FEATURES

Tax Reform Is Policy Not Politics

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2026

By Arabinrin Aderonke (@AderonkeW). Every administration is ultimately judged by its willingness to confront difficult structural problems. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government, tax reform represents one such necessary but challenging intervention, designed not for political

EDUCATION

Opportunity has no mother tongue: How President Tinubu’s NELFUND provides equal access

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2026

By Dare Ojepe In a country where identity often arrives before ability, it is no small thing when a public policy chooses to listen differently. Nigeria, with its many tongues and temperaments, has long struggled with the burden of translation of names into networks, of accents into access, of origins into opportunity. Too often, the […]

NEWS

Nigerian Press bodies urge FG, NASS to act against big tech threat to information sovereignty

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2026

– Warn of national security, democratic, and economic risks if journalism continues to weaken Nigeria’s major media and journalism organisations have issued a joint call on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to urgently intervene to protect the Nigerian press from what they describe as the growing dominance of global digital platforms over the […]

LEAD STORY 1

Subsidy removal, forex reforms irreversible, says Tinubu

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has justified his administration’s decision to scrap fuel subsidies and overhaul the foreign exchange system, declaring that the measures were taken in Nigeria’s national interest and will not be reversed. The president made this known during an engagement with officials of the World Bank, where he explained that the reforms were designed […]

LEAD STORY 2

World Bank hails Nigeria as global model for credible economic reforms

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2026

The World Bank has described Nigeria as a growing global reference point for steady and credible reform leadership, citing the country’s consistency in implementing difficult but necessary economic changes. The Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank, Ms. Anna Bjerde, made the remark on Tuesday during a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and […]

NEWS

Special Seat Is Democratic: NASS Urged to Pass Bill

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2026

By Austin Aigbe FSMGender Rights Advocate In the aftermath of Nigeria’s 2019 general elections, I sat with a heavy heart and a clear conclusion: affirmative action legislation is essential to address the stark underrepresentation of women in Nigeria’s political leadership. Despite women making up nearly half of Nigeria’s population, they occupy less than 5 per […]