On Sunday evening, President Bola Tinubu arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which kicks off on Monday, January 27, 2025. His presidential jet, NAF1, landed at Dar es Salaam International Airport at 10:20 p.m. local time (8:20 p.m. Nigerian time), where he was welcomed by Tanzania’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, and the Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian High Commission to Tanzania, Ambassador Salisu Suleiman.
The two-day summit is organized by the Tanzanian government in partnership with the African Union, the African Development Bank, and the World Bank Group. On the first day, ministers from participating countries, including Nigeria, will present their national energy strategies, known as compacts, which outline their plans for achieving universal energy access within five years.
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On the second day, Heads of State will adopt the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, which will set a collective roadmap for Africa’s progress toward the Mission 300 goals. President Tinubu will deliver a statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to universal energy access and its leadership in Africa’s energy sector. He will also highlight Nigeria’s clean energy initiatives and its strategy for integrated energy delivery across the continent.
The President is accompanied by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu; Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen; and other senior government officials.
