Tinubu, 11 African Leaders Sign Dar es Salaam Declaration for Electricity Access to 300m Africans by 2030 Acknowledges AfDB's $1.1 billion support for provision of electricity to 5 million Nigerians by 2026
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has concluded his visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,
where he joined other African leaders to participate in the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. Tinubu and his team arrived on
Sunday for the two-day summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania, in collaboration with African Union, African Development Bank
(AfDB), and World Bank Group. The declaration, according to a release issued by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga,
focused on providing access to electricity for 300 million people in Africa by 2030. A high point of the event was
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Atiku’s Political Desperation Responsible for PDP’s Tragic Disintegration, Says APC Dismisses allegations ruling party paying opposition parties N50m Insists Obi lacks capacity to govern Nigeria
Adedayo Akinwale inAbuja All Progressives Congress (APC),
yesterday, alleged that the political desperation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was responsible for
the disintegration of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). National Publicity Secretary of
APC, Felix Morka, in a statement, wondered why Atiku continued to point fingers at the ruling party for
the festering rot in his party, and the dysfunction of opposition parties generally.
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OPENING OF A THREE-DAY NSW INDUSTRY AND STAKEHOLDERS’ FORUM...
L-R: Minister of state for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite; Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola; Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole; Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr. Zacch Adedeji; Managing Director, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho; and Head, National Single Window (NSW) Project Secretariat, Mr. Tola Fakolade, at the opening of a three-day NSW industry and stakeholders’ forum held at Marriott Hotel, Ikeja... yesterday (See story on page 8)