The Federal Capital Territory Administration, in partnership with IHS Nigeria, has distributed 10,000 Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders and refill vouchers to households across 18 communities in the six Area Councils of the FCT under the Project Breathe Clean Air Abuja.
The initiative, which ended with a grand finale at the Bwari Mini Stadium on Thursday, also recorded significant improvements in household air quality, according to findings from the project’s monitoring and evaluation exercise.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of State for the FCT, Mariya Mahmud, represented by Maijida Kuku, said the project was introduced to reduce respiratory diseases caused by indoor air pollution through the adoption of clean cooking energy.
She noted that women and children bear the greatest burden of smoke from firewood, charcoal and kerosene used for cooking, adding that wider adoption of LPG would improve public health, protect the environment and contribute to climate change mitigation.
The Mandate Secretary of the FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, said the initiative was launched in November 2025 with sponsorship from IHS Nigeria.
