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In 1972, the Federal Government of Nigeria issued the Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Decree, more commonly known as the Indigenisation Decree. It marked a bold shift in national economic policy: a deliberate attempt to transfer ownership and control of businesses operating in Nigeria into Nigerian hands. For the first time, foreign participation in a wide range of commercial sectors was limited by law, and local equity thresholds were enforced. The policy had challenges, but it sent…