a constant recourse when the plight of the rural poor is discussed. Their access to micro-credit schemes, […]Continue Reading

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Borno group gives 10 reasons why Ndume should be Senate President

By The Insight Team March 22, 2019 1151

The Concerned Borno Citizens have outlined 10 reasons why the 9th National Assembly should support Senator Mohammad Ali Ndume’s bid for Senate Presidency as it votes its leaders in June this year. The group, led by a former Nigerian Ambassador to Pakistan, Ambassador Dauda Danlami, made the appeal at a press conference held at Treasure […]Continue Reading

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[Explainer] Why high turn-out in Borno elections despite 20 Boko Haram attacks

By The Insight Team March 22, 2019 857

The February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections showed a strikingly impressive voter turnout nationwide as some 955,205 citizens voted at the presidential election in Borno State. The March 9 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections showed a strikingly depressive voter turnout nationwide; 1,298,027 citizens voted at the governorship election in Continue Reading