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Tegbe: A Square Peg In A Round Hole?

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2026

By Kazeem AkintundePresident Bola Tinubu on Thursday last week, named Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as his new Power Minister. He also forwarded his name to the Senate for approval and confirmation. Tegbe came into the picture after Adebayo Adelabu resigned from Tinubu’s cabinet to contest for the

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Tinubu Nominates Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Nigeria’s new Minister of Power, pending confirmation by the Senate. The nomination, conveyed to the National Assembly on Thursday, follows the resignation of former minister Adebayo Adelabu, who stepped down to pursue elective office. Tegbe, an indigene of Oyo State, is a seasoned fiscal and […]

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New Tax Regime to Ease Burden on Workers, Small Businesses — Tegbe

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2026

Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC), Joseph Tegbe, has said Nigeria’s new tax regime is structured to reduce the financial burden on workers and small businesses while strengthening the country’s fiscal stability and economic competitiveness. Speaking at the BusinessDay Tax Reform Conference 2026 themed “Navigating the New Tax Regime: What

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NCSP DG Salutes China on Spring Festival, Unveils Push for Export-Driven Economic Reset

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2026

The Director-General of the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, has congratulated the government and people of China on the Spring Festival, describing the celebration as symbolic of a renewed and more ambitious phase in Nigeria–China economic relations. In a statement marking the Lunar New Year, Tegbe noted that this year’s festivities coincide with

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Nigerian Tax Acts 2025: Benefits Beyond The Rhetorics – Joseph Tegbe

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms have been widely mischaracterised as revenue tricks, mostly through epistemic closure and motivated reasoning, solely focusing on revenue figures, tax rates, and who pays what. These debates often miss the larger and far more consequential point of the reforms which are primarily about fixing a broken fiscal architecture, and laying the […]

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Nigeria reaffirms commitment to strategic trade, economic partnership with China

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2025

Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening strategic, bilateral trade and economic partnership with China, reflecting positively on the progress recorded in relations between both countries throughout 2025. The reaffirmation followed the elevation of Nigeria–China relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, agreed by President Bola Tinubu and President