The 2026 Delta Economic and Investment Summit, by Dele Sobowale
“History does not repeat itself; man does” – Professor Barbara Tuchmann, Harvard University Historian. ‘Beyond Oil: Delta maps new course at investment summit’ – VANGUARD, August 7, 2026. In the past, the announcement of a state Economic Summit would have induced me to pack my traveling bags, and go there, whether invited or not. As an […]
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