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“Nigeria First”: How local content policy is powering homegrown prosperity

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2025

By Sufuyan Ojeifo Every great nation learns to build from within. For Nigeria, that moment has come through the Bureau of Public Procurement’s (BPP) bold “Nigeria First” Local Content Policy, a far-reaching reform that places locally made goods and services at the centre of government spending.

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If Kano Falls, Nigeria Becomes Lagos

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo There is a running joke in Nigerian political circles: once Lagos sneezes, the rest of the country catches a cold. Today, that joke feels less like satire and more like prophecy. “If the Kano bloc collapses, Nigeria is now Lagos.”It sounds exaggerated—until you trace the political trail of the last few months. […]

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Trump’s Christmas Gift And 2025 In Retrospect

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde In the next forty-eight hours, the world would bid goodbye to the year 2025 and usher in a New Year. As it is our practice, The Discourse will today, review the outgoing year, point out areas of progress in our national life, and offer suggestions on what we can do better to […]

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APC Till 2031: A Deep Look at the Political Mastery of Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo In the complex and often unpredictable landscape of Nigerian politics, few leaders have left as enduring a mark as Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. To many, he is not just a politician — he is a strategist with rare political instincts, an architect of alliances, and a leader whose influence has reshaped party […]

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Bridging the gaps in budget implementation

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

By Tunde Rahman To state that there are gaps in the implementation of the 2024 and 2025 budgets is actually stating the obvious. One does not need to be an economist or an expert in fiscal matters to know this. Top government functionaries charged with budgetary matters have all made the point and confirmed that […]

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Where Does The PDP Go From Here?

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

By Taiwo Adisa The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) dropped the bombshell that leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had feared most in its December 23, 2025, communication with the party. The electoral commission’s stance that it would be unable to effect changes in the leadership data of the party in its custody was […]