November 18, 2025
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11 Most Dangerous Forests in Nigeria Infested with Deadly Criminals

By The Insight Team 448
Keypoints: Tinubu Approves Recruitment of 130,000 Armed Forest Guards to Reclaim Forests from Criminals, but Plan Stalls After Five Months 96,043 square kilometers of forest land serve as criminal hideouts nationwide. Sambisa Forest, Boko Haram’s Deadly Stronghold, covers only 518 km². Dajin Rugu hosts 10,000 bandits in 40 camps, fueling raids and violence. Kamuku Continue Reading
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Gov Lawal: How Banditry Can End in 2 Months, 56 Lives Lost to Accidents, More in Weekly Roundup

By The Insight Team 340
By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria has faced a cascade of crises, exposing deep-seated challenges in security, infrastructure, and governance. Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal made a bold claim, asserting he could eradicate banditry within two months if granted control over security agencies. Compounding the nation’s woes, over 56 lives were lost in preventable accidents. Continue Reading
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Cooking Gas Prices Drop Slightly by 1.91% in July 2025, NBS Reports

By The Insight Team 267
By Emmanuel Kwada ‎The average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, decreased by 1.91% on a month-on-month basis, dropping from N21,010.56 in June 2025 to N20,609.48 in July 2025, according to the latest LPG Price Watch Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics […]Continue Reading
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Nigeria’s Top Tales: Stories You Can’t Miss This Week

By The Insight Team 303
By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria is grappling with a whirlwind of crises and breakthroughs that have gripped the nation this week, from staggering kidnapping ransoms to political firestorms threatening to reshape the 2027 elections. Here’s a deep dive into the stories dominating headlines, revealing a country at a crossroads of insecurity, political division, and economic Continue Reading
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FG received N12.3 trillion ($7.89bn) loans, grants to tackle poverty, but more Nigerians sink deeper into poverty

By The Insight Team 677
Cost of living in urban centres is too high for the average salary earner Rural dwellers can’t survive on earnings from their farms From 2019 to 2025, Nigeria has been the destination of a floodgate of loans and grants for conditional and unconditional cash transfers The payment of cash transfers is not transparent Tinubu’s palliatives […]Continue Reading
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Nigeria’s Overreliance on Western Aid and the Threat to Our Sovereignty

By The Insight Team 316
Hassan A. Karofi In recent years, Nigeria’s increasing dependence on Western aid has raised serious concerns about our national sovereignty and our ability to adequately protect our citizens’ welfare. This reliance not only undermines our sovereignty but also jeopardizes our capacity to address pressing social, economic, and political challenges effectively. Continue Reading
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‎Nigeria’s Capital Inflow Plummets 51.9% in Q3 2023 Despite Year-on-Year Growth, NBS Reports

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By Emmanuel Kwada ‎Nigeria’s capital importation took a sharp downturn in the third quarter of 2024, dropping by 51.90% to $1.25 billion from $2.60 billion in Q2 2024, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). ‎Despite this quarterly decline, the $1,252.66 million recorded in Q3 2024 reflects a robust 91.35% […]Continue Reading
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D’Tigress Roar to Historic Fifth Consecutive AfroBasket Title, Subduing Mali in a Commanding 78-64 Victory

By The Insight Team 304
By Emmanuel Kwada In a display of sheer dominance and unrelenting spirit, Nigeria’s D’Tigress have cemented their legacy as the undisputed queens of African basketball, clinching their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship title with a commanding 78-64 victory over Mali in the final on Sunday night at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in […]Continue Reading
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Muhammadu Buhari (1942-2025): Exit of a Fortunate Nigerian Leader

By The Insight Team 595
Theophilus Abbah Former President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired Major General of the Nigerian Army, who died in London on Sunday, July 13, 2025, may be described as one Nigerian leader who survived and ruled on the wave of good fortune. No doubt, he recognized that his ‘chi’ was alive and well, and cracked several difficult […]Continue Reading
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How Boko Haram Drained Over ₦18 Trillion from Nigeria

By The Insight Team 598
Key points: Nigeria’s defense budget has skyrocketed to ₦18 trillion in 10 years, diverting funds from essential sectors like healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Despite increased defense spending, insecurity persists, with over 716,471 deaths recorded from 2010 to 2025, and the economy suffers, with GDP shrinking from $405 billion in 2016 to $188.3 billion in Continue Reading
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President Tinubu’s Record-Breaking Borrowing Request: Setting A Dangerous Fiscal Precedent

By The Insight Team 508
  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent request for a $21.5 billion external loan has raised serious red flags about the direction of Nigeria’s fiscal policy, the transparency of legislative processes, and the sustainability of Nigeria’s debt trajectory. This request, the largest single borrowing proposal in Nigeria’s history, is currently before the Senate Committee Continue Reading
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