President Bola Tinubu has arrived Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit commencing tomorrow, Monday.
The President, who arrived at 10.20 p.m. (8.20 p.m. Nigerian time), was received by Hon. Ali Suleiman Ameir, Tanzania’s Minister of State, Office of the President.
The two-day Summit is being hosted by the government of Tanzania, the African Union, the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group.
On the first day, at the ministerial level, participating countries, including Nigeria, will present their national energy strategies, termed compacts, detailing their approaches to achieving universal energy access within five years.
On the second day, Heads of State will endorse the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, outlining a unified roadmap for Africa’s progress towards the Mission 300 objectives.
President Tinubu will deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to achieving universal access to energy and its leadership role in Africa’s energy sector.
He will also highlight Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and its strategy to drive integrated energy delivery on the continent.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, her counterpart Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen as well as other senior government officials accompanied President Tinubu on the trip.
A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday, explained that President Tinubu will return to Abuja after the summit.
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Recall that President Tinubu had penultimate week returned to Abuja after his participation in the 2025 edition of Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025) which took place in Abu Dhabi .
The Summit brought together global leaders to accelerate sustainable development and advance socioeconomic progress.
