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MAN condemns invasion of Dangote Cement Plant by Kogi State Govt

By The Insight Team October 7, 2022 189 0

…says move will discourage new investments, potential investors By Daniel Adaji The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has strongly condemned the invasion of Dangote Cement Plant on Wednesday by the state’s security outfit, the Vigilantes, on the order of the State Governor Yahaya Bello, noting that such action will discourage new investments in the State. […]Continue Reading

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Court grants MRA permission to challenge NBC’s refusal to disclose payment of license fees by Broadcasting Stations

By The Insight Team October 6, 2022 231 0

By Daniel Adaji A Federal High Court in Lagos today granted Media Rights Agenda (MRA) leave to proceed with its Freedom of Information (FOI) suit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for refusing to disclose details of payments of license fees by broadcasting stations and platforms operating in Nigeria and the amount owed the Commission […]Continue Reading

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Report: 34 States fail to meet the 15% adequate health funding benchmark between 2020 and 2022

By The Insight Team October 5, 2022 217 0

Nigeria’s health budget as a percentage of the total budget is declining Public health allocations by state governments per person have fallen from $10.8 per person in 2020 to $8.5 per person in 2022 By Daniel Adaji Federal and several state governments in Nigeria continue to fall short of the 15 percent continental health funding […]Continue Reading

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Buhari inaugurates, sets agenda for council on climate change

By The Insight Team September 28, 2022 193 0

By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja charged the National Council on Climate Change to formulate appropriate policies toward achieving green growth and sustainable economic development for Nigeria. Inaugurating the Council before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, the President said it marked the commencement of the Continue Reading

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Seventy years of Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah

By The Insight Team September 11, 2022 489 Post a comment

By Theophilus Abbah   In the years and seasons that I farmed and cultivated sources under torrential rains and harsh sunshine for seductive headlines that would turn the heads of newspaper adherents and squeeze few hundreds of Naira from the pockets of those who could part with money for stories, I hunted for Father Mathew […]Continue Reading

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The Kanuris fly their flag again

By The Insight Team September 9, 2022 301 Post a comment

By Eric Teniola The pick on Senator Kashim Shettima Mustapha (56), a Kanuri, as APC’s Presidential running mate has put spotlight on the Kanuris again. We know the Kanuris as dogged fighters. We know the Kanuris as dogged fighters In the first Republic, six prominent Kanuris were identified as flag bearers. They are Sir Kashim […]Continue Reading

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Here are countries to where Nigerian doctors flee, and why

By The Insight Team September 6, 2022 666 Post a comment

By Theophilus Abbah Though emigration of doctors from Nigeria to developed countries is not a new phenomenon, a recent survey has revealed that the current rate of emigration by doctors which intensified in that last three years may be injurious to the country’s health sector. The survey conducted NOI Poll and Nigeria Health Watch showed […]Continue Reading

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Conflict, climate change and COVID combine to create a breeding ground for sexual and gender-based violence

By The Insight Team August 28, 2022 239 Post a comment

By Helen Clark Rape is being used in conflict as a deliberate military strategy, and is feared most by women and girls as soon as the shooting starts. They are right to be afraid. It is vital to highlight just how shockingly common rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence have become in […]Continue Reading

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[Explainer]: How did ‘Abacha loot’ happen? How are the recovered funds being spent?

By The Insight Team August 27, 2022 434 Post a comment

Some persons who aided the looting under Abacha are still alive, walking freely in Nigeria; some holding and/or aspiring for high political positions today By Theophilus Abbah The phrase ‘Abacha loot’ entered into  global anti-corruption lexicon in the post-military rule in 1999, and it is used to describe the recovery of huge funds  in foreign […]Continue Reading

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‘Buhari welcomes cooperation on vaccine production’

By The Insight Team August 25, 2022 242 0

By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja welcomed the exploratory interactions, between Nigerian biomedical scientists, officials of the Federal Ministry of Health and BioNTech company, to support the production of messenger RNA vaccines in Nigeria. The President met wit Mr. Holm Kellerh , the Executive Chairman of KENUP Foundation and representative of Continue Reading

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‘How to tackle Nigeria’s common enemy’

By The Insight Team August 25, 2022 314 0

Research reports, government officials, regional leaders, and stakeholders produce pathways on how to deal with existential challenges facing Nigeria. The solutions were unveiled at ‘Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security,’ hosted by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) on Tuesday, August 23 and Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at International Continue Reading

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Media aides mark Zulum’s 53rd birthday with “3rd Verdict”

By The Insight Team August 25, 2022 313 0

By Daniel Adaji Media aides, alongside social media associates, on Thursday unveiled a compendium, the 3rd Verdict, to celebrate the 53rd birthday of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The compendium’s Editor-in-Chief, who is also the Governor’s Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, announced the unveiling via a statement. Gusau Continue Reading