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NNPC’s 2026 Gas Master Plan Anchors Nigeria’s Industrial Revival

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic agenda places energy security and industrial growth at the centre of national renewal, and NNPC Limited’s Gas Master Plan 2026 is a clear expression of that vision in action. By targeting 10 billion cubic feet of gas production per day, the administration

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From farm labourer to exporter, Almaruf Salimonu grows plantain empire

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2026

By Rasheed Yusuf Alhaji AlMaruf Ibn Salimonu’s rise in agriculture stands as the clearest evidence of his belief that leadership, whether in business or politics, must be measured by impact rather than power. From modest beginnings as a farm labourer in Ife Olukotun, Kogi State, Ibn Salimonu has built one of the most ambitious plantain […]

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One year of the CNA: A scorecard of institutional reform and renewal

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo When Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq., assumed office as Clerk to the National Assembly on 2nd February 2025, he stepped into a Service weighed down by tight fiscal realities, inherited inefficiencies and an old, unresolved question about how autonomous Nigeria’s legislature truly is beyond constitutional theory. Expectations were high. Resources were limited. And

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How Kwankwaso’s ‘unrealistic’ demands crumbled APC courtship

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2026

Fresh details emerged yesterday on how efforts by the presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to forge a political deal with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, until recently regarded as Kano’s “beautiful bride” and a potential election-shaping force, eventually collapsed. Sources familiar with the talks said engagements between Kwankwaso and President Bola Tinubu

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How SPESSE is driving Nigeria’s procurement reform

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo For years, public procurement in Nigeria moved to a familiar rhythm. Files circulated. Committees met. Rules were cited. Yet something essential was missing. The instincts that turn policy into habit and compliance into culture never quite took root. Procurement functioned, but it rarely learned. This created challenges. It was into this quiet […]

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Uranium, Sovereignty and the Sahel’s New Chains

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou Sovereignty is not declared. It is exercised. And in today’s Niger, the uranium convoy rumbling toward Russia tells a story far removed from the revolutionary rhetoric echoing through Niamey. The now-infamous “Madmax Uranium Express,” carrying 1,000 tons of Nigerien uranium to Russia, has been presented as proof of emancipation from Western domination.