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Is Russia Immune to Media Scrutiny in Africa?•Press freedom, sovereignty and Africa’s refusal to be silence

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou A dangerous precedent is emerging across Africa’s diplomatic and media landscape: the public targeting of individual journalists by foreign missions for simply asking difficult questions. The recent pattern of responses from the Russian Embassy in Nigeria toward African

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Tonlagha: Forged in the Creeks, Bridging Nigeria to the World

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2026

•Quiet Power, Citizen Diplomacy and the Promise of Nigeria By Jude Obioha In a country where activism often clashes with national cohesion and where loud voices frequently overshadow steady hands, Matthew Tonlagha represents a rare Nigerian archetype. This bridge builder fights fiercely for his people while working tirelessly for the peace, stability and economic future

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BPP’s game-changing rules: How new procurement guidelines are shaping Nigeria’s future

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo In the heart of Abuja’s Federal Secretariat Complex, where the air is often thick with the silent language of files, memos, and deferred decisions, a quiet but consequential reordering is underway. It is a reordering not of personnel, but of principle. On a February morning in 2026, senior procurement officers from across […]

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Harnessing local enterprise through community-based procurement

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo Development, like charity, must begin at home. This principle guides the Bureau of Public Procurement’s championing of community-based procurement, a reform designed to empower local businesses in serving their own regions. Under the leadership of Director General, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, this initiative actively roots public spending in grassroots

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2027: Why political actors, supporters should emulate Governor Sule’s calm approach

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2026

By Ali Abare Since the creation of Nasarawa State in 1996, there is no governorship election that is generating so much hightened interest than the forthcoming 2027 guber election. The reasons for these political frenzy are obvious and are traceble to two significant developments. First, Governor Abdullahi Sule, drawing from his vast experience from the […]

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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 convenience, but for long-term national stability and economic renewal. The recent