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Africa’s largest electrification drive has crossed a defining threshold, with the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank announcing that their joint Mission 300 initiative has connected more than 50 million people to electricity across 40 countries, even as Nigeria, home to the world’s biggest power access deficit, accounts for over 4.5 million…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared his readiness to make any sacrifice, including risking his own life, to secure the release of pupils and teachers held by gunmen in Oriire Local Council of the state. He made the pledge on Tuesday while addressing peaceful protesters led by activist Martins Otse, popularly known as…
Activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called on the federal government to extend the demolition tactics deployed against kidnappers’ hideouts to the mansions of politicians and public officials accused of stealing public funds. In a statement on his X handle on Tuesday, Sowore argued that the looting of the public treasury…
The Oyo State Police Command has unmasked the core operational structure of the urban criminal syndicate behind the violent abduction of former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s relatives. Police public relations officer Ayanlade Olayinka detailed the explicit roles played by four arrested principal suspects and two neutralised gang members on Sunday. Operatives rescued the victims, Olaide…
A renewed dispute over Nigeria’s uneven security response has erupted after Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, condemned critics who questioned the swift rescue of the family of former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu, equating their mindset with that of terrorists. Olusegun made the remarks in a series of posts…
Gunmen have kidnapped the younger sister and nephews of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, in Ibadan. The assailants intercepted 43-year-old Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul at approximately 7:30 a.m. in the Challenge area of Ibadan South West Local Government Area. The attackers forcefully seized her alongside her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, during…
Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has submitted his resignation to President Bola Tinubu, effective April 30, 2026. The Minister intends to pursue the governorship of Oyo State. This move aligns with recent administration directives requiring political appointees to vacate their offices by March 31, 2026, to comply with the Electoral Act 2026. His departure marks…
Nigeria’s electricity grid added 349 megawatts of power over the last fortnight. Generation rose to 4,300MW on April 10 from 3,951MW in late March. This modest increase follows a pledge by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, to stabilise a perennially fragile system. The improvement rests almost entirely on a steadier flow of gas to…
Nigeria’s power crisis may finally be meeting its match in structural reform. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised “imminent improvements” in electricity supply on Friday night, directly addressing the public frustration over a string of national grid collapses. Speaking at the APC National Convention in Abuja, the President pivoted from apology to policy. He unveiled a…
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has issued a formal public apology over the severe electricity outages that have plunged homes, businesses, schools and industries into darkness over the past month, pledging that improvements in power supply would begin within two weeks. The apology, delivered at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, came…
