Nigeria Faces $23bn Power Access Gap as REA Maps 143,000 Communities NJI leadership meets REA, says power remains number one problem Aliyu: Tinubu has Nigeria’s most comprehensive electricity access programme
Emmanuel Addeh and Michael Olugbode in Abuja
Nigeria will require an estimated $23 billion to bridge electricity gaps in underserved and unserved com-
munities nationwide, a revelation that underscores both the scale of the country’s energy deficit and the
urgency of accelerating its clean energy transition. The Managing Director of the
Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, disclosed the figure in Abuja during the switch-on
ceremony of Phase 1 of the Greening Continued on page 37
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Zamfara Governor, Dauda Lawal, Set to Join APC, Dickson Dumps PDP, Joins NDC Underscores need for strong opposition
Emmanuel Addeh and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has concluded plans to defect from the opposition Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as consultations have been
completed of political realignment in the North-west state. The move could further weaken
the PDP and reshape the political configuration in the region ahead of the next electoral cycle, as APC
governors are set to hit 31 and as Continued on page 37
Tinubu Oversees Historic Resolution of 15-year-old OPL 245 Dispute To unlock major deepwater investment that’ll add 150,000 barrels per day to Nigeria’s oil production capacity Describes agreement as a strategic milestone in nation’s economic reform agenda
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FINAL RESOLUTION OF OML 145...
L–R: Head of Sub Saharan Region, Eni, Mr. Mario Bello; Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Ms. Olu Verheijen; Chief Executive Officer, Eni, Mr. Claudio Descalzi; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Managing Director, Nigeria Agip Exploration, Mr. Fabrizio Bolondi; and Chief Operating Officer, Eni, Mr. Guido Brusco, during a meeting in the President’s office on the final resolution of OPL 245, Abuja, yesterday