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MRA Condemns Arrest and Detention of Broadcast Journalist by Police in Ilorin

By The Insight Team October 16, 2022 710 0

mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet az By Daniel Adaji Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the arrest and detention of Ilorin-based broadcast journalist, Mr. Dare Akogun, by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police Force in an effort to coerce him to retract an allegation of corruption he reportedly made against an official of the State Government. Mr. Akogun was […]Continue Reading

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How we chose 450 National Honour recipients- Buhari

By The Insight Team October 11, 2022 635 0

By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja conferred National Honours on 450 Nigerians and non-Nigerians, who have distinguished themselves in the service of the nation and humanity, saying that citizens who contribute to national development deserve to be encouraged and appreciated. Leading the 2022 National Honours Award recipients, in the category of Continue Reading

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170,000 displaced by floods in Ibaji, Kogi State

By The Insight Team October 7, 2022 1375 0

No help has come from any quarters, victims lament By Daniel Adaji Over 170,000 persons living in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State have been displaced by the devastating floods in the agrarian community in the last two weeks, according to eye-witnesses. I lost my step-mother today due to continuous and excess of flooding […]Continue Reading

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World Teachers’ Day: Zulum extends Borno teachers’ retirement to 65 years

By The Insight Team October 7, 2022 763 0

… Renews appeal cmte over disengaged teachers … NUT awards Zulum for encouraging teachers  By Daniel Adaji Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved an extension of teachers’ retirement age from 60 to 65 years in Borno State. The governor announced the upward review on Wednesday in Maiduguri, to commemorate the 2022 edition of World Teachers […]Continue Reading

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MAN condemns invasion of Dangote Cement Plant by Kogi State Govt

By The Insight Team October 7, 2022 730 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 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 692 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 772 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 716 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 1608 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 1389 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 2058 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 805 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