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TikTok, YouTube Top the Chart as Nigeria’s Internet Data Consumption Surpasses 1M Terabytes in 2025

By The Insight Team February 24, 2025 2148

mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet pin up mostbet mostbet By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria marked a monumental shift in its digital landscape as internet data consumption breached the 1-million-terabyte threshold, a feat propelled by the meteoric rise of TikTok and YouTube. According to a TechCabal report citing Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) statistics, January 2025 recorded an eye-popping 1,000,930.6 terabytes of data Continue Reading

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Historic 1993 Presidential Election Results Revealed in IBB’s Book: Abiola’s Victory Nullified

By The Insight Team February 21, 2025 882

By Emmanuel Kwada A gripping chapter of Nigeria’s political history unfolds anew with the detailed account of the 1993 presidential election results, as chronicled in General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s (IBB) book. The fiercely contested election, pitting Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC) against Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola of the Social Continue Reading

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Nigeria’s Cocoa Industry Gains $40.5m Boost

By The Insight Team February 18, 2025 746

…Johnvents targets 100% traceable cocoa with BII partnership.  By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria’s cocoa industry has received a boost with a $40.5m investment from British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution, in partnership with Johnvents Group. This was disclosed by the Head of Office and Coverage Director, BII, Benson Adenuga on Continue Reading

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Takes a Notable Dip at 24.48% Against 34.80% in December

By The Insight Team February 18, 2025 654

By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria’s inflation rate has taken a significant drop, falling to 24.48% in January 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This decline is a welcome development, especially when compared to the 34.80% recorded in December. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, announced this drop, attributing it to the Continue Reading

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Silo maintenance, storage cost Nigeria N2.5bn in 12 months

By The Insight Team February 14, 2025 1307

By Emmanuel Kwada The Federal Government of Nigeria spent N2,534,863,003.11 on silo maintenance, storage, and procurement between 2023 and 2024, according to records obtained by The Insight from BudgIT’s accountability platform, GovSpend, on Friday. This sum was allocated to various contractors and service providers across multiple states for the rehabilitation, Continue Reading

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MDAs spent N3.3bn on diesel in five months

By The Insight Team February 14, 2025 877

By Emmanuel Kwada Amidst Nigeria’s lingering power supply challenges, Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government collectively spent over N3.3bn on diesel between July and November 2024 to power their offices, generators, and powerhouses. This is according to records obtained on Friday by The Insight from BudgIT’s accountability platform, Continue Reading

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Kogi State: How did ‘benevolent Governor Ododo’ spend N100bn in one year?

By The Insight Team February 7, 2025 1445

Kogi may have earned over N200bn in one year if FAAC allocations to LGs and IGR are added to allocations to FAAC disbursement to the state government The most visible projects are two major roads, totalling 15 kilometres ‘He has reduced tension through prompt payment of salaries’ Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s ‘divide and rule’ tactics are […]Continue Reading

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Kidnapping Epidemic: NYSC Corps Members Bearing the Brunt

By The Insight Team February 7, 2025 1170

By Emmanuel Kwada The plight of corps members being kidnapped and murdered has become increasingly perilous across the states in Nigeria, with no place exempted, as the harrowing news greets the air every day, with little or nothing being done about it by the authorities. In a shocking revelation that has sent ripples of fear […]Continue Reading

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A forensic linguistic analysis of Tinubu’s New Year message

By The Insight Team January 2, 2025 902

Theophilus Abbah President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s New Year message to Nigerians on January 1, 2025, was the most optimistic of his speeches since he became president 19 months ago. In the speech, he acknowledged hardship in the country as a result of his so-called reforms. Tinubu highlighted positive economic trends, like decreasing fuel prices, trade […]Continue Reading

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Former US President Jimmy Carter’s diary about Nigeria

By The Insight Team January 2, 2025 991

By Theophilus Abbah The 39th President of the United States, from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on December 30, 2024, was passionate about Nigeria and the role the country played toward the liberation of Africa in diverse circumstances and dispensations. Variously described as a man of grace, […]Continue Reading

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Merry Christmas, no matter your cross

By The Insight Team December 25, 2024 693

By Theophilus Abbah Christmas and celebration are two sides of the same coin. At its birth on December 25, 336AD, Christmas festival had emerged from the womb of a Roman tradition of merriment associated with the symbolic renewal of life at winter. Roman Emperor Constantine had envisaged a festival of joy, jubilation, dancing, revelry, wining, […]Continue Reading

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A pilgrimage to Soyinka’s home in Ijesha forest

By The Insight Team December 5, 2024 1467

By Theophilus Abbah The two coaster buses that conveyed our team from the charming and luxurious Conference Hotel in Abeokuta sailed and scaled across an overhead bridge, snaked through the noisy Itoku market in Kuto area, famous for merchandize in Yoruba traditional adire. The buses sped up the hill on the dark, glossy, smoothly tarred […]Continue Reading