•Says Nigeria’s development hinges on gas utilisation
By Ediri Ejoh
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding gas utilisation, saying it is targeting five million households to transition from firewood, kerosene and other biomass fuels to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions and improve public health.
Speaking at the 2026 Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference and Exhibition, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said Nigeria’s economic development depends largely on harnessing its vast gas resources.
According to him, “Nigeria sees gas as its transition fuel. We are not opposed to the global energy transition, but every country must transition based on its available resources. For Nigeria, that resource is natural gas.”
