Nigeria, May 1 -- President Bola Tinubu has appointed Lanre Babalola as the Special Adviser to the President on Power and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Power Sector Reset and Restoration.

The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga.

According to the statement, the president also redesignated the Office of the Special Adviser (Energy) as the Special Adviser (Oil and Gas) to clarify roles and avoid duplication of functions within the energy governance framework.

Mr Babalola, a former Minister of Power, is expected to bring extensive sectoral expertise and a strong understanding of the structural and operational challenges facing Nigeria's electricity value ch...