Is Joseph Tegbe fixing the grid or merely managing the darkness?
WHEN Adebayo Adelabu was appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Power, I publicly congratulated him and offered advice to a fellow indigene of Oyo State.
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Topic: <span>Infrastructure</span>
Beyond the Lagos gold refinery: From grievance to regional integration (Part II)
IN Part I of this series, published on February 9, 2026, I posed a simple but uncomfortable question: what would a regionally coordinated mineral value-chain system actually look like under Nigeria’s existing constitutional order? Since then, developments within Nigeria’s solid minerals sector have reinforced those concerns. At the Africa Commodities Conference and Exhibition held in […]
Nigeria’s power sector “penkelemesi”: Adelabu’s tenure and the next agenda
THE departure of Adebayo Adelabu as Minister of Power presents an opportunity for structural reset in a sector long managed through incremental adjustment rather than deliberate redesign. The word “Penkelemesi”—“peculiar mess”—popularized by Adelabu’s grandfather—aptly describes Nigeria’s power sector. From recurring grid collapses to chronic underperformance, it remains a study in systemic dysfunction. From recommendation to […]
Gas-to-Power Monitoring Committee: Necessary bridge or institutional confession?
A new monitoring committee raises a deeper question: whether coordination mechanisms solve gas-to-power failures or reveal weaknesses in existing institutions.
Electricity is the fastest way to lift Nigerians out of poverty
Dr. Salako discusses electricity, agro-industrial growth, climate resilience and the role of technology in Africa’s energy future.