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Tuggar delivers President Tinubu’s message of solidarity, fraternity to Burkina Faso President

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, on Wednesday delivered a message of solidarity and fraternity from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the President of Burkina Faso, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, as both countries explored ways to strengthen bilateral and regional

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Analysis: Dangote Refinery vs NMDPRA — A Test Case for Nigeria’s Industrial Policy

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo The ongoing dispute between Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and the leadership of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), led by Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has evolved beyond a regulatory disagreement into a defining moment for Nigeria’s industrial and economic credibility. Dangote’s $20 billion (about ₦33 trillion)

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Why Lai Mohammed dedicated his new book to Buhari

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has explained the reasons behind dedicating his newly launched book, Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration, to late President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the former leader as central to the story the book tells. Speaking on Wednesday at the book’s unveiling

LEAD STORY 1

‘Changing the Narrative’:Lai Mohammed and the Buhari Legacy

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

By Olusegun Adeniyi (Text of my review of ‘Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration,’ written by the former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the public presentation in Abuja on 17th December 2025) With a first degree in French before going on to read Law, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is one […]

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Tinubu seeks Reps’ nod for ₦43.56trn re-enacted budget to end multiple spending cycles

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve the release of ₦43.56 trillion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation through the Appropriation (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2024–2025, as part of efforts to halt the practice of operating overlapping budgets and strengthen fiscal discipline. The request was conveyed in a letter […]

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Concerned Northern Elders reject NEF position on FIRS, back Tinubu’s reforms

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

The Concerned Northern Elders Forum has disowned and sharply criticised recent statements credited to the Northern Elders Forum over the activities of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), describing the position as a misrepresentation of the true aspirations of the North. In a press statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Dr. Nasir Manguno, the […]