PRESIDENT TINUBU ARRIVES TANZANIA FOR ENERGY SUMMIT

President BOLA TINUBU has arrived DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025.

The summit is hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank.

 A statement by the presidential spokesman, BAYO ONANUGA, revealed that the President would join other African leaders, private sector leaders, development partners, and civil society groups in Dar es Salaam to strategise to accelerate energy access across the continent.

 Nigeria and other participating countries, on the first day of the summit would  present their national energy strategies, termed compacts, detailing their approaches to achieving universal energy access within five years.

 The President was accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, BIANCA ODUMEGWU-OJUKWU; Minister of Power; ADEBAYO ADELABU, and the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, OLU VERHEIJEN