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Grid Crux Unveils New Solutions to Reduce Energy Bills

By Adedapo Adesanya
Contemporary technology and power company, Grid Crux Energy Solutions, recently launched with a mission to develop, finance, and deploy alternative energy solutions to the underserved segments of the African continent.
The company aims to eradicate energy poverty, promote energy equity, and ensure ease of access to energy for all.
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), over 580 million people in Africa lack access to electricity, and this has led to negative impacts on the continent’s economic growth, health, education, and social well-being.
In this regard, Grid Crux says it is committed to addressing this challenge by providing innovative, sustainable, and affordable energy solutions to African communities, starting with its indigenous country, Nigeria.
At a recent pre-launch event with partners and key players in the tech and energy space, Grid Crux introduced MasSolar an initiative of the company which is tailored to provide easy access to sustainable energy via a digital, easy, paperless, and seamless credit approach to the residential and small and medium-scale enterprise (SME) segments.
The solution leverages technological advancements in consumer credit, unique customer identification, and a robust fintech backbone infrastructure to provide consumers with the easiest and quickest means to access credit for residential and SME renewable solutions in the market.
Speaking at the event, Grid Crux CEO, Mojola Ola, stated that “Creating this solution was borne out of a passion for aiding individuals and small businesses of all works of life across Africa access sustainable energy without the hassle of paperwork or collateral burden. We believe this solution will provide answers to Africa’s energy pain point.”
Asides MasSolar, Grid Crux also unveiled other innovative solutions which are set to revolutionize energy management while offering energy consumers several options which will not only reduce their electrical bills but also monitor and manage energy consumption.
Grid Crux offers an array of solutions across the energy value chain, including renewable energy solutions, energy management, utility and industrial storage solutions, microgrids, and more. Aside from access to energy, these solutions are designed to improve network reliability and promote energy equity while optimizing costs and, consequently, alleviating energy poverty in Africa.
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Dangote to Produce Plastic Packaging, Textiles as Polypropylene Facility Commences

By Adedapo Adesanya
The Dangote oil refinery has commenced operating its polypropylene facility in Lagos.
Polypropylene is a thermoplastic polymer that is commonly used in plastic packaging, textiles, reusable shopping bags, surgical equipment, household chairs, and kitchen utensils.
According to S&P Global, the starting up of Dangote’s 830,000 metric tonnes per year polypropylene site was one of the last outstanding milestones for the oil refining and petrochemical complex in its commissioning sequence, which has been taking place since January 2024.
“Polypropylene production has now started, with supplies being distributed in 25kg bags, and has already threatened to upend the domestic market,” two market sources had told Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights.
When it becomes operational, the Dangote facility is set to become Africa’s largest polypropylene production site, producing from two polypropylene units with capacities of 500,000 metric tonnes per year and 330,000 metric tonnes per year.
The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, previously set out hopes that the complex would fully cover some 250,000 metric tonnes per year of domestic demand for polypropylene.
S&P Global cited that the new capacity could quickly capture market share in the existing polypropylene homopolymer market, which has so far been concentrated at Indorama Eleme’s Port Harcourt refinery in Nigeria and drawn imports from the Middle East.
The company had previously said its $2 billion petrochemical plant located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, is designed to produce 77 different high-performance grades of polypropylene in the country.
With a turnover of $1.2 billion, the Dangote Petrochemical plant, situated alongside the Dangote Refinery, is positioned to cater to the demands of the growing plastic processing downstream industries, not only in Africa but also in other parts of the world.
Speaking then, Mr Devakumar Edwin, now the Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited, said the Dangote Petrochemical will drive massive investment in the downstream industries, generating huge value addition in the country, creating employment, increasing tax revenues, reducing foreign exchange outflow, and increasing the country’s Gross Domestic Product.
“We have 77 types of polypropylene, which can be used for different purposes, and we can produce it from our petrochemical plant. Currently, the plant is capable of producing about 900,000 tonnes of polypropylene per annum. Our Petrochemical plant should be the biggest in Africa,” he said.
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Lagos PDP Guber Candidate Jandor Returns to APC

By Adedapo Adesanya
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, Mr Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has announced his return to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Adediran, along with his supporters, switched back to the ruling party on Monday at a media briefing held at Liberty Place, Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja, Lagos.
This comes after a closed-door meeting between Jandor and President Bola Tinubu in Aso Rock, Abuja last week, where undisclosed matters were discussed.
Jandor previously resigned from the PDP, citing indiscipline and anti-party activities, betrayal by the party leadership on the eve of the Lagos governorship election.
He also lamented false claims of an alliance that misled PDP supporters into voting for another candidate, presumably the candidate of the Labour Party.
Following his resignation from the opposition party, Mr Adediran, who was previously a member of the ruling party in the state, met President Tinubu in Abuja to inform him of his decision to return to his initial political family.
Before meeting with Mr Tinubu, Jandor also held talks with several political leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former military President Ibrahim Babangida, former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar and 2023 SDP Presidential Candidate, Mr Adewole Adebayo.
Jandor ran alongside popular Nigerian actress, Ms Funke Akindele, but they came third at the 2023 Lagos polls after the incumbent, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, polled a total of 762,134 votes to emerge the winner of the contest.
The candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, polled 312,329 votes, while the PDP candidate scored 62,449 votes.
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Rivers Assembly May Impeach Fubara, Serves Notice of Gross Misconduct

By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The Rivers State House of Assembly may have commenced the process of removing Governor Siminalayi Fubara from office.
This is because the legislative arm of government in the state has served a notice of alleged misconduct against Mr Fubara and his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu.
The Governor had been at loggerheads with a faction of the parliament in the past months, especially because of his fallout with his political godfather and predecessor, Mr Nyesom Wike, who is currently the Minister of the FCT.
Last week, after a Supreme Court judgment, Mr Fubara went to re-present the 2025 budget to the Rivers Assembly led by Mr Martin Amaewhule, but he was locked out.
Last Friday, the Assembly, which has 27 members loyal to Mr Wike, indefinitely adjourned plenary.
In a notice obtained by Channels Television, the state parliament said the decision to serve the Governor the notice was in line with the Nigerian Constitution.
“In compliance with Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and other extant laws, we the undersigned members of the Rivers State House of Assembly hereby forward to you a Notice of Gross Misconduct by the Deputy Governor of Rivers State in the performance of the functions of her office,” the notice read.
Recall that last week, during a media chat, Mr Wike disclosed that heavy would not fall if his successor is impeached by the Rivers Assembly.
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